# Latest stupid commercial thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102 "2012-07-23T02:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/541 "2014-09-02T15:08:00Z")
In my area, Foster Farms is running [this ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDY2KyJHwVQ), which has totally ruined Toto’s _Africa_ for me. The first time, it was amusing. Ten or twenty times: Not so much. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/542 "2014-09-02T16:03:49Z")
Reebok shoe commercial with Miranda Kerr (only seen it on Hulu, may be too much butt shown for regular TV) where she comes in to her home after a workout, strips down, gets into the shower and then smirks before removing her shoes. Because they’re just so comfortable. Wait… she took off her shorts and underwear over her shoes without noticing? Also, the shoes she places on the floor aren’t even a little wet. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/543 "2014-09-02T16:21:11Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > It seems to be a Bayer product, and also appears to be little more than a bog-standard energy drink in effervescent tablet form: Sorry my tone of voice wasn’t obvious. I was commenting on the preposterousness of the commercial. > [@Jophiel](#): > > Reebok shoe commercial with Miranda Kerr … > > Wait… she took off her shorts and underwear over her shoes without noticing? Also, the shoes she places on the floor aren’t even a little wet. [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T98Lr6dik6o) one? Yeah, pretty stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/544 "2014-09-02T16:31:05Z")
Yup, that’s the one. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/545 "2014-09-03T13:12:25Z")
One that gets me all wound up lately is an ad for some brand of paint. Mom is on a business trip and video chatting with dad and the kids. Dad assures her everything is under control. Zoom out to show a thoroughly trashed kitchen with food stains all over the walls, except for one perfectly clean rectangle that they were using for their background. Besides the fact that it is yet another example of the “incompetent dad” trope, it makes no sense that they would clean just one perfectly rectangular area of the wall. Why not clean a larger, less well-defined area? Or better yet, do your video chat in another room that probably doesn’t have food all over the walls? ---
**Author:** ![SPosting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@SPosting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPosting)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/546 "2014-09-03T16:45:42Z")
The Fiat Endless Fun commercials are weird as well. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/547 "2014-09-03T18:22:32Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > One that gets me all wound up lately is an ad for some brand of paint. Mom is on a business trip and video chatting with dad and the kids. Dad assures her everything is under control. Zoom out to show a thoroughly trashed kitchen with food stains all over the walls, except for one perfectly clean rectangle that they were using for their background. > > Besides the fact that it is yet another example of the “incompetent dad” trope, it makes no sense that they would clean just one perfectly rectangular area of the wall. Why not clean a larger, less well-defined area? Or better yet, do your video chat in another room that probably doesn’t have food all over the walls? Or just not get crap all over the walls. How did that happen anyway? ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/548 "2014-09-22T19:46:13Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > To me, that one (with the baby) is not the truly annoying Camry commercial campaign–it’s the “A Camry…or a Camry?” series. > > Just like fingernails on chalkboard. Just looked back, so it’s not my imagination. This post was in June, and here in late September they’re STILL running the “Which car did you go with, the Camry or the Camry?” spot. Besides being a dumb premise and horribly repetitive (yes, I get it… repeat the product’s name to get it in user’s head… that’s not going to make a $20,000 sale though)… it includes as the 10th use of the name a woman SHRIEKING the name. It also seems to be built on the theme “Camry… a car you’d be excited about _if_ it was the only kind of car that existed.” I mute it every single time it comes on. It’s the only ad I can say that for. ---
**Author:** ![TGAinCMH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@TGAinCMH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGAinCMH)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/549 "2014-10-06T19:52:31Z")
> [@johnspartan](#): > > I mute it every single time it comes on. It’s the only ad I can say that for. Wow really, the only one? I’m not sure I have space to list all the commercials that make me mute or change the channel. Number one on the list: Flo from Progressive. If I hear that voice on the car in the radio, it’s about 0.68 seconds to hit a different station preset. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/550 "2014-10-06T19:56:53Z")
> [@johnspartan](#): > > It also seems to be built on the theme “Camry… a car you’d be excited about _if_ it was the only kind of car that existed.” 😃 (Somehow I missed this post until today. I must say that your interpretation makes more sense than the ad agency might like…;)) ---
**Author:** ![TGAinCMH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@TGAinCMH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGAinCMH)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/551 "2014-10-06T20:04:08Z")
My newest annoying commercial: the ones for the Honda Fit where the spokesman tries to convince people that whatever they need to do, the Fit is a “Fit” for them. As long as you don’t pay attention to the video evidence. Examples: Band asks, “Will it fit our synth?”. Guy says, “Yeah, it’ll fit your synth.” But the picture shows that in order to get the synth to fit required laying down both the back seats AND the front passenger seat… so hopefully it’s a one person band. Couple asks, “Can we go antiquing?” Guy says, “Yeah, you can go antiquing.” Similar image as above; hopefully they don’t want to go as a couple. Father asks, “Will it fit my family of five?” Guy says, “Yeah, they can all fit”. We see spokesguy sitting in the middle of the back seat, arms folded casually behind his head. Hopefully we don’t notice that his elbows nearly touch the sides of the car as he does this, and that he takes up so much room that there is no chance you could fit an average-sized adult on either side of him. (And though it isn’t clear from this view, I suspect the front seats are pulled so far up, anyone who is over 4’8" wouldn’t be able to fit in the driver’s seat.) Honda, just focus on the fact that the car is small and cheap, and stop trying to pretend it is something it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Abracadebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@Abracadebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abracadebra)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/552 "2014-10-06T20:24:50Z")
All I know is that I want to try Osphena and Botox. Then I, too could lounge around my all white home, windblown and half-dressed in gauzy, flowing gowns, my Botoxed eyes cast downward with a hint of a smile when my man looks at me from under his lashes. It almost makes me want to have an e-Harmony makeout session. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/553 "2014-10-07T02:12:44Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Hey, Dodge? Shaddap about yer fukken Dart already! I’m sick of the ‘Don’t touch my Dart’ set. It’s a Dodge not a Bentley. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/554 "2014-10-07T11:37:46Z")
> [@TGAinCMH](#): > > Band asks, “Will it fit our synth?”. Guy says, “Yeah, it’ll fit your synth.” But the picture shows that in order to get the synth to fit required laying down both the back seats AND the front passenger seat… so hopefully it’s a one person band. Well, if you’re just gigging around town, then presumably you’ll have more than one vehicle. But it’s not a car for touring road shows. > [@](#): > > Honda, just focus on the fact that the car is small and cheap, and stop trying to pretend it is something it isn’t. Yeah. It’s very flexible, and surprisingly roomy for a car that is small and cheap. But it’s still not that roomy, and also butt ugly. It’s similar in size to a Toyota Prius. Just did stats from online ```auto Passenger Vol Cargo Vol (cu ft) (cu ft, seat up/down) Honda Fit 95.7 16.6/52.7 Honda Insight 85.0 15.9/31.5 Toyota Prius 93.7 21.6/ not stated ``` Head, shoulder, leg, hip room all similar, Fit’s a tiny bit better than Insight, Prius slightly better. Basically, you can haul stuff or people. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/555 "2014-10-07T13:04:39Z")
Old Navy commercial with Amy Poehler as a judge. Actually, it doesn’t really bother me; it’s a standard Old Navy commercial and Poehler acts appropriately Poehler-ish. But when she recesses court to go pants shopping, I always imagine the plaintiff saying something like “But… what about my restraining order?” ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/556 "2014-10-07T14:05:18Z")
Any of the Fiber One commercials but this one is the worst [http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7yye/fiber-one-oats-and-chocolate-sad-snacks-song-by-berlin](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7yye/fiber-one-oats-and-chocolate-sad-snacks-song-by-berlin) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/557 "2014-10-07T16:49:16Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > It’s similar in size to a Toyota Prius. Just did stats from online > > ```auto > > Passenger Vol Cargo Vol > (cu ft) (cu ft, seat up/down) > Honda Fit 95.7 16.6/52.7 > Honda Insight 85.0 15.9/31.5 > Toyota Prius 93.7 21.6/ not stated > > ``` > > Head, shoulder, leg, hip room all similar, Fit’s a tiny bit better than Insight, Prius slightly better. > > Basically, you can haul stuff or people. Those numbers are a tad deceptive. With the seats down, the Fit is cavernous. The Prius really cant be used to haul stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/558 "2014-10-08T10:42:34Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Those numbers are a tad deceptive. With the seats down, the Fit is cavernous. The Prius really cant be used to haul stuff. You are right, there is a bit of a form factor difference. The Prius has that steep down curve at the back. But a guy I know with one says it’s fairly roomy and they’ve used it to go camping, hauling all the gear they used to carry in a small SUV (old school Honda CRV), so it is rather roomy for carrying stuff. Just what kinds of stuff and how you can pack it. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/559 "2014-10-08T15:25:51Z")
Jake. From State Farm. OK, granted a lot of effective commercials use some level of absurdity, so as to make their product/service look sane by comparison. These ads also resonate with some people, because they remind viewers of certain addled relatives, like the lady on the esurance commercials who thinks Candy Crush is actually the act of smacking hard candy with a hammer. But the wife on the “Jake. From State Farm” disturbs me. Are there really women who are so insecure in their marriages and possessive of their husbands, they’ll convince themselves a guy on the phone is actually a woman her husband is fooling around with? I remember one lady coworker talked about threatening to divorce her husband if he went on a camping trip. I don’t think she’d go so far as to think a man on the phone was actually a woman, though. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/560 "2014-10-08T15:46:24Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Jake. From State Farm. I’ve seen this one hundreds of times, and I still chuckle every time. “She sounds hideous!” “Well, he’s a guy, so…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=29)