What commercials grind your gears?

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  1. aaronfirebrand

    aaronfirebrand Well-Known Member


    This is only a partial list of celebrities who trade on their appeal to shift garbage for the greedheads:

    • Phil Rizzuto for The Money Store.
    • Alyssa Milano, Jenna Fischer, Jessica Simpson, and Puff Daddy P. Diddy Sean Combs have all done advertisements for the Proactive line of acne medication.
    • Revlon relies heavily on celebrity endorsements. Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon and Queen Latifah are among some of the big names who have shilled for the company.
    • Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre, who endorses Wrangler blue jeans.
    • The Monkees for Kellogg's cereals, during their TV show.
    • Bill Cosby for Jell-O, Eastman Kodak & Coca-Cola. Whether the Cos likes it or not, this is the aspect of his career that will probably live on longest in popular culture.
    • Cybill Shepherd was in a series ads for the U.S. Beef Industry Council, although she admitted she is a vegetarian.
      • James Garner also shilled for the Beef Council.
    • Jay Leno in the Doritos ads during the 80's. "Crunch all you want, we'll make more."
    • Verne Troyer for Cadberry's mini chocolates range.
    • Johnny Rotten is advertising Country Life butter.
    • "Macho Man" Randy Savage would like to tell you to SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM! OH YEAH! The Ultimate Warrior also endorsed Slim Jims, and Edge subsequently would in more recent years.
    • Fabio can't believe it's not butter!
    • Poor, poor Orson Welles... Mrs. Paul's Fishsticks.
    • John Cleese did some very funny commercials for Schwepps Ginger Ale.
    • Kenny Rogers endorsed Dole pineapples, until his contract was canceled after some extra-marital shenanigans came into the public eye.
    • Robert Loggia for Minute Maid orange-tangerine blend, the joke being that of all the celebrities you'd expect a kid to be blown away by, the craggy-voiced guy from Scarface has to be pretty low on the list, and yet: "WHOA, Robert Loggia!"
    • Numerous pop culture figures ranging from Angry Birds to Kermit the Frog have appeared in the ad campaign for Wonderful Pistachios, a California pistachio grower.
    • Mr. T is a fan of UK chocolate bar Snickers as seen in a number of rather...manly commercials, the first of which[​IMG] had him invade a football pitch in a TANK. All to chastise one player for screaming like a sissy after getting tackled, before throwing a Snickers bar at his head, threatening that if said player does it again, then he's gonna "meet (Mr. T)'s friend PAIN!"
      Mr. T: Snickers!! Get some NUTS!! MMMMM
    • Peyton Manning, and here's his following endorsements: DirecTV, MasterCard, Oreo, Gatorade, and Wheaties.
    • Shaquille O'Neal, who is more famous for his endorsements than his basketball career
    • Tommy LaSorda and Elizabeth Ashley for Slim-Fast.
    • Kirstie Alley for Jenny Craig.
    • Chuck Norris for the Total Gym.
    • Suzanne Somers and her Thighmaster
    • Soccer player Pele and Viagra, also known as "the Pele pill".
    • In one of the oddest, and perhaps most ironic, ads of all time, ousted Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Russian-language commercial for Pizza Hut, which later aired in the US.
    • Stephen Colbert, in character, talked Apple into sending him a free iPhone by promising to promote it on The Colbert Report.
    • Samuel L. Jackson, John Malkovich, and Zooey Deschanel have shilled for Siri. Zooey's spot has become memetic for certain reasons.
    • William Shatner for PriceLine.com.
     
  2. I find it hard to believe that their product, which resembles a small electric drill, is any safer.

    For me, it's all the insurance commercials, especially Geico, especially the ones with that bloody lizard. Does anyone really think they're funny or cute?

    But really, commercials don't grind my gears as long as my remote control is handy. That's what the mute button is for. If you don't use it, you have only yourself to blame..
     
  3. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

    Location:
    Tryon, NC, USA
    Try being married to someone living with the consequences. Of course, the commercials just rub salt into the wound, since NC has a 7 year statute of repose, too late for us. That product was inadequately tested before being allowed on the market.
     
  4. lugnut2099

    lugnut2099 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Missouri
    And don''t forget Katy Perry!
     
  5. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

    Location:
    Tryon, NC, USA
    All men in commercials and "family" centered sitcoms are Homor Simpson clones, married to long sufferring, inexplicably hot, infinitely more competent women.
     
  6. seed_drill

    seed_drill Senior Member

    Location:
    Tryon, NC, USA
    Sounds like a canned ad, where they slip in the paying lawfirm's name. Ads that imply results like that are actually banned by the NC bar. And believe me, other lawyers will report offending firms!
     
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  7. aaronfirebrand

    aaronfirebrand Well-Known Member

    Who?
    :)
     
  8. AJH

    AJH Senior Member

    Location:
    PA Northern Tier
    Both my wife and I can no longer stand to watch those E-Trade commercials with the talking baby. It might have been cute for a couple of months, but, after I don't know how many years, they're an automatic channel change for us when one of these commercials come on.

    AJH
     
  9. throbbin tower

    throbbin tower Forum Resident Thread Starter

    We have a winner! ^^^^^^absolutely among the worst!
     
  10. deadbirdie

    deadbirdie Senior Member

    Location:
    Chicago, IL
    Hate Geico gecko commercials with a passion.
     
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  11. Lethrus

    Lethrus Forum Resident

    Location:
    California, USA
    I have always hated those E-Trade commercials, and even more so now because they lack originality. Time to come up with something new you guys.
    I hate all drug company commercials, especially the the ones for Viagra, Cialis, etc. as the OP points out. I used to get so irritated when these would come regularly during a family type show and my kids were sitting with me.
    I really don't care for the recent anti-smoking ones either. I realize they have an important message to deliver, but geesh enough is enough.
    Fortunately, I don't watch many TV ads nowadays. I DVR almost everything. If there's a funny ad to see, then I will stop the FF and enjoy!
     
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  12. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    However, many of these celebs are just fine to use, IMO. I do think it is best for companies to stay away from controversial political people, even if they are targeting specific audiences.
     
  13. Parvati

    Parvati I'm neither male, nor can I sing

    Location:
    Atlanta area
    You both have my best wishes. :hug:
     
  14. MAYBEIMAMAZED

    MAYBEIMAMAZED Don't think Twice it's alright

    Location:
    DFW TEXAS
    Yeah those are boring and go on and on stupid Lol
     
  15. MAYBEIMAMAZED

    MAYBEIMAMAZED Don't think Twice it's alright

    Location:
    DFW TEXAS
    Lol only if you could be more open with your thoughts haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    ;):wave:
     
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  16. MAYBEIMAMAZED

    MAYBEIMAMAZED Don't think Twice it's alright

    Location:
    DFW TEXAS
    All of the personal hygiene, bladder issues,toilet paper, preparation H, things we really don't need to know or see on tv... HA HA HA
    Love these gear grinding threads funny! haha
     
  17. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    I already was in an earlier post.:shh:
     
  18. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    How about any commercial that has burping/belching in it. Disgusting! Especially while your'e trying to eat!
     
  19. GLENN

    GLENN Forum Resident

    Location:
    Kingsport,TN, USA
    I don't know if these are everywhere but I see a lot of commercials for Title Max, a business that loans money and apparently holds your car title for collateral. Their slogan is "I got my title back with Title Max!" always said with great enthusiasm by the actors portraying their customers. I want to yell at the screen "So? Of course you get your title back if you pay the loan back, don't you?" Maybe I'm missing the point but it seems a curious slogan to base an ad campaign around.

    As for the Geiko gecko, I must confess I kind of like the little guy. I'd rather watch him than Allstate's obnoxious Mayhem dude (and for what it's worth I have my insurance with neither company.)
     
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  20. Parvati

    Parvati I'm neither male, nor can I sing

    Location:
    Atlanta area
    Those commercials with the huge round green animated booger people. It's bad enough to have a cold and feel miserable but now I have to think of my boogers having a meet and greet inside my nose complete with toys and party favours?
     
  21. Parvati

    Parvati I'm neither male, nor can I sing

    Location:
    Atlanta area
    And how about these Western Sky ads? Just look at this awesome repayment plan!

    [​IMG]
     
  22. McLover

    McLover Senior Member

    Here's the McLover Hall Of Shame:

    1-877-Kars-For-Kids
    J.G. Wentworth
    Hoverround
    The Scooter Store
    All pharmaceutical ads
    All Legal Ads
    All Debt Relief ads
    Any Progressive Insurance ad with Flo!

    Why can't we have these ads only aired on 2" quad cart machines on their 9th owner on a tiny UHF independent so we can see them get eaten occasionally? We need to see an obnoxious commercial get sacrificed to the cartridge tape gods. Computer automated MCR software is no fun. Likewise, the same in radio. Loved to hear really obnoxious commercials occasionally get sacrificed to the Diety of Our Lady of Fidelipac.

    P.S. As a wheelchair user, Hoverround and most of the offerings at The Scooter Store in the wheelchair world is like a Crosley is to record reproduction. Bottom of the barrel!
     
  23. throbbin tower

    throbbin tower Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Yes! Actually any ad for an adult product that uses cutesy cartoons falls under my definition of "insulting"!!
     
  24. Parvati

    Parvati I'm neither male, nor can I sing

    Location:
    Atlanta area
    "We all go. Why not ENJOY the go?!"

    Yes, because your bathroom tissue product will make taking a crap feel like making love to unicorns underneath rainbow covered skies. SO ENJOYABLE.
     
  25. Parvati

    Parvati I'm neither male, nor can I sing

    Location:
    Atlanta area
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