[RANT] Commercial That Annoys You

[Kahuna Burger]

So shortly after reading this thread, I saw a new (to me) commercial that was horrifying even on first veiwing. It was for pepto bismol, and involved obviously very hard up 'actors' doing a little macarena-esq dance acting out the list of symptoms this lovely pink swamp muck treats, as said symptoms were sung followed by "Hey! Pepto Bismol!"

it was wrong beyond all imagining. Usually I have to see a bad commercial a couple of times before I need to change the channell on it, but I was lunging for the remote about halfway through the spot the first time I ever saw it....

Kahuna Burger

 

[Villano]

Strangley, I enjoy those little Quiznos rodents. I think I like them because they're just so bizarre. I also like the Fanta commercials because, well, I think everyone knows why a guy would like them.*

As to ones I hate, add me to the Mentos, Pepto Bismol, and Dietech lists. There's also that one for, I think, Invention Submissions with those terrible actors talking about how someone stole their ideas ("Snap your tumbs and turn on the lights, that was my idea!" "All my friends said I was crazy with my spaghetti pot and strainer. But, if I had my patent, I'd be rich!").

I can't help but be reminded of an episode of Married, With Children when Peg says that Al's sole brush with greatness was when he was sitting on the couch years ago and said, "I wish there was a way to turn on the TV from here."

When someone finally invents a flying car, I hope Inventions Submissions call me up so I can go on TV and say, "A flying car? That was my idea! If I had that patent, I'd be rich!"

And infomercials. Any infomercial. The actors in them always portray complete morons in order to make the products look useful. "Tired of making omelets the old fashioned way?" Then they show an actor struggling as they attempt to get everything out of the cupboards at once. And I mean everything. Frying pan, blender, mixer, waffle iron, wok, rice cooker, etc.. Of course, the idiot drops it and the annoying annoucer exclaims, "Oh, no!"

Or, more accurately, "Oooooooohhhhh, no!"


*Anyone else reminded of short-lived (in the US, at least) kid's show host Xuxa when watching those Fanta ads?

 

[Hypersmurf]

Strangley, I enjoy those little Quiznos rodents. I think I like them because they're just so bizarre.

"Somethin' weeeeird about them pan-guins..."

I have no idea if Bluebird CCs are an international product or not...

-Hyp.

 

[Ashwyn]

So shortly after reading this thread, I saw a new (to me) commercial that was horrifying even on first veiwing. It was for pepto bismol, and involved obviously very hard up 'actors' doing a little macarena-esq dance acting out the list of symptoms this lovely pink swamp muck treats, as said symptoms were sung followed by "Hey! Pepto Bismol!"

it was wrong beyond all imagining. Usually I have to see a bad commercial a couple of times before I need to change the channell on it, but I was lunging for the remote about halfway through the spot the first time I ever saw it....

Kahuna Burger

Why did you have to remind me? Make the hurting stop!!!

 

[Villano]

"Somethin' weeeeird about them pan-guins..."

I have no idea if Bluebird CCs are an international product or not...

-Hyp.

Considering I have no idea what your quote means, I'd guess "no".

 

[Caspian Moon Prince]

The commercial that just changes my mood from my current show, is that one by Six Flags Magic Mountian with the old disturbing guy (I know it's make-up) who drives up on a buss and starts dancing to that horrible, horrible, trance track. It's so annoying, that I either A. Mute it or B. Leave the room. no joke.

We have that same commericial here in Georgia, but just for plain ol' Six Flags. You can hate that commercial??? I usually do a little dance in my chair (not a pretty sight) when it comes on.

There are several that I cannot stand.

-One is for a local bankruptcy lawyer, who at the very end of the commercial says "Debt relief, settlement protection"(a pause) "Debt relief, settlement protection". Yep he says it twice..grrr.

-Another is for a new weather forecasting system that has been put in at a local Fox channel affiliate. The meteorologist in the commerical does his best to immitate James T. Kirk. Add in this weird head bobbing gesture he does throughout his lines and it makes for an annoying thirty seconds.

-The commericals for the new King Arthur film that say "The real story of King Arthur." Yeah, mmm hmm I'm sure it is. I can handle the roman armor, the dual-weilding lancelot, and even the barbarian archer queen Guinevere, but saying it is somehow historically accurate is the greatest insult to my intelligence I've seen in a while. While we are at it, I say the next Robin Hood movie should have him carrying an Ak-47, Little John should have a grenade launcher, and the merry men should have uzis and call that "The real story of Robin Hood"...

-Oh, just remembered another one. A commerical for a local flooring store has these old people, who look to be employees for the store, playing this dumb game of flooring sample go-fish. Then at the very end they all throw their samples into the middle at the same time for some reason.

Let's just say that all the local commericals here are horrid, as are any commerical that includes Jessica Simpson.

 

[Krieg]

-One is for a local bankruptcy lawyer, .../snip/....

That's all you had to say.

 

[Xath]

Mentos breath mints--Every time I see those commercials I want to punch everyone in them.

http://clanid.gamedaemons.net/

That'll cheer you up.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Those "Truth About Smoking" commercials are so irritating that I'd consider becoming a smoker just out of spite.

That makes sense, since they're really funded by the tobacco companies.

 

[Qlippoth]

Strangley, I enjoy those little Quiznos rodents. I think I like them because they're just so bizarre.

Check out their debut here. The site has a number of silly little bits, as well.

As for commercials, just about anything Coors spits up on the airwaves gets me ranting.