Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

Prevailing Wind · October 10, 2015

Normally I would agree with the idea that people should not "go there", but IMO its over-reacting just a bit to virtually clap your hands over your daughter's eyes and ears. Unless you're afraid that she'll start associating Darth Vader with gay parents, that is.

Maybe her daughter doesn't yet know Vader is Anakin Skywalker - the commercial's a spoiler for her.

meep.meep · October 10, 2015

It's been like 30 years. How long is long enough?

Watcher0363 · October 10, 2015

It's been like 30 years. How long is long enough?

This is Previously TV. People do not like spoilers. Perry Mason spoilers are still verboten.

Maverick · October 11, 2015

This is Previously TV. People do not like spoilers. Perry Mason spoilers are still verboten.

Spoiler alert: Perry's client is innocent (its not really a spoiler if I don't tell you which client).

Muffyn · October 11, 2015

Is it the Catheter Cowboy? He's had a a lot of pain and he doesn't want anymore!

I apparently watch a lot of shows with a catheter-needing demographic.

I have a love hate relationship with the catheter cowboy. I would be much more surprised if he told us about his catheterization pain then explained that he wanted more of it.

I too seem to be watching shows for this demographic. One night I hit the trifecta - catheter cowboy, tena pads and the penis pump. "If you have a brain in your head . . . . " "Why take the best thing in life out of life?" I have a moderate to severe case of love for that ad.

TattleTeeny · October 11, 2015

Oh my god, I forgot all about "why take the best thing in life out of life...and then you can have a life...life, life, life!" It always reminds me of an episode of FRasier when overtired Niles says, "I was up all night drinking coffee all night last night."

RCharter · October 11, 2015

I have a love hate relationship with the catheter cowboy. I would be much more surprised if he told us about his catheterization pain then explained that he wanted more of it.

I too seem to be watching shows for this demographic. One night I hit the trifecta - catheter cowboy, tena pads and the penis pump. "If you have a brain in your head . . . . " "Why take the best thing in life out of life?" I have a moderate to severe case of love for that ad.

I hope its this one -- this has got to be as close to "mature" porn that can be allowed on TV. 95% guaranteed to perform within 4 minutes! Those are viagra stats baby!

Edited October 11, 2015 by RCharter

backformore · October 11, 2015

I may get some flak for this, but they have rights and I have mine.

My jaw dropped this AM when I caught this new Campbells soup commercial.

Just........WRONG to go there on a commercial.((((( (covering my daughters eyes and ears))))) (((SIGH))) I am sure there will be more like this to follow unfortunately....

https://youtu.be/7rZOMY2sOnE

I am confused as to what offended you. What reaction do you imagine your daughter having to the commercial? I think it's sweet.

RCharter · October 11, 2015

I am confused as to what offended you. What reaction do you imagine your daughter having to the commercial? I think it's sweet.

I think the commercial is very sweet, and of course I know what offended the OP. I think the OP is genuinely a nice person there are just still places, people, communities that are catching up. I guess these things take time, but I hope acceptance starts coming a little quicker.

I have a cousin that I'm 99.9% certain has been in the closet for years. He is the nicest guy you'd ever meet, genuine, solid, dependable, responsible (he took care of his three younger siblings when his father decided to leave the family) and it hurts my heart that he has to deny himself the joy of having a relationship and being himself in front of family because he knows how judgmental people can be.

This commercial strikes me because he would make an amazing father, certainly a much better father than a lot of the straight men I know.

The funny part is that this Campbell's commercial is not the first commercial featuring a gay/lesbian couple. I feel like they have been around for years now. The Honey Maid commercial was the first that got all that press.

millennium · October 11, 2015

This makes me want to punch the television.

GaT · October 11, 2015

I hate this commercial, what idiot decided that this is the perfect product for a cartoon? And does anyone have any idea what the company is?

RCharter · October 11, 2015

I hate this commercial, what idiot decided that this is the perfect product for a cartoon? And does anyone have any idea what the company is?

This is so bad its almost scary. Like creepy scary.

smittykins · October 11, 2015

I too seem to be watching shows for this demographic. One night I hit the trifecta - catheter cowboy, tena pads and the penis pump. "If you have a brain in your head . . . . " "Why take the best thing in life out of life?" I have a moderate to severe case of love for that ad.

I always want to ask, "Which head are we talking about?" Edited October 11, 2015 by smittykins

Prevailing Wind · October 11, 2015

And does anyone have any idea what the company is?

No. They apparently don't want us to know. Just call the damn number and get your knee brace.

... I called the number & got some guy named Evan saying, "Thank you for calling the Health Hotline." I hung up before I had to talk to him. He sounded live...and in the USA.

Edited October 11, 2015 by Prevailing Wind

peacheslatour · October 11, 2015

Ugh, the reverse mortgage commercials with Fred Thompson. The condescending way he flips that coin at "Jesse" makes me want to spit nails!

GaT · October 11, 2015

No. They apparently don't want us to know. Just call the damn number and get your knee brace.

... I called the number & got some guy named Evan saying, "Thank you for calling the Health Hotline." I hung up before I had to talk to him. He sounded live...and in the USA.

Here's hoping you don't end up with thousands of dollars worth of charges on your phone bill. Just the fact that they never mention the company name once during the commercial should have people running away from this product.

pandora spocks · October 11, 2015

Fan Duel combines two things that I hate: sports and gambling. That's not the main reason that I loathe these commercials however. The commercials play into people's need for a get rich quick scheme. Why, all you need to do is play and pick up your money later. Easy peasy. "We're huge - $75 million+ paid out to winners a week this season." With that kind of money being paid out, we know Fan Duel is making a killing. The majority of Fan Duelers lose more money than they ever win. I don't gamble so my view of this is probably skewed.

I saw Kenny Rogers in a Geico ad and all I can say is WTF? His cosmetic surgery has left him looking like a marionette, a grotesque one at that. But the top prize for f'ed up surgery has to go to Rich Little. Yikes!

Edited October 11, 2015 by pandora spocks

xaxat · October 11, 2015

I apparently watch a lot of shows with a catheter-needing demographic.

Sounds like a specialty fetish.

The fact that the ad touts their self lubricating model makes it seem even more so.

KLovestoShop · October 11, 2015

I'm watching football and I'm getting sick of seeing the same freaking commercials with Mathew McConnehay. First of all, the commercials make no sense and second, they focus more on the people and not the car.

Are companies avoiding the NFL? It's the same commercials over and over. If it's not Lincoln it's the fantasy football sites.

Bastet · October 11, 2015

Are companies avoiding the NFL? It's the same commercials over and over. If it's not Lincoln it's the fantasy football sites.

The NFL has fair number of "official sponsor" companies, and thus likely agreements not to take advertisements from direct competitors to those sponsor companies.

But, really - demographics. NFL games draw huge ratings (even the mediocre Thursday night games), so advertising minutes are expensive. Many companies will look at the data and conclude there isn't enough overlap between their customer demographic and that of "regular" NFL viewers (with Super Bowl viewers being a totally different animal) to justify the cost.

I'm a huge football fan, but it's clear from commercials during games that I am not the type of person the NFL and its advertisers think of when they picture who is watching.

Edited October 11, 2015 by Bastet

CarpeDiem54 · October 11, 2015

I'm watching football and I'm getting sick of seeing the same freaking commercials with Mathew McConnehay. First of all, the commercials make no sense and second, they focus more on the people and not the car.

Are companies avoiding the NFL? It's the same commercials over and over. If it's not Lincoln it's the fantasy football sites.

I've seen some Subway, AT&T and car insurance commercials today. I guess they don't get heavily into pizza and beer until the afternoon games.

merylinkid · October 11, 2015

Thankfully, all that advertising by the Daily Fantasy sites has caused Congress to go "Hey these guys must be making bank, let's look into why." That exception the NFL carved out to not have DFS called gambling may be going bye-bye. The NFL while still popular has lost too much in federal court lately for Congress to automatically listen to them. Although all those "winnnings" are taxable income.

P.S. you would not believe the effect DFS has had on my law practice. I do family law, not IP or criminal.

Moose135 · October 11, 2015

There's some new Chevy commercial I've seen a bunch this weekend that pisses me off. They bring in a group of "Real People, Not Actors" into a room, and the guy tells them it's a market research thing, and takes all of their cell phones so they can take pictures or record anything being discussed. He then proceeds to drop them in a running wood chipper, spraying cell phone bits across the room. I don't get what destroying someone's property has to do with selling crappy Chevys, I've long since muted or switched channels, and I don't know if it's a trick and they don't really destroy the phones, but if I were one of those "real people" in the commercial, they wouldn't be able to air my segment - I don't think they would want to show a clip of me shouting "You frigging moron..." while I repeatedly smashed a chair on the guy's head...

Rick Kitchen · October 11, 2015

He gives the phones back, they aren't really destroyed.

Calamity Jane · October 12, 2015

Moderate or severe death?

I believe it's moderate to severe.

riley702 · October 12, 2015

P.S. you would not believe the effect DFS has had on my law practice. I do family law, not IP or criminal.

Divorces due to gambling?

StaceyNotStacie · October 12, 2015

I really can't stand the Dominos pizza ads where you can text, tweet, pizza emoji, etc. your pizza order. I'm sure she's a very lovely girl, but the girl from Modern Family just seems so smug when she finishes talking about her pizza emoji.

bigskygirl · October 12, 2015

Lucky us! There is a new Sonic commercial where the two idiots are speaking German (no offense to anyone who is German or part German.) I also am getting stabby every time I see the stupid Charter Spectrum commercials. Seriously, I want to send the people behind the stupidity of the commercial to outer space and/or force them to watch the commercials over and over again.

meep.meep · October 12, 2015

This is Previously TV. People do not like spoilers. Perry Mason spoilers are still verboten.

If that's the case, I hope the OP doesn't let her daughter watch Modern Family - they have a Luke father joke every other show.

There has to be some limit on this. Jesus dies and then comes back! Worst kept spoiler ever.

Cobalt Stargazer · October 12, 2015

If that's the case, I hope the OP doesn't let her daughter watch Modern Family - they have a Luke father joke every other show.

There has to be some limit on this. Jesus dies and then comes back! Worst kept spoiler ever.

This happened to me recently. I showed someone an article about a possible reboot of Xena, and it contained info about the series finale. For a while after that, I used "Kyle Reese is John Connor's father, Rosebud is a sled, and the Titanic sinks' because of how they reacted.

pandora spocks · October 12, 2015

Since when has ordering a pizza become such an ordeal? Enough with the emoji girl and the dumb shit with both fists through computers! There are such outlandish methods of obtaining a pizza such as calling an order in or even--horrors!--ordering at the store and waiting for it to be cooked. But that would be logical.

3pwood · October 12, 2015

This happened to me recently. I showed someone an article about a possible reboot of Xena, and it contained info about the series finale. For a while after that, I used "Kyle Reese is John Connor's father, Rosebud is a sled, and the Titanic sinks' because of how they reacted.

Not only does PTV have a "no spoilers!" rule about Perry Mason reruns, but also about the TCM: Greatest Movie Channel topic, where silents are shown regularly & most of the schedule consists of movies from the '30s & '40s. Don't spill which side wins the war in Gone With The Wind!

RCharter · October 12, 2015

If that's the case, I hope the OP doesn't let her daughter watch Modern Family - they have a Luke father joke every other show.

There has to be some limit on this. Jesus dies and then comes back! Worst kept spoiler ever.

Well...that just ruined the bible for me. Next you'll be telling me who begat Elijah, who begat Joseph, who begat John, I'm about 5 begat's away from figuring it all out.

just kidding!

Edited October 12, 2015 by RCharter

Jamoche · October 12, 2015

Coincidentally, I recently saw a cute commercial of kids reacting to the original Star Wars series - including one kid saying "he's not *really* Luke's father, right?"

janie jones · October 12, 2015

The Campbell's commercial with the gay couple feeding their son Star Wars soup...am I the only one bothered by the fact that that kid is way too old to be being fed? He's got to be at least 3.

Prevailing Wind · October 12, 2015

Yeah, I thought that, too. Why can't a big kid like that feed himself? Unless, of course, he has no arms because each of the Darth Vaders cut one off.

butterbody · October 12, 2015

I hate hate hate the Vagisil commercial where the two room mates are discussing how bad their day was to determine which of them was more deserving of getting to masturbate in the shower first. "I got a haircut"..

Did she black out while they were shaving and braiding?

Watcher0363 · October 12, 2015

I hate hate hate the Vagisil commercial where the two room mates are discussing how bad their day was to determine which of them was more deserving of getting to masturbate in the shower first. "I got a haircut"..

Did she black out while they were shaving and braiding?

I am not being funny here. Is that really what that commercial is about? If so thanks for clueing me in on an inside joke.

Edited October 12, 2015 by Watcher0363

butterbody · October 12, 2015

I am not being funny here. Is that really what that commercial is about? If so thanks for clueing me in on an inside joke.

Honestly your guess is as good as mine. Either that, or "my day was so bad I simply must clean my vagina, stat."

mmecorday · October 12, 2015

I saw Kenny Rogers in a Geico ad and all I can say is WTF? His cosmetic surgery has left him looking like a marionette, a grotesque one at that. But the top prize for f'ed up surgery has to go to Rich Little. Yikes!

Is Rich Little trying to look like every celebrity he ever impersonated? Yikes is right!

janie jones · October 12, 2015

I hate hate hate the Vagisil commercial where the two room mates are discussing how bad their day was to determine which of them was more deserving of getting to masturbate in the shower first. "I got a haircut"..

Did she black out while they were shaving and braiding?

What? Can you post a video?

meep.meep · October 12, 2015

Well...that just ruined the bible for me. Next you'll be telling me who begat Elijah, who begat Joseph, who begat John, I'm about 5 begat's away from figuring it all out.

just kidding!

Sorry. But I really only spoiled the beginning of the New Testament! My lips are sealed about what happens to Saul on the road. And there's lots more plot in the Old Testament anyway.

janie jones · October 13, 2015

This commercial is stupid. Why would you get a free ottoman just because you have good credit?

Brattinella · October 13, 2015

Just STOP IT with the verbal text-speak on the latest McD commercial! Gah!

Does this make ANYONE want to eat mcdonalds?

CarpeDiem54 · October 13, 2015

Just STOP IT with the verbal text-speak on the latest McD commercial! Gah!

Does this make ANYONE want to eat mcdonalds?

No! In fact, I'll probably never eat at one again (haven't been to one in years) because of that ad. I'd rather have Burger King's Green Poop Whopper.

Cobalt Stargazer · October 13, 2015

Y'know, Sarah Hyland is a really cute girl, but hearing her say the word 'emoji' over and over again does not make me want to order pizza from Domino's. It makes me want to stab my television.

mmecorday · October 13, 2015

Y'know, Sarah Hyland is a really cute girl, but hearing her say the word 'emoji' over and over again does not make me want to order pizza from Domino's. It makes me want to stab my television.

I know it's a commercial and time is limited, but I'd like to know how sending Domino's a pizza emoji automatically translates as Sarah's favorite pizza. Is Domino's expected to know what her usual order is?

Bastet · October 13, 2015

Basically. The emoji (or other "one touch" means of ordering; I forget what Domino's calls it) only works if one has already created an account with Domino's and registered a favorite order -- it's that order, method of payment, delivery address, etc. that gets put into motion. If Hyland wanted to change it up, she'd have to do more work than texting an emoji.

(Yes, sadly, I looked all this up based on the commercial even though I do not order Domino's. It was just that annoying.)

TattleTeeny · October 13, 2015

The fact that the ad touts their self lubricating model makes it seem even more so.

UGH! And do they mean pre-lubricated? "Self-lubricating" implies that it starts off not lubricated...and then just is. What the hell is going on here?!

RCharter · October 13, 2015

Honestly your guess is as good as mine. Either that, or "my day was so bad I simply must clean my vagina, stat."

This is why I live alone.

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