The Sprite commercials where the guys are all hot and sweaty then get the bright idea to run and jump at each other, thereby turning into splashes of cold water. Really? You would want to turn yourself into a bunch of water, Wonder Twins? And the other guys end up getting drenched in the remains of whatever kind of freak you are. In no way does that appeal to me.
For me it is the new one with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She is touting some healthy frozen dinners and chewing disgustingly with her mouth open. It’s horrendous to watch. I have to change the channel every time.
Ugh, how did they think that would make me want to buy their food products, it makes me not want to eat ever!
XM Radio plays a commerical for male dick pills that start out with a slutty woman’s voice saying “Guys, take it from a woman. Size matters.”
That’s about as much as I hear before my hand hits a button. Any button. And more than once, I’ve selected another XM station and the same goddam commercial is playing.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bJOIqVAD-s
I’ve never made it past the 5 second mark when it came on TV…
Hell, it wasn’t until I saw this thread and searched for it on YouTube that I even knew they were selling McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish(!)
Annoying as Hell! :mad:
Even worse…
A co-worker of mine has that goofy-ass jingle as his ringtone.
At least 2-3 times EVERY WORKDAY I get to hear that moron blast this shit over the 2-way radios we use on our job.
The first time I heard it I’ll admit it made me chuckle to hear this strange tune coming from the 2-way…
…It stopped being funny after about 5 SECONDS!
If I weren’t married I’d be happy to. It’s clear her husband only tolerates her because she’s hot, and her friends view her mostly as someone to laugh at.
+1
My wife and I had a discussion about some of the commercials mentioned this afternoon. We agreed we hate
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[li]The Sonic Commercials. They’re not even amusing in a dumb way. Theres a Sonic a mile from us and declared that we wouldn’t eat there because the commercials makes us sick.[/li][li]Any commercial where the catch phrase is " He went to Jerrods". I really hate those commercials. What if he didn’t go to some fancy store? Is your love only worthy of the guy that spends the most cash on you? [/li][li] the before mentioned commercial with the song and the animals in the shelter. It makes me sad…can’t watch it. Though that doesn’t make it a bad commercial, I guess…just an unpleasant reality.[/li][li] The mac vs pc commercials. They’re obnoxious. I hate macs because of them, even though technically macs do not offend me.[/li][/ol]
I hate that commercial that uses The Cranberries’ song Zombies…
I also hate the Video Professor…
Ah, yes, Cash4Gold…
There’s a commercial for Scott’s Turfbuilder fertilizer or something like that. Some wantwit is saying how his yard is now free of dandelions. He says something to the effect of, “I don’t want to be a bad neighbor.” Since when does having a yard with a few dandelions make you a bad neighbor? I thought being loud, throwing garbage around the neighborhood, and being an asshole in general is what makes you a bad neighbor.
I mostly mute all commericals anyway these days, but nothing will make me grab for the remote quicker than that schlub singing about freecreditreportdotcom.
Also bad, any commercial selling a product you wouldn’t talk about in polite mixed company. Tampons this, jock itches that, yeast infections, enlarging that certain part of the male anatomy, birth control (especially that bitch that won’t shut up about Yaz while apparently out clubbing), herpes medicine, etc etc etc. Yeah, whatever, that stuff should be private not coming on the TV (or radio).
The one in the OP bugs me too. I like animals, and while I appreciate trying to help them, I really don’t want to get all bummed out looking at the poor, sweet, hurt animals when I’m trying to watch TV and relax. I have to change the channel, not just hit mute, or I’m afraid I’ll cry.
ABSOFRICKINLUTELY! Their product already didn’t appeal to me, now it actively disgusts me.
It’s already been mentioned, but the latest “five dollar foot-long” commercial really pisses me off. It’s mostly just kind of annoying, but there’s this one guy who makes some sort of “boi-oi-oi-oi-oing” noise that makes me want to smash the TV.
The recent Dominos commercials with the bowls freaking out over the fact that Dominos now has bread bowls…
Not a bad commercial in and of itself…yeah it’s kinda stupid, but it gets the point across so I’ll let it fly…one small line pisses me off though…
Bowl: Man that pasta premavera looks good…
Bowl 2: Cannibal!
That makes me mad cuz Bowl 1 never said anything about finding the BOWL delicious, just the pasta within the bowl…therefore he wouldn’t be a cannibal. Bad comedy ruins yet another halfway decent commercial.
The advertisement I find far and away the most loathsome is for GoDaddy.com. They are (in)famous for being unapologetically blatant in their “sex sells” advertising, but this new commercial they have takes the cake. It’s been playing during the NBC heads up poker championship, and the script is something like this:
Vanessa Russo (attractive female poker pro): I’m nervous about being the newest GoDaddy.com girl
Danica Patrick: It’s not so bad. Remember, GoDaddy is the #1 domain registerer
VR: that doesn’t sound so bad
Creepy asshole who is the CEO of GoDaddy.com, smirking: Well, there is one more thing…
Danica Patrick: (starts to unzip her shirt)
Screen: go to GoDaddy.com to see what happens next. Web content unrated!
(I haven’t gone to GoDaddy.com… I’m not sure if I’d find it more offensive if you DID get to see Danica Patrick’s boobies (as implied) or not.)
It just DRIPS with this “these attractive and successful women will show you their bodies, slightly unwillingly, because rich old men are paying them lots of money to do so” vibe. Yuck!
I closed the window at the 3 second mark, the animatronic largemouth bass only got to say Filet O’ <close window>
still, nothing compares to the stupid “male enhancement” ads, I want to pummel the makers of both enzyte and extenze with multiple high-yield thermonuclear weapons, to wipe them off the face of the Earth, vaporize, and obliterate them
and “smilin’ bob?” don’t get me started… my kingdom for a Barret .50BMG sniper rifle and an unlimited supply of White Phosphorus or Incendiary rounds, heck, I’d even accept Depleted Uranium bullets…
Ok I was bored so I thought “I’ll bite”…
Oh, man…they had a BEAUTIFULLY written ad…then they went too far with it and ruined it…I’m gonna unbox spoiler it so…SPOILER!!
The commercial played out like Max wrote then it cut to shots of Danica and the original chick doing the cliche “slow motion with a fan blowing reveal” where they unzip and show a godaddy tank. It cuts sharply to her saying “you have to wear these godaddy tanktops.” New girl says “Oh, I thought it was gonna be a lot worse” And now comes one of the greatest written lines that I didn’t expect, and it comes from Mr. CEO…
“At godaddy.com we are inexpensive…not cheap”
Ho-lee shit that’s a great line. Why, why WHY did they not just leave it at that…it would have been just awesome. But no, they had to ruin it by having some other chick do the same “hair blowing wind” thing, and say “I just wanna put my resume in”…then they show some guy doing it.
But if they would have only left it at the “not cheap” line it would have been damn near as perfect a commercial you could get. Hell, they need to show it on TV…have a beat, make Danica do a quick reveal of the tank, then have new blondie say the “a lot worse” line, then the CEO line then boom…a glorious commercial.
Oh, sometimes they are SO close…
There’s another one for some sort of lawn product that makes the guy feel like such a lawn expert he thinks he can now do other things that require some sort of expertise, like fix his car. Needless to say he does a terrible job. So basically this product gives you a nice lawn but also turns you into an idiot.
Not annoying, but I literally can’t watch it. I forget the product, but its basically a Dremmel tool for cutting your dog’s nails. I’m even cringing thinking about it. When they show the illustration of the clippers cutting the quick of the dog’s nails and into the nerve, for some reason its just…guaaaahhh.
There’s a new one which makes me want to throw things at the TV. KFC’s new ads for their grilled chicken feature “Chef” Sandra Lee in a white chef’s jacket. Chef? Chef?! The woman is not a chef, she’s a cook and not a very good one at that. I’m not a fan of Rachel Ray but at least she won’t call herself a chef. I’ve checked Lee’s bios online to see if maybe she actually received some professional training or worked in restaurants and I haven’t found anything that says she did either. What an insult to actual chefs.
Right now, all the cable news channels seem to be airing commercials that play during EVERY break for … well, I don’t know, because I’m usually in the bedroom when they come on, where the TV is background noise, and I’m not seeing the screen. Anyhow, the commercial has 1940s-style cha-cha, rhumba or tango music, and the words “be cooooool” somewhere in it. When I glance at the screen, it’s animated leaf silhouettes showing photos of beds and home interior stuff.