The W
Views: 178592308
Main | FAQ | Search: Y! / G | Color chart | Log in for more!
19.3.17 0246
The 7 - One Question... - What Commerical Do You Hate The Most?
This thread has 14 referrals leading to it
Register and log in to post!
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next(1 newer) Next thread | Previous thread
User
Post (428 total)
Wpob
Bierwurst
Level: 92

Posts: 600/1930
EXP: 7482846
For next: 274121

Since: 21.11.02
From: Williston Park, NY

Since last post: 1445 days
Last activity: 1210 days
#1 Posted on 31.1.06 1426.10
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1429.02
Mine is the guy who is sitting in the director's chair and he goes, in a sing-y type of voice:

I'm thinking of a number...."

It is for Free Credit Report .com. Every time I see that commercial, and they have been running it FOREVER, I want to punch that guy.
Promote this thread!
Rudoublesedoublel
Frankfurter
Level: 61

Posts: 389/742
EXP: 1820350
For next: 56257

Since: 2.1.02
From: Kentucky - Home of the 8 time NCAA Champ Wildcats

Since last post: 2319 days
Last activity: 2248 days
#2 Posted on 31.1.06 1431.20
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1433.54
The Bud Light commercial with the kid wearing the t-shirt, helmet, and goggles attempting "feats" like not checking out the hot girls or shopping during the playoffs.

Stupid premise and unlikable "character" doesn't make me want to buy Bud Light, it makes me want to punch him.
AWArulz
Scrapple
Level: 125

Posts: 1546/3909
EXP: 21976164
For next: 478063

Since: 28.1.02
From: Louisville, KY

Since last post: 90 days
Last activity: 90 days
Y!:
#3 Posted on 31.1.06 1517.29
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1517.57
It's a McDonald's commercial where the guys comes home from his daily trip to McDonalds. placing his change in the can until it busts, breaking his high-class twobyfour furniture.

a: The guy's eating at Micks every day and he's thin as a rail.

B: they run it ALL THE TIME - sometimes twice a break.

c: Nice furnishings, dude. Makes me want to eat at McD's like you.

rinberg
Boudin rouge
Level: 51

Posts: 148/495
EXP: 990150
For next: 23795

Since: 30.1.02
From: South Georgia

Since last post: 4452 days
Last activity: 734 days
#4 Posted on 31.1.06 1546.53
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1550.55
Do infomercials count? I hate anything with Tony Robbins in it.
Matt Tracker
Scrapple
Level: 141

Posts: 1454/5326
EXP: 33930700
For next: 189398

Since: 8.5.03
From: North Carolina

Since last post: 112 days
Last activity: 5 days
#5 Posted on 31.1.06 1600.40
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1601.56
The DirecTV internet commercial with the faux surf-guitar and the redheaded woman. Long, dull, and boring. They use lots of camera cuts to make her appear interesting.
Leroy
Boudin blanc
Level: 100

Posts: 669/2336
EXP: 10146063
For next: 208369

Since: 7.2.02

Since last post: 3 days
Last activity: 5 hours
#6 Posted on 31.1.06 1603.25
Reposted on: 31.1.13 1605.06
The latest El Pollo Loco ad featuring this guy.

I HATE that jingle. It's like nails on a chalkboard. And USA airs it between every frickin' commercial break during Law & Order reruns. Thank you, El Pollo Loco, for ruining Guantanamera for me.

My girlfriend despises that Allstate ad featuring a variety of car crashes, which also airs nonstop during Law & Order reruns. Unfortunately, we're pretty addicted to L&O at this point, so...
Melon' Head
Bauerwurst
Level: 26

Posts: 105/106
EXP: 94767
For next: 7510

Since: 27.7.03
From: Toledo ohio

Since last post: 6621 days
Last activity: 6600 days
#7 Posted on 31.1.06 2153.01
Reposted on: 31.1.13 2153.03
I don't like any of the ads featuring the Keebler Elves.Ernie Keebler's voice has always annoyed the heck out of me.
The Guinness.
Potato korv
Level: 57

Posts: 76/672
EXP: 1447361
For next: 38576

Since: 24.4.05
From: San Diego, CA

Since last post: 2135 days
Last activity: 42 days
#8 Posted on 31.1.06 2213.32
Reposted on: 31.1.13 2214.46
Burger King. The Metal/Hard Rock/Punk (or whatever they are supposed to be) band that praises chicken fries while wearing a a creepy looking chicken costume.

I am all for commercials that just don't make sense to the product. This one just bothers me.

I may as well throw in that I also hate(d) the "Your way right away now" Burger King campaign. This is mainly because they never lived up to my expectations. MY way right away now IMO equals GOOD. Their burgers make McDonalds taste good (for the record, I'm not a fan of Mickey D's either). How hard is it to make a good burger huh?!

Guess I might be biased against the King of Burgers. However I don't mind the current add campaign with the creepy king.
Wolfram J. Paulovich
Frankfurter
Level: 61

Posts: 719/742
EXP: 1784886
For next: 91721

Since: 11.11.02
From: Fat City, Baby

Since last post: 6391 days
Last activity: 5761 days
#9 Posted on 31.1.06 2256.17
Reposted on: 31.1.13 2256.33
    Originally posted by Matt Tracker
    The DirecTV internet commercial with the faux surf-guitar and the redheaded woman. Long, dull, and boring. They use lots of camera cuts to make her appear interesting.

I think those ads are now on year 3 of airing constantly. At first I was just annoyed by the fact that DirecWay decided they needed to cast the poor man's Cynthia Nixon for their ad. Then I started noticing how she used her hands. Like you said, they make a lot of cuts to make it look like she's doing something interesting. But basically all she's doing is standing and speaking a LOT of lines for a very long time. So to make it seem less monotonous and more spontaneously conversational, she waves her hands around constantly. If you have TiVo, fast-forward her on the slow FF setting, and watch her dance around like Michael Stipe in the "Losing My Religion" video.

I don't know if it's still airing, because I finally learned to block it out, but the one spot that really drove me nuts was:

"RED ROVER RED ROVER... WE CALL T! O! OVER!!!"
"YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE ODOR!!!"

(edited by Jeb Tennyson Lund on 31.1.06 2358)
Mr Heel II
Lap cheong
Level: 84

Posts: 731/1559
EXP: 5525338
For next: 136638

Since: 25.2.02

Since last post: 1882 days
Last activity: 1618 days
#10 Posted on 31.1.06 2321.16
Reposted on: 31.1.13 2322.08
    Originally posted by Rudoublesedoublel
    The Bud Light commercial with the kid wearing the t-shirt, helmet, and goggles attempting "feats" like not checking out the hot girls or shopping during the playoffs.

    Stupid premise and unlikable "character" doesn't make me want to buy Bud Light, it makes me want to punch him.
Seconded. This company has done so many campaigns right...what were they thinking.
Kevintripod
Knackwurst
Level: 109

Posts: 696/2942
EXP: 13927827
For next: 31863

Since: 11.5.03
From: Mount Pleasant, Pa.

Since last post: 14 days
Last activity: 3 days
#11 Posted on 1.2.06 0032.03
Reposted on: 1.2.13 0032.32
    Originally posted by The Guinness.Lanny Poffo?
    Burger King. The Metal/Hard Rock/Punk (or whatever they are supposed to be) band that praises chicken fries while wearing a a creepy looking chicken costume.


I really don't mind those commercials, but then I'm an ex-metalhead, so what do I know.

I do like the one where each band member steps out of the limo and tries to cross the road, only to be totally creamed by an oncoming car.
spf
Scrapple
Level: 144

Posts: 3457/5410
EXP: 35837651
For next: 872743

Since: 2.1.02
From: The Las Vegas of Canada

Since last post: 3060 days
Last activity: 395 days
#12 Posted on 1.2.06 0121.33
Reposted on: 1.2.13 0121.35
    Originally posted by AWArulz
    It's a McDonald's commercial where the guys comes home from his daily trip to McDonalds. placing his change in the can until it busts, breaking his high-class twobyfour furniture.

    a: The guy's eating at Micks every day and he's thin as a rail.

    B: they run it ALL THE TIME - sometimes twice a break.

    c: Nice furnishings, dude. Makes me want to eat at McD's like you.



Regarding point A, I don't know about you, but living in a part of the city with its fair share of young hip trust-funded urbanites I see plenty of those guys, the type who wear the tight jeans they borrow from their girlfriends, despite the fact they eat crap all the time, drink 7 nights a week, and do no physical labor beyond rearranging their vinyl collection. So I can totally buy that one, because they are proof that some people are just lucky bastards.
dunkndollaz
Banger
Level: 106

Posts: 1786/2658
EXP: 12341237
For next: 330747

Since: 3.1.02
From: Northern NJ

Since last post: 1639 days
Last activity: 1095 days
#13 Posted on 16.2.06 0952.44
Reposted on: 16.2.13 0952.48
If I see either of the GTI "Fast" commercials again, I am going to chuck something through my TV screen......
2P4E
Boerewors
Level: 44

Posts: 58/362
EXP: 576813
For next: 34476

Since: 4.1.05
From: SE12, London, UK.

Since last post: 3011 days
Last activity: 643 days
#14 Posted on 16.2.06 1223.18
Reposted on: 16.2.13 1223.30
I hate it when people say "commercial" instead of "advert", but that's just me being English.

Almost all perfume/aftershave adverts are stupid.
StaggerLee
Scrapple
Level: 161

Posts: 2920/7105
EXP: 53019115
For next: 1094118

Since: 3.10.02
From: Right side of the tracks

Since last post: 928 days
Last activity: 928 days
#15 Posted on 16.2.06 2132.59
Reposted on: 16.2.13 2133.05
I hate when English people assume thier lingo is the only correct one on the planet.


Oh, and every McDonalds commercial since they dumped "You deserve a break today" and incorporated "I'm Lovin' it". I am not 'lovin it'. I aint even tolerating it. Annoying fucking jingle.


Oh, and WTF is with burger King? Are they intentionally making shitty commercials?

First it was Cowboy Hootie, then the King peeking in your window, and now, Dr Angus?
To quote Adam Sandler, WHO ARE THE AD GENIUSES THAT CAME UP WITH THIS ONE!?!?!
Oliver
Scrapple
Level: 138

Posts: 2042/5007
EXP: 31575379
For next: 87681

Since: 20.6.02

Since last post: 3305 days
Last activity: 3299 days
#16 Posted on 16.2.06 2310.06
Reposted on: 16.2.13 2310.43
Those advertisements for drugs that will help whatever ails you...but have side effects that sound worse than the symptoms that are suffered. I really dislike those.
Mr. Boffo
Scrapple
Level: 124

Posts: 1490/3844
EXP: 21356983
For next: 479679

Since: 24.3.02
From: Oshkosh, WI

Since last post: 3886 days
Last activity: 3847 days
#17 Posted on 16.2.06 2336.23
Reposted on: 16.2.13 2336.31
    Originally posted by Oliver
    Those advertisements for drugs that will help whatever ails you...but have side effects that sound worse than the symptoms that are suffered. I really dislike those.

I agree. I hate any ads for prescription drugs. People shouldn't need drugs that require a doctor's approval "sold" to them. Most of the time you can't even figure out what the drug is for anyways.

Otherwise, the only commercials that annoy me are on the radio. Sadly, there are too many to name in this category.
Merc
Potato korv
Level: 59

Posts: 398/680
EXP: 1596975
For next: 76163

Since: 3.1.02
From: Brisbane, Australia

Since last post: 4723 days
Last activity: 4702 days
#18 Posted on 17.2.06 0643.08
Reposted on: 17.2.13 0643.26
Ads for products with "nasal delivery technology" usually associated with old guys who can't get it up.
AWArulz
Scrapple
Level: 125

Posts: 1573/3909
EXP: 21976164
For next: 478063

Since: 28.1.02
From: Louisville, KY

Since last post: 90 days
Last activity: 90 days
Y!:
#19 Posted on 17.2.06 0738.24
Reposted on: 17.2.13 0738.39
    Originally posted by Merc
    Ads for products with "nasal delivery technology" usually associated with old guys who can't get it up.


On the "old guys who can't get it up" angle, I hate the ads for Viagra and Cialis that show 30s guys needing the product. I am sure there are a couple, but we all know it's mostly old guys.

Just the boring ones for me. The dancing chubby chicks for slim-fast(are there no chubby GUYS to dance for us, you Sexist pigs?!?!). The Hoveround commercial that shows old people riding their scooters a lot and an announcer. Wilfred Brimley (Wilfred Brimley?!?!) telling me where to get my diabetes supplies.

(edited by AWArulz on 17.2.06 0838)
Guru Zim
SQL Dejection
Administrator
Level: 152

Posts: 3698/6205
EXP: 44086087
For next: 215675

Since: 9.12.01
From: Bay City, OR

Since last post: 4 days
Last activity: 3 days
ICQ:  
Y!:
#20 Posted on 17.2.06 1146.35
Reposted on: 17.2.13 1146.58
You watch a lot of Matlock, don't you. :)
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NextNext thread: What's the price of gas where you are?
Previous thread: What are you marathoning on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime
(1 newer) Next thread | Previous thread
The 7 - One Question... - What Commerical Do You Hate The Most?Register and log in to post!

The W™ message board - 7 year recycle

ZimBoard
©2001-2024 Brothers Zim
This old hunk of junk rendered your page in 0.182 seconds.