CoolBuddy06 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I was in the study when I heard my daughter gave a shrieking yell upon seeing the H&R Block one-eyed-people ad. I only saw the last part but can't get it off my mind since last week. Now who will dash to H&R to go do their taxes after seeing that? Who approved it?There is another one from Sprint (I think) with texting, talking thumbs made up of people's heads. Just creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Not creepy, but annoying and head scratching, the Chevy pickup truck ads with Howie Long making fun of the features on other trucks. The point is supposed to be that Chevy truck owners don't need wimpy things like heated steering wheels and access steps to the pickup bed, but all I get out of the commercial is that Chevy trucks do not have innovative features and that Howie Long is a bully.Seriously, when it is 20 below 0 in Minneapolis, people probably think a heated steering wheel is a great idea. And those of us who are not 6'5" former NFL players kinda like steps in our pickup beds. But, thanks to Howie, I know that if I want those things, don't buy a Chevy, cuz it ain't got 'em.Oh, and Howie...you're not fooling anyone. We know you are from Massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I've only seen the H&R Block one-eyed people ad when I'm fast-forwarding through it, and even then it's creepy.The people-as-thumbs ad is AT&T. Since you remembered the brand for the cyclops ad, I'm going to say that it worked. Since you didn't remember the brand for the thumbs, I'm going to say that one didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I found it creepy that a retaurant chain would use a creature that looked like a rat in its ads. Everyone needs cheeky, immature, British humour, now and then (just not in their sub shop commercials). EDIT: Decided not to reference related website, because current feature video doesn't just test the bounds of good taste. It defecates on them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinDaugherty Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Any Burger King ad with the King in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hilton and his chainsaw. OHHHHHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Billy Mays OXICLEAN!!!!!! Somewhat annoying, but at the same time, kinda hot?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondTour Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Any Burger King ad with the King in it. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I haven't seen the H&R Block commercials, but I am with you, Red.That Chevy commercial drives me nuts. Talk about hypermasculine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I find the statement that I will love ShamWow Vince's nuts terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I can't stand ads IN the shows! I was watching Family guy on cw39 and they have pop up ads during the show! I was watching Monster-in-law on TBS (dinner & a movie) and during the dinner part, they kept saying "brought to you by Quaker Oaks", had a little logo on the table. Thought that was the last of it, oh no... then there was another logo, and all of a sudden they go outside and its a toyota commercial! They drive around and talk about the features. Then they go to the regular commercials. I can't stand it! Then on my new favorite show Damages, they include the Escalade ads in the acutual script of the show! Wtf? Also, watching Narnia on ABC Family, I timed the commercials in the first half of the movie, and they were longer then the scenes they showed of the movie.I almost just want to turn off the tv for good.Ok sorry... the most annoying ad has to be any of the match.com, eharmony, or chemistry.com commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Not creepy, but annoying and head scratching, the Chevy pickup truck ads with Howie Long making fun of the features on other trucks. The point is supposed to be that Chevy truck owners don't need wimpy things like heated steering wheels and access steps to the pickup bed, but all I get out of the commercial is that Chevy trucks do not have innovative features and that Howie Long is a bully.Seriously, when it is 20 below 0 in Minneapolis, people probably think a heated steering wheel is a great idea. And those of us who are not 6'5" former NFL players kinda like steps in our pickup beds. But, thanks to Howie, I know that if I want those things, don't buy a Chevy, cuz it ain't got 'em.Oh, and Howie...you're not fooling anyone. We know you are from Massachusetts.It's irritating and aggravating. Who the heck thinks of these things anyway?Oh and about the truck thing? That's why this "howie" character is a clown and I only purchase Dodge trucks.I can't stand ads IN the shows! I was watching Family guy on cw39 and they have pop up ads during the show! I was watching Monster-in-law on TBS (dinner & a movie) and during the dinner part, they kept saying "brought to you by Quaker Oaks", had a little logo on the table. Thought that was the last of it, oh no... then there was another logo, and all of a sudden they go outside and its a toyota commercial! They drive around and talk about the features. Then they go to the regular commercials. I can't stand it! Then on my new favorite show Damages, they include the Escalade ads in the acutual script of the show! Wtf? Also, watching Narnia on ABC Family, I timed the commercials in the first half of the movie, and they were longer then the scenes they showed of the movie.I almost just want to turn off the tv for good.Ok sorry... the most annoying ad has to be any of the match.com, eharmony, or chemistry.com commercials.We are becoming more and more like those in idiocracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTX Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 There is a new one out(at least to me). That crazy Irishman hitting people with the dipstick for not using the right motor oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 The Carmax ad, where some dork 'accidently' hits on a guy with long hair. He runs and finds safety with a friendly female salesperson, who ask him (this is regarding a car, mind you) "Is she the one?""Yes, she's the one."Seems just a little defensive, if you get my drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The most annoying to me are the Wing Street ad's. You can get them "bone in, bone out, or traditional" I always thought traditional was bone in, but perhaps it has the bone half in and half out????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 This topic reminds me of a pizza place in LA. The sign up on top read "Had a piece lately", then under it said we have some of the best in town, etc. Anything with Viagra as a pitch is about as crass as it gets. There are some race cars racing around with BIG viagra advertisments on the side. Limp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 All-time creepiest ad I ever saw was really just a matter of bad luck and timing. The raid on the Branch Davidian compound was covered live on TV. Who can forget seeing the building catch fire, and the growing horror of realizing that the dozens of people inside were not escaping? What a terrible, tragic story.After showing the flames and smoke for what seemed like hours, the station finally broke for a commercial, and they couldn't have chosen a worse product. "At Kraft," a man drawls, "we slow-cook our barbeque sauce the old-fashioned way." The juxtaposition remains unsettling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I am trying to stay on topic but in the thought of billboard advertisments. It is very creepy seeing a nearly naked, provocative young woman advertising a "men's club" directly in front of a church. Her back arched, etc. and just nearby is a church that used to be a "all nude" strip club just a year earlier. Wild isn't it. One day it's lap dancing, and next its a pew. This one is over in League City on 45. Guess this one goes under creepy/bizarre/hilarious...or a new skit for Mad TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Not an ad, but someone slipped up or had a bizarre sense of humor. I remember being awakened when I was about 6 or 7 (1967-68) by my parents laughing hysterically about 10:30 PM on a Friday. My sister & I looked in their bedroom and they were in tears over the announcer saying that the Late Show was "The Running Man" sponsored by Ex-Lax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnhw2 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Realtor ad creeped me out, saw it twice recently then it was replaced by one I dont remember but it wasnt creepy<G> The creepy one had a person walking behind a replicate of himself, kicking himself in you can imagine where. The tag line was someday your going to be kicking yourself for not buying a home now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I always thought T-Shirt slogans were Ok but were sure to go overboard. I recall seeing a girl with a shirt that read "poon-tang" on the front. Like do you really need to emblazon it? There was one guy that used to wear a tshirt to school that read "crabs are for everyone" with tiny little insects all over...that really creeped us all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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