Most annoying commercials of 2004...

[Longgrain]

Now that another year is almost over...

What have been the most annoying T.V. commercials of the year...

I'm voting for the Quinzo flying hamster/ gerbil commercials...with the Mister Six, Six Flag non-sense as a close runner up...tho the Six Flags ones were kind of cute in a weird way...

Any others?

[terrya]

1. The Enzyte commericals, without a doubt.

"Bob" is creepy, as well as the whole subject of the ads.

My choice.

[redqueen]

3. My choice as well.

I can't STAND those fake, plastic smiles. UGH!

[NewJeffCT]

63. those are pretty annoying, and...

And, running Enzyte commercials just shows you how low CNN has sunk.

[Prodemsouth]

2. Anything that attempt to sell products appealing to machismo. Like

like Ford truck ads.

[StopTheMorans]

17. those kick ASS! *puts on beer helmet, smokes cigar, and scratches self*

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[stanwyck]

43. I loathe the truck ads

especially the gravely voice overs. This is America at its worst. Gluttonous and faux macho. Cue the cretinous country music. More fake warriors and their over-indulgence. Meanwhile, the real men are driving fuel-efficient cars, supporting civil rights for all Americans, and defending their country's Constitution.

[Willy Wonka]

4. Anything with GWB or Pete Coors in it.

Annoying as hell.

[Sanity Claws]

5. The bush campaign ads

Also, there was some commercial for the other Viagra drug that showed a man throwing a football through a huge tire swinging from a tree. I almost choked (I was sipping something at the time) when I saw it.

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[Longgrain]

20. Of course!

How could I forget those...lest we forget the "wolfs" ad. LOL

[Liberalynn]

75. All the Republican Ads

in general made me sick as they were usually just attacking their Dem opponent and had little or no substance. But that's per normal.

I also got sicking of hearing, I am Mr. X and I approved this message. Know they were required to say it but it got annoying after awhile. I was so glad when campagin season was over just so I didn't have to hear that phrase any more.

[Eugene]

6. Digger the Dematophyte, Enzyte Bob, "Wild Thing" (Viagra)...

Those affliction parody ads for Toyota trucks
also rub me the wrong way.

I like that Six Flags guy.

[Bunny]

7. I don't know if this deserves worst of the year, but the one that's

getting on my nerves now is where the little schoolkids begin singing My Girl to their Little Debbie lunchcakes. That is just so wrong, in so many ways! Grrrr...

[blondeatlast]

11. That latecomer winsa spot in my list. That one reeeeeeeeeks...

God, is that one bad.

[miss_kitty]

8. Those are sponge monkeys

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/

the Quiznos thing.

[Longgrain]

21. Uggh!

I still hate them, my mother saw the commercial and thought they were dead rats with human faces...:puke:

[miss_kitty]

22. from the same guy-and something I LIKE-I'm w/ya on the sponge monkeys

http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman/

http://www.rathergood.com/kittens/

http://www.rathergood.com/laibach/

http://www.rathergood.com/gaybar/

http://www.rathergood.com/buffy/

http://www.rathergood.com/touretteaphone/

i used the last two to load up the voicemail of the c*** who stole my Identity, opened up a checking account in my name, took over my checking acct, and was using that voicemail # to verify checks she was writing to criminals. Happy Times.

[HuckleB]

44. Sponge Monkeys RULE! Best ads of the year!

And Quizno's kicks Subway butt!

[Skittles]

66. I loved those ads!

they cracked me up!

[Worst Username Ever]

9. OLD NAVY anything

[jackelope72]

14. Argh, those carolers!!!

I can't tell you how many t.v. sets I destroyed this holiday season.

[Thor_MN]

53. Is everyone at Old Navy drunk???

I mean, all the people in their commercials look like all the people at closing time at the bar. They are all too pretty to be real (except the kid who has the last line, he's creepy.)

Has ANYONE seen that many completely gorgeous people all together while they weren't drunk?

[darkstar]

10. Perhaps not annoying, but it gets my goat:

Jefferson Airplane's "Got To Revolution" for E-Trade.

:mad:

[blondeatlast]

12. Dr. John Sunamon or whatever his name is...

apparently there are no jobs left for "used cars on easy credit" salesmen.

:scared:

[Red State Rebel]

26. I'm with you there - I hate that lying jerk. n/m

[hickman1937]

13. My Name's Dawn Anna

If I hear one more Lifetime commercial for that stupid movie, I'll blow. And while I at it, I am tired of being preached at. I don't talk to my kids about drugs, their in their 20's.

[Kire]

78. Two: Jared and Greg Cynamon

Subway and Corta-slim are fucking with my mind! Those are some serioucly creepy guys.

Oh, and Mr. Wendy, the unofficial spokesman for Wendy's restaraunts! All three of those guys voices are very, very market-tested, and I didn't take part in those tests.

[koopie57]

15. the new commercial with dennis miller

I don't know what he is advertising cuz I haven't been able to stomach it that.

[BulletproofLandshark]

16. Those commercials featuring "fitness guru" John Basedow

He looks like a poorly designed action figure.

[darkstar]

19. "poorly designed action figure"

Ha! Perfect.

And hilarious.

:toast:

[WCGreen]

29. And I bet he still can't get laid......

[brokensymmetry]

18. The GM red tag...

The yuppie father with the annoying brat comes up to the red tag and says "You're wearing a red suit, he's a kid, ho, ho, ho." and walks off. The "red tag" employee is then stuck with a line of miserable brats.

I fantasize about calling child protective services and reporting the father for child abandonment. At least.

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[No Mandate Here.]

23. Any commercial for

Cialis, Viagra, and the like, showing couples making goo goo eyes at each other and smirking. They always seem to be shown at the times most fifteen year old boys are watching.

Four hours? What in the world would you do for four hours?

[blondeatlast]

59. "Any erection lasting over 4 hours should be considered an emergency

and treated immediately."

First time my hubby heard that, he nearly choked on his sandwich.

I nean, DUH.

[Left Is Write]

24. I nominate the JC Penney Saturday sale ads.

You know - the ones where Mom is out at JC Penney, shopping to her heart's content while clueless Dad is left to contend with children he has no idea how to care for. ("Where IS your mother?")

Those commercials make it seem as if all fathers are inept goofs when it comes to their own children, and that only Mom can care for them properly. ("Don't worry, Dad, it's only one day!")

[SOteric]

25. "Can you hear me now?...Can you hear me now?...Can you hear me now?.."

..ad infinitum, ad nauseum, add water, stir briskly and bake in a prepard pan at 350º until the top of your head pops off.

[blondeatlast]

60. Not to mention the obnoxious smirk, so reminiscent of another famous

Smirk.

Ugh.

[AccessGranted]

27. Burger King....The Weird Bed Scene

The one with the guy waking in the bed with the Burger King serving him a burger. What the heck was that all about? It was strange and disturbing LOL.

[Left Is Write]

33. It was scary.

[Revillusion1]

35. No kidding...

That scared the hell outta me too!:wow:

[blondeatlast]

61. That one is the stuff of nightmares.

Eeeeeewww, I'd forgotten that one.

Gee, thanks! :scared:

[WCGreen]

28. Avacor..... That creepy anti baldness commercial

that says act now for a free month of avacor or whatever the fuck it is.....

[Catchawave]

30. Any commercial with phones and doorbells ringing.....

...they always wreck a good NAP :)

That goes for "screaming" too...grrrrrr.

[Texasgal]

31. The pepto bismol commercial

That has those stupid ass people that dance in a congo line about stomach ache, hearburn...diareah...and they clutch their asses! YUCK!

[Not_Giving_Up]

57. My eight year old daughter LOVES that one

She does the dance with them...

Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea

I HATE this thing!!

[Roon]

68. Yeah, those are terrible ads..

So gross.

[electric-eye]

32. Tie: Wal Mart commercials and those Sunday "big, friendly oil company" ads

Like there's something magical and meaningful about drudging thru aisles of needless crap with the rest of the herd.

And those oil company commercials on Sundays. Bright sunny forests, nice clean oceans - these are images in commercials for an oil company. Who are they fooling? Oh yeah, the Wal Mart herds.

I like ads that pretty much say "here's what I'm called, here's what I do, and here's where to get me."

Don't need no big a** shaking around on the screen; no over the top graphics or sirens going off; no somber music or guilt trips or money falling from the sky.

Just tell me what you're selling and tell me why I want it.

mini rant, sorry

[blondeatlast]

62. No need to apologize, rants are what we do best at DU!

I'm blondeatlast, I welcome newbies, and I'm in the Phoenix area. ("here's what I'm called, here's what I do, and here's where to get me.")

Welcome to DU, and do keep the rants coming!

:toast:

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. All of the 'erectile dysfunction' ads

but especially the one where the guy grows horns on his head.

[CO Liberal]

36. "Lost Another Loan to Ditech!!!"

That creep needs to find another line of work.

[Left Is Write]

38. Is he still dressing as his own mother?

[Liberalynn]

74. I'm with You!

I can't stand that annoying guy. There seems to be a new one out with a spokeswoman. Maybe they realized how obnoxious they were being. The new one still is bad but not as bad.

[sendero]

37. Gotta go with....

.... Old Navy - for years running. Their commercials make me toss my cookies.

Second place goes to Quizno's - who's subs are almost as appetizing as those hideous critters in their commercials.

And third would have to go to Enzyte, that dude with that goofy smile couldn't get his mojo on if he had a crate of Enzyte :)

[HuckleB]

46. It appears that you've never actually been to Quizno's.

They make a damn good sandwich. Kicks butt over any other national fast-food sandwich shop.

And their ads rule, for a number of reasons:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2095868/

[sendero]

49. Au contraire...

.... I hate their sandwiches and I know a good sandwich when I eat one :) Their bread is awful, just wonder bread with a crust.


And I don't care for their cutesy sauces and crap either.

I suppose it is a matter of personal taste :)

[HuckleB]

50. Actually, your description comes closer to Subway or Schlotzky's.

But it doesn't describe Quizno's at all.

Yes, it's personal preference, but "white bread and cutesy sauces"? Umm. Where did you actually eat again?

:hi:

[sendero]

51. What is it??

Do you work there or something? There is one a half mile from my house - I've eaten there about 3 times and that was enough.

Even Subway bread is marginally better than Quiznos, it is soft fluffy crap.

Schlotzsky's bread is fantastic - if you don't like it you don't know what is good :)

[MidwestMomma]

39. The oven mitt from Arbys

I loathe the oven mitt!!

[stanwyck]

45. Me, too

that ad is poorly executed and creepy. What kind of mind thought there was anything clever about the oven mitt? The oven mitt reminds me of the most annoying kid you had in your class in third grade.

[deadparrot]

40. It might be older than just 2004, but mine is, "Can you hear me now?"

[marigold20]

41. "Girthy" hot dogs.

Eewwww!

[charlyvi]

42. The male enhancement commercial....

With the dorky guy and his wooden smile (pun intended) and his wife looking all satisfied at the front door. OMG!!!

[Mabeline]

47. BOB, from accounting....but he's so HAPPY...

it's sick.

[charlyvi]

48. Don't you just hate the one...

Where he's barbequeing with that awful wooden smile, standing in his swim trunks with his wife adoringly looking at this equipment. BWAHAHAHAHA! Ugh.

[Liberalynn]

76. The ones

for Vasoplex are equally as sickening. The one where the wife says "its so pleasing for both of us."

[Philostopher]

52. The AOL ad with the kid who wails like a siren.

I think it's AOL, anyway -- I don't even know, I plug my ears as soon as I hear it. Whatever it's for, the first twenty seconds of the ad are a kid raising the same kind of wail you get out of a hydraulic air horn, on a rising tone, before anything else is said. Whatever it is, I got to the point where I screamed along every time it came on, so my husband would mute it as soon as he saw it. Makes me briefly and acutely homicidal.

[Thor_MN]

54. There are very few owner's of companys that should do their own spots

Dave Thomas was a extremely rare person - he was good in his commercials. There are several local commercials that will cause me to change the station and they are all done by the owners of the company.

[sakabatou]

55. The creepy Adult Swim commercial

the one where the little girl is running around and ends up with adultswim.com written on her forehead.

[njdemocrat106]

56. Swift Boat Assholes

Dishonorable mention to Old Navy and anything Geico.

[Hillary08]

58. That stupid hardees mit. Sheez! n/t

[blondeatlast]

64. That annoying ex-SNL guy, the smarmy, no talent one, and NO, no no, no,

ad nauseaum.

The guy is annoying as all hell anyway and that commercial puts him over the top.

My husband makes me leave the room when it comes on.

[terrya]

70. CapitalOne commercials are horrible.

There are two different kinds...the ones with David Spade (and I completely agree with you about him...smarmy is the perfect description of him) and the ads with the maurading hordes of vandals going on attack...until the poor schumuck produces his CapitalOne card, stopping the Huns (or Visigoths or whatever they're supposed to be) dead in their tracks.

All CapitalOne ads are idiotic and annoying.

[Liberalynn]

77. The Huns

ones are really disgusting. I hate those.

[Skittles]

65. they showed one of those Lexus ones

on a break during coverage of the tsunami disaster; I just shook my head in disgust

[blondeatlast]

67. Agreed. Ugh. The only thing worse would have been a damn DeBeers

ad. I can make a strained case for a car, but a blood diamond, no way.

[Skittles]

73. the whores trading love for diamonds

yeah, they're very demeaning

[lpbk2713]

69. That Cadillac Escalade commercial annoys the hell out of me.

The one that plays "Ooo yeah.....oo-ooh yeah" in the background. That is so out of place. A Cadillac is a fat old man's car and always will be no matter how they try to market it.

[BiggJawn]

71. Ooooh yah, ooooooh yah.....

My DAD doesn't even drive a Caddy, and he's 73.
(He's a Jag man)
Don't they do that treatment only for their UAV?

[lpbk2713]

72. I dunno

Whatever the hell it is, it annoys the hell out of me and I try not to pay attention to it. I just know it's for Cadillac.