Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Bastet]

48 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

First of all no ones recognizing matt Leinart in public. Especially a 10 year old girl. 

Oh, I would immediately.  But, I agree, it's highly unlikely a 10-year-old - of any gender - would (because even if they're really into football, I think at that age most would just watch the games, not the pre-game shows -- hell, I don't watch the pre-game shows at five times that age).

This commercial with Matt Leinart and other college superstar draft busts was hilarious, though:

 

Edited December 8 by Bastet

[andromeda331]

Will Ferrell commercials. All of them.

[Prevailing Wind]

9 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

Will Ferrell commercials. All of them.

Will Ferrell anything.

[Baltimore Betty]

Red Lobster, the singer on that commercial grates. It sort of sounds like Gary Coleman screeching out some lyrics about seafood.

[Gharlane]

16 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

Will Ferrell commercials. All of them.

What the fuck happened to him? He looks like a middle-aged woman now and is even less funny than in the past, something I didn't think possible.

[proserpina65]

On 12/7/2024 at 9:34 PM, DrSpaceman73 said:

I have a similar complaint about the discover matt Leinart commercial. 

Who?

[DrSpaceman73]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

Who?

Exactly. 

[Red Bridey]

I don't know who Matt Leinart is. Don't think I've seen that commercial either. 🤷🏼 If I did, would it tell me who he is?

Edited December 10 by Red Bridey

[fairffaxx]

Or you could Google & save yourself from the commercial.

[Gharlane]

I'm sick of being scolded for wishing people "Happy Honda Days" because I might offend families that celebrate Toyotathon. What do they expect me to say? Am I required to just wish everyone a "Happy Generic Winter Car Sale"?

[DrSpaceman73]

On 12/10/2024 at 12:26 PM, Red Bridey said:

I don't know who Matt Leinart is. Don't think I've seen that commercial either. 🤷🏼 If I did, would it tell me who he is?

The girl says 'dad it's matt leinart' so it shows who he is

 

He's a former college and nfl quarterback from usc.  His nfl career was short lived.  I think he's a football commentator now.  

It would at least make a lot more sense if the dad pointed out it's matt leinart rather than the daughter. 

[Tom Holmberg]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I'm sick of being scolded for wishing people "Happy Honda Days" because I might offend families that celebrate Toyotathon. What do they expect me to say? Am I required to just wish everyone a "Happy Generic Winter Car Sale"?

"Merry Canyonero!"

[DrSpaceman73]

6 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I'm sick of being scolded for wishing people "Happy Honda Days" because I might offend families that celebrate Toyotathon. What do they expect me to say? Am I required to just wish everyone a "Happy Generic Winter Car Sale"?

I only recognize chryslermania

[Wildcard]

I promise I'm not a totally horrible person, but I can't deal with the Christmas Shriner's commercials. I'm sure they do good work, but I think I'd rather listen to a 1-800-Kars-4-Kids in an hour loop.

[Rabithed]

I don’t get that Etsy commercial with Waldo. Why is the guy dressed as Waldo if he’s tired of people asking him where he is? Not how he is. 😒

So stupid. Why are you dressed like that?  Ugh, I hate it. 

[jcbrown]

I don't know which osteoporosis drug this commercial is for but the one ostensibly narrated by a dog for a drug that "builds new bone!" is beyond creepy. The dog is all excited about his person being able to be more active, but then there is a squeaky toy sound and the dog gets ecstatic about the creation of bone. Dog--it's not for you!

[KWalkerInc]

Today I saw a Taco Bell commercial where people were eating the Cantina Chicken Burrito at Christmas dinner because they thought the chicken that "Gam-Gam" made was "flavorless" (which they tell her).  When another family member points out that it could be their last Christmas with her, they are totally dismissive and other people start eating the burritos too.  The grandma looks devastated.  If they hate the food that much they could make an excuse to not show up (at least for dinner), or eat light and sneak out to Taco Bell or something later.  At least that wouldn't be so openly rude.  I wonder if these people sleep on a mattress from Mattress Firm, as it seems like the same people could have written the commercials for the two companies!

[DrSpaceman73]

19 hours ago, Wildcard said:

I promise I'm not a totally horrible person, but I can't deal with the Christmas Shriner's commercials. I'm sure they do good work, but I think I'd rather listen to a 1-800-Kars-4-Kids in an hour loop.

Me too.  I hate them.  

Cozytv every night.  It's :

Ozempic 

Walk in tubs for old people

Shriners

Dying dogs

All depressing and annoying. 

[chessiegal]

7 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

Walk in tubs for old people

Hey, I resemble that! 🤣

[kathyk2]

21 hours ago, Wildcard said:

I promise I'm not a totally horrible person, but I can't deal with the Christmas Shriner's commercials. I'm sure they do good work, but I think I'd rather listen to a 1-800-Kars-4-Kids in an hour loop.

I hate the Shriner's ads because they treat disabled teens like children. Caleb must be a teenager by now.

[andromeda331]

On 12/11/2024 at 7:13 PM, Rabithed said:

I don’t get that Etsy commercial with Waldo. Why is the guy dressed as Waldo if he’s tired of people asking him where he is? Not how he is. 😒

So stupid. Why are you dressed like that?  Ugh, I hate it. 

It started in books and magazines which would have a picture of something going on like a fair, party, etc full of people and other stuff and you were suppose to find Waldo hidden somewhere in the picture and called Where's Waldo? He's always dressed in red and white but could be anywhere and the pictures were usually full of people, buildings, animals etc. It came out the end of the 80s. If you find an old Highlights Magazine it'll usually have one. It was big at the time for kids. Naked Gun 33 1/3 the final insult he was in the audience, 2012 Metlife commercial Super Bowl commercial.  Also the Big Bang Theory episode the Re-Entry Minimization during Battle of the Sexes game, a Family Guy episodes and the Simpsons. The Youtube channel OverlySimplified has him in a crowd in the Russian Revolution. 

For example

 

 

[mmecorday]

Quote

I promise I'm not a totally horrible person, but I can't deal with the Christmas Shriner's commercials.

What annoys me most is these commercials are old and they air every year. The children in them are not kids anymore. And that blanket you get for your $19 a month is NOT adorable!

[Bastet]

Ken Fisher's hand gestures in the commercials for his investment company drive me crazy, and just serve to make me angry that if the firm only serves people with at least half a mil to invest they could afford to hire an actor for their commercials.  Don't tell me you're a big-time investment guru via ads that look like they should air late at night on a public access channel in Bumfuck.

[peacheslatour]

The Warby Parker typing ad. Just stop!!

[SoMuchTV]

These are a tie between annoying and head scratching. The series of Cheetos (or is it Doritos?) ads where they talk about people using their dominant vs non dominant hands. I’ve seen multiple versions and I’m still not exactly sure what they’re going for. 

[marceline]

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense. (Seriously, show me one that makes sense.) This one is constantly playing on Pluto TV, although shorter versions. The first time I watched it I felt like I was watching teenage serial killers playing dress-up in home of their latest victims. I assume they were going for a Gatsby vibe but I see more of a Manson family thing.

 

Edited December 15 by marceline

[cinsays]

48 minutes ago, marceline said:

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense. (Seriously, show me one perfume that makes sense.) This one is constantly playing on Pluto TV, although shorter versions. The first time I watched it I felt like I was watching teenage serial killers playing dress-up in home of their latest victims. I assume they were going for a Gatsby vibe but I see more of a Manson family thing.

 

that's pretty creepy

[Deskisamess]

DayQuil commercial with sick folks, with red runny snotty noses in close up camera shots. Ugh, just terrible disgusting marketing.

6 hours ago, marceline said:

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense. (Seriously, show me one that makes sense.) This one is constantly playing on Pluto TV, although shorter versions. The first time I watched it I felt like I was watching teenage serial killers playing dress-up in home of their latest victims. I assume they were going for a Gatsby vibe but I see more of a Manson family thing.

 

That is horrifying.

[Bastet]

Advertising perfume is an interesting proposition; it's all about how it smells, and obviously we don't have Smell-o-Vision on our TVs.  But, while advertisers can't let viewers taste a food product, either, it's easier to specifically describe what makes that product taste better than its competitors (more this, less that) and, most importantly, they get to show images. 

But you can't entice someone by describing a smell, and images of the product don't do anything because they all look alike (an unusually cool bottle is only going to get you so far), so perfume/cologne commercials are largely off in a world of their own.  Unfortunately, someone decided that world should be obnoxious.

[Deskisamess]

29 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Unfortunately, someone decided that world should be obnoxious.

Obnoxious and bizarre. If you removed the cologne bottles from the commercials, they would be meaningless. And trying to capitalize on the media focus on trans folks by casting Elliot Page in the one shown here.

Edited December 15 by Deskisamess
Clarity

[marceline]

3 hours ago, Deskisamess said:

Obnoxious and bizarre. If you removed the cologne bottles from the commercials, they would be meaningless. And trying to capitalize on the media focus on trans folks by casting Elliot Page in the one shown here.

Honestly, it took me a while to recognize him. My first thought was "Why is this guy fully dressed and doing garden maintenance?"

That's when I figured they were all serial killers and Page's character was rinsing the blood off the plants. 🤔 😀

Edited December 16 by marceline

[andromeda331]

The Robitussin commercial with the woman sliding down a hill trying to pour medicine and an guy on skis beside her advertizing taking the pills instead while skiing down the hill. Both are stupid no one would actually do either one. 

[Haleth]

23 hours ago, marceline said:

 

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense

 

I’ve always maintained that the Johnny Depp one was a parody. Someone’s punking us.

That's when I figured they were all serial killers and Page's character was rinsing the blood off the plants.

Well that makes sense with Julie Garner there. 

Edited December 16 by Haleth

[Tom Holmberg]

On 12/15/2024 at 7:59 AM, marceline said:

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense

Yes, beautiful people doing inexplicable things.

[Red Bridey]

On 12/13/2024 at 1:55 AM, andromeda331 said:

It started in books and magazines which would have a picture of something going on like a fair, party, etc full of people and other stuff and you were suppose to find Waldo hidden somewhere in the picture and called Where's Waldo? He's always dressed in red and white but could be anywhere and the pictures were usually full of people, buildings, animals etc. It came out the end of the 80s. If you find an old Highlights Magazine it'll usually have one. It was big at the time for kids. Naked Gun 33 1/3 the final insult he was in the audience, 2012 Metlife commercial Super Bowl commercial.  Also the Big Bang Theory episode the Re-Entry Minimization during Battle of the Sexes game, a Family Guy episodes and the Simpsons. The Youtube channel OverlySimplified has him in a crowd in the Russian Revolution. 

For example

 

 

I know about Where's Waldo, but I don't understand this particular commercial. The guy dresses specifically as "Waldo". For all we know, his real and true name is also Waldo. But when everybody who sees him is delighted to "find" him, he seems over it, annoyed, or maybe mildly exasperated, and the point of the commercial is that Etsy will provide things that delight who you really are. Well, if Waldo doesn't want to be found all the time, stop dressing like that, get different glasses and go be you, lost in a crowd like the rest of us. 

[proserpina65]

3 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Yes, beautiful people doing inexplicable things.

Allegedly beautiful people.

[SG429]

Anyone else seen that commercial for a Major Online Retailer, featuring a janitor turned singer that plays every damn break?

Just the opening notes of that once-iconic song now cause my ears to clench.

Full disclosure, I write this while tracking a delivery from said Online Retailer.

[Crashcourse]

I don't know when that commercial was made, but a singing school janitor won America's Got Talent this season.  I didn't think he was that good.

Edited December 16 by Crashcourse

[marceline]

2 hours ago, SG429 said:

Anyone else seen that commercial for a Major Online Retailer, featuring a janitor turned singer that plays every damn break?

Just the opening notes of that once-iconic song now cause my ears to clench.

Full disclosure, I write this while tracking a delivery from said Online Retailer.

What the world needs now is....the mute button.

[Baltimore Betty]

Old Spice deodarant and soap products, seriously why don't they just buy more than one bottle!!! 

[Winston Wolfe]

On 12/7/2024 at 10:37 AM, DrSpaceman73 said:

On 12/6/2024 at 8:15 PM, chessiegal said:

I surmised from the ad he was giving her free coffee because of his comment about ruining his business or something to that effect, not the show. But knowing the show it makes sense.

Really then he's ruining his own business by giving away free coffee. Just charge her for it.  

Luke's Diner was always pretty busy. Just how much Coffee can Lorelei possibly be drinking every day????

[janie jones]

On 12/15/2024 at 5:59 AM, marceline said:

I've said for years that perfume commercials are just random nonsense. (Seriously, show me one that makes sense.) This one is constantly playing on Pluto TV, although shorter versions. The first time I watched it I felt like I was watching teenage serial killers playing dress-up in home of their latest victims. I assume they were going for a Gatsby vibe but I see more of a Manson family thing.

 

I'm not getting a murderer vibe here, but I don't feel comfortable that I walked in on their pre-threesome.

[Haleth]

12 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Old Spice deodarant and soap products, seriously why don't they just buy more than one bottle!!! 

And does the woman really want to smell like Old Spice?  

[Gharlane]

19 hours ago, Red Bridey said:

I know about Where's Waldo, but I don't understand this particular commercial. The guy dresses specifically as "Waldo". For all we know, his real and true name is also Waldo. But when everybody who sees him is delighted to "find" him, he seems over it, annoyed, or maybe mildly exasperated, and the point of the commercial is that Etsy will provide things that delight who you really are. Well, if Waldo doesn't want to be found all the time, stop dressing like that, get different glasses and go be you, lost in a crowd like the rest of us. 

I think they wanted to base the commercial on Where's Waldo without actually being one.

16 hours ago, SG429 said:

Anyone else seen that commercial for a Major Online Retailer, featuring a janitor turned singer that plays every damn break?

Just the opening notes of that once-iconic song now cause my ears to clench.

Full disclosure, I write this while tracking a delivery from said Online Retailer.

I only saw the singing janitor once, which was plenty for me. 

[proserpina65]

6 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I only saw the singing janitor once, which was plenty for me. 

I didn't mind the commercial at first.  It's kind of a sweet idea.  But I've seen it during almost every break in the last few days and now I just want it to go away.

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

I didn't mind the commercial at first.  It's kind of a sweet idea.  But I've seen it during almost every break in the last few days and now I just want it to go away.

The one I never want to see or hear again is the Ulta Did we just become best friends that plays at every single break.

On 12/16/2024 at 6:28 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

Yes, beautiful people doing inexplicable things.

[xls]

The dam drug commercials every 2min!!!!

Especially the Miebo :OH yeah" shit-so annoying!

I like the John Travolta as Santa Clause, but WTH did they cut Donna Pescow scene out? pisses me off man, like 

[peacheslatour]

The A Place For Mom lady. "I always do what's best." Smug bitch. Who died and made her the arbiter of what's best?

Edited Thursday at 07:35 PM by peacheslatour

[Gharlane]

On 12/7/2024 at 11:22 PM, Bastet said:

This commercial with Matt Leinart and other college superstar draft busts was hilarious, though:

I've been seeing him on a PSA about parenting often lately.

On 12/15/2024 at 4:14 PM, Deskisamess said:

Obnoxious and bizarre. If you removed the cologne bottles from the commercials, they would be meaningless. And trying to capitalize on the media focus on trans folks by casting Elliot Page in the one shown here.

Apparently, Amazon did not get the memo on the Bud Light fiasco because they have an obnoxious commercial for moisturizing cream airing.

[Jst2Wld]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:06 PM, Gharlane said:

What the fuck happened to him? He looks like a middle-aged woman now and is even less funny than in the past, something I didn't think possible.

Yeah, he's heading real close to Mrs. Doubt Fire territory