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Bad Ads and Crap Commercials 2005

(April 2005)

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DJ
DJGM
We've done this one before, so let's do it again! Nominate the ads that are currently getting your back up at the
moment. Don't bother mentioning Crazy Frog, Sweety Chick, and other ringtone related ads, since they're all
sh*te by default, without even trying! We all know they're total crap, and really not getting any better!

When this thread gets to the point were no more replies can be added, I'll start a new one a short while after.
JB
JasonB
I used to hate the Crazy Frog and the Chick but after seeing the imitation they did of the chick and frog on M.O.M i now find both ads funny!.

Anyway back to the bad ad's the current, no make that all the e-sure adverts. Also i'd like to ad the Cillit Bang advert to the list, they keep advertising it but i've never seen it around in the stores!.
LO
Londoner
I quite like the current esure ones. They're certainly not as bad as those First Alternative ones last year.
PC
Paul Clark
eSure
Crazy Frog; Chick ringtone ads
Cillit Bang


What about the best ads so far this year? IMO, it's harder to find really good ads than really bad ones.
MS
Mr-Stabby
I now love the Cillit Bang adverts thanks to this :

http://www.luckykazoo.com/media/2005/03/cillit-bang-remix.html

Sometimes crap adverts can be more effective than you think.

There's an eSure one there too.

I still hate the eSure adverts though. The first one was good because of the Calm Down dear thing, but they totally overused it. They knew it became a cult saying for a while but then they screwed it up by putting it in the adverts for no real reason.

And Michael Winner dressed as a woman is just taking it TOO far!

EDIT - We actually have Cillit Bang in our house Embarassed
HA
happy-clappy-jappy-chappy
Jamster had their turn with that drunken hippo. Fair enough, then a frog and a chick. Okay, okay enough.

Now they have a dragon, TWO chicks and more!

Oh yeah, the thread.

Anything to do with loans, insurance, mortgages, and any ICS adverts.
EQ
Equidem
I love the new Lexus advert. Perfect music and sexy female voice-over!
HA
happy-clappy-jappy-chappy
Equidem posted:
I love the new Lexus advert. Perfect music and sexy female voice-over!


You hate an advert you love?
JA
jay Founding member
I'll tell you a bunch of adverts that REALLY annoy me at the minute: KFC .

Just........ Why?!?! 'Servin' Up Soul'?!?!? What??? They don't sell fish do they??

Just VERY annoying and VERY tediously boring.
NS
Nos
Very bad NZ ad...

www.nos.net.nz/media/ads/21stCenturyDisco.rm

The Re-Connect ad annoys me too. (It's obviously a redubbed American ad, with an african-american blaming her disconnected phone on her cousin.
JA
james2001 Founding member
jay posted:
I'll tell you a bunch of adverts that REALLY annoy me at the minute: KFC .

Just........ Why?!?! 'Servin' Up Soul'?!?!? What??? They don't sell fish do they??

Just VERY annoying and VERY tediously boring.


"Hey son! What is thaaaaaat on your heeeeeaadddd?"

"haaaaoooowwwoooaaahhhhhhhaaawwwoooooaahhhh! No!"
HA
happy-clappy-jappy-chappy
james2001 posted:
Hey son! What is thaaaaaat on your heeeeeaadddd?"


Why couldn't he just say hair? Would've made the ad so much shorter.

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