Worst commercial you've ever seen?

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Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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One Word: Mentos

I go to my grave not knowing what they taste like due to their commercials

Other notables:

Whoever ran the "ring around the collar" ads

Any collect call service - Carrot Top in particular

Software training CDRoms - "Buy my product"
 

iamme

Lifer
Jul 21, 2001
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That one VW commercial that showed the normal guy in an office building. it was just random clips of random objects set to music. I thought it was stupid.
 

loup garou

Lifer
Feb 17, 2000
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Originally posted by: iamme
That one VW commercial that showed the normal guy in an office building. it was just random clips of random objects set to music. I thought it was stupid.
Funny, that's one of the few commercials (non-funny commercials, that is) that I like.
 

UncleWai

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Oct 23, 2001
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All the Amstel beer commercials where the woman does a blood-curling scream.
WTF were they thinking putting up a commercial like that?

However Carrot Top's ATT commercial tops the honor of the worst commercial.
Putting him near hot chicks just aggravates my anger even more.
 

Rastus

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Oct 10, 1999
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Any 4WD pickup truck commercial that shows a new truck in real tough terrain. It'll be catching air like the General Lee and they would be talking it up. Treat a truck like that and try to get them to cover the damage on warrenty and see what happens.
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: tallest1
"A back-to-school ad for JC Penney featured a curly-haired little girl admiring her outfit - low-rise jeans and crop top - in a mirror. Her mother comes in, exclaiming that she can't go to school looking like that. She rushes over to her daughter - and yanks the girl's jeans down another inch or so. "There, that's better," she proclaims. Penney has since pulled the ad."

OH my. i never seen that glad i didnt i would have writtne a nasty letter to jcpenney.

but it cant be as bad as you claim heh
 

thatsright

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May 1, 2001
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ANY NBC Show Promo. God they are sooo insipid. I despise them like you can't believe, and even more so is the announcer who does them. He sound's like Barry White, the 'white guy' version. They sound like if you miss what their promo'ing, your a worthless person and you will miss a life altering moment to share with your family, etc.......etc.....
 

HiTek21

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Jul 4, 2002
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Just saw another very bad commercial..

American Liberty Bail Bonds. with that awful captain america wanna be "Bail Guy"
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Most commercials are stupid. That I can think of right now:

All GAP commercials
All Old Navy commercials
Those Carrot Top ATT commercials

In radio the percentage of commercials that suck is even higher.
 

eakers

Lifer
Aug 14, 2000
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There is this HORRIBLE commercial playing in western Canada:

Kid steals chocolate bar, gets busted, brought home by cops. Dad is grilling him, asking him why he stole a chocolate bar, and says "You certainly didn't learn it from me!"

Kid replies, "But Dad, you steal satellite signals."

Then gay message comes on saying theft is theft.

Strangely enough it put on by the Cable company

Not that I think stealing is ok or anything, but it's so lame and preachy that I want to kick holes in the TV every time I see it.

OMG
i was reading through being all "i can't think of a bad commercial" but those ones are THE WORST.

the illegal satellite commercials on teh radio are just as bad.