# This is the worst fucking commercial ever. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604 "2016-07-10T20:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/21 "2016-07-11T01:49:53Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > And screw you for reminding me of that one. You know you’re going to walk around tomorrow thinking about how much you hate it too. That’s what made it so insidious; I hate it but I can recite the commercial years later. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/22 "2016-07-11T03:20:32Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Im sorry but all of you disagreeing with me are just _wrong_. Thanks for the wake up call. I promise to mend my ways. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/23 "2016-07-11T04:46:37Z")
I loathe prescription drug advertising anyway. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/24 "2016-07-11T05:05:22Z")
Not as irritating as the Charter salesman from Biloxi, Mississippi who called me and got a little aggressive. I said “no” to his pitch at least three times, and then when I refused to tell him what I used my internet for he asked more forcefully. Fucker. My only regret is that I hung up (and I’m normally polite even to these guys) instead of having fun and telling him I mostly used it for looking at scheisse porn. Billy Mays was the shit. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/25 "2016-07-11T05:14:41Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MPvAJPuFp7E/hqdefault.jpg "Top 5 Commercial Fails") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPvAJPuFp7E) Wow ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/26 "2016-07-11T11:04:14Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > You know you’re going to walk around tomorrow thinking about how much you hate it too. That’s what made it so insidious; I hate it but I can recite the commercial years later. Which means the ad agency achieved their goal. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/27 "2016-07-11T11:43:58Z")
The commercial isn’t bad, but just try and get the $29.99 rate for Charter’s “triple play.” Upsell is the word if you call them – it’s bait and switch. Nobody gets by for that rate, it’s just a teaser, and the copious taxes, installation and service fees aren’t accounted for. When the bill arrives, it’s likely to be more like $100. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/28 "2016-07-11T12:01:10Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Far from the worst. In fact, it’s even kind of catchy, and the girls are cute. … Agree. > [@Oredigger77](#): > > [Head On](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3icfcbmbs) one of the most famous terrible commercial of all time. Imagine if they also made an erectile dysfunction drug. I’ve only taken one marketing class in my life and that was 25 years ago. But in that class, the point was mad that if you see an ad that you don’t like, the most likely explanation is that you are not the target audience. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/29 "2016-07-11T12:03:44Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Kars For Kids. > > I don’t need to say more. I was going to post the same thing. 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! 1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids! Repeat ad nauseam or until you put your own eardrums out. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/30 "2016-07-11T12:05:20Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Remember the Levitra commercial where a guy threw a football through a tire swing? > > :rolleyes: That one was hilarious if you went in and counted all of the penile imagery. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/31 "2016-07-11T12:25:20Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > That one was hilarious if you went in and counted all of the penile imagery. Make it a drinking game, and it’s even better. I’d like to mention Louisville, Kentucky pawn shop owner Little John: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oiJGiB-qows/hqdefault.jpg "Little John's Best Ever Local Commercial Louisville Kentucky") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiJGiB-qows) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/32 "2016-07-11T13:50:36Z")
Do they even DO the ED commercials anymore? They’re always cited in these threads, but I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one. Now the most offensive-looking one are the three girls who are trimming their bushes. Which is goddamn hilarious. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/33 "2016-07-11T14:02:54Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Do they even DO the ED commercials anymore? > > They’re always cited in these threads, but I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one. > > Now the most offensive-looking one are the three girls who are trimming their bushes. Which is goddamn hilarious. They’re on during sports mostly, baseball games and football games is where I see them. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/34 "2016-07-11T14:18:52Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > I hear that on the radio, and it is just as annoying. > The ad in the OP is Citizen Kane compared to Kars For Brats. Is there a TV Kars for Kidz, too? I’ve only heard the radio ones and it’s far more annoying than the one posted by the OP. The original version of that song (or what I think is the original) has a particularly annoying attempt at vibrato when the man sings “kids.” It sounds like a sheep baa-ing to me. Drives me nuts. But like a moth to the flame, I can’t help but listen. Then there was the hilariously annoying “hard rock” version of the song, too. (Have I used the word “annoying” enough?) Actually, for those masochistic enough, [here’s both versions](http://www.kars4kids.org/song/). ---
**Author:** ![Oglomott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oglomott/32/3543_2.png) [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/35 "2016-07-11T14:22:18Z")
Any commercial that’s like, “But, if you order now, we’ll send you a SECOND (XXXX) absolutely free! (Just pay a separate fee).” The people who make these commercials should get double kidney stones and four toothaches at the same time for six months straight! :eek: ---
**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:** [July 11, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/36 "2016-07-11T15:07:43Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Do they even DO the ED commercials anymore? > > They’re always cited in these threads, but I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one. I frequently see the one with the supposedly hot señorita the football jersey. They should’ve hired Sofia [del]Viagra[/del] Veraga instead. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/37 "2016-07-11T15:27:44Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Which means the ad agency achieved their goal. People keep saying this like it’s true, or like it means anything. So what if we remember the entire commercial? We ain’t buying the product, ever! Remembering the commercial actually reinforces that we will never ever buy it. How does that help the manufacturer? Ad agencies are snake oil salesmen. > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > They’re on during sports mostly, baseball games and football games is where I see them. Same here. We watched an episode of _Daria_ on MTV Sunday morning. It’s interesting - you see a completely different series of ads. Talk about a completely different target demographic! ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/38 "2016-07-11T16:34:17Z")
This thread needs some uplift. Here’s my current favorite commercial: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fkXt__lck) The edited 15 second version is even better. For those that don’t to watch it: _Two black dudes’ car is broken down. An amish buggy pulls up and offers a kift. One dude asks the amish guy:_ “So what’s life like without the internet” _Amish dude takes a bite of his Slim Jim and replies:_ “It’s alright. I just get pictures of your mom through the mail.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/39 "2016-07-11T18:33:01Z")
Yes, the Slim Jim ad is actually worth watching. Fucking hilarious! Check out the look on the dude’s face in the back seat! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604/40 "2016-07-11T18:44:26Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > People keep saying this like it’s true, or like it means anything. > > So what if we remember the entire commercial? We ain’t buying the product, ever! Remembering the commercial actually reinforces that we will never ever buy it. > > How does that help the manufacturer? Ad agencies are snake oil salesmen. > > Same here. > > We watched an episode of _Daria_ on MTV Sunday morning. It’s interesting - you see a completely different series of ads. Talk about a completely different target demographic! It’s interesting that most of the worst ads I know of I can’t call the company or in many cases even the product. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-worst-fucking-commercial-ever/759604.md?page=3)