Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[iMonrey]

 

Uhh, hello crazy lady carrying around TruBiotics, do I know you?  or do you always come up to total strangers trying to run a 5k to discuss digestive health?

 

Is that Erin Andrews? It kind of looks like her. But yeah - if you're running in a 5K marathon, you're probably already in pretty good shape. Then again maybe they figure this is the kind of health-nut audience most likely to be interesting in probiotics.

[Lola16]

when did clumpy mascara become popular?

 

Tammy Faye Baker.  That's who I model my make-up after.  /sarcasm

[Brattinella]

Hey, they finally got rid of that HORRIFIC Kid Rock commercial!  They replaced it with a greatly shortened version, wish they had done that to begin with.  This would be the "Born Free" Chevrolet commercial.

[Katmai]

The "model" with the huge gap between her front teeth on the Rimmel commercial drives me to eat nails. It looks like her lips can't close over her teeth when she talks, and she's what I used to call, back in the day, a snag it, as she's so ugly she'd snag lightning, so don't get too close.

[xls]

I know they try to show beautiful older women, but I'm really tired of those Osphena commercials. Especially the new "sexed-up" one.

[GaT]

The "model" with the huge gap between her front teeth on the Rimmel commercial drives me to eat nails. It looks like her lips can't close over her teeth when she talks, and she's what I used to call, back in the day, a snag it, as she's so ugly she'd snag lightning, so don't get too close.

Believe it or not, that Is Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Jerry Hall & Mick Jagger.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Believe it or not, that Is Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Jerry Hall & Mick Jagger.

 

I've never seen this ad, but yeesh, that unfortunate girl.

[Lola16]

Believe it or not, that Is Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Jerry Hall & Mick Jagger.

Guessing she grew up in the UK.  I'm all for not having Nancy Kerrigan chiclet teeth but oof... a little dental work is a good thing.

[Rick Kitchen]

OMG, that Don't Touch My Dart ad with Craig Robinson, with the guy repeating "Craig!  Craig!  Craig!" Just run him over with your Dart, please?

[RealityGal]

Guessing she grew up in the UK.  I'm all for not having Nancy Kerrigan chiclet teeth but oof... a little dental work is a good thing.

The whole placement of her in a Rimmel commercial seems odd.  I always assumed that girls like that kept the gap in their teeth because they thought it would be good for something "editorial" or that they didn't just want to be "pretty" or they wanted to look more artsy.  I would think you would want a traditional pretty girl in a Rimmel London mascara commercial.  Its like Rimmel is just fucking with us, because at some point they pretty much focus in on those teeth, and they seem to script the commercial for maximum tooth exposure.

[ikmccall]

I was going to bitch about the Cadillac commercial using the Clash's "Brand New Cadillac" but I just wiki'd and they didn't write the song.  I still hate the commercial and the version of the song used in the commercial.

[slensam]

I was going to bitch about the Cadillac commercial using the Clash's "Brand New Cadillac" but I just wiki'd and they didn't write the song.  I still hate the commercial and the version of the song used in the commercial.

I hope they didn't use the Clash version. I don't want Joe Strummer rolling in his grave at this late date.

[mmecorday]

 

Believe it or not, that Is Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Jerry Hall & Mick Jagger.

If you Google her, one of the suggested searches is Georgia May Jagger teeth.

 

For the record, I think she's pretty. :)

[Neurochick]

I remember the big deal with Lauren Hutton was that she had a gap between her teeth and in some shots she wore some kind of prosthetic, so you couldn't see it, but later I think she just said, "fuck it" and stopped wearing it.  Good for her, nothing wrong with her teeth at all, just a gap. 

[RealityGal]

If you Google her, one of the suggested searches is Georgia May Jagger teeth.

 

For the record, I think she's pretty. :)

 

 

I remember the big deal with Lauren Hutton was that she had a gap between her teeth and in some shots she wore some kind of prosthetic, so you couldn't see it, but later I think she just said, "fuck it" and stopped wearing it.  Good for her, nothing wrong with her teeth at all, just a gap. 

 

I don't think she is ugly per se, but the gap in the teeth is not considered traditionally pretty.  I would expect traditionally pretty for a mascara commercial.It seems the same for putting a plus size model in these types of commercials, even though many plus size models are gorgeous.  Certainly the gap in the teeth makes her look more interesting, and less bland, but makeup commercials always seem to try to feature the woman that young girls want to be, and not many girls want a gap in their front teeth.   Even if it means they are the daughter of rock n' roll royalty.  Unless maybe times have changed, and gaps in front teeth have become the thing.

[Prevailing Wind]

For the record, I stopped watching Letterman after he had his gap fixed.

[janie jones]

He had his gap fixed?

 

I hate how the guy in the "frog protection" commercial makes kissy noises at the frog.

[theatremouse]

I would think you would want a traditional pretty girl in a Rimmel London mascara commercial.

Mascara commercial in general, I would think. Specifically Rimmel, I would not expect "traditional pretty girl". Traditionally, Rimmel was kind of a trashy makeup brand (although who knows they may be trying to change that perception nowadays). Nonetheless, I don't associate it with "traditional pretty" like I would, say, Cover Girl. That said, the model they chose is a famous model daughter of two also famous people, so, nontraditional look or not, it doesn't really surprise me she might be cast in a major makeup ad campaign.

[Prevailing Wind]

 

He had his gap fixed?

Yup.  Years ago.  And they're still calling him the gap-toothed comedian.

 

- scroll down to the Dave/Paul/Ringo pic.  No gap.

Edited October 9, 2014 by Prevailing Wind

[slensam]

Yup.  Years ago.  And they're still calling him the gap-toothed comedian.

 

- scroll down to the Dave/Paul/Ringo pic.  No gap.

Wow, I thought he still had the gap as well. Sellout!

[6 MeowMeowBeenz]

I was just the victim of a Value City Furniture commercial where the couple is so disgusted by their old coffee table that they feel sick and act like they're going to throw up.

 

This commercial literally makes ME want to throw up. I really feel physically nauseous.

 

Re: Infiniti commercials...they are just trying to distract you from just how derivative and boring their cars are. But seriously, you're going to see a huge technological push for self-driving cars in the next couple of years. The features are just starting to be introduced. So the ads will probably be along the same line "look, you can eat your taco, and text, and the car will DRIVE FOR YOU!"

[RealityGal]

This commercial literally makes ME want to throw up. I really feel physically nauseous.

 

Re: Infiniti commercials...they are just trying to distract you from just how derivative and boring their cars are. But seriously, you're going to see a huge technological push for self-driving cars in the next couple of years. The features are just starting to be introduced. So the ads will probably be along the same line "look, you can eat your taco, and text, and the car will DRIVE FOR YOU!"

I can't even lie, I totally want a car that will drive for me, but more importantly I want a self driving car for everyone else.  Driving sucks monkey balls, and a lot of people really stink at it.  Although I find it interesting that Infiniti won't just run an ad of the guy in the car texting, instead he is just thinking random thoughts I think everyday while I'm driving.  Can some people not drive and think about whether or not they left the garage door open?

[EighteenTwelve]

I can't.  Or at least I shouldn't, because I don't drive often enough to be good at it. 

[Brattinella]

The woman in the insurance commercial who is BAD at parallel parking. She admits it is just a matter of time until she "rips some guy's bumper off."  Um, how about PRACTICING parallel parking until you CAN?  God, is no one responsible anymore?

[Lola16]

The woman in the insurance commercial who is BAD at parallel parking. She admits it is just a matter of time until she "rips some guy's bumper off."  Um, how about PRACTICING parallel parking until you CAN?  God, is no one responsible anymore?

That whole series from Liberty Mutual makes me want to ticket them!  All obnoxious self centered bad drivers who want the insurance company to 'deal

 with it' that they suck at driving.  Very rich coming from Liberty Mutual, a company that historically didn't accept bad drivers.  Guess they are shifting? 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

This commercial aggravates me

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbngQmP0ljU

 

Isn't snacking supposed to be something you do without thinking about it? Shut up, you dopey cow.

[Aquarius]

This commercial aggravates me

 

Isn't snacking supposed to be something you do without thinking about it? Shut up, you dopey cow.

 

What aggravates me about that commercial is the skinniness of that cow.  That is one unhealthy cow.  She reminds me of the Skinny Cow, who makes me see red. 

 

https://www.skinnycow.com/everything-else/

 

COWS ARE NOT SHAPED LIKE VICTORIA'S SECRET MODELS.  Stop it!!!

[riley702]

That whole series from Liberty Mutual makes me want to ticket them!  All obnoxious self centered bad drivers who want the insurance company to 'deal

 with it' that they suck at driving.  Very rich coming from Liberty Mutual, a company that historically didn't accept bad drivers.  Guess they are shifting? 

I see what you did there. 

[Brattinella]

I just noticed another one of my pet peeves.  In the Bacon Ladies commercial, she refers to her Bacon JOO-LAR-REE.  Why can't people pronounce JEW-EL-RY ??  It's NOT THAT HARD, folks!  Just sound it out!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

I just noticed another one of my pet peeves.  In the Bacon Ladies commercial, she refers to her Bacon JOO-LAR-REE.  Why can't people pronounce JEW-EL-RY ??  It's NOT THAT HARD, folks!  Just sound it out!

 

Back on TWOP, a poster said that the appearance of Christmas shopping ads also seemed to mean not being able to find women who could pronounce jewelry. Maybe they go into hiding around this time of year?

[Brattinella]

Sadly, I can't remember the last time I heard it pronounced correctly on a commercial.

[bilgistic]

OMG, that Don't Touch My Dart ad with Craig Robinson, with the guy repeating "Craig! Craig! Craig!" Just run him over with your Dart, please?

There's a radio version of the "Don't touch my Dart" ads that I hear every morning on my maddening drive to work. It doesn't even have Craig Robinson in it to make it even the slightest bit palatable. Stop trying to make "Don't touch my Dart" happen, Dodge! It's not going to happen!

What aggravates me about that commercial is the skinniness of that cow. That is one unhealthy cow. She reminds me of the Skinny Cow, who makes me see red.

https://www.skinnycow.com/everything-else/

COWS ARE NOT SHAPED LIKE VICTORIA'S SECRET MODELS. Stop it!!!

I have never eaten anything "Skinny Cow" because the name sounds like a slur for a female, and now I definitely never will. Abhorrent.

[RealityGal]

There's a radio version of the "Don't touch my Dart" ads that I hear every morning on my maddening drive to work. It doesn't even have Craig Robinson in it to make it even the slightest bit palatable. Stop trying to make "Don't touch my Dart" happen, Dodge! It's not going to happen!

I have never eaten anything "Skinny Cow" because the name sounds like a slur for a female, and now I definitely never will. Abhorrent.

 

Awww, I'm feeling some Craig Robinson disgust in your comment.  Now whenever you hear that Dart Ad just replace it with this little ditty.

http://youtu.be/ARRyNFoPeyM

This commercial aggravates me

 

 

Isn't snacking supposed to be something you do without thinking about it? Shut up, you dopey cow.

 

You know who I don't need a guilt trip from when I'm stuffing my face with chips?  A red cow with cheese earrings.  Maybe I ought to pull up a chair, sit down and really taste a steak....how about that cow, or would you prefer I just stick with my box of Cheez-It's?

[ShadowSixx]

 

I hate this commercial because Christmas time is almost here and they're gonna play this commercial to death. So something we have to painfully endure even though they shortened this commercial to a 30 second one but nevertheless still awful. Nobody I know owns one of these and they keep showing this outdated commercial like people are gonna be interested in buying it for someone as a Christmas gift. The old lady in the end irks me for some reason, just the way she's doing it like she's fucking royalty or something.

[Prevailing Wind]

I've always been fond of the laughing cow - I love her cheese-wheel earrings.  But I've only ever seen her face on the products.  Now they've given her a body & it's creepy.

 

I think the commercial's trying to co-opt the "mindful eating" idea.

[Stella MD]

I'm all for promoting healthy foods and mindful eating, but if I'm going to sit down and savor a wedge of cheese, I'm certainly not going to pick some bland, overprocessed "cheese food" pressed into a weird little triangle.

[slensam]

I know they try to show beautiful older women, but I'm really tired of those Osphena commercials. Especially the new "sexed-up" one.

All of these kinds of commercials make me as uncomfortable as all hell. Maybe I am "repressed". Who cares, whatever. And the new Viagra commercials? She covers the whole wide screen! In closeup. It's almost Orwellian. No build-up or anything. Bang. She's there.

[janie jones]

 

I hate this commercial because Christmas time is almost here and they're gonna play this commercial to death. So something we have to painfully endure even though they shortened this commercial to a 30 second one but nevertheless still awful. Nobody I know owns one of these and they keep showing this outdated commercial like people are gonna be interested in buying it for someone as a Christmas gift. The old lady in the end irks me for some reason, just the way she's doing it like she's fucking royalty or something.

Aw, I look forward to the Clapper commercial for nostalgia reasons.  I'm pretty sure people only buy them as gag gifts, like Chia Pets.

[RealityGal]

 

I hate this commercial because Christmas time is almost here and they're gonna play this commercial to death. So something we have to painfully endure even though they shortened this commercial to a 30 second one but nevertheless still awful. Nobody I know owns one of these and they keep showing this outdated commercial like people are gonna be interested in buying it for someone as a Christmas gift. The old lady in the end irks me for some reason, just the way she's doing it like she's fucking royalty or something.

 

 

Aw, I look forward to the Clapper commercial for nostalgia reasons.  I'm pretty sure people only buy them as gag gifts, like Chia Pets.

 

Actually, in my lifetime I have gotten both a Chia pet AND a Clapper.  The Chia pet was too much work, and someone else in the office took it over.  But the Clapper was awesome.  And I used to relish clapping my hands like that old lady (and you really have to clap hard, and with purpose for it to work).  

[Cobalt Stargazer]

I think the commercial's trying to co-opt the "mindful eating" idea.

 

I Googled mindful eating because I'd never heard of it. It sounds like a fancy way of saying "Eat your vegetables first."

 

All of these kinds of commercials make me as uncomfortable as all hell. Maybe I am "repressed". Who cares, whatever. And the new Viagra commercials? She covers the whole wide screen! In closeup. It's almost Orwellian. No build-up or anything. Bang. She's there.

 

I was trying to come up with some clever way to point out the significance of 'bang", but for once the snark machine has failed me. I'll leave it at that yes, those commercials make me feel excessively odd. It's like she's spying on me or something.

[Brattinella]

The lady in the Viagra ad makes me feel "altogether ooky".

[Sandman87]

I Googled mindful eating because I'd never heard of it. It sounds like a fancy way of saying "Eat your vegetables first."

"Mindful Eating" made me think of that one Little Baby's Ice Cream commercial.

 

 

The lady in the Viagra ad makes me feel "altogether ooky".

They should do an ad with Gomez and Morticia: Morticia says something in French, but Gomez just looks depressed. Cut to a shot of Cleopatra suddenly wilting. Then Viagra comes to the rescue! Morticia says something French, and Gomez is his usual spastic self! Cleopatra un-wilts! The light bulb in Fester's mouth lights up! Kitty Kat roars!

[Brattinella]

Marvelous!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the head-scratcher thread, but it annoys me because its so confusing.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1dk6-6w_qQ

 

Why wouldn't you be allowed to look at a book before buying it? Or test drive a bicycle? Or see the interior of a house? And what in the hell does that have to do with getting a degree online? So irritating.

[90PercentGravity]

Little Baby's Ice Cream commercial.

 

Oh god. Why would you bring that back up? Are you some kind of sadist?

[pandora spocks]

The Depends ad for Underwareness is just fucking weird.  I don't care if people wear disposable underwear or not and I sure as hell don't need to see a group of people parading them! 

[bilgistic]

Awww, I'm feeling some Craig Robinson disgust in your comment.

No, I like Craig. The radio spots don't feature him; it's just some random guy telling me to get my own Dart. Yeah, not happening. I'm good with my 10-year-old Civic, thanks.

ShadowSixx--I always thought it was hilarious how completely DISGUSTED the old Clapper lady looked that her lights DARED to still be on so that she had to deign to actually turn them off. The jerky, annoyed way she claps never fails to make me laugh.

 

And the new Viagra commercials? She covers the whole wide screen! In closeup. It's almost Orwellian. No build-up or anything. Bang. She's there.

I haven't seen that one, but the one where the man is working sooper-hard running his factory late ALL ALONE doing ALL THE THINGS or the other in which the man is working on the fishing boat or whatever and little wifey is waiting for him at the dock with the truck (because men with Viagra boners drive only trucks)? Yeah, those commercials are cast with a blue filter. How do the makers of Viagra not get the irony of that, when the drug causes some users to literally see with a blue tint? That could not have been intentional. There's got to be at least one person (a...woman...maybe...??) not taking Viagra who saw the rough cuts, and said, "Wait a minute..."

[Sandman87]

Oh god. Why would you bring that back up? Are you some kind of sadist?

I ask you; would a sadist use a friendly, happy avatar like mine?

[RealityGal]

No, I like Craig. The radio spots don't feature him; it's just some random guy telling me to get my own Dart. Yeah, not happening. I'm good with my 10-year-old Civic, thanks.

ShadowSixx--I always thought it was hilarious how completely DISGUSTED the old Clapper lady looked that her lights DARED to still be on so that she had to deign to actually turn them off. The jerky, annoyed way she claps never fails to make me laugh.

I actually enjoyed the commercial where the Clapper saves the old lady from a band of masked bandits!  Maybe I should buy another clapper, I would love to thwart masked bandits.

 

What if you don't like the Dart?  I've seen it, its not my first choice.

[Prevailing Wind]

That "mindful eating" is supposed to be for people like me - unconscious eaters.  My mom told me that even as a baby, she could get me to eat anything if she distracted me.  If I paid attention to the food, no way.  Now, I have to have a book propped up in front of me.  I'm one of those uncouth people who cuts ALL the meat into bite sized pieces at the start, so I don't have to put down the book to get some more food on my fork. When I'm dining with others, I'm very much aware of my meat-cutting habit and try to hold back.

 

The only time I really think about what I'm eating is when I've got some Haagen-Dazs in front of me.  LOL.  (And I'm certainly not eating that out of my skull.)