Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Writing Wrongs]

I don't know why but the Charmin Bear commercials bug me. Back when they had them in the woods using toilet paper it was funny. It was a play on the "does a bear shit in the woods?' saying. Having them living in a house or at a job makes no sense and loses the whole point of it all.

I do love the Chewy Pet commercials. I find myself randomly saying, "Peanut Butter box is here." in an accent.

[PamPamPam]

On 4/27/2023 at 1:19 PM, Gharlane said:

I must have missed that version of the commercial, but kicking her out of his house seems a bit extreme. 

As does calling her a dog. 

[Haleth]

Dear lady who sings on the Ram truck commercial:  Drug is not the past tense of drag. <pet peeve>

Edited May 2, 2023 by Haleth

[dleighg]

2 minutes ago, Haleth said:

Dear whoever sings on the truck commercial:  Drug is not the past tense of drag

that's how you know she's "authentic country" LOL.

[Tom Holmberg]

12 hours ago, CrystalBlue said:

I've never heard of Bachelor Chow, just the Purina dog and cat chows.  I've been a slave buying Fancy Feast for 30 years now.  The first can I bought for my first kitty girl changed my life forever.  I just got a new supply of Gravy Lovers delivered today for my little princess.

https://geektyrant.com/news/binging-with-babish-shows-us-how-to-make-bachelor-chow-from-futurama

 

[proserpina65]

On 4/28/2023 at 4:30 PM, Bastet said:

Normally I'd agree, but not with how damn snotty she is about it.  That face, and that voice, coming at me over something so simple?  Yeah, I'd opt to eat dinner with the dog instead of her, too.

 

I thought they both were assholes.

[chessiegal]

I said I would take one for the team when it comes to Domino's tater tots, and I did. They are not good - not crispy, mushy, and I made the mistake of ordering the one of 3 offerings that had bacon on it. Somehow, I was expecting not to get chewy inedible fake bacon - hah! 

[Gramto6]

46 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

I said I would take one for the team when it comes to Domino's tater tots, and I did. They are not good - not crispy, mushy, and I made the mistake of ordering the one of 3 offerings that had bacon on it. Somehow, I was expecting not to get chewy inedible fake bacon - hah! 

Thanks for your sacrifice!! Great to get a hands on review.  I couldn't imagine tots staying crispy in a bag or box any more than fries... 

[Glitches]

15 hours ago, Writing Wrongs said:

I don't know why but the Charmin Bear commercials bug me.

I have written about this before. That Papa Bear wiggles his butt and says something like, “is this what you were waiting for?” is nasty. A human adult would not say this or do this. This commercial should be removed. 

[chessiegal]

2 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I said I would take one for the team when it comes to Domino's tater tots, and I did. They are not good - not crispy, mushy, and I made the mistake of ordering the one of 3 offerings that had bacon on it. Somehow, I was expecting not to get chewy inedible fake bacon - hah! 

I need to correct myself. I saved the leftover tots and reheated them today. The bacon is real bacon, but about half of the cut-up bacon was burned beyond recognition. They were also luke warm when they were delivered (as was the pizza). I got an email from Domino's today apologizing for the delivery and offering a discount on future orders. I guess they sat around for a while before being delivered. The reheated tots were better, but I won't order them again.

[CrystalBlue]

I can only imagine one thing on tater tots:  ketchup.

[CrystalBlue]

9 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

https://geektyrant.com/news/binging-with-babish-shows-us-how-to-make-bachelor-chow-from-futurama

 

Thanks, I think 🤔🧐.

[xls]

HTH is Lou Holmes and why are all those people going crazy over getting tickets for him? 🤔

[TattleTeeny]

Any commercial showing people nodding in appreciation and laughing while they eat just gets off my damn fucking nerves. Also, closeups of people chewing, especially if they have some weird, calm, blissful smile while they do it. 

Edited May 3, 2023 by TattleTeeny

[tres bien]

Jardiance. What is this mini Broadway show? 

 

 

 

[CrazyInAlabama]

I'm confused if my local station is accidentally playing some of the local commercials (the My Pillow guy, and a local accident attorney) two and three times in a row, during the same commercial break, or if they're getting paid to do that.    

[Bruinsfan]

17 hours ago, tres bien said:

Jardiance. What is this mini Broadway show?

Aw, I thought that commercial was refreshingly entertaining.

[sempervivum]

For some reason, I'm enraged by the animation (or whatever it's called) on the Gemtesa ads. It's a product for urinary incontinence, so the whole thing is about 3 women who can't enjoy their free time because they constantly need to 'go'.

Side note: as far as I can tell by googling, this drug is for men and women, so why do we only see women clutching their crotches, pounding on the occupied toilet door, etc.?

Aside from that, I just HATE the way all the characters look like balloon animals or something. They all have disproportionately looooong bloated-looking legs that don't seem to bend, so they lumber around like Sasquatch as they hunt for the next outhouse. Also, all of them have these big, dead eyes and snub noses, even though they're (of course) apparently different ethnicities.

ugh, why does this bug me so much??😆

[Prevailing Wind]

12 minutes ago, sempervivum said:

Side note: as far as I can tell by googling, this drug is for men and women, so why do we only see women clutching their crotches, pounding on the occupied toilet door, etc.?

Because men can pee in the wild.

[Gramto6]

2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Because men can pee in the wild.

Speaking as a long ago backpacker, women can pee in the wild too, just takes a bit more maneuvering of clothing and if you are lucky, a nice smooth boulder to sit on.  

Edited May 4, 2023 by Gramto6

[chessiegal]

25 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

Speaking as a long ago backpacker, women can pee in the wild too, just takes a bit more maneuvering of clothing and if you are lucky, a nice smooth boulder to sit on.  

Taking this to small talk.

[proserpina65]

On 5/2/2023 at 5:59 PM, CrystalBlue said:

I can only imagine one thing on tater tots:  ketchup.

Barbecue sauce.

On 5/3/2023 at 8:20 AM, tres bien said:

Jardiance. What is this mini Broadway show? 

 

 

 

It's truly inexplicable.  Every time I see it, I become more convinced that it was the inspiration for the SNL skit featuring Molly Shannon singing and dancing in a commercial for the medication to treat some female-specific illness.

[ivygirl]

I am BEYOND annoyed this morning because I have "I got a HEAARRRRRRRRRRRRT LAHK A TRUUUUUUUUUCCCCKK" stuck in my head... I couldn't remember which company used that song, but of course it's Dodge and their trucks bug me anyway. I'd rather listen to Kars 4 Kids on loop. 

On 5/3/2023 at 5:54 PM, CrazyInAlabama said:

I'm confused if my local station is accidentally playing some of the local commercials (the My Pillow guy, and a local accident attorney) two and three times in a row, during the same commercial break, or if they're getting paid to do that.    

I've seen that happen on some of the tinier cable channels--same ads, over and over again. It's like they don't have other advertisers so "hey, here's Balance of Nature again..."

[mmecorday]

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Maybe already covered... but that one for "Meaningful Beauty" that starts "For decades we've been mesmerized by Cindy Crawford's radiant beauty! No... not one time.

I notice now there's now mention of her age. 

[ebk57]

On 5/3/2023 at 8:20 AM, tres bien said:

Jardiance. What is this mini Broadway show? 

 

 

 

I keep thinking it's a really, really, really bad industrial show.  Because most industrials were better than this commercial.

("Bathtubs Over Broadway" is a wonderful documentary about industrials.  Unfortunately, they've fallen out of favor)

[Haleth]

On 5/3/2023 at 8:20 AM, tres bien said:

Jardiance. What is this mini Broadway show? 

Last year I was at a corporate event held at Paramount Studios and the group was given the opportunity to learn and perform a song from Hairspray.  We were in costume and performed on an outside movie set.  The Jardiance commercial reminds me so much of this experience.

[DrSpaceman73]

I can't stand this commercial. 

 

for many reasons. I hate the word adulting.  The song is bad. I hate tye thought of ketchup on spaghetti. I idea this product makes bring an adult better is ridiculous. On and on...

[Gharlane]

22 hours ago, ivygirl said:

I've seen that happen on some of the tinier cable channels--same ads, over and over again. It's like they don't have other advertisers so "hey, here's Balance of Nature again..."

It's REALLY bad on the streaming channels, like Pluto and FreeVee. Shout factory TV doesn't seem to do it, but they play a mosaic of clips from whatever you're watching on loop when they don't have enough commercials. 

[proserpina65]

3 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

I can't stand this commercial. 

 

for many reasons. I hate the word adulting.  The song is bad. I hate tye thought of ketchup on spaghetti. I idea this product makes bring an adult better is ridiculous. On and on...

My biggest objection is that what makes adulting suck isn't having to eat healthy, it's having to get a job in order to pay the bills.

[Browncoat]

6 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

My biggest objection is that what makes adulting suck isn't having to eat healthy, it's having to get a job in order to pay the bills.

Agreed.  You don't have to eat healthy just because you're an adult.  You can still put ketchup on your spaghetti if that's what you like.  

[Prevailing Wind]

12 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

Agreed.  You don't have to eat healthy just because you're an adult.  You can still put ketchup on your spaghetti if that's what you like.  

Yeah. I had Fritos for lunch.

[TattleTeeny]

On 5/6/2023 at 9:31 AM, DrSpaceman73 said:

I can't stand this commercial. 

 

for many reasons. I hate the word adulting.  The song is bad. I hate tye thought of ketchup on spaghetti. I idea this product makes bring an adult better is ridiculous. On and on...

This picture at a quick glance looks like she's ketchupping her boobs.

Edited May 8, 2023 by TattleTeeny

[mmecorday]

The Home Goods commercial that uses the Tom Tom club's "Genius of Love" is making me hate that song. That ad runs every commercial break on all the channels I watch. Why was this song even considered for this particular ad campaign? The first two stanzas are "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Maybe the people in the commercial have just been freed from incarceration and their idea of fun is going to Home Goods? 

Edited May 8, 2023 by mmecorday

[Baltimore Betty]

That refrigerated pet food commercial is stupid but how have we never talked about how that guy is pretty much muddling that salad, I have never seen anyone mash down a salad like that when maybe he wants to just toss it?

[heatherchandler]

On 5/1/2023 at 7:34 PM, CrystalBlue said:

I've never heard of Bachelor Chow, just the Purina dog and cat chows.  I've been a slave buying Fancy Feast for 30 years now.  The first can I bought for my first kitty girl changed my life forever.  I just got a new supply of Gravy Lovers delivered today for my little princess.

Awww my now passed away cat loved gravy lovers. 
 

On 5/5/2023 at 10:41 AM, ivygirl said:

I am BEYOND annoyed this morning because I have "I got a HEAARRRRRRRRRRRRT LAHK A TRUUUUUUUUUCCCCKK" stuck in my head... I couldn't remember which company used that song, but of course it's Dodge and their trucks bug me anyway. I'd rather listen to Kars 4 Kids on loop. 

 

 

Is this a real song or a song just for the commercial?  Who wants a heart like a truck?

 

On 5/6/2023 at 8:31 AM, DrSpaceman73 said:

I can't stand this commercial. 

 

for many reasons. I hate the word adulting.  The song is bad. I hate tye thought of ketchup on spaghetti. I idea this product makes bring an adult better is ridiculous. On and on...

Who the FUCK puts ketchup on spaghetti???  Kids don’t do that!

[Bastet]

3 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

That refrigerated pet food commercial is stupid but how have we never talked about how that guy is pretty much muddling that salad,

Yes, I mentioned his weird technique.  It distracts me every time.  Not enough to drown out how unbelievably snotty that date of his is, unfortunately.

[peacheslatour]

4 hours ago, mmecorday said:

The Home Goods commercial that uses the Tom Tom club's "Genius of Love" is making me hate that song. That ad runs every commercial break on all the channels I watch. Why was this song even considered for this particular ad campaign? The first two stanzas are "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Maybe the people in the commercial have just been freed from incarceration and their idea of fun is going to Home Goods? 

The one that' driving me crazy and I don't even know what product it's for but they're using All Right Now by Free. JFC, doesn't anybody in charge of advertising ever listen to lyrics?

[mmecorday]

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The one that' driving me crazy and I don't even know what product it's for but they're using All Right Now by Free. JFC, doesn't anybody in charge of advertising ever listen to lyrics?

It's for the COPD inhaler Breztri. And I hate that commercial too. 

[CrystalBlue]

5 hours ago, Bastet said:

Yes, I mentioned his weird technique.  It distracts me every time.  Not enough to drown out how unbelievably snotty that date of his is, unfortunately.

If I had someone in my kitchen criticizing the pet food in the fridge, I'd be mashing down the salad too!

[Bastet]

1 hour ago, CrystalBlue said:

If I had someone in my kitchen criticizing the pet food in the fridge, I'd be mashing down the salad too!

If he was stabbing the salad in frustration with the condescending twit he'd mistakenly invited into his home for dinner, I'd laugh in commiseration rather than being distracted, but he's oddly holding the spoons so far above the ingredients he's barely moving them around.  (I know, I know -- it means the actor doesn't accidentally fling something out of the bowl.  Give him a bigger one so he can properly toss!)

[Gharlane]

19 hours ago, mmecorday said:

The Home Goods commercial that uses the Tom Tom club's "Genius of Love" is making me hate that song. That ad runs every commercial break on all the channels I watch. Why was this song even considered for this particular ad campaign? The first two stanzas are "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Maybe the people in the commercial have just been freed from incarceration and their idea of fun is going to Home Goods? 

I always thought that song was titled "My Boyfriend", but yeah, it doesn't seem to fit with people sliding around, gravitationally drawn to items in the store.

 

18 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Who the FUCK puts ketchup on spaghetti???  Kids don’t do that!

I'm not sure if this counts, but Mom often used ketchup to make spaghetti sauce.

[TattleTeeny]

19 hours ago, mmecorday said:

The Home Goods commercial that uses the Tom Tom club's "Genius of Love" is making me hate that song. That ad runs every commercial break on all the channels I watch. Why was this song even considered for this particular ad campaign? The first two stanzas are "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Maybe the people in the commercial have just been freed from incarceration and their idea of fun is going to Home Goods? 

I think this song (which I despise for some random reason) has been sampled about a bazillion times -- including, I think, a Mariah Carey one. I remember hearing that  playing on the all-day office music at an old job -- and I hated that one too, haha! I think I often don't like "boops"?

[janie jones]

I just saw the refrigerated dog food commercial for the first time, and I don't think she leaves/gets kicked out because she doesn't like that he keeps it in the fridge, but because she insists he call it dog food. ("You keep your dog food in the fridge?" "No, that's for [dog]" "So dog food." *slam*)

I can't say I disagree with her, but she doesn't have to be rude about it. Plus, you can look at the food and see it needs to be refrigerated.

But why is the guy having someone at his house for the (apparent) first time get something out of the refrigerator? That seems weird.

I just started a baking class and I watched someone in my group last week barely putting the utensil in the bowl to mix some batter. I would imagine she tosses salad exactly like that guy.

[Cara]

On 5/1/2023 at 10:05 PM, Writing Wrongs said:

I don't know why but the Charmin Bear commercials bug me. Back when they had them in the woods using toilet paper it was funny. It was a play on the "does a bear shit in the woods?' saying. Having them living in a house or at a job makes no sense and loses the whole point of it all.

 

 

 

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I hate those bear commercials. I miss Mr. Whipple!😃

[TattleTeeny]

OK, I gave in and looked up the Fresh Pet commercial. My opinion is that she's a jerk and deserved the ousting (however it went down). That dude did himself a favor by getting that out of the way, haha! But further, is she contemptuous and dumb? What does she think the dog's food is going to do the the other food in in the refrigerator, which looks very orderly and neat.

[mmecorday]

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OK, I gave in and looked up the Fresh Pet commercial. My opinion is that she's a jerk and deserved the ousting (however it went down). That dude did himself a favor by getting that out of the way, haha! But further, is she contemptuous and dumb? What does she think the dog's food is going to do the the other food in in the refrigerator, which looks very orderly and neat.

DOG GERMS!

[Baltimore Betty]

15 hours ago, mmecorday said:

It's for the COPD inhaler Breztri. And I hate that commercial too. 

Yeah, it is an odd choice because that song is about hooking up.

[proserpina65]

22 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

Is this a real song or a song just for the commercial?  Who wants a heart like a truck?

Yep, it's a real song.  Apparently Lainey Wilson wants a heart like a truck for some reason.

4 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

I think this song (which I despise for some random reason) has been sampled about a bazillion times -- including, I think, a Mariah Carey one. I remember hearing that  playing on the all-day office music at an old job -- and I hated that one too, haha! I think I often don't like "boops"?

I hate that song too.

I think that after Carnival used Lust for Life in their commercials, we should just accept that no one actually listens to all the lyrics or finds out what the song is about before choosing songs for commercials.

[TattleTeeny]

Has anyone used DMX's Party Up in a commercial? Haha, it makes me laugh at wedding receptions when I see people's grandmas dancing to that one. Also, a friend's wedding videographer used a song about alcoholism, presumably based on the title alone.

[CrystalBlue]

I actually like "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club as a fun and quirky 80s tune.  "James Brown, James Brown" is the best part.  I haven't seen the commercial though but judging by the usual pairing of stupid commercial with a good, yet inappropriately used song, it's probably a fail.