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Bad Ads and Crap Commercials 2005

(April 2005)

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Johnny83
Antz posted:
Johnny83 posted:
any ad that starts "during your period..."

There's nothing worse than them. The whole family sitting around the TV and an advert for towels comes on. Very akward!


Especially at Dinner Time. Spaggetti Bolognese anyone?
BB
BBC TV Centre
smtver posted:
Don't like the chicks.Havent seen the hippo or the dragon but i do like the crazy frog.


Please excuse me whilst I nip out and slash my wrists ....
DJ
DJGM
IMHO, anyone over the age of 16, that finds those ringtone characters funny or cute, needs to grow up, and get a life!
And anyone over 16 that actually downloads any of those ringtones to their cellphone, clearly has a mental age of 6!
MS
Mr-Stabby
DJGM posted:
IMHO, anyone over the age of 16, that finds those ringtone characters funny or cute, needs to grow up, and get a life!
And anyone over 16 that actually downloads any of those ringtones to their cellphone, clearly has a mental age of 6!


Art students tend to find them funny. And they are as old as 50 in the media/art department where i work.
DJ
DJGM
Mr-Stabby posted:

DJGM posted:

IMHO, anyone over the age of 16, that finds those ringtone characters funny or cute,
needs to grow up, and get a life! And anyone over 16 that actually downloads any
of those ringtones to their cellphone, clearly has a mental age of 6!



Art students tend to find them funny. And they are as old as 50
in the media/art department where i work.


I suppose they also consider TV idiots such as Dick and Dom, to be the height of intellectual entertainment as well.

I'd say they should act their age, not their shoe size! Especially now that one of the ringtone ads involves a
pair of farting monkeys. Surprisingly it's not a Jamster ad, but it's still puerile, childish, and totally pathetic!
KA
Katnap
Johnny83 posted:
DJGM posted:
nidave posted:

I also love the latest KFC one - where they are in a call centre.


Now that ad is very annoying . . . possibly one of the most annoying ads I've seen (bar the ringtone ones) in a long time!


I bloody hate that KFC advert!


I'm pretty good with ads, in that I can ignore even the irritating ones, but that particular one makes me literally retch. It's utterly revolting. I have to look away from the telly when it appears.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Have you noticed how that the Crazy Frog is now being advertised regularly on prime time ITV1. Previously only seen on channels like The Box or in off peak slots during strands like T4.

Just shows how much money Jamster must be making, conning all those Year 7 kids into joining the Jamster Club, who then end up complaining about it on Short Change
AN
Andrew Founding member
I was reading on Digital Spy (yes I know) and someone who seems to know their stuff was saying that apparantly Jamster have paid to have Crazy Frog in almost every ad break throughout the whole weekend on ITV1, and sometimes twice in the same ad break.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Yeh, it's even invaded Corrie and Emmerdale ad breaks.

Jamster must be stopped, they are brainwashing us. I can't think the continued appearance of THAT character in ITV ad breaks can be very good for ratings.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Yeh, it's even invaded Corrie and Emmerdale ad breaks.

Jamster must be stopped, they are brainwashing us. I can't think the continued appearance of THAT character in ITV ad breaks can be very good for ratings.

Apparantly it is also on Channel 4 and Five as well, so you just can't get away from it.

It's just been on the centre break of corrie, the most expensive ad break on british television.

I expect there will be complaints, people will wish KFC were advertising instead!
SM
smtver
Well maybe it dosen't need to be on in every advert break,but they have paid for it. The only problem with is it's always the same kind of advert with the crazy frog on the run.
OH
ohwhatanight Founding member
I'm glad someone else has picked up on this!

IT IS DRIVING ME MAD SINCE YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has been in every advert break since yesterday and sometimes TWICE in the same break.

IT IS DRIVING ME MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder how much Jamster are paying ITV?
And is it part of a strong push to get the track to number one so that music programmes and channels have to play the Crazy Frog track which results in more free advertising for Jamster!

ITS DRIVING ME SO MAD IM NOT GOING TO WATCH ANYMORE ITV TONIGHT!

PS - I apologise for the capitals as I never use them - BUT IT REALLY IS DRIVING ME MAD! (sorry!)

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