The worst commercial ever

[beetsnotbeats]

Duh

[sweetcell]

how about ads on the radio for jewelry stores?  they are invariable intolerable, as their angle is guilting guys into buying sparkleys for the ladies, since bling = love... as if the men are that stupid, and women that much stupider.
 
 the ones for shaw's jewelers are particularly horrid, what with their recent approach of (woman #1) he bought you that?!?  how did he know to go to shaw's?!? (woman#2) his DAD told him!     :roll:      funny thing is, that annoying background music that shaw's uses is licensed to many different jewelry stores - i was in florida a while back and i hear the exact same commercial, music and all, except it was for some other jewelry store.  those bling-pushing cheeseballs can't even write/license their own original content.  anyhoo, based on thwir commercials i will never, ever set foot in one of their stores.

[danknugz]

whatever happened to nuprin??
 
 little. yellow. different.

[jd930]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  how about ads on the radio for jewelry stores?  

Two words....Ronnie Mervis.  Ugh.

[Frank Gallagher]

Any ads that use employees instead of actors, then you get them all grouped together in the showroom (yes, it's usually car dealerships) smiling and waving at the camera...or small companies that use their own kids in ads.
 
 Car dealerships who try to tell us 'we're family' I can honestly say in over 14 years in the business I've never turned a customer into a relative.
 
 Actually, car dealership ads in general make me ashamed to be in the business...

[Mobius]

Originally posted by jd930:
   

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  how about ads on the radio for jewelry stores?  

Two words....Ronnie Mervis.  Ugh. [/b]

Ronnie Mervis rules.  But not as much as his brother Zed out there looking for the perfect diamond in the mines of South Africa.  1800-HER-LOVE . . . That's 1-800-HER-LOVE.  Those commercials never fail to deliver.

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  Any ads that use employees instead of actors, then you get them all grouped together in the showroom (yes, it's usually car dealerships) smiling and waving at the camera...

Several years ago Wal-Mart did locally produced commercials with employees. You could watch their eyes follow the cue card, even the "choir" which would join in for the last line.
 
 

or small companies that use their own kids in ads.

My brother used his kids in a cable commercial promoting the dealership service department he manages. I've never seen it but I heard it was cute.

[Mobius]

To add to the legend of Ronnie and Zed Mervis, the Mervis Diamond website includes 'dating advice' from Ronnie (assumedly through consultation with Zed via remote from the finest diamond mines in South Africa).
 
 Dating Diamonds & Mervis.
 
 http://ronniemervis.wordpress.com/love-advice/

[vansmack]

Two of the Greatest Commercials on TV:
 
 http://youtube.com/watch?v=RNlakElmwFs
 
 And: http://www.carlsjr.com/ontv/
 
 Check out "Patty Melt For You"
 
 I will have you singing "Flat Buns, I like flat buns..." all day.  I actually stop FFing the TiVo to watch these.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Two of the Greatest Commercials on TV:
 
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=RNlakElmwFs  
 
 And:   http://www.carlsjr.com/ontv/  
 
 Check out "Patty Melt For You"
 
 I will have you singing "Flat Buns, I like flat buns..." all day.  I actually stop FFing the TiVo to watch these.

The sexualization of that valued educator was wanton and gratutiously appalling. It's truly a shame that we'd lump objectification on top of the already inadequate pay and little respect we afford our teachers.    

[alex]

I think of all companies, Burger King typically has the worst commercials.  "The King" ad campaign kind of redeemed them, but they've had some terrible ones, especially when they're promoting a disney movie...like The Lion King or Pochantas.
 
 Here's the creepiest one of all: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tTXbMCOywVY

[Sir HC]

I just imagine how you would set up that viagra commercial, call your friends, "Hey can you get it up?  No, come on over for a sing-a-long".  
 
 But for horrid commericials, some of the local real estate guys in Howard County, Pat Hiban has cartoon and other ones done:
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwNUUfuKT0

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
 The sexualization of that valued educator was wanton and gratutiously appalling. It's truly a shame that we'd lump objectification on top of the already inadequate pay and little respect we afford our teachers.        

I'm loving the new "Good Manners" character....
 
 If my child's teacher ever looks like that, she will have my full respect. And attention.

[TheDirector217]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Two of the Greatest Commercials on TV:
 
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=RNlakElmwFs  
 
 And:   http://www.carlsjr.com/ontv/  
 
 Check out "Patty Melt For You"
 
 I will have you singing "Flat Buns, I like flat buns..." all day.  I actually stop FFing the TiVo to watch these.

That's some hilarious shit.  That song is in my head, too.  I don't care for flat buns at all, but as far as the teacher . . .
 
   <img src="http://img104.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/08/30/fonzie-47nw6qdu1.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 True story.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  I'm loving the new "Good Manners" character....
 

I've been paid a compliment! Thank you!