Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Best and worst commercials of the year
MSNBC ^ | Aug 22, 2006 | Gael Fashingbauer Cooper

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?

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ads; commercials; notnews
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 221-240241-260261-280 ... 481-486 next last
To: hotshu

You're most welcome.

This thread also allowed me to view some great ads that I had't seen before.


241 posted on 08/22/2006 8:22:03 PM PDT by indcons (Islam Delenda Est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 233 | View Replies]

To: mojo_the_migo

What's*


242 posted on 08/22/2006 8:22:24 PM PDT by mojo_the_migo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 240 | View Replies]

To: indcons
The Best:

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.

243 posted on 08/22/2006 8:23:43 PM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 234 | View Replies]

To: packrat35

I don't care what the product being sold is I'LL BUY WHATEVER THOSE BUGGERS ARE SELLING!


244 posted on 08/22/2006 8:23:57 PM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 230 | View Replies]

To: TwoSue

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.


245 posted on 08/22/2006 8:24:23 PM PDT by skr (We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.-- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 94 | View Replies]

To: Brasil

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.


246 posted on 08/22/2006 8:25:03 PM PDT by Moonmad27
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 185 | View Replies]

To: varina davis

"woohoo wu hoo hoo"


247 posted on 08/22/2006 8:25:11 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: GinaLolaB
My all time favorite is the Geico commercial with the Cavemen.

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.

248 posted on 08/22/2006 8:25:34 PM PDT by radiohead (Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking, guts you coward.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: mollynme
I find that BP commercial especially annoying and it has been on forever. Such whinny, babyish characters. As if they were smart enough to benefit if they were told anything. One of the worst ever.
249 posted on 08/22/2006 8:26:10 PM PDT by mountainfolk (God bless President George Bush)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: hotshu

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.


250 posted on 08/22/2006 8:28:13 PM PDT by indcons (Islam Delenda Est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 233 | View Replies]

To: undeniable logic
Ever see this one? cogs.
251 posted on 08/22/2006 8:28:21 PM PDT by LexBaird (Another member of the Bush/Halliburton/Zionist/CIA/NWO/Illuminati conspiracy for global domination!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 128 | View Replies]

To: indcons

"Of coarse I'll sit with your kids, your like a brother to me".

".......I'm so rich I'll just keep my seat"


252 posted on 08/22/2006 8:28:53 PM PDT by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: OrioleFan
Jeremy Mayfield: "Come on back; plenty of room!"

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.

253 posted on 08/22/2006 8:29:06 PM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 107 | View Replies]

To: indcons
Haven't seen that one either (on Fox News or ESPN). Guess I need to watch a greater range of channels to see some good commercials.

Most of the 150+ channels are wasted on me as well. I watch the History Channel and the International History Channel, The Weather Channel, Animal Planet, Home and Garden TV, FNC, and sports on various channels. I was surprised to find that I had seen most of the commercials mentioned on this thread...
254 posted on 08/22/2006 8:29:52 PM PDT by goldfinch
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 136 | View Replies]

To: mojo_the_migo

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.


255 posted on 08/22/2006 8:30:37 PM PDT by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 242 | View Replies]

To: Florida native

Cute and whimsical.


256 posted on 08/22/2006 8:30:59 PM PDT by skr (We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.-- Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 156 | View Replies]

To: martin_fierro
APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD

APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD


257 posted on 08/22/2006 8:31:03 PM PDT by Petronski (Living His life abundantly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: traditional1
Particularly the one where they take jobs as "Camp Counselors".

Between the catapult and eating the bait, I say "I could do that".

258 posted on 08/22/2006 8:31:12 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Mr. Mojo
The drug company commercials are the most annoying, especially when the innumerable side effects are listed at blinding speed, taking up at least half the (occasionally 2 minute) ad.

"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.

259 posted on 08/22/2006 8:31:20 PM PDT by houeto (Isn't 1400 years of the same shi'ite enough?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]

To: indcons
I time shift *everything*. I do not watch any commercials. The rest is from Netflix.

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."

260 posted on 08/22/2006 8:31:56 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s...you weren't really there.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 221-240241-260261-280 ... 481-486 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson