THE worst commerccial on TV

#1

THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:20pm

I know we've done this before but they have re-launched the most appalling ad campaign in history: Charmin's charming cartoon bears with a feces fetish. This new one features a mom bear worried that her daughter "always takes too much" and has to cut her down to only 3 sheets of Charmin. Of course, three sheets are enough as they demonstrate with a two stacks of TP, a squirt bottle and a handprint that clearly shows "something" leaked through the TP to the hand.

I look forward to the reruns of a previous commercial that used a clenched fist and a smear of Toothpaste to show how thoroughly Charmin wipes.

Usually I'm a first amendment absolutist, but everyone responsible for these ads should be rounded up and imprisoned.

Updated On: 10/31/07 at 03:20 PM

#2

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:22pm

I still say they're not as bad as all those people who get off on huffing Febreze off carpets, clothes and furniture. Especially the kid who was doing it in his parents' laundry.

Updated On: 10/31/07 at 03:22 PM

#3

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:26pm

I don't like those diesel perfume commercials. Anyone can film a person running through a hall or blowing out a candle.

#4

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:27pm

None of the really awful ones are up on You Tube but here's one that does capture the parent bear's bizarre attention to how much TP the kid uses.

And of course the totally gay reference to "Bear Bottoms."
YouTube

#5

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:33pm

Carl's Jr. commercials. All of them.

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#6

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 3:49pm

ummm....how about Pizza Hut's fudgy commercials? The little girl who hugs the poo?
And it had the kid from the nanny in it.

btw, I actually like the animation in the Charmin commercials...same illustrator as one of my favorite children's books.

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#7

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:17pm

Those PSP commercials with the annoying guy looking over peoples shoulders.

and that gum commercial (dont remember which one) with the guy in the elevator asking the other guy for two pieces then dropping his cell phone, chewing one and putting hte other in his own pack.

#8

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:20pm

you can huff Febreeze? Who knew!

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#9

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:34pm

I think that was Dominos, Doodle.

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#10

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:36pm

I dont know the difference...except that one sells poo balls.

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#11

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:52pm

Poo balls that apparently get poo all over you. Poo with feet.

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#12

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 4:56pm

My current most-loathed commercial is the one for the Rose Cottage- a pink playhouse with a stove, a washer and a baby so "your little girl can live out her dreams!" Apparently Playskool thinks the women's lib movement never happened.

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#13

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 5:00pm

no, they know it happened, they, just like most of us, wish it hadn't

#14

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 5:00pm

no, they know it happened, they, just like most of us, wish it hadn't

#15

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 9:23pm

The one that has annoyed me for the past 2 years is Overstock's "O-O-O, the big big O, Overstock dot com. Buy online, saves you time, gifts for dad and mom." (Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells.) They'ed played it for 2 Christmas seasons, and I'm wondering if they will resurrect it again this year.

Updated On: 10/31/07 at 09:23 PM

#16

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 9:36pm

I cannot bear the Learning Center pitches.

"My son is failing..."

"You've made the right call..."

And then within moments, a kid is robotically sitting in a cubicle with a Stepford clone standing above, finally savoring the 3 R's like Helen Keller at the water pump. The phrase, "You've made the right call..." sets my teeth on edge.

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#17

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:03pm

Haven't you ever heard of GLAH-DAYYYYYYYYYY?

Glade Scented Candles.

#18

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 10:12pm

Did you all know that as of February 17, 2008 all TV sets that receive analog signals will no longer brodcast, but if you recieve cable your TV will still work just fine? And, I say that with a southern accent for some reason! That drives me NUTS! I do however miss....Hello METEOR!

#19

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 10/31/07 at 11:33pm

...ever watch the ABC news at 4:00 am?
Nothing but ads for personal injury lawyers and motorized wheel chairs.

#20

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 12:58am

Two words: Eagle Man. If you live in the Chicagoland area, you should know what I'm talking about. They're the corniest, most low-budget commercials I've ever seen! Plus, Eagle MAN lays an egg.

Also, that commercial for motorized wheelchairs. Cue an octogenarian shouting "Come on kids, let's ROLL!" while zooming around in his chair.

I'm also not very fond of that Quizno's commercial where that man can't figure out the correct letter for "Mmmmm...", and the Popeyes commercial with the "Tell me what's yo flava!" song.

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#21

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 6:29am

The one that also makes me cringe (and laugh) is the middle-aged garage band singing "Viva Viagara" (to the tune of Viva Las Vegas).

#22

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 12:16pm

Pretty much any local commercial that airs in South Carolina (where I live) makes me cringe a little.

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#23

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 12:24pm

"just squeeze, rub, brush and done?"

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#24

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 12:35pm

Oh, I love motorized scooter commercials. A practically ancient woman singing "Dear Mr. Gable" to her scooter? Brilliance.

However, I really don't like Olive Garden commercials. Do their creators know they aren't remotely witty?

#25

re: THE worst commerccial on TV

Posted: 11/1/07 at 12:42pm

ChiSquared62-Those Eagle Man commercials kinda scare me. They're really creepy!

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