Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[andromeda331]

The Consumer Cellular commercials with the boss or who ever is terrible. The guy is just so annoying I have to mute it every time he comes on.

[chessiegal]

The Consumer Cellular ads don't bother me at all. The spokesperson seems pleasant to me. Mileage truly does vary.

[proserpina65]

19 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

It's Tony Hale from Veep and Buster Bluth in Arrested Development.  If Buster Bluth was heckling me about the state of my phone or home internet, I would be making quips about his metals from Army and the Mother-Boy pageant maybe even bring up Lucille 2.

Never watched those shows so I have no idea who that is.  But he's really annoying in those commercials.

I don't if they annoy me so much as squick me out, but any of those commercials for wet AMD treatments which involve eye injections.  I liked the Dancing in the Moonlight one until I saw the small print about the injections.  I mean, I guess if it'll save your vision, but still, needles in eyes!

[Glitches]

9 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

The Consumer Cellular commercials with the boss or who ever is terrible. The guy is just so annoying I have to mute it every time he comes on.

I find myself muting almost every commercial break. I wish there was an Automatic Mute setting for advertising. 

[Gharlane]

In the newest of nether region deodorant commercials, I keep seeing this one with two young women in an elevator giving each other various "smell tests" but thank gawd they hesitate at sniffing each other's crotches! 😲

21 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

It's Tony Hale from Veep and Buster Bluth in Arrested Development.  If Buster Bluth was heckling me about the state of my phone or home internet, I would be making quips about his metals from Army and the Mother-Boy pageant maybe even bring up Lucille 2.

Hokey smokes! I didn't realize that's who that was! No wonder he looked familiar!

Edited May 14 by Gharlane

[TVMovieBuff]

The Botox ads are plain stupid. Getting Botox because you want to look younger on a webcam feed? 
Webcams are notoriously unflattering! the best looking-person is going to look like a toad in an online feed. They praise how "subtle" the results are, and a webcast is not going to pick up anything subtle. They outright lie. 

It's only as subtle as you allow it to be. I have seen so many women with Botox and too many of them shoot for the moon with it. I mean faces that are unnaturally smooth & firm and it gets this greasy look that is not attractive. 

No, Botox I'm not believing it. And not getting it either. 

 

Edited May 15 by TVMovieBuff

[Crashcourse]

3 hours ago, TVMovieBuff said:

Webcams are notoriously unflattering! the best looking-person is going to look like a toad in an online feed.

For real.  I haven't seen anyone who looked good on a webcam.

[Jynnan tonnix]

On 8/30/2023 at 6:31 AM, millennium said:

Maybe you meant boor?   Although I much prefer the imagery of her shoving people out of the way like a boar

LOL...I know this is a really old post, but I'm just scrolling through this thread since I got caught up on the only other show I follow these days. 

I was going nuts for a while right after I read the OP, because I knew boar did not exactly seem right, and bore was definitely not right, but for some reason, it took me a good few minutes to come up with the spelling that made sense in context. 

[Ohiopirate02]

4 hours ago, TVMovieBuff said:

The Botox ads are plain stupid. Getting Botox because you want to look younger on a webcam feed? 
Webcams are notoriously unflattering! the best looking-person is going to look like a toad in an online feed. They praise how "subtle" the results are, and a webcast is not going to pick up anything subtle. They outright lie. 

It's only as subtle as you allow it to be. I have seen so many women with Botox and too many of them shoot for the moon with it. I mean faces that are unnaturally smooth & firm and it gets this greasy look that is not attractive. 

No, Botox I'm not believing it. And not getting it either. 

 

Between the advertisements for Botox, other fillers, and all the whole body deodorants, I feel like the pendulum has shifted back to companies and Madison Ave. wanting women to hate our bodies again.  It's disheartening especially in a time where so many images and videos are filtered to hell and back so we don't know what a person is supposed to look like anymore. 

[KLovestoShop]

The woman with the obnoxious voice and the Dutch Boy haircut for Target gets on my last nerve. That voice?  
 

Does it seem like every commercial is produced by the exact same Ad Agency?  Why do so many commercials have groups of bozos who dance around like they have fire ants up their butts?  It doesn’t seem to matter what they’re trying to sell, they just bop around like crazed lunatics.  

[Haleth]

17 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I feel like the pendulum has shifted back to companies and Madison Ave. wanting women to hate our bodies again. 

Again?  Did they ever stop?

5 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

The woman with the obnoxious voice and the Dutch Boy haircut for Target gets on my last nerve. That voice?  

I believe she was a SNL character. 

[TVMovieBuff]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

Again?  Did they ever stop?

I believe she was a SNL character. 

The legand Kristen Wiig!! I love her she can do no wrong. I worked at Target for a Christmas season and I was a little like her. I talked to the customers, the ones I felt would welcome it. I didn't make any comments on embarrassing purchases though, like adult diapers. Just innocent things. 

[proserpina65]

1 hour ago, TVMovieBuff said:

The legand Kristen Wiig!! I love her she can do no wrong. I worked at Target for a Christmas season and I was a little like her. I talked to the customers, the ones I felt would welcome it. I didn't make any comments on embarrassing purchases though, like adult diapers. Just innocent things. 

Oh, she can do wrong.  This commercial is the proof.  I cannot stand it.  I honestly want to punch her every time I see it.

[Tom Holmberg]

10 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

The woman with the obnoxious voice and the Dutch Boy haircut for Target gets on my last nerve. That voice?  
 

Does it seem like every commercial is produced by the exact same Ad Agency?  Why do so many commercials have groups of bozos who dance around like they have fire ants up their butts?  It doesn’t seem to matter what they’re trying to sell, they just bop around like crazed lunatics.  

Also all the ads with the voice-over guy who pronounces .com as .calm.

[Prevailing Wind]

17 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Also all the ads with the voice-over guy who pronounces .com as .calm.

At least they stopped saying, "double you double you double you..." when mentioning a website. I always wondered why they didn't say "triple double you".

[dleighg]

All Balance of Nature ads are annoying, but there's a new one with this nice older lady who apparently told her son "if something happens to me, MAKE SURE you keep ordering my Balance of Nature! It's more important than anything else!"

Given that the lady will presumably be unable to order it for herself in this future condition, I have this image of her son shoveling the pills into his mom's comatose mouth.

[Ohiopirate02]

2 hours ago, dleighg said:

All Balance of Nature ads are annoying, but there's a new one with this nice older lady who apparently told her son "if something happens to me, MAKE SURE you keep ordering my Balance of Nature! It's more important than anything else!"

Given that the lady will presumably be unable to order it for herself in this future condition, I have this image of her son shoveling the pills into his mom's comatose mouth.

If I am incapacitated to the point that I cannot online order my vitamins, then I would take that as a sign I no longer need them.  

[millennium]

7 hours ago, dleighg said:

"if something happens to me, MAKE SURE you keep ordering my Balance of Nature!

I thought she might say, "If anything happens to me, Balance of Nature did it."

How is the Allegra headphone girl commercial still on the air?  Is she Mr. Allegra's daughter?   In the last moments of the commercial, the closer she gets to the camera, it seems like her eyes might cross.

 

[TattleTeeny]

On 5/16/2024 at 10:37 AM, proserpina65 said:

Oh, she can do wrong.  This commercial is the proof.  I cannot stand it.  I honestly want to punch her every time I see it.

I always assumed the character was intended to be annoying. 

[jcbrown]

Two that bug the crap out of me that I have not seen discussed here much recently:

The Blue dog food commercials with the incredibly judgy b*&ch trying to guilt another woman into spending more money on her dry dog food.

The skin care ones where the miniature doctor's torso pops out of the bathroom counter. One: kill that abomination where it stands. Just drop an encyclopedia on it or something. Two: maybe clean your counter more if torsos pop out of it and start talking. 
(Niche comment: I'm a D&D player so when that torso pops out I also think "roll initiative.")

[andromeda331]

PNC Bank commerical with the guy listing things that are boring. Does he know what the word means? People who slap things to rockets and hurling them into space are not boring. Their awesome. People starting their own business aren't boring. Nor people working hard to go on great vacations. 

[chessiegal]

9 hours ago, jcbrown said:

The Blue dog food commercials with the incredibly judgy b*&ch trying to guilt another woman into spending more money on her dry dog food.

I have never had a dog (cat person here). Is it really that much of a big deal for one dry food over another? The wet/fresh dog food I get, sort of. I've always depended on my vet to give me advice on food for my cats (indoor). 

[tres bien]

Finally. A Trojan condom commercial today. If I see one more Viagra or the like commercial I'm going to loose my mind 

[Bastet]

23 hours ago, tres bien said:

Finally. A Trojan condom commercial today.

I haven't seen it, but it's possible nothing will ever top this as my favorite commercial for condoms:

I wish it was a little shorter, because even in this context the kid's screaming is hard to take, but it cracks me up at the end.

[Crashcourse]

That kid is a really good little actor! 🤣

[tres bien]

😲 I just started seeing a commercial for Mighty Mend It. The spokesperson is Billy Mays. WTH

[Annber03]

My mom said the same thing yesterday. She was like, "Why are they still having him show up in commercials?" 

[andromeda331]

7 hours ago, Bastet said:

I haven't seen it, but it's possible nothing will ever top this as my favorite commercial for condoms:

I wish it was a little shorter, because even in this context the kid's screaming is hard to take, but it cracks me up at the end.

I love the ending. It's so funny and perfect. 

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

5 hours ago, Annber03 said:

My mom said the same thing yesterday. She was like, "Why are they still having him show up in commercials?" 

Because Jimmy Dean was already busy. 

[lh25]

On 5/17/2024 at 7:48 PM, jcbrown said:

The Blue dog food commercials with the incredibly judgy b*&ch trying to guilt another woman into spending more money on her dry dog food.

I always laugh at the line at the bottom of the screen, something like "both brands provide balanced and complete nutrition".  So why should I spend more?

The commercial I don't get right now is for Mattress Firm.  It shows people doing obnoxious things like putting their bare feet on the seat of the passenger in front of them on a plane.  The flight attendant asks them how they sleep at night, the reply is "I got my mattress at Mattress Firm so I sleep" then the song "all night long" starts playing.  So, if you buy your mattress at Mattress Firm, you either are or will become a terrible person?

[Tom Holmberg]

On 5/18/2024 at 3:50 PM, tres bien said:

Finally. A Trojan condom commercial today. If I see one more Viagra or the like commercial I'm going to loose my mind 

The Viagra ad where you are invited to order 50 pills always makes me think that guy is very ambitious.

On 5/19/2024 at 7:00 PM, tres bien said:

😲 I just started seeing a commercial for Mighty Mend It. The spokesperson is Billy Mays. WTH

Soon to be on AMC

The Night of the Living Spokesperson

The Selling Dead

 

 

Edited May 21 by Tom Holmberg

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, lh25 said:

I always laugh at the line at the bottom of the screen, something like "both brands provide balanced and complete nutrition".  So why should I spend more?

Now that's what I get for spending more time listening to the tv rather than watching. I miss sight gags and small print. That answers my question. So, it's not that big a deal.

[proserpina65]

On 5/17/2024 at 8:29 PM, TattleTeeny said:

I always assumed the character was intended to be annoying. 

Which makes sense on SNL but not in a commercial intended to promote your store.

On 5/17/2024 at 10:48 PM, jcbrown said:

The Blue dog food commercials with the incredibly judgy b*&ch trying to guilt another woman into spending more money on her dry dog food.

I hate those.  They imply that their pet food is healthier than that sold by companies like Purina but it isn't.

On 5/18/2024 at 8:01 AM, chessiegal said:

I have never had a dog (cat person here). Is it really that much of a big deal for one dry food over another? The wet/fresh dog food I get, sort of. I've always depended on my vet to give me advice on food for my cats (indoor). 

No, as long as it's made by a reputable company, it's fine.  Same actually goes for the wet food.

On 5/20/2024 at 9:38 AM, lh25 said:

I always laugh at the line at the bottom of the screen, something like "both brands provide balanced and complete nutrition".  So why should I spend more?

You should spend more so that they make more money.  That's the only reason.

[fairffaxx]

Because your dog is WORTH it, that's why!  Except that dogs lack ego, so....

[TattleTeeny]

34 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

Which makes sense on SNL but not in a commercial intended to promote your store

I’m not arguing in the commercial’s or the character’s favor, just making an observation that it’s annoying because it’s supposed to be. That said, though, it’s not likely annoying to everyone.

[QQQQ]

The angry, singing, headphone-wearing Allegra chick can barely be heard now - seriously, she went from a 10 to a 2 volume-wise. I'm guessing the powers-that-be received a lot of negative feedback on that particular ad.

[andromeda331]

10 hours ago, fairffaxx said:

Because your dog is WORTH it, that's why!  Except that dogs lack ego, so....

You clearly never met my dog.

[proserpina65]

17 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

I’m not arguing in the commercial’s or the character’s favor, just making an observation that it’s annoying because it’s supposed to be. That said, though, it’s not likely annoying to everyone.

And my point was that using a character who is supposed to be annoying in a commercial is not a good way to sell a product because the character is going to turn off a significant number of consumers.  But since this thread is for commercials we find annoying, I'll say it again: that commercial is annoying as hell, and not in a funny way, and it actively makes me glad that Target isn't my only shopping option.

And ftr, I've almost never found Kristen Wiig funny, so this commercial is no exception.

[fairffaxx]

6 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

You clearly never met my dog.

True -- still, compared to cats (which are my specialty), dogs are all positively humble & self-effacing.

[TattleTeeny]

Never mind, there's no point.

Edited May 22 by TattleTeeny

[Seelouis]

20 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

Which makes sense on SNL but not in a commercial intended to promote your store.

I hate those.  They imply that their pet food is healthier than that sold by companies like Purina but it isn't.

No, as long as it's made by a reputable company, it's fine.  Same actually goes for the wet food.

You should spend more so that they make more money.  That's the only reason.

What I find most ridiculous about this commercial is that the list of ingredients they rattle off for both options sound almost the same to me. I can never tell what’s supposed to be so bad about the cheaper option ingredients. 

[TattleTeeny]

I don’t know — I tend to want to give my pets better than fine. There’s a lot of questionable shit in mainstream pet foods, especially dry stuff. (Somewhat related, certain cat litters are bad for them. And maybe us too, I forget.)

Edited May 22 by TattleTeeny

[Tom Holmberg]

2 hours ago, Seelouis said:

what’s supposed to be so bad about the cheaper option ingredients. 

Meat by-products.  Most dogs i know will just about eat anything, they're not particular.

[TattleTeeny]

19 hours ago, QQQQ said:

The angry, singing, headphone-wearing Allegra chick can barely be heard now - seriously, she went from a 10 to a 2 volume-wise. I'm guessing the powers-that-be received a lot of negative feedback on that particular ad.

This ad is just so weird. 

[meep.meep]

5 hours ago, Seelouis said:

What I find most ridiculous about this commercial is that the list of ingredients they rattle off for both options sound almost the same to me. I can never tell what’s supposed to be so bad about the cheaper option ingredients. 

Many dogs are sensitive to corn which is a common ingredient in the "less expensive" brands.  I don't remember if that's featured in this commercial.  Finding a dry dog food that's completely without corn is difficult.

[chessiegal]

According to the Blue Life web site (this is for the food shown in the ad):

Quote

Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe

Formulated for the health and well-being of dogs, BLUE Life Protection Formula Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe is made with the finest natural ingredients enhanced with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Starting with delicious, high-quality deboned chicken, it features antioxidant-rich fruits and veggies and wholesome whole grains.

Looking at the ingredients on their web site, it doesn't contain any corn.

[proserpina65]

On 5/22/2024 at 2:00 PM, TattleTeeny said:

I don’t know — I tend to want to give my pets better than fine. There’s a lot of questionable shit in mainstream pet foods, especially dry stuff. (Somewhat related, certain cat litters are bad for them. And maybe us too, I forget.)

I feed my pets healthy food designed to meet their nutritional needs.  I don't waste money on things like Blue Buffalo no matter how much their commercials try to guilt me into thinking their food is better when it is not.  And that's why those commercials piss me off, because they play on guilt to make money.

21 hours ago, meep.meep said:

Many dogs are sensitive to corn which is a common ingredient in the "less expensive" brands.  I don't remember if that's featured in this commercial.  Finding a dry dog food that's completely without corn is difficult.

A particular animal's sensitivities are a perfectly good reason to see out specific foods but that's not what those commercials are about.

 

[TattleTeeny]

51 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I feed my pets healthy food designed to meet their nutritional needs.  I don't waste money on things like Blue Buffalo no matter how much their commercials try to guilt me into thinking their food is better when it is not.  And that's why those commercials piss me off, because they play on guilt to make money.

22 hours ago, meep.meep said:

OK? I don't feed my cats dry food or cheap wet food.* We may (or may not) agree (or disagree) on some mass-market pet foods' nutritional value. I can live with that. 

*I used to pre-internet and pre-grownup paycheck, so I don't judge. 
 

Edited May 23 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

2 minutes ago, TattleTeeny said:

OK? I don't feed my cats dry food or cheap wet food. We may (or may not) agree (or disagree) on some mass-market pet foods' nutritional value. I can live with that. 
 

I'm not talking about other people's choices when it comes to pet food.  People can buy whatever they want.

I'm talking about the commercials for stuff like Blue Buffalo, which imply their food is healthier even while they are required to run a disclaimer stating that the competitor's food also supplies a balanced nutritional diet.  It's the implication that somehow those of us who feed our pets other brands are bad pet owners which pisses me off.

[Tom Holmberg]

On 5/22/2024 at 1:27 PM, Tom Holmberg said:

Meat by-products.  Most dogs i know will just about eat anything, they're not particular.

People here are reporting that their dogs are chowing down on cicadas, proof of the above assertion.