# Commercials you hate #31,686 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325 "2011-10-02T03:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/21 "2011-10-02T15:04:59Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I’m about to murder the bitch wife of the guy that just got unlimted mobile to mobile minutes for his family. > > “Where’s _that_ money coming from, Steve?” > > “They were free.” > Boom! And her head explodes. Bitch. “I should have married John Clark…” I would have walked out the door and never looked back. The dude IS a wimp in this scene. It seems us males are either heathens or douche-bags in modern mainstream media. Grrrr… ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/22 "2011-10-02T15:22:38Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > The one for some car where the people are pulled into an impromptu press conference. I don’t know what it is about it, but it makes me switch the channel or leave the room if I’m watching live. Otherwise, thank goodness for TiVo. Oh, god, yes–I hate those commercials. There are at least two or three of them like that. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/23 "2011-10-02T15:43:35Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Oh yes. That one’s awful. I always feel really, _really_ bad for the guy, like he’s an abused child or something. Do not like. The worst part of that is his explanation – “I got them when I signed up for unlimited messaging.” So they aren’t free. You’re just paying for messaging at a higher rate than anyone else which, coincidentally, happens to cover the cost of the unlimited service (which really isn’t unlimited service anyway – it’s only unlimited to other AT&T customers). This has to be a contender for the misleading advertising claims hall of fame. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/24 "2011-10-02T15:58:52Z")
I’ve hated the National car rental commericals ever since they had that smarmy Joe Buck as their frontman, but this smug “Go, Business-Pro! Go like like a Pro” BS drives me insane. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Male](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Alpha\_Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Male)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/25 "2011-10-02T16:05:58Z")
All of the dairy queen commercials that try to be like the old spice commercials but suck at it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/26 "2011-10-02T16:06:49Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I’m about to murder the bitch wife of the guy that just got unlimted mobile to mobile minutes for his family. > > “Where’s _that_ money coming from, Steve?” > > “They were free.” > Boom! And her head explodes. Bitch. Yes! I so hate that bitchy wife. I hope he banged the intern at his office twice after that conversation (because in the life I gave them in my head, he works in an office and is banging an intern to escape the hell he married). ---
**Author:** ![YamatoTwinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cc9497/32.png) [@YamatoTwinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YamatoTwinkie)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/27 "2011-10-02T16:11:25Z")
This freaking Zoosk commercial: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61n_kkRRHA) She rejects this guy based on nothing but seeing his dating profile picture and inventing some scenario where he’ll be clumsy while he’s making out with her. And all her friends nod in agreement. What? Although since astrology seems to be one of the major aspects of the Zoosk dating website, I really shouldn’t be surprised at the stupidity there. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Male](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Alpha\_Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Male)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/28 "2011-10-02T16:14:46Z")
> [@YamatoTwinkie](#): > > Although since astrology seems to be one of the major aspects of the Zoosk dating website, I really shouldn’t be surprised at the stupidity there. Full of win ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/29 "2011-10-02T16:20:20Z")
I’m sick to death of the notion that making men look like idiots and women look like tolerant keepers is the way to sell a product. Whether it’s the phone minutes or yogurt or pick-whatever-product-you-want, these things are everywhere. Is it backlash for the equally horrible “My wife, I think I’ll keep her” ads from the early 70s?? No matter. They all suck. I hate them. Someone needs to let ad writers know that it’s possible to be clever and entertaining without being hateful and sexist. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/30 "2011-10-02T21:24:57Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > That’s the point: like you, the guy _ **also** _ doesn’t see anything wrong with that; unlike you, the guy is brilliant enough to choose from the dollar menu and so can puzzle out that he should say _“he’s a jerk”_ despite thinking _“WTF?”_ Right. I understand the commercial, I just hate it. Edit: And I don’t think he’s thinking, “WTF?” I think he agrees with the other boyfriend, which is why he’s such a “genius” for lying about it to his girlfriend :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/31 "2011-10-03T00:23:39Z")
> [@Alpha\_Male](#): > > The shit end of that, though, is that if you and the woman don’t work out she will tell/be convinced by all her friends that you made her recluse and you never let her have friends. Even though she’s the one who had to spend every waking moment of existence together, you will be the one -when all is said and done- who was \*so controlling \*that she couldn’t have a life outside of you. Pretty much, happened to a guy I used to date. He was friends with a bunch of people I was also friends with. His wife turned out unable to have babies, and she made him effectively give up friendship with any couple that also happened to have kids, and according to another mutual friend, you couldn’t even discuss people with kids … :rolleyes: When I heard his dad died, I called to express condolences because I actually got along with his parents, the bitch hung up on me. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’m sick to death of the notion that making men look like idiots and women look like tolerant keepers is the way to sell a product. Whether it’s the phone minutes or yogurt or pick-whatever-product-you-want, these things are everywhere. Is it backlash for the equally horrible “My wife, I think I’ll keep her” ads from the early 70s?? > > No matter. They all suck. I hate them. Someone needs to let ad writers know that it’s possible to be clever and entertaining without being hateful and sexist. I agree, I think ad agencies mostly suck when they portray the interaction between men and women. I could also do without so many damned drug based and sue drug companies lawyer commercials. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/32 "2011-10-03T01:20:19Z")
Sexist: Possibly? Full of win? Definitely… Kung Fu and Jousting… Hell Yea. Remember to keep it clean ladies! [All Hail the V!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxW_ZCd64tg) ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/33 "2011-10-03T01:46:32Z")
I’ve come to hate that Gillette commercial with the overenthusiastic moron forcing random men to try the razor that “glides”. He’s just such an unlikable moron about the whole thing. Especially when the one guy comments on how good the razor feels and Mr. Pitchman yells “HE IS A BELIEVA!!” like the guy just shaved his whiskers into an image of the Virgin Mary. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/34 "2011-10-03T03:33:23Z")
I’ve heard about the “greenhouse” commercial, but hadn’t actually seen it until this thread. Wow. That is fucking _excellent_. That’s the most subversive commercial I’ve ever seen. Who directed that? Seriously, does anyone know how to find that out? ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/35 "2011-10-03T03:48:11Z")
**FairyChatMom** wrote: \*I’m sick to death of the notion that making men look like idiots and women look like tolerant keepers is the way to sell a product. Whether it’s the phone minutes or yogurt or pick-whatever-product-you-want, these things are everywhere. Is it backlash for the equally horrible “My wife, I think I’ll keep her” ads from the early 70s?? \* I have to disagree with this post. It is totally true that about ten years ago males (my gender, if you’re keeping score) were always portrayed as the default morons on TV commercials. It’s a phenomenon that upsets me, so I’ve always taken notice of it. Well, things have changed. There are plenty of ads where the woman is the moron now.\* In fact, I’d say it’s pretty much a 50-50 split these days. There are even ads where _kids_ are bested and dissed by grown-ups! That was utterly unthinkable a decade ago. I love these ones best, because no group has been traditionally coddled and glorified more than kids in TV commercials. - My favorite one is the recent Capital One commerical where the woman of a husband-wife team insists that they play good-cop-bad-cop with the bank agent. She makes an utter (adorable) fool of herself, especially at the end when she tries to slickly slide across the hood of their car and ends up flopping on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/36 "2011-10-03T03:49:11Z")
Well, I came in here to complain about greenhouse bitch, which is probably the most annoying advert I’ve seen in the past decade that didn’t have the words “Head-on” in it, but I see that was covered right from the git-go. So I’ll turn my attention to the Coors spots wherein an apparently brain-damaged Ice Cube fails to notice he is trying to hold a conversation with a beer bottle, or pretty much any other Coors ad, since they seem to have decided their sole selling point is a label that changes color when their product is cold enough to make it halfway palatable. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/37 "2011-10-03T04:09:45Z")
Surprisingly, I can’t find a link. But the Fiber One cereal ad in which Mom and Dad are eating breakfast, and Mom says “Oh, no! I forgot Son’s cereal!” They then proceed to trick him into eating Fiber one. Mother fucker, you will eat this breakfast, or you will go hungry! I will not cater to your every capricious whim! Joe ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/38 "2011-10-03T04:13:38Z")
“What part of the chicken is nugget?” I guess it’s the same part that’s popcorn… ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/39 "2011-10-03T05:12:56Z")
Anything with anthropomorphized food. Except for M&Ms, they’re always _happy_ they’re going to be eaten. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325/40 "2011-10-03T05:15:11Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Sexist: Possibly? > > Full of win? Definitely… > > Kung Fu and Jousting… Hell Yea. > > Remember to keep it clean ladies! > > [All Hail the V!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxW_ZCd64tg) There is also, the male equivalent to this commercial out there, that is in heavy rotation, or the testosterone enhanced version. It’s a commercial with almost the exact vignette, or premise of this commercial. Problem is, I can’t remember the product or much about it. Something about “empires arising and falling because of it.” … Think it had Christopher Columbus founding the “New World” because of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325.md?page=3)