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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You're most welcome.
This thread also allowed me to view some great ads that I had't seen before.
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Both commercials of "the girls" knocking down tall towers while looking at Kasey Kahne #9 NASCAR.
They are so good, I keep forgetting who pays for the commercials.
I don't care what the product being sold is I'LL BUY WHATEVER THOSE BUGGERS ARE SELLING!
Thanks for the link. That one's right up there with a puppy food commercial that shows puppies "working" hard. A little white bulldog puppy is on its back in the grass gently batting at a hovering butterfly, among other cute activities by other equally cute puppies.
Loved the Hummer commercial with the guys sneaking out of the office - with background music to the Great Escape, and the Steve McQueen lookalike in the security guard booth with baseball and mitt.
"woohoo wu hoo hoo"
If my son says, "Next time, do a little research." to me one more time when I ask a question, I'm gonna hurt him.
Just saw on your profile that you are from AL. I spent a couple of great years there as an international student. Loved the place, made some great lifelong friends, and learned a lot about the Civil War/War between the States from the Southern perspective.
In fact, I miss the place so much that I am going back in 2 weeks to catch Auburn's first football game of the season.
"Of coarse I'll sit with your kids, your like a brother to me".
".......I'm so rich I'll just keep my seat"
Great one!
I just realized the only commercials I see are the ones during NASCAR events.
My TV sits darkened until the green flag waves.
An ad for one of the cable company. IT features movie scenes being recreated to help sell cable. One of this is Ben Stein checking attendance and Ferris Beuller not being present. While the classmates assume he's sick, Stein talks about his doubts that Bueller is actually sick, that he is taking advantage of the many movies and shows being offered by the company.
Another one, the one several Freepers are agahast at, is the one where the Character Fat B@stard confronts Mini Me (if you don't understand any of this, I'll give you a brief primer on Austin Powers). Because of his unusually diet, he threatens to eat Mini Me. In the meantime, while Fat sings "I want my baby back ribs" Mini me talks to the audience, saying Fat is crazy, but what isn't is getting cable.
I think the FREepers don't understand the joke that FAt is such a gluttonous lout that he'll eat a car if it fell into steak sauce. That's what the humor is about.
Cute and whimsical.
Between the catapult and eating the bait, I say "I could do that".
"Have an itch on your forefinger every thirty days or so?"
"Talk to your doctor and see if FORITCH is right for you!"
side effects may include nausea, vomiting, headache, fever, sweat, enlarged prostate, shingles, nervousness, malaria, mumps, measles, scabies, swollen glands, menopause, or diapthnion.
Tell your doctor if you are presently eating right or think you might be in the future.
Anyone remember this:
Jamie Kellner is the chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting, which encompasses everything from CNN to TNT and is a part of AOL Time Warner. On Monday, an interview with Kellner appeared in CableWorld.
In response to a question on why personal video recorders (PVR's) were bad for the industry, Kellner responded: "Because of the ad skips.... It's theft. Your contract with the network when you get the show is you're going to watch the spots. Otherwise you couldn't get the show on an ad-supported basis. Any time you skip a commercial or watch the button you're actually stealing the programming."
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