Nominate the stupidest character in a commercial

Right, because there’s no place for humor in serious debates on nuclear proliferation. Oh wait…

That has my vote, it’s not like the stuff is battery acid except between the hours of 6am to 10am.

The guy used it too, so the question is kinda moot.

I’d say the grinning idiot is stupider, because he clearly thinks the shit works.

Yeah, he doesn’t even get paid SAG scale, since he doesn’t speak. :smiley:

The stupidest people in a commercial are the ones that did the scientific study that showed that “humans have 3000 thoughts a day.” While our car’s computer has 10,000 thoughts a minute.

I don’t know which car this is a commercial for but every time I hear the narrator say that I think the people in the study must be mentally disabled or in a coma.

Oh, I have no problem with such posts. Quite the reverse. (And, truth be told, Miss Sherrif Fear Cake kinda does it for me, too.) It’s just easier to keep track of them if they’re all in one place.

I’d wonder if the car in question is Night Rider. Computers don’t have thoughts, they do calculations.

I guess this doesn’t count quite as much since it’s just a bad commercial rather than a specifically stupid character, but the guy behind the counter in the Napa Auto Parts commercial, along with his customer, is really, really, really bad. Horrible. F.

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When I was a kid I was scared of seeing skeletons and skulls. Once, after I reached adulthood, I had a dream in which I feared an approaching skeleton, and then I remembered: I have one too!
I was perhaps late in realizing that the skeleton was not some bad thing that was going to get me.
Yeah, they look scary, but they’re under skin and stuff so you don’t have to look at them. Besides–what would you be without your skeleton, Hmmmmm? :slight_smile:
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These would be awesome, along with “I recently learned that we have brains. This causes thoughts in many people. Some of those thoughts are sad, which is why [hawk anti-depressant]”

There are a few drug commercials that seem to treat fairly minor conditions that seem to have potentially fatal side effects. The people who endorse them seem pretty damn stupid.

There was one commercial several years ago with a guy in a grocery store having to call his wife for every single decision. As he checks out the clerk asks “paper or plastic?” Of course he calls the wife and she hangs up on him and he stands there with a lost, confused look.

Fortunately, now with Netflix and DVDs I rarely have to see commercials these days.

It’s not just me! I thought working in ophthalmology made me pay attention to this kind of thing more often. Doctor says she suffers from dry eyes too, and I’m thinking, “well, I think I know why, and I’m pretty sure you could just blink now and then rather than using immunosuppressant eyedrops!” :smack:

(I’m aware I pay attention to this stuff a lot. I spent half of watching The Happening wondering who came up with the idea that you can run from the wind, and the other half trying to figure out why Zoey Deschanel had pinpoint pupils.)

My nomination may not qualify, seeing as how it’s not someone in a commercial, but rather, the person that is actually interested in whatever product the commercial is advertising. I just want every company to know that I always DVR a show before watching, then come back ten or so minutes later and fast-forward through their stupid crap ;).

Also, I nominate anyone in a commercial that’s pushing drugs, these things always have nasty side-effects, most of which include death, or something that could lead to it…that’s just stupid, I’d much rather deal with whatever the drug is supposed to take care of, much better chances of survival. My all-time favorite would be the ones where they’re supposed to help with depression, but the side effects can lead to suicidal thoughts or behavior…I think depression can take care of that all on its own, thank you very much.

Also, Flo does not belong here, no matter how stupid her character is, that chick is super cute, and I think that alone should pardon her, merely because I’ve never seen someone who looked quite like that. :slight_smile:

A tribute to all those infomercial losers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xQLGWTSag&list=FLxtxj3wI3v6QRR7KxjbZ1Wg&index=2

Brilliant!

Puddin’ Face commercials completely annoy me. One character is going around accusing another family member of eating some food; the family member LIES about eating it. Gaaah: Lying about pudding.

Another stupid one is for, I’m guessing, paper towels. The father and son are playing some sort of table hockey, and knock over the salsa. The mother races in with a beaming smile to clean up the mess. Quit making a mess and clean up after yourselves!

How much is a car with 250,000 miels on it worth?

Probably nothing.

IT’S A TRAP!

Wait! From the US, wouldn’t China (being in a western sort of direction) make morning* later*?! Traveling to Europe would make more sense.