# Possibly the worst TV commercial I have ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995 "2016-01-02T14:25:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/21 "2016-01-03T04:09:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What the hell are they selling? Glurge pills? [Mormons.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life) Which I see **Wendell** already linked. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/22 "2016-01-03T04:32:53Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > [Mormons.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Foundation_for_a_Better_Life) I can’t see that word without thinking of _Paint Your Wagon_. ‘They’re Mormons.’ ‘What’s a “mormons”?’ ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/23 "2016-01-03T04:43:44Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > First, it’s so over-the-top glurgy that it feels like parody to me. On top of that, the way some of the spoken lines line up with the song makes it feel like parody, too. There was a bunch of radio beer commercials that did that, but to be funny. I can’t remember the brand, of course, so I can’t link to an example. > > ETA: Here’s an example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrWZsYYJOQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrWZsYYJOQ) Yes, that’s what it was for me, too. The level of earnestness was just taken to an extreme. The country music, the acting…it just felt like were one step away from winking at the camera. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/24 "2016-01-03T04:54:57Z")
Yeah I saw this a few months ago and had to search to find out what the heck they were selling (see the link in post #13). Actually, I think I did that to one of their other commercials which weren’t as bad but still mystifying and “wholesome.” It’s not selling any particular religion; the LDS Church isn’t shy about self-promotion in their commercials. It reminds me of a parody as well, like either the Literal Music videos or the Real Men of Genius Budweiser ads. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Should’ve had a prosty in the hotel room. Such a cynical mind! It’s about wholesome values, you know, like: after the camera cuts he’s obviously going to rub one out to the late night dildo ads and old Baywatch reruns using a little bottle of hotel lotion and a pack of Kleenex that come in a plastic pouch. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/25 "2016-01-03T05:05:29Z")
I, of the cynical disposition, actually love that song. The video was a bit over the top. ---
**Author:** ![callander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/26 "2016-01-03T05:13:18Z")
The slow motion was very SNL, so points for that, I have seen worse. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/27 "2016-01-03T06:43:41Z")
This one isn’t as bad as the Hillary commercial where a little girl asks her if she’s going to get the same salary as a man, if she gets elected. :dubious: :smack: :rolleyes: 😕 A child that age wouldn’t know to ask a question like that unless she was coached, and besides, I think we all know it’s massively illegal to pay people less because they’re the wrong gender, and has been for many years. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/28 "2016-01-03T06:51:29Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > This one isn’t as bad as the Hillary commercial where a little girl asks her if she’s going to get the same salary as a man, if she gets elected. > > :dubious: :smack: :rolleyes: 😕 > > A child that age wouldn’t know to ask a question like that unless she was coached, and besides, I think we all know it’s massively illegal to pay people less because they’re the wrong gender, and has been for many years. Funny. There’s a new law in California to enforce equal pay, because all the employers have to do is give the men and women different job titles and pay more based on job title. The new California law forbids that. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/29 "2016-01-03T12:58:49Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > This one isn’t as bad as the Hillary commercial where a little girl asks her if she’s going to get the same salary as a man, if she gets elected. > > :dubious: :smack: :rolleyes: 😕 > > A child that age wouldn’t know to ask a question like that unless she was coached, and besides, I think we all know it’s massively illegal to pay people less because they’re the wrong gender, and has been for many years. :rolleyes: OK, here’s the Hillary’s commercial: That's not nearly as bad as the one in the OP, from a Cafe Society perspective, IMO. That is, it's not as bad from an artistic sense, regardless of message. For balance, here's a commercial from Ted Cruz, that also includes little girls saying unrealistic things: That commercial is also not nearly as bad. In fact, it's pretty funny. Now, I’d like to thank you for introducing politics into this thread, but would remind everyone that Elections is one door to the north of here. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/30 "2016-01-03T15:09:51Z")
Whose kid is that, anyway? He bears a striking resemblance to Rand Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/31 "2016-01-03T17:54:33Z")
You mean it’s not 1-800-kars-4-kids? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/32 "2016-01-03T17:59:19Z")
I’ve run my cars through neighborhoods fulls of kids for years, and I’m sick of all the signs telling me slow down. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/33 "2016-01-03T20:25:40Z")
Y’know, that commercial just _might_ work for selling cell phones. “You can’t see your daddy in person, but with our phones, that let you share pictures, it’s the next best thing”. For whatever-the-heck glurge meaning they’re going for, though, I think it works at cross purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/34 "2016-01-03T23:24:51Z")
Reminds me of the kid from the Moschino Barbie commercial. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TULVRlpsNWo/maxresdefault.jpg "Moschino Barbie!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULVRlpsNWo) ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/35 "2016-01-03T23:30:46Z")
It’s a poorly-made commercial but not all that bad. I’d rather my child watch something like that than a well-crafted gay-themed ad, or some other deconstructed traditional family scene. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/36 "2016-01-04T00:19:25Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > It’s a poorly-made commercial but not all that bad. I’d rather my child watch something like that than a well-crafted gay-themed ad, or some other deconstructed traditional family scene. Uh, what? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/37 "2016-01-04T00:30:15Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Plus, it really feels like Don Pardo should jump in somewhere and bellow \*\*Now’s the time! Time for Drano Beer! Drano, for when you don’t feel like going home. Or to your job any more. Or to visit your folks. Or… \*\*. You know, Don Pardo is an anagram of Drano Pod. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/38 "2016-01-04T00:39:06Z")
[quote=“Licentious\_Ectomorph, post:34, topic:741995”] Reminds me of the kid from the Moschino Barbie commercial. [/QUOTE] Oh, Moschino Barbie kid. I was convinced this had to be an SNL bit when I first saw it. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/39 "2016-01-04T02:04:11Z")
[quote=“Licentious\_Ectomorph, post:34, topic:741995”] Reminds me of the kid from the Moschino Barbie commercial. [/QUOTE] Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-the-worst-tv-commercial-i-have-ever-seen/741995/40 "2016-01-04T03:37:19Z")
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