Callasin July 12, 2015 Share July 12, 2015 There's a commercial where the people call this dog to get in the car. They show it when he is little and then older. Sorry but I have only caught part of it twice so I don't remember what product they are advertising. What has me confused is the dog's name. It sounds like his name is Duck. Am I hearing this right? That's an odd dog name. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1317667
Moose135 July 12, 2015 Share July 12, 2015 ""You know what I drink when I am feeling low?" I heard, "booze!" ........ it was Boost. Either one works... 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1317680
CoderLady July 12, 2015 Share July 12, 2015 (edited) There's a commercial where the people call this dog to get in the car. They show it when he is little and then older. Sorry but I have only caught part of it twice so I don't remember what product they are advertising. What has me confused is the dog's name. It sounds like his name is Duck. Am I hearing this right? That's an odd dog name. You are hearing right. When the puppy is new the grownups tell the little boy the dog's name is "Duke" but he pronounces it "Duck." The name sticks forever. Edited July 12, 2015 by CoderLady 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1317737
Sandman87 July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Oddly enough, the word "duke" comes from the Latin word dux (pronounced "ducks"), so maybe the kid is really, really smart. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1317915
xls July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPYPE335KI 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1318083
Prevailing Wind July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Aw, that's so sweet. Too bad it's for such an awful pet food. Perhaps the dog food's better, but I've never had a cat willingly eat IAMS. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1319034
BusyOctober July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 I keep seeing an ad for a new zip-lock baggie. It has "tabs" to make it easier to open so your child can avoid the horrifying and potentially middle school career ending embarrassment of spraying chip shrapnel across the cafeteria. I'm sorry, but if your special snowflake hasn't mastered opening a snack bag by 5th grade, that failure is on you as a parent. Showing me a seemingly capable 11 yr old girl struggling with the non-tab bag just reminds me of how far the dumbing down of kids continues to spiral out of control. One one hand we have educators and parents asking for more STEM/STEAM focused learning, but Poor Precious can't get into her Doritos on her own? That said, I think the marketing execs missed other target audiences. These tabs could be very helpful for folks with fine motor skill issues or Rheumatoid Arthritis or partial paralysis, etc. 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1320138
St. Claire July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Part of what irritates me about that commercial is that the exploding chip bag isn't even a zipper bag, it's regular chip bag (which I've seen adults have problems opening without spewing chips all over the room). This doesn't show me why to use the tabby bags. (full disclosure- I put my kids' snacks into zipper baggies when I pack lunches, but it's because I'm too cheap to pay for the individual servings of snacks when I could get bigger bags for much less cost per serving and divide them into individual servings myself.) 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1320650
Rick Kitchen July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Who could possibly have thought that "I Ching Chang Ding Dang" is an appropriate thing to be singing? I don't care if it is a Nina Simone song. http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7h9f/behr-paint-true-to-hue-song-by-nina-simone 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1320709
CarpeDiem54 July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Who could possibly have thought that "I Ching Chang Ding Dang" is an appropriate thing to be singing? I don't care if it is a Nina Simone song. http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7h9f/behr-paint-true-to-hue-song-by-nina-simone Rick, honey, where have ya been? We've been beating that commercial to death. LOL! It's also known as the "Cholera's a beautiful thing" ad. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1320850
Muffyn July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 I don't know about Rick, but I was busy ching changging my ding dang. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321199
Moose135 July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 Showing me a seemingly capable 11 yr old girl struggling with the non-tab bag just reminds me of how far the dumbing down of kids continues to spiral out of control. Was she in black and white while struggling with the non-tab bag? 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321251
Cobalt Stargazer July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 I don't know about Rick, but I was busy ching changging my ding dang. This makes me think of Jesus Built My Hotrod by Ministry. "I knew there was only one thing I could do. Was to ding a ding dang my dang-along-ling-long." 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321312
Aquarius July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 Rick, honey, where have ya been? We've been beating that commercial to death. LOL! It's also known as the "Cholera's a beautiful thing" ad. I'll have you know, thanks to all of you here, I strode into my workplace bathroom today singing, "Cholera's a beautiful thing!" So not cool. I don't know about Rick, but I was busy ching changging my ding dang. I'm filing that under "TMI." 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321366
Rick Kitchen July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 Rick, honey, where have ya been? We've been beating that commercial to death. LOL! It's also known as the "Cholera's a beautiful thing" ad. Yeah, but I find the fake Chinese verging on racist. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321770
CarpeDiem54 July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 (edited) I find it just bizarre. I think it's supposed to be some kind of jazz scat, but it comes across like animal scat - shitty. Edited July 14, 2015 by CarpeDiem54 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1321910
Jamoche July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 That said, I think the marketing execs missed other target audiences. These tabs could be very helpful for folks with fine motor skill issues or Rheumatoid Arthritis or partial paralysis, etc. Someone - I don't think it was here, but it might have been - said a lot of those things are designed for people with motor skill issues etc, but it's not a big enough market so that's why we get so many late-night ads trying to convince able-bodied people that they really need them. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1322023
smittykins July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 An editor on TV Tropes pretty much said the same thing: Might be Truth in Television for some products and some users. In fact, many of these products were invented specifically for the elderly and disabled, people who legitimately could have problems with some of these tasks. The Snuggie, for instance, was originally meant for wheelchair users who often have problems regulating their body temperature - the design allows for the upper body and legs to both be fully covered without a corner getting caught in a wheel and without fabric bunching up in the back (which can cause bedsores). The "being too incompetent to use it" factor usually arises when the item is marketed to a general audience and it becomes necessary to convince them that they can't live without these products. Even worse, products intended originally for a general audience, which shouldn't really need this, are still advertised with utter incompetents. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1322459
90PercentGravity July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 I guess Milk wasn't performing well in the dirty old man demographic? http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7D22/milk-life-tango 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1322471
Prevailing Wind July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 What? He likes to tango. Why is he a dirty old man? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1322521
riley702 July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 I thought he looked rather debonair, myself. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1322685
90PercentGravity July 14, 2015 Share July 14, 2015 There is an opioid constipation commercial where the guy keeps saying "oic," but I always hear "oh, I see" and it sounds ridiculous. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1324597
erikdepressant July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 (edited) There is an opioid constipation commercial where the guy keeps saying "oic," but I always hear "oh, I see" and it sounds ridiculous. I've started using the mute button to manage my A.I.E.R. (Acronym-Induced Eye Roll). Edited July 15, 2015 by erikdepressant 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1324931
Sandman87 July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 There's an ad that's been running on RetroTV for a sunscreen-like stuff called Anthelios. Name makes sense right? "Ant-Helios", which would be "against sun" if you treat it as something like Greek. Unfortunately they're pronouncing it "An-thelios" in the ad, which would be "without this nonsense word that we made up." Why does Lipton think that "ti-hiney bubbles" will make me want to buy their dogawful beverage? I'm not putting anything in my mouth involving any kind of "hiney bubbles." 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1325619
Rick Kitchen July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Why did Ford run a Spanish language ad in the middle of the All Star Game broadcast? They had run the exact same ad (just with English speaking actors) before during the game. If a person who speaks Spanish was watching the broadcast, wouldn't they have been watching it with SAP turned on? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1325623
Moose135 July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Why did Ford run a Spanish language ad in the middle of the All Star Game broadcast? The one with the pickup truck and the bear? Double fail in that case, because it was a Chevy truck ad... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1326229
zillabreeze July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Maybe I haven't gone far enough back- but have you guys covered the Magnum ice cream bar ad? I can't hit mute fast enough.... "Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets..." The voice that sings is just horrible and scratchy. I'm sure it's someone famous from the past but aaargh! SHUT UP. And WTF makes Lola so damn special? I can walk into a store and buy high end ice cream, too. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1326273
riley702 July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 (edited) Actually, I always liked that song. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_Lola_Wants Edited July 15, 2015 by riley702 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1326335
janie jones July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 What? He likes to tango. Why is he a dirty old man? I wouldn't call him a dirty old man, but maybe it's because he's dancing with a woman young enough to be his daughter. Why did Ford run a Spanish language ad in the middle of the All Star Game broadcast? They had run the exact same ad (just with English speaking actors) before during the game. If a person who speaks Spanish was watching the broadcast, wouldn't they have been watching it with SAP turned on? To be inclusive? I've seen some Spanish commercials here and there in otherwise English programming. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1326356
Ubiquitous July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Why didn't he buy his wife a cone? Did he had two or three cones in the car? I'm drawing a blank. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1326383
90PercentGravity July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Domino's commercial (paraphrasing): "We want to become carry-out experts, so we're offering a deal to get more people through the door. Help us become carry-out experts." What??? Why would I want to go to your "restaurant" when you are telling me you don't know what you are doing? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1327173
LoneHaranguer July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 To be inclusive? I've seen some Spanish commercials here and there in otherwise English programming. It could be a subtle form of bigotry. It's pretty much assumed that everyone else in the U.S. can cope with English. Yet for Hispanics you need to translate. What kind of message is that supposed to send? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1327255
Demented Daisy July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Every single Burger King chicken fries commercial. I get they're supposed to be funny.... At least, I think they're supposed to be funny.... 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328302
SoSueMe July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 Chaotic ad with small print. Not even real mascara application effects, lol. "Simulation of product results on lashes enhanced with lash inserts." http://www.maybelline.com/Products/Eye-Makeup/Mascara/volum-express-the-colossal-chaotic-lash-waterproof.aspx 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328329
SoSueMe July 15, 2015 Share July 15, 2015 (edited) Sorry, one of those pesky duplicate posts I had to delete :) Edited July 15, 2015 by SoSueMe Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328330
bilgistic July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 (edited) The Burger King commercial in which one chicken takes a picture of another chicken with a phone (because even chickens have phones now?), then draws on the picture, then whisper-growls "Chicken friiiiies!" is TERRIFYING. Edited July 16, 2015 by bilgistic 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328350
Cobalt Stargazer July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 The Burger King commercial in which one chicken takes a picture of another chicken with a phone (because even chickens have phones now?), then draws on the picture, then whisper-growls "Chicken friiiiies!" is TERRIFYING. Hey, if geese can have them, let's not discriminate against the chickens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsa26Vcz8_A 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328704
Sandman87 July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 The Burger King commercial in which one chicken takes a picture of another chicken with a phone (because even chickens have phones now?), then draws on the picture, then whisper-growls "Chicken friiiiies!" is TERRIFYING.Yeah, with that ad it's gone from being sort of a Romeo and Juliette story to being more of a Fatal Attraction thing. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1328787
BatmanBeatles July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 So Maybelline is now selling intentionally clumpy mascara?? It must be a nightmare for contact lens wearers. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329051
AntiBeeSpray July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 I just saw that crap in stores recently! O_O 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329074
riley702 July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 Didn't clumps used to be a bad thing? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329347
GaT July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 This is not a real commercial, but it played on MTV with no context in the middle of a commercial break, & I sat here with my jaw dropped wondering what the hell I was watching. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329368
erikdepressant July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 This is not a real commercial, but it played on MTV with no context in the middle of a commercial break, & I sat here with my jaw dropped wondering what the hell I was watching. I think MTV is trying to build up awareness about a documentary they're going to broadcast in a couple of weeks. It's called "White People," and I can't tell if it's going to be a series, mini-series, or standalone show. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329935
Brattinella July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 It must be a nightmare for contact lens wearers. That crap would be an IMPOSSIBILITY for contact lens wearers; those 'clumps' are actually fibers that are 'glued' onto your lashes with the gunky mascara. That shit FALLS OFF into your eyes! Hell No! Regarding those two videos posted above: Looks like more anti-white propaganda. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1329988
Rick Kitchen July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 This is not a real commercial, but it played on MTV with no context in the middle of a commercial break, & I sat here with my jaw dropped wondering what the hell I was watching. That website is real - http://www.whitesquad.com/ 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1331558
Aquarius July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 That website is real - http://www.whitesquad.com/ No, it's not. Check out the FAQ about the cost of the services and the partner - Look Different. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1331574
GaT July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 All I know is that this appeared in the middle of a bunch of other commercials, & I had no idea what it was LOL Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1331588
Rick Kitchen July 16, 2015 Share July 16, 2015 No, it's not. Check out the FAQ about the cost of the services and the partner - Look Different. I didn't say it was a real service, I said it was a real website. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1331881
Guest July 17, 2015 Share July 17, 2015 So maybe Nissan needs to get a focus group to tell them what they hear when the song in their commercial plays... "I came in like a rainbow. I never hit so hard you know. All I wanted was to break your balls. All you ever did was ra-a-ape me. Yeah you ra-a-ape me." Not even the car being smashed at the junkyard helped. After a couple WTF reactions to the commercial google explained that it was Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1332537
Cobalt Stargazer July 17, 2015 Share July 17, 2015 (edited) So, here's a hell of a note. I was minding my own business, watching Frasier on Hallmark, when this happened. http://www.ispot.tv/ad/76FB/compose Are the Incontinence Specialists aware that there is more than one type of constipation? Does this drug company know that their medication causes the reverse of the Jersey Trots? What the fuck kind of study did they have to do to discover this?! I have questions, people. So. Many. Questions. Edited July 17, 2015 by Cobalt Stargazer 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/44/#findComment-1333205
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