Annoying/ Stupid Commercials that Repel

[Blue Belle]

What national advertising campaign makes you least likely to buy their products?? It seems that Madison avenue is losing their touch and I find the commercials are becoming less appealing.

Here are my picks:

Geico Insurance
Pizza Hut Dipping Strips
Carl's Jr. (without us, some guys wouldn't eat)
Subway (hot) Sandwiches

[Suich]

1. The animated one with the bears and the tp.

Can't remember the brand name...I buy Kirkland at Costco anyway.

[Blue Belle]

7. Me too...

Got to love Castco... I never have to buy tolet paper for another 4 months!

[ashling]

21. Your obviously not as full of it as some here

:hurts:

[Blue Belle]

26. Ha!

:)

[Suich]

50. I just bought some today

Didn't it used to come in 48 roll packs? I used to stack it in the same basket and it would fill it up with a bunch left over. Now it comes in 36 roll packs and it fills the basket exactly. Still the same price, though. Bummer.

[Left Is Write]

30. Charmin.

And yeah, it's weird to see cartoon bears wiping their butts.

[Democracy White]

35. Ch-Ch-Charmins!

Yeah I know. That one is annoying as hell.

Dee

[Redstone]

2. What about the one about the medicine for women with weak bladders

that illustrates its point with the hokey "people made of pipes?"

I don't watch much more than an hour a month of television, but I've seen that one and found it irredeemably lame.

Redstone

[Left Is Write]

31. That's not just for women.

But it is the single commercial I hate the most. I can't stand the pipe people or the music.

[WhollyHeretic]

3. The Quiznos commercial with that creepy singing rat thing

[Codeine]

14. I loved those little bastards!

But I still don't eat at Quizno's, just because their name is repellent.

[Ariana Celeste]

18. Hey if you love those little guys,

have you been to the guys website? If not, check it out. http://rathergood.com/

[madeline_con]

20. The name...

It is a bit odd. Like a medication for something you don't want to admit you have. :blush:

[madeline_con]

17. oops

I didn't know that was already posted.

[Redstone]

46. Argh! those creepy fuckers actually had a name,

though I've (mercifully) forgotten what it was.

the spawn of Satan, they were.

Redstone

[DS1]

79. I'd like to hack into that guy's computer and uninstall his copy of Flash

it's horrible horrible SHIT like that which gives Flash a bad name

I fucking hate it, I've put people on ignore for dragging his filth into the lounge.

Oh, look what rathergood did :nuke:

[jmm]

51. I'll never eat there again

Their subs taste great but I stopped craving them while I was waiting in line with hundreds of people to get a shot so I don't get Hepatitis A.

[Orangepeel]

4. I like most Geico commercials

the one with the fake reality show where the house is too small was inspired.

[Blue Belle]

8. That one was good...

but the rest blow. Especially the Tony Little one - if there's one man on the planet that needs an IV Drip of Ridilen, it's that guy.

[Orangepeel]

10. Who's that?

Is that the guy in the exercise infomercial?

[Blue Belle]

13. Yep...

He bugs.

[Orangepeel]

24. yeah, that one's annoying

they can't all be gems!

[Liberalynn]

19. Now the House one bothered

me. That lady saying "this is not awesome" bugs the bejeebers out of me. I want to slap her.

I loved the Gecco meeting the out of work "Taco Bell" dog in the casting office. "Oh no a talking Gecco," and the ones with the Gecco singing Kung Fu Fighting, and the other one with the dogs. The one with the squirrels high fiving after the car almost hits them and then crashes was funny too. Now if they'd just ditch the guy and go back to the Gecco and other animals, they'd have something. LOL. The people they pick are just too annoying.

[Mutley]

69. That one cracks me up!

It's annoying as hell, but at the end when he's on that machine thing and he screams "You can doooo ittttt!" :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

73. Tony Little IS annoying, but....

....his Gazelle exercise equipment is great. I just got one and love it. I used to walk for exercise, but have a torn meniscus in one knee, so that's out. Was turning into a lump, but now I can exercise again because there is no impact on my knee.

[Blue Belle]

74. Any elliptical trainer or exercise bike will help...

(I work in Physical Therapy) any exercise that is non-weight bearing on your knee will help, but eventually, you should try to work walking back in. :)

[Left Is Write]

33. I like the fake Old Navy ad.

"New clothes are fun!"
"But they won't save you money on car insurance."

[Left Is Write]

34. Oh - and the Tony Little one is funny too.

I always hated his infomercials. Good to see he can laugh at himself.

[youthere]

5. The Menard's commercials

"You save big money
You save big money
When you shop Menards!"


AAAAAAAHHHH!

MUST :banghead: STOP :banghead: EARWORM :banghead:

[Left Is Write]

37. Ha! No Menards here.

I only see/hear those commercials back home.

[youthere]

71. Lucky!

Gosh!!

[Wapsie B]

75. Yes!

Someone should pie that announcer of theirs. God what an annoying personality.

[mcscajun]

6. Two...

Pizza Hut Dipping Strips -- not that I'd buy :puke: that crap they call pizza anyway, but whose bright idea was it that pizza needed a dipping sauce? and Ranch? gimme a break.

I can't watch a Red Lobster commercial without getting the overwhelming urge....
...to buy seafood and cook it.

[texanwitch]

9. The teeth grinding commercial on Air America,

I mute the sound as soon as it comes on.

[Blue Belle]

11. I hate that one..

and the Ovaltine ads...

actually, pretty much all the commercials on air america are bad (except the Purple Ocean one)

[texanwitch]

16. I hate the sound of the grinding teeth because I just had dental

work, no pain except for paying for it. The Ovaltine ads are bad with the screaming kids, and Ovaltine taste terrible.

[Jack Rabbit]

12. A couple of old classics (reproduced from another thead) . . .

Both sold the same product: Alka Seltzer.

Plop! Plop! Fizz! Fizz!
O, what a relief it is!

That one was really annoying.

Then, if I really want to date myself, there is Speedy Alka Seltzer himself singing:

Down, down, down-the stomach through
Round, round, round the system, too
With Alka-Seltzer you'll surely say,
"Relief is just a swallow away."

That's one of the very first things I remember on television.



Image from the website of the Smithsonian Institute

[madeline_con]

15. Quizno's rats

Not sure if Quizno's isnationwide, it's a sub cahin.

They had these rats, well pics of rats actually, that looked like they'd died, and someone had glued sunglasses or eyes to their faces. The rodents' legs wewre all curled up in the fetal position, and they were lying on their backs.

They sand this song like they were supposed to Mariachis. The food and the rats, BIG turnoff. :puke:

[texanwitch]

23. Rats, I have never seen that commerical. I like Quizno, but rats.

:wow:

[Blue Belle]

25. I don't like the Quiznos ads with the talking baby...

It's just disturbing to me.

[madeline_con]

40. That's Baby Bob

He used to have his own show, but it was cancelled. Imagine that.

Yep, he was a talking baby, and only the parents knew. The Mom was the lady who played Drew Carey's friend, I don't remember Dad.

[LiberallyInclined]

32. they weren't rats-

they were SPONGEMONKEYS!!!!

[madeline_con]

42. o.k. they were rat -like

;)

[MercutioATC]

56. Those aren't rats, they're spongmonkeys.

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/

...where it all started.

[bridgit]

22. "he's living large with a big swing of confidence"

or whatever the hell the grinning buffoon is smiling about, penile dysfunction may well be an issue (by all commercial account) but i hate that commercial :thumbsdown: looks like the product turns men into mindless idiots :eyes: or is that redundant :shrug:

[Liberalynn]

29. I laugh about the needing medical help

part if the erection lasts for more than four hours every time. Can you imagine some poor Joe Smoe walking into an ER and trying to explain that problem to the nurses?

[bridgit]

38. bwahahahaha....

:rofl: you got it, or his wife/gf sitting beside with a chaffed flower in a cracked ceramic pot from the dollar store :rofl: a whole other issue for ad execs to be sure

[madeline_con]

44. looks like the product turns men into mindless idiots

Isn't there a drop in blood pressure to the brain during arousal?

:spray:

[bridgit]

45. that is affirmative...

unless men prep, a brand 'new world order' kind of foreplay perhaps; and infuse a pint of their own stored blood back into their systems to compensate the occurrence as advertised yes you are correct
:rofl:

[Redstone]

47. And furthermore, the product is essentially just a multivitamin

with a ton of zinc in it.

Not something that will get a loser like that guy laid, or anything.

Redstone

[bridgit]

53. why sure...

toss in a pint of rot gut, a couple'ah snake heads & you got you a medicine show for certain

[Liberalynn]

27. My number One Pick for Annoying Commercials is

DITECH.com. I can't stand that "Lost another one to Ditech!" Their spokesperson just makes me want to cringe. I know he's supposed to be the compettitor's rep and they purposefully make him annoying, but the actor is so good at projecting being obnoxious, he makes me want to turn off the set when he's on.

[Left Is Write]

36. You have a good point.

He's the bank loan officer and therefore supposed to be annoying, but what really happens is that people don't associate him with their local bank. They associate him with Ditech.

[Mutley]

70. I can't stand that guy!

I would never use them because of that commercial.

[Zomby Woof]

28. The Dr. Pepper pederast soccer mom

With the monkey excremental "Stacy's Mom" as the backing track. The mom in this ad is leering at the preteen boys as they lunge for... her cooler of Dr. Pepper. Her blouse even flashes some skin. I have a thick skin for this stuff, so when I am creeped out, something is wrong.

[khashka]

67. Creeped me out big time

Yep, this one goes too far.


Khash.

[Democracy White]

39. Smilin' Bob

The Smilin' Bob commercial for that natural male enhancement drug.
Such a typical Republican couple. It's so annoying, that guy just smiles and smiles. I want to smack his little 50's, Rethug smile of his head.

That and the metaphors are so stupid.

Dee

[madeline_con]

43. "It's so annoying, that guy just smiles and smiles"

He's livin' large. :rofl:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

58. Oh, you mean Boner Bob!!

:)

[khashka]

66. Aw come on

It's nasty but it's funny...

Khash.

[nickgutierrez]

41. ALL OF THEM!

Commercials suck.

[madinmaryland]

48. The Six Flags Commercials with the old guy . . .

[aeolian]

49. FORD AND THEIR FUCKING FOCUS!!!

I hate those commercials. :grr:

Where the hell do they find those people?


:nuke:

:banghead:

[kiraboo]

52. ANY commercial featuring the Snuggly Softness bear or the

nightmarish Pillsbury DoughBoy. Gawd, they make me want to urp my cookies!

[Blue Belle]

64. UGH! I hate the Snuggle Bear...

I there isn't anything more worthy of being shoved through a wood chipping machine...

[smbolisnch]

54. "You bet your sweet ASSpercreme!"

I hate that one.

[Strawman]

68. Dennis Miller for Net Zero

wins the most repulsive "national campaign" category, but overall I'm most visually repulsed by freakish looking fitness guru John Basedow.

[fleabert]

55. ARE YOU HUNGRY?!?!!? the ceral lady who screams all the time.

do they not have enough money for microphones while shooting those piece of shit commercials?

there's many more that piss me off, but I am running out to buy cat food.

any commercial where it's supposed to be cute that the kids are spilling drinks or food all over the place. fucking irritating.

[Left Is Write]

59. "It's like a mouthful of joy!"

[fleabert]

63. utterly stupid commercials.

ha-rumph.

[skygazer]

57. Levitra

With that fucking smug bitch purring about how her man uses Levitra. :puke: I want to slap her every time I see it.

[lpbk2713]

60. There's an ad for some kind of athlete's foot medicine

or something like that and it has these creepy little cartoon characters crawling under toenails. Creeps me out!

[deadparrot]

61. Can you hear me now?

:banghead:

[XemaSab]

62. Fucking Carrot Top

Fuck Carrot Top!

Fucking Carrot Top can fuckin' eat me!

Or anything to get him to shut the fuck up!

[Blue Belle]

65. What is with the Brawny Ads??

Are paper towel and Diet Coke Commercials supposed to be to women, what beer and Carl's Jr. (ala Paris Hilton) commercials are to men? I find "Mr. Frosting the Cake" Man extemely cheesy and annoying.

[CanuckAmok]

72. Any of the genre of slo-mo montages of newlymedicated people enjoying life

...blowing out grandson's birthday cake, running through a field of wildflowers, catching a 75lb rainbow trout...

and the last half of the ad is someone speed-reading the potential side-effects of the latest fruits of pharmasutical science.

It's like the warning label on Happy Fun Ball.

[MisterP]

78. the "Adult-ONSET ADHD": yes, your very senses give out on

you if you have ADHD and you suffer severe hallucinations like a 60s drug movie where you don't know what's real and what's not. Yes, mental fidgeting and lack of attention turn into full-blown dissociation and schizophrenia.
but I like the "MOMMY'S DOING A COMMERCIAL!!!" ad.

[dajoki]

76. vonage

x(

[Jara sang]

77. One thing about Pizza Hut

I don't like the modernization that have done to their buildings. I like the old school, red roofed buildings that they used to have. They were more homey. The new buildings are nothing but flash. They fucked up on changing that, I mean having pizza is almost a national pastime and they ripped away the nostalgia for glitz and assembly line styled marketing.