Posted on 08/22/2006 6:50:44 PM PDT by indcons
Only one commercial can top the sheer hatred our readers have for the winner of this year's worst-commercial contest. Yes, only creepy, toenail-snapping Digger the Dermatophyte is more hated than the horrendous repetition that is this year's winning loser, the HeadOn headache remedy commercial.
In case you haven't seen it (you can find it on YouTube, but really, why would you want to?), the commercial is as insanely simple as it is annoying. A female voice repeats "HeadOn: Apply directly to the forehead!" three times as a blissed-out smug woman rolls what appears to be a Bonne Bell LipSmacker on her head.
What in the name of a glue stick in disguise is going on there? First off, does anyone believe that this works any better than, say, rubbing your head with your hand? Who decided that a commercial where only the product name and tagline are repeated over and over was good advertising? What kind of drugs is the model in the ad actually on? And does anyone know anyone who has ever, ever used this product, or seen it for sale anywhere outside these ads?
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Corona commercials.. are the best...
The King is Pennywise in disguise...
I can't stop laughing at your description, it is perfect. I am tired and punchy, but that is priceless.
I'd crawl naked across broken glass to get away from Greta Van Sustern's tabloid-mercials.
I always thought it looked like a sequence that should have been on "Married With Children."
The one that cracks me up lately is the fake one-minute "documentary" recounting the evolution of eating chicken in NASCAR cars.
I never saw that commercial....I usually wind up seeing all the 'Bob' commercials...
Well mama cat has been out prowling agains so she may be ready to crank out more. 4 litters now of 3 kittens each.
Those guys. Herded cats. Into the river.
Sam JAckson could use a little help with his snake problem.
"Corona commercials.. are the best..."
One thing's fer sure, they are always laid back. (Except the Cinqo de Mayo in Ireland).
I like 'em too.
I'll bring the alcohol and salt water filled hudson sprayer so we don't "get an infection"...
I hear they sell them all to Magellan.
But, it got your attention, you heard it and you remembered the product name and how to use it. Now you may or may not buy it, but the commercial achieved what it wanted to achieve, as annoying as it may be to some.
So the clock is ticking on the eviction, eh? :-)
1. Every commercial that works us into a frenzy about the Osteoporosis crisis faced by women. These: "If it weren't for strong shoulders, who would support them?" and "I've got my grandmother's hump!"
2. The Adelphia commercials that make men look like bumbling stumbling morons. On one of them, a guy is actually struck by lighting while his family laughs and smiles.
3. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield commercial with the guy (Hank) climbing a rock wall while the narrator (his "beloved" wife) tell us what a dumbass he is.
4. The Doctor Z. commercials.
5. The Progressive commercials with the smug jerk wearing the cheesy light blue suit.
This one is good but the EDS ad was really thought-provoking. I suppose that ad's appeal (for me) lies in the fact that organizational behavior and communication is one of my pet interests. It helps that the EDS ad is extremely funny too!!
first of all, since that commercial came out, sales of Head-On have in creased something like 450%. shows the smarts of the average american.
also, has anyone mentioned the worst commercials currently on television? Dr. Z of Daimler-Chrysler?
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