Everybody hates commercials. There are whole blogs dedicated to bad ads, good ads, weird ads... But those guys can't catch everything! Here are a couple that I've seen lately that I
wanted to share:
There's this one commercial, and I don't even
recall which medicine it's for - which says something about its
effectiveness as advertising - that opens with the line "heartburn
changes everything." Every time I hear that, I can't help but think, Noooo... HIV changes everything. Pregnancy changes everything!
Heartburn...not so much!
"Put the power of the Oral-B experts on your holiday list!" Um..I'm sorry, but if you buy me a frickin' toothbrush
for Christmas - I don't care if it sings and dances and ties my shoes
for me - I will spend all Christmas day trying to lodge said toothbrush
in your left nostril from across the room.
The Buxton organizer (it's a purse thing). Now I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the product, it looks nice actually. But the commercial asks, "Tired of searching for that ringing cell phone only to miss the call? Tired of digging for your house keys? Then you need the Buxton over-the-shoulder organizer!" I'm thinking, No, you need less crap in your purse! Then they say, "Don't lug around a heavy tote; the Buxton organizer can hold it all!" And they dump out a tote bag and stuff it all into the Buxton bag. Hello! It'll be just as heavy with all the crap in it! Plus you obviously cannot get anything out of that bag without it all falling out, it's wedged in so tight. So you'd still be dumping everything out looking for your cell phone!
This one is not a commercial but a phenomenon: nodding. They nod at their mini-recorders reminding them to get juice and eggs. They nod when they open a plastic package with a special little knife. People! Nodding does NOT conceal the fact that you are a bad actor - it just announces it to the world! It's right up there with the lady in the knife commercial that makes a face like she just cut her thumb off when all she's done is given herself a papercut. And the little old lady who apparently missed home ec the day they taught can opening.
Oh, and can I just say...SCOTT MAYS! HOLY CRAP! I HOPE YOU DON'T REALLY TALK LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SO WEIRD TRYING TO SWEET-TALK YOUR WIFE WITH THAT VOICE! "YOU ARE SO SEXY IN THAT LINGERIE HONEY!"...
Liberty Medical. "Diabeetus." *cringe*
I'm sure I'll think of more. There's at least one I know escaped me while I was writing the others. Throw in any of your "favorites" if you want!
nytquill17 posted on Dec 27, 2007
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the_infernal_optimist said on Dec 27, 2007....
Alright, the toothbrush comment cracked me up. :-D
I don't like the ones that advertise the "get it up" meds Bob is on - you know the dorky guy I'm talking about? In one of them, he dives into a pool and loses his swim trunks, and all the neighbors are impressed. Gag me!
I hate the nasty toe fungus remedy ads and commercials, too - and why does gross stuff air right before supper? Yuck! And Mucinex - that's just a gross name for a product that does gross things to you.
Also, there's this commercial for...Valtrex, maybe? that starts off with guy and gal, and guy says "I have genital herpes" (gal counters with "And I don't") -- TMI, dude! TMI!
I'm sure I've got more, too. We can make a whole annoying list!
~Infernal
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nytquill17 said on Dec 27, 2007....
Oops, I was editing this right as you posted. So there's more stuff now! But I forgot to put back in the bit about Digger the Dermatophyte (he won last year in MSNBC's Test Pattern "worst commecrial" contest) and all the HeadOn stuff. But one can argue that, annoying as it is, the HeadOn commercial is effective because we can pretty much all recite it!
I totally forgot about Valtrex. "I have genital herpes." Me: Um, that's nice? I'm...proud of you?
List away! If you see one on TV that grabs you, come back and add it! :D
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momsrock said on Dec 27, 2007....
I was going to say the herpes commercials too! Why encourage the mindset that it is ok to sleep with someone that has an STD with no cure?! -
nytquill17 said on Dec 27, 2007....
I can't say I agree with that, moms, though I can definitely see your point of view :)
Thought of another one. Nutrisystem!
First of all, the Nutrisystem For Men stuff. They're so stereotypical it's rude! "Use Nutrisystem and have better SEX! And attract WOMEN! Real MAN food!" Ugh. It's the same food. And the idea that all men care about are being manly and having sex...ugh.
Second of all...they talk about how you can eat chocolate and pizza and "rib-sticking meals". I'm watching the visuals thinking, "Yeah, show me a FORK next to some of those little tiny plates!" Ever notice there's no silverware or anything at all that could give you a visual scale when they show the food? Seems really suspicious to me. Those plates are probably like 3 inches across. Of course you'll lose weight if your "full meal" fits in the palm of your hand, chocolate included!
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the_infernal_optimist said on Dec 27, 2007....
Oh yeah, that "Diabeetus" thing always got me too - is it really supposed to be pronounced either way, or what?
The Oxyclean guy you mentioned scares the crap out of my daughter. :-p
Oh, and those Charmin commercials with bears going poop and using too much TP - alright, I should buy your product because bears think it's great to wipe their hairy butts with it?
~Infernal
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silverwhisper said on Dec 28, 2007....
holy crap but i hate scott mays!
nyt, you must not get these commercials up in the great white north but the commercial i hate the most is the one for head-on. there is no commercial more annoying than this. esp b/c weather channel used to run it twice, in succession.
easily the most annoying commercial in the 'verse.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Dec 28, 2007....
Wow - I'm glad I've never seen that one, ed.
~Infernal
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nytquill17 said on Dec 28, 2007....
Ohhh yes we do, too. (We get U.S. channels on cable so I can have a little English in my life). Among other things, they sponsored Jeopardy!, which I almost never miss.
Makes me want to apply the wall "directly to my forehead."
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silverwhisper said on Dec 28, 2007....
it makes me want to do the same thing, nyt!
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Aqua-Bristol said on Dec 30, 2007....
I cannot be the only one that remembers: "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"I believe it was the inspiration for this: "Help! I tripped and I can't come down!" (This was never made into a commercial, but I suppose it has the potential to become a cultish cliche.)
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silverwhisper said on Dec 30, 2007....
holy crap, i've forgotten about that! darn it!
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Lynz_543 said on Jan 02, 2008....
The commercial that I have to turn the channel on is the KIA commercial. This is the commercial where the KIA salesman is dancing around to the maniac song and in the camera cuts to him kneeling on the floor humping the car. I don't know why, but I just can't take it. That commercial is maddening to me especially when it comes on 5 times during a 30 minute program. -
nytquill17 said on Jan 03, 2008....
I kind of liked the "Maniac on the floor" commercial when I first saw it, thought it was a bit creative at least, but I did think the humping motions were a bit much for a car ad that's on during prime time. And I think if I were seeing it as much as you are, Lynz, I would probably find it maddening too! -
love8blog said on Jan 04, 2008....
Thos Valtrex ad never mention side effect of their medicine. I members at anonymous herpes dating site pozgroup.com mentioned in their blog that Valtrex do has some side effects like bad taste in the mouth, itch and so on.
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