Commercials you can't stand!

[Eastern Girl]

I mentioned this one in another "commercials I hate" thread, but the insurance ad at the hockey rink with the little girl asking about what he can insure. "I love my shoes!" "Can you make my dad a better hockey player?" My blood boils when I see it. I would love to hurt that kid, a lot. It would be worth seeing jail time at this point.

CIBC is also putting out some crappy commercials.

That car commercial that has the weird music playing and the guy trying to get to his girlfriend at the airport, and he catches up to her and says, "I have something to tell you" and then it just ends. Hate it.

I also hate all the Axe body spray ads. Apparently women are sluts for beer AND body spray now.

I also hate all the Viagra, Cyalis, etc, commercials. Gross. And same with all the female personal products. I think all those commercials should be limited to just showing the logo and slogan and that's it. Three seconds tops. No stupid scenarios with people walking on the beach or doing quartwheels, etc. Just the logo and the slogan, done.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Eastern Girl

I also hate all the Axe body spray ads. Apparently women are sluts for beer AND body spray now.

The funny thing is, they seem to be extremely effective on junior high/high school boys. I was visiting relatives in Vancouver and when I went to use the downstairs bathroom, which is essentially their 16 year old son's, the counter looked like an Axe body spray warehouse. He seriously must've had every kind ever made. I suppose at that age you're so hopelessly horny you'll pretty much believe anything, I'm sure I was no different.

Another one that drives me nuts are those touchy-feely Tim Horton's "true story" ones, like that Asian guy with his dad at the hockey rink. Colour me heartless, but I just rolled my eyes whenever I saw it.

[J pold]

Another is that new CIBC one where the women is trying to decide weather or not too buy a house

It cuts to like 3 people giving useless advice than too the lady from CIBC that looks right into the camera like 2 times!

However I can’t help but think how much cleavage that women would be sporting if she didn’t have that undershirt on under her sweater

[habernac]

can't believe no one's mentioned this one yet. I can't remember the product, I've driven the name out of my head. But it's some kind of microwavable dinner. "Honey, tell me when dinner's ready." Two seconds later, she comes back into the garage "Dinner's ready!" and the guy lets out the most pathetic scream I've ever heard. Seriously, how does this crap even get out of the test phase?

I liked the one where the Nissan owner tore the shirt off the guy and polished the car with it. My 2 year old loves the Telus ones and the Subway moneky one, maybe that's their target audience?

[Titan]

Well I just sent an email to the fan about the Approved Mortgages orgasm commercial. It is way over the top and not appropriate. I'm making dinner with my 6 year old and that comes on? WDF? I change the channel and told the fan that is what I do. Hopefully it stops.

[MaxPower]

There's a new Boston Pizza one that plays on x92.9 every 17 minutes.... An opera singer bellowing on about pasta or something, the lyrics are just brutal... I'm embarrassed for whoever wrote that.

[MissTeeks]

The calgaryjobshop.ca commercial with the little kid makes me want to gag everytime I hear it. I also hate those stupid "ridiculous moment" commercials for AutoValue Autoparts. I swear they have a new version of it every day on the Fan and they get worse each time.

[Titan]

Originally Posted by MaxPower

There's a new Boston Pizza one that plays on x92.9 every 17 minutes.... An opera singer bellowing on about pasta or something, the lyrics are just brutal... I'm embarrassed for whoever wrote that.

Another station change for me.

I don't get the thought process behind making an ad with sounds that make people wince. Screaming or whistles or cell phones or fake opera are bad. People think bad things when they hear these noises and you want to be associated with that? I don't get it.

I also hate hearing people eat or slurp. I think Subway was bad for this a while ago. Definite station changers those.

Finally, I don't actually mind the caljobshop ads. The writing is pretty original and they definately get the point across well. Kind of like the Fountain tire doofus. I can see how they can get annoying though.

[troutman]

The jobshop ads are actually a slick national campaign in the US and Canada. I heard the exact same ads in Montana, but it was montanajobshop.com. There must be a version in every big North American market.

[Coach]

The pizza place adds (I forget which one, Papa Johns maybe) with the construction worker thats always saying stupid stuff. Dammit I hate that guy. Every time I see it i would rather throw my phone through the f'in TV.

[Titan]

Originally Posted by troutman

The jobshop ads are actually a slick national campaign in the US and Canada. I heard the exact same ads in Montana, but it was montanajobshop.com. There must be a version in every big North American market.

I think they even say that in the ads. "Part of a network of 330 local sites." or something.

[Burninator]

That way over dramatic Ford commercial for the Fusion (I think). It's a car racing through all this computer generated landscape and the driver gets out at the end and stops his girl at the airport and says "I have something to tell you" or some garbage like that. It's a really bizarre ad.

[J pold]

Originally Posted by Burninator

That way over dramatic Ford commercial for the Fusion (I think). It's a car racing through all this computer generated landscape and the driver gets out at the end and stops his girl at the airport and says "I have something to tell you" or some garbage like that. It's a really bizarre ad.

Yeah no kidding

And people wonder why Ford is an awful awful company

[Misterpants]

Originally Posted by MattyC

The pizza place adds (I forget which one, Papa Johns maybe) with the construction worker thats always saying stupid stuff. Dammit I hate that guy. Every time I see it i would rather throw my phone through the f'in TV.

You mean the Panago's "everyman" that wears rubber boots while bbq-ing? Those commercials ruined my remote from it being hurled at the T.V. I remember during last years playoffs, that mish mash of italian/construction/east coast stereotypes was on twice every commercial break drooling over filling his fat piehole with "freakin cheez".

[GirlySports]

The commercial where the guy and girl (models) are in a boxing ring are going to fight instead they end up making out.

That commercial is so dumb I forget what the product is.

An older stoopid one is a cell phone commercial where the guy gets off the subway and cuts the girl with his PHONE. Then they swordfight with CELLPHONES!

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

The commercial where the guy and girl (models) are in a boxing ring are going to fight instead they end up making out.

That commercial is so dumb I forget what the product is.

An older stoopid one is a cell phone commercial where the guy gets off the subway and cuts the girl with his PHONE. Then they swordfight with CELLPHONES!

Yup, both commericals are lame. Here we have two post-modern fashion models getting off on shirtless hotel room horseplaying, all for the love of body butter. Second, we have almost the same two idiot models in a completely over-the-top "I'm hot, let me show you my physique" cell-phone duel. Stupid, stupid, stupid. At least have two complete opposites doing the fighting, like say, Woody Allen and Heidi Klum!

BEST COMMERICAL - Mr. Sub commericals are the best on TV right now. Their string of off-beat awkwardness ads are gold. Alot of fun to watch, IMO.

[bluejays]

My recent list:

Subway ads - everyone knows and hates them

(INSERT GENERIC POKER BRAND HERE) - either ridiculously crappy sound editing or stupid story for a dumb commercial (and the designers think it was cleaver). The one where the guy is in a lab coat and holigraphic generic people are in the background at desks I'll never understand and I absolutely hate.

Rogers - the horseshoe bald guy sitting at the patio table talking about his Rogers home phone and everyone talking about it. Yeesh. Hate the guy.

[4X4]

Telus has really crossed the line now. They used one of my favorite happy songs in one of their ######ed commercials. My morning is ruined. Little Green Bag has been befouled by the Telus corporation.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Misterpants

You mean the Panago's "everyman" that wears rubber boots while bbq-ing? Those commercials ruined my remote from it being hurled at the T.V. I remember during last years playoffs, that mish mash of italian/construction/east coast stereotypes was on twice every commercial break drooling over filling his fat piehole with "freakin cheez".

The hilarious part is, Panago uses him because they think the average guy relates with him. Good to see that Panago thinks we're all a bunch of morons.

[chid]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

BEST COMMERICAL - Mr. Sub commericals are the best on TV right now. Their string of off-beat awkwardness ads are gold. Alot of fun to watch, IMO.

I love that old granny one where she steals the guy's sub and rolls onto the ground "Somebody help, please, he's hurting me" while stuffing her face with his sub.