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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"Hey Buddy, where's Bobo?" That PetSmart commercial is so cute.
Airing during the next rerun of "Easy 'Roider".
My least favorite - the toenail fungus monster.
Ditto! Very clever and funny!
The 'Rock the Boat' one with the M&M's is creative too!
She will quite often run her beak through the cat's fur behind the ears etc. and the cat will relax and enjoy it for about a half-hour or so at a time.
They're good buddies, but their friendship is pretty much based on the fact that the parrot has a beak that can crunch a broomstick into splinters.
I almost feel bad that I can't participate in this pop-culture. It's been one and a half years since we got our Dish Network DVR. If I remember correctly, "commercials" are those things I skip over to watch the rest of my show, right?
"We have to be more nimble!! What would those guys at Hornstein do?"
On most TV commercials, I just change the channel. Radio commercials can be far more annoying. There was one (I have no idea what they were advertising) where they started with the sound of a guy grinding his teeth, and did a voiceover that said, "I'm going to keep grinding my teeth until you..." I've never found out what he wanted me to do, as I change the channel or cut the radio off immediately. Anything by the Ad Council also stinks. They have one where one guy does really bad ethnic accents calling up about an apartment for rent, and it's rented until a white guy calls and asks about it.
Any ad with "Billy Mays" (Oxy-whatever-it-is, Hercules Hook).
Can't this guy talk in a normal tone of voice?
Does he have to yell ALL THE TIME?
Yes, the BP ads are infuriating.
Re: John Sherer<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You beat me to it! I'm ready to tell Dish to knock it off, I'm sick of this guy every commercial break. Strangely, we did buy one of his computer DVD sets years ago for the earliest Windows program we had, and it was OK. But he must not have been so annoying back then; I change channels now when that commercial comes on.
In any advertisement, I get po'd when they insert a ringing phone or a siren in the background. Jerks.
My Amazon parrot loves cats.
I hate this commercial to the max. If I had the worst headache in the world, I would not purchase this product just because of the advertisement.
Any advertisement consultant will tell you that, even though you remember the ad, do you remember it in the positive light or in the negative light. If an ad strikes you in the negative, you will remember it and reject it out of hand.
The Capitol One pillagers are fun to watch and have a pretty good work ethic, too.
It's Staples or Office Depot. The reason I can't remember which is why it's not a good ad from a marketing and branding point of view.
Did you see the Burger King commercial called "I'm a Man"? It had a whole bunch of guys stomping down a street chomping on their biggest cheeseburger. With women admiring them along their route.
The bumper music is the old feminist tune "I Am Woman" with nicely changed lyrics:):)
Just from a few months ago. It Kicks!! Charo kicks with someone I know from S.A. into laughing unladylike:) Nice T & A and being boisterous with an accent must be funny from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska.
Those are my top 2 ones.
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