xls July 26, 2014 Share July 26, 2014 Some skin cream commercial, I thought I heard;"Protect your skin, protect your booty" Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234002
xls July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 (edited) I just realized how horrifying that wolf part looks! Then there's this new anti-smoking spot-they didn't card this girl? Agreed, and this reminded me of a similar commercial I SWEAR I saw a few weeks ago for a metal TV-dinner type tray. It ran as one of those typical amazing-solution-to-a-not-real-problem ads, and I kept waiting for the punchline, or to find out who was behind the satire. But no, it seemed to be an actual product for actual sale. I scoured google just now trying to find it on one of those "as seen on TV" sites but without any luck. Can anyone confirm that I actually saw this?This it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFKjSANwGO4 Edited July 27, 2014 by The Crazed Spruce fixed youtube tags Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234228
Cobalt Stargazer July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 Then there's this new anti-smoking spot-they didn't card this girl? The anti-smoking one isn't really new, since I've seen it repeatedly, but it is horrifying. Not to mention a little stupid. I don't smoke anymore, but I don't get how anyone would believe that you pay for a pack of smokes with a patch of skin from your face. Can't they at least come up with something that makes sense? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234307
xls July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 The anti-smoking one isn't really new, since I've seen it repeatedly, but it is horrifying. Not to mention a little stupid. I don't smoke anymore, but I don't get how anyone would believe that you pay for a pack of smokes with a patch of skin from your face. Can't they at least come up with something that makes sense? That was the first time I saw it, so I thought it was new. I doubt these shock adds really work with any one, though. Nobody thinks it will happen to them, you know? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234331
bref July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 That made me laugh like hell, @xls, but alas is not what i was looking for. The one I saw was for something that looks like this. and yes, it was being promoted as something revolutionary! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234421
xls July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 That made me laugh like hell, @xls, but alas is not what i was looking for. The one I saw was for something that looks like this. and yes, it was being promoted as something revolutionary! Looks like a prison tray or something. :) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-234441
Jamoche July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Once again, Oikos has me wondering why they think women think John Stamos is All That. (Not that I'd trust anyone who thinks women think yogurt is tasty.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-236824
Sandman87 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 The anti-smoking one isn't really new, since I've seen it repeatedly, but it is horrifying. Last night I saw a new one from the same campaign, or at least one I hadn't seen before. A guy was using pliers to yank his teeth out for the cashier. There was a medical study a couple of years ago which showed that smoking can harm your fingers' health by affecting blood circulation, in addition to causing tobacco stains. I just hope this ad campaign never hears about it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-237108
Prevailing Wind July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 (Not that I'd trust anyone who thinks women think yogurt is tasty.) Actually, some yogurt IS tasty. I've trying Liberté - it's full-fat & has cane sugar & no-added-hormones cow's milk. I think it's the full-fat that sends it over the top in yogurty-goodness. Once they take the fat out, yogurt is definitely icky. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-237414
Jamoche July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Actually, some yogurt IS tasty. I've trying Liberté - it's full-fat & has cane sugar & no-added-hormones cow's milk. I think it's the full-fat that sends it over the top in yogurty-goodness. Once they take the fat out, yogurt is definitely icky. Can you just imagine the look on the faces of ad execs confronted of the idea of selling full-fat anything to women? We're not supposed to like that. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-238399
MrMattyMatt July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Can you just imagine the look on the faces of ad execs confronted of the idea of selling full-fat anything to women? We're not supposed to like that. Exactly! For God's sake it's a small cup of yogurt and they constantly have to point out how it has 2 calories so you don't have to feel guilty! For what? Skipping a healthy breakfast? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-238561
Taeolas July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 We saw a commercial for the Gerber Grow Up insurance plan during the baseball game the other day, and my mom informed me that a "grow up" is a term for a marijuana farm. I'm such a loser that I have to get pot slang from my mother. Pathetic. Actually the term is a "Grow Op", short for "Grow Operation". Don't think I've ever heard it called a Grow Up, but it could easily be misheard that way (and maybe that is starting to catch on). Considering how long the Gerber Grow Up plans have been around, I think they predate it in any case. :) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-238690
St. Claire July 29, 2014 Share July 29, 2014 I am so glad I am not the only person who thought the Joel McHale Berocca commercial was a fake. I am coming to loathe that commercial instead of just being confused or annoyed by it. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-241688
InDueTime July 29, 2014 Share July 29, 2014 I saw this Depend ad yesterday afternoon: If it's no big deal to wear them, it seems that there wouldn't be a need to broadcast that one knows someone who wears them. Who spends their idle time thinking about what someone wears under their clothes? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-241770
Watcher0363 July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I saw this Depend ad yesterday afternoon: If it's no big deal to wear them, it seems that there wouldn't be a need to broadcast that one knows someone who wears them. Who spends their idle time thinking about what someone wears under their clothes? The guys wife from the State Farm commercial and guys with cameras in their shoes. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-243342
JayInChicago July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I LOVE THE BLUEBERRY FART MARKER COMMERCIAL!!! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-243740
bilgistic July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 If it's no big deal to wear them, it seems that there wouldn't be a need to broadcast that one knows someone who wears them. Who spends their idle time thinking about what someone wears under their clothes?I'm going to go on record saying that I don't understand this commercial, and I'm too traumatized to watch it again to try to figure it out. The speed-walking, the droopy drawers, the one guy with a lazy eye--it's all just too much. I don't need a commercial about incontinence products. I'll find 'em on my own if I need 'em. DO YOU HEAR ME, POISE? Shut up about "SAM" in my pants!! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-243945
Blakeston July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 Haven't seen that one, but they have another set in a conference room, where a wolf's head pops out of the guy's stomach for a piece of beef jerky. I get the same Alien flashback when I see it. With a wolf or a bear, I can at least understand the concept - the person is as hungry as a bear, or a wolf. But an eagle? Who's hungry like an eagle? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-244498
Prevailing Wind July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 It's probably good to know if your companion is wearing Depends, so you'll know where that smell is coming from. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-244783
Sandman87 July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I've been seeing an ad lately for a company that will send you catheters by mail. At one point they show an animated cartoon of a catheter rubbing against what appears to be someone's shoulder, while the announcer tells us that it won't scratch the skin because it's so highly polished. Apparently I've been wrong about catheters all this time, and they're supposed to be used as disposable back-scratchers. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-245424
Cobalt Stargazer July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 And now, because these are the kind of things I think about, I'm wondering how the hell you "polish" a catheter. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-245441
MrMattyMatt July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 That catheter commercial used to play here ALL the time on multiple stations. Granted I live in Florida in a retirement zone, but do that many people really use catheters? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-245804
Aquarius July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I've been seeing an ad lately for a company that will send you catheters by mail. At one point they show an animated cartoon of a catheter rubbing against what appears to be someone's shoulder, while the announcer tells us that it won't scratch the skin because it's so highly polished. Apparently I've been wrong about catheters all this time, and they're supposed to be used as disposable back-scratchers. Hee. That only appeared to be a shoulder. I live in New Jersey and the catheter commercials play all the time. I too have wondered - how many people use catheters that makes mail order such a big business? 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-246097
bilgistic July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 I've been seeing an ad lately for a company that will send you catheters by mail. At one point they show an animated cartoon of a catheter rubbing against what appears to be someone's shoulder, while the announcer tells us that it won't scratch the skin because it's so highly polished. Apparently I've been wrong about catheters all this time, and they're supposed to be used as disposable back-scratchers.That commercial makes my skin crawl. I just imagine some jagged piece of metal scraping across my irritated, red, inflamed skin. (I have eczema and allergies, so at any given time, I might be itchy and red.) They got their point across to me with that rudimentary cartoon rendering. I almost can't watch it...but then I HAVE to. The evil! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-246624
Ubiquitous August 1, 2014 Share August 1, 2014 That made me laugh like hell, @xls, but alas is not what i was looking for. The one I saw was for something that looks like this. and yes, it was being promoted as something revolutionary! so THAT'S how I keep the food on my plate from intermingling! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-251161
Watcher0363 August 1, 2014 Share August 1, 2014 so THAT'S how I keep the food on my plate from intermingling! I wonder what the data mining links would look like for a person ordering that plate online. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-251821
bilgistic August 2, 2014 Share August 2, 2014 When we were young, my younger sister used to have a melamine plate with "sections" because she didn't want her food "touching". She'd eat all of one item at a time, finishing each one before going to the next. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-253299
merylinkid August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 The Verizon points commercial makes no sense. For some reason the moronic husband (a whole other rant) is standing in the backyard trying to get birds to land on him. Why? Who the hell knows. Meanwhile his wife is inside jabbering on about getting verizon points. How you get points and what you use them for is never explained. Because we have to see the husband have multiple birds land on him until an eagle comes along and takes off with him. WHY would I get verizon and accumulate points again? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-255681
theatremouse August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 They're assuming everyone will surmise points=rewards=get enough you will get free stuff? I don't understand the eagle thing beyond....wife is so preoccupied with reading her "great offer" from Verizon she ignores her husband no matter what he's doing, no matter how outrageous? My problem is it sort of seems to imply the husband with nature vs the wife absorbed with materialistic things...or maybe they mean "smart wife paying attention to bills" vs "silly husband being goofy in the backyard". Or maybe they mean both. It's a mystery. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-255886
AntiBeeSpray August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 And now, because these are the kind of things I think about, I'm wondering how the hell you "polish" a catheter. Good point. XD Unless they were already polished, it would be really tough to do that. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-255926
Katmai August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 I'm super creeped out by the current Old Spice commercials using a dummy that falls into all sorts of places and the females are so thrilled and okay with him because he smells like Old Spice. I don't know who thought this mascot was better than the real dude who was featured in their commercials several years back, who was overly-cheesy and had a deep voice. This creepy robot makes me really miss the other guy. But really, does anyone younger than, say 65, use Old Spice? If so, my apologies for thinking it's an old-school scent/product. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260330
RubyWoo72 August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 ^^I do. It is old-school, technically, but the "new" scents, like Matterhorn and Fiji smell feminine while still keeping the funk away. My husband is always amazed how quickly *he* goes thru deodorant. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260372
Rick Kitchen August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 Why has Jack in the Box gone for a creepy looking dummy now instead of the "real" Jack? And don't tell me they weren't smoking something just before this ad was taped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v6gcq0pEE Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260427
RubyWoo72 August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 Why has Jack in the Box gone for a creepy looking dummy now instead of the "real" Jack? And don't tell me they weren't smoking something just before this ad was taped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v6gcq0pEE Smoking, indeed. I think they've been targeting the Stoner demographic for quite a while now: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260453
Rick Kitchen August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 I love that ad. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260653
bilgistic August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 That jalapeno burger looks absolutely revolting. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260829
Cobalt Stargazer August 4, 2014 Share August 4, 2014 So McDonald's apparently has some kind of new burger out, only the ad confuses the shit out of me. The guy is talking about how good the burger is and everything, and then he flips up the top of his cowboy hat, and a burger is sitting inside. What. The. Hell? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-260860
peggy06 August 5, 2014 Share August 5, 2014 (edited) Once I saw a McDonald's breakfast commercial that used one of the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies. It was brilliant. Never saw it again. Probably too smart for TV. Or McDonald's. Ah, I remember that ad! I thought it was really well-done and a fun use of the music. It was shown pretty often where I live, and never failed to get stuck in my head all day. "Breakfast, McDonald's breakfast, made from the very best ingredients we do it all for you!" In general, I'd say both McDonald's and Coke have had more hits than misses in their advertising. Edited August 5, 2014 by peggy06 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-261716
Taylorh2 August 5, 2014 Share August 5, 2014 Macthekat: My son is 19 and he like Old Spice. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-262567
BennyB August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 Just saw the first commercial today for the next Summer Olympics which will be held in 2 YEARS from now in freaking 2016. WTF!!!! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-264589
90PercentGravity August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 Chickens singing about Africa to sell Chinese food? Huh?? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-264691
Prevailing Wind August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 I didn't mind the Oly commercial. It left less time for the politicians to be slamming one another. Now that our primary/runoff is over in Georgia, all we're getting now is crappy ads for the NOVEMBER election. Three more months of crap! AUUUGGGHHHHH. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-265558
Cobalt Stargazer August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 It must be kind of like Groundhog Day. If the little bugger sees his shadow, you get X Amount of douchery. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-265580
LoneHaranguer August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 Why does "the most interesting man in the world" tell you to "stay thirsty"? Most beverage companies would want you to guzzle their product (although they're not allowed to go beyond something like "drink up" about anything alcoholic). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-266448
OSM Mom August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 Maybe if you're always thirsty you'll want to keep drinking the beer? I've got nothing. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-266473
90PercentGravity August 6, 2014 Share August 6, 2014 If you drink enough beer your kidneys get weak and you are thirsty more? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-266495
Rick Kitchen August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 (edited) In that credit card ad, Tina Fay is yelling. "Dingus for everybody!" What is a dingus? Edited August 7, 2014 by Rick Kitchen Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-268524
Cobalt Stargazer August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 According to Urban Dictionary, dingus is another word for spaz. I've also heard it used as a slang term for man parts, but I'm pretty sure that's not how its intended in that ad. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-268564
OSM Mom August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 I've only heard it as slang for man parts. So the ad was a total surprise to me. Lol 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-269823
Crisopera August 7, 2014 Share August 7, 2014 "Wafels & Dinges" is a Belgian-themed foodtruck in NY. Wafels are pretty much self-explanatory; but dinges are apparently all the other dishes they sell. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2776-say-what-commercials-that-made-us-scratch-our-heads/page/9/#findComment-270323
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