Any of you who are subjected to the constant barrage of TV commercials know that there are a few that just are gut-wrenching to sit through. There are, however, a few that are worth watching.
Ones that currently has me grabbing for the remote EVERY time that they are on are the prescription drug advertisements.
Remember the good ole days when lawyers couldn't advertise on TV? Or prescription drug medicines, either?
What ever happened to the classic Miller Lite commercials? Spud McKenzie? Alex from Stroh's?
Most Annoying / Favorite TV Commercials
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Alynna Lis Eachann
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That Enzyte commercial, or Enzylyte, or whatever the hell it's called, that plays on the Sci-Fi all the time... you know, Bob and his "confidence" - I despise it. I want to slap whoever decided that those commercials were appropriate for the time-slots they play in (heh, and I don't even have kids).
I don't have a favorite current commercial, but I was partial to the one Budwiser did a few years back with the Clydesdales playing football. There was a really cute, sentimental one about a colt running alongside the hitch a little while ago, too.
There was one with a penguin, also... "doo bee, doo-bee, doo." Anyone remember what beer that was for?
I don't have a favorite current commercial, but I was partial to the one Budwiser did a few years back with the Clydesdales playing football. There was a really cute, sentimental one about a colt running alongside the hitch a little while ago, too.
There was one with a penguin, also... "doo bee, doo-bee, doo." Anyone remember what beer that was for?
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
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The various Hardee's commercials showing women cramming large amounts of whatever into their mouths. It's really in poor taste. My husband swears up and down there is one with a guy too. I haven't seen it! (To be fair, he watches alot more television than I do.)
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I saw a Japanese commerial on The CLIO (international advestising) Awards about, say, 18 years ago that went like this: It was a soap commericial and had a bunch of little schoolboys in their communal bath-zoom in on one kid's face looking terribly worried and then a big bubble pops in the water right in the middle of the group. All of a sudden all the boys are on the far end of the pool except for the quilty party who appears to be about to cry. I think the motto was "Don't stand out in the crowd use ---- soap", it had me literally rolling around on the ground laughing for 20 minutes.
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I detest any and all commercials talking about "erectile disfunction" UGH!!!!
OH...and all those misleading, false advertising anti-depressant commercials where they claim to not be "habit forming". Blatant lie right there...
OH...and all those misleading, false advertising anti-depressant commercials where they claim to not be "habit forming". Blatant lie right there...
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altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
HEAR HEAR! I hated it the first time I heard it, now I can't bear to. If I don't have the chance to change the channel or mute it I have to leave the room. Punching anyone doing an imitation is now a reflex.The current top of my hate parade has got to be the endless stream of adverts for mobile ringtones. Particularly the "Crazy Frog", which, if it were real, would by itself be the best argument I've ever seen for allowing vivesection.
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I hate all adverts!
1. I hate adverts who try to be funny but are not
2. I hate loan adverts because they are horrible the way they trap people
3. I hate adverts that guilt-trip
4. I hate adverts that start off serious then go stupid
5. I hate adverts that are a rip off from the start and they hide it down at the bottom
6. I hate adverts who play my fav songs and then make me hate them because I have heard the song too much because the damn advert is on too many times
7. I hate adverts that show washed up famous people who can't get jobs and they need to be in the public eye all the time
8. I hate adverts that are stupid
Other then that...
1. I hate adverts who try to be funny but are not
2. I hate loan adverts because they are horrible the way they trap people
3. I hate adverts that guilt-trip
4. I hate adverts that start off serious then go stupid
5. I hate adverts that are a rip off from the start and they hide it down at the bottom
6. I hate adverts who play my fav songs and then make me hate them because I have heard the song too much because the damn advert is on too many times
7. I hate adverts that show washed up famous people who can't get jobs and they need to be in the public eye all the time
8. I hate adverts that are stupid
Other then that...
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There was a commercial on Animal Planet where a dog was licking a giant bone, and it said something like "Celebrate you dog". The thing that made me angriest was the foley: it sounded like the dog was slurping water, instead of licking a bone. It was quite a nerve-wracking sound, and it went on and on and on--to the point that I said "stop" out loud. And then, to rub it in, the commercial ended with "bon appetit". It was so bad that I didn't want to "celebrate my dog"; I wanted to commit heinous acts of animal cruelty. I'm never watching Animal Planet again. Ever.
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I like the commercial where a referee is getting chewed out by a coach on the sideline, and the commentators are talking about what a beating he's getting, and how does one prepare to handle such verbal abuse - then it cuts to the same guy sitting on a couch while his wife screams in his ear:
"When are you going to paint the porch? And the cat litter - it's been 3 weeks! Three weeks! And would it hurt you to tell me you love me every once in a while?"
Really funny, but does hit a little close to home.....
"When are you going to paint the porch? And the cat litter - it's been 3 weeks! Three weeks! And would it hurt you to tell me you love me every once in a while?"
Really funny, but does hit a little close to home.....
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- The Carl's Jr. commercials. The announcer's voice really grates on me for some reason.
- Lawyer commercials. I swear they use the same set for every commercial. They always have some guy sitting at a desk with a bookshelf of law books behind him while he yaks about how you can sue the pants off somebody if you fall off a ladder or your lungs have rotted from exposure to asbestos.
- Trade school commercials (Microskills, ITT Tech, etc.) that make it sound like you're guaranteed to make megabucks if you graduate from them.
- Diet pill commercials. 'Nuff said.
- Cheap insurance commercials. I'm not expecting something big-budget here, but these commercials push the envelope on cheesiness. The worst used to be these commercials for some place called Eastwood Insurance (I dunno if they're local to me or if they're nationwide) that had this dorky guy dressed as Clint Eastwood from an old spaghetti western like Fistful of Dollars or something.
Thankfully, most of these commercials only seem to be on during the day and not at night, so unless I'm working at home that day or I happen to get home early from work, I usually don't see them.
- Lawyer commercials. I swear they use the same set for every commercial. They always have some guy sitting at a desk with a bookshelf of law books behind him while he yaks about how you can sue the pants off somebody if you fall off a ladder or your lungs have rotted from exposure to asbestos.
- Trade school commercials (Microskills, ITT Tech, etc.) that make it sound like you're guaranteed to make megabucks if you graduate from them.
- Diet pill commercials. 'Nuff said.
- Cheap insurance commercials. I'm not expecting something big-budget here, but these commercials push the envelope on cheesiness. The worst used to be these commercials for some place called Eastwood Insurance (I dunno if they're local to me or if they're nationwide) that had this dorky guy dressed as Clint Eastwood from an old spaghetti western like Fistful of Dollars or something.
Thankfully, most of these commercials only seem to be on during the day and not at night, so unless I'm working at home that day or I happen to get home early from work, I usually don't see them.
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The best commercials that have EVER been done are the old DiscoveryChannel.com ones.
"Hello, Meteor."
"Hello there."
"Have you heard about the website Discovery.com?"
*etc etc*
"Ahhh. The atmosphere. Ahhhhhh."
The awful acting, terrible special effects, and shameless aspect of them...they were brilliant
"Hello, Meteor."
"Hello there."
"Have you heard about the website Discovery.com?"
*etc etc*
"Ahhh. The atmosphere. Ahhhhhh."
The awful acting, terrible special effects, and shameless aspect of them...they were brilliant
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