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Ivy

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There's a thread on our favorite commercials. What about your least favorites? And I'm aware that some people hate all commercials just by virtue of being commercials. This isn't your thread.

The inspiration for this thread:

[youtube=BxC7E2yKKJc]I FUCKING HATE THIS COMMERCIAL[/youtube]

Which ones make you want to die in a fire?
 

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[YOUTUBE="FIsWascX2vs"]Lexus RX[/YOUTUBE]
WHAT THE FUCK?

Is a TV commercial really the best way to find that 0.00031% of your target audience?
 
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These are my favorite bad commercials in recent memory.

[YOUTUBE=aJ3VqQpAdGs]Nightline personals ad[/YOUTUBE]
"..and the internet? Too hard!"

[YOUTUBE=3M2nIuFvbns]Zerosmoke[/YOUTUBE]
Lasers
 

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pew pew pew!

Those are some great bad commercials. It's more of an infomercial, but after falling asleep watching TV I woke up last week to an Extenze commercial, and it was very, very bad.

[youtube="Ua72u9CuKfk"]"That certain part of the male body"[/youtube]

Those "man on the street" interviews are not at all staged, not one bit. The vaginal imagery in the studio is also fun.
 

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[youtube="WI9J7MoBZbY"]Hell to the no[/youtube]
 

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[youtube="cG042nkReBA"]Also hell to the no[/youtube]
 

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[YOUTUBE="vBNcQgkXEWE"]Idiotic on so many levels[/YOUTUBE]


[YOUTUBE="DFwPzvgCebw"]I want to hurt this guy[/YOUTUBE]
 

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They have those Nightline commercials here too. I remember snorting at the "Internet? Too hard" line.
 

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I'd love to light this guy on fire.

[youtube=sWFS1gngd7o] Cadillac Douche [/youtube]


Ashton Kutcher, too...

[youtube=IqIQXIdg0Yo] Ashton Pretends to Use A Discount Digital Camera [/youtube]
 

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That Cadillac dude bugs the hell out of me, too. But I think the woman who does the "different kind of woman" car commercial is worse- I'll try to find it.

[youtube="BDGg-ZqV4xM"]OMG CUPHOLDERS![/youtube]

Halp halp I'm a dying brand, save me pretty lady who can make sassy middle-aged women want to buy our shit!
 

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I'd love to light this guy on fire.

[youtube=sWFS1gngd7o] Cadillac Douche [/youtube]
Why the fuck would you need a car like that?
Luxury SUV?
Is it a joke? Why's he so serious then?

Fuck Cadillac. They've made more deals with drug lords than any other car company ever.

Less than reputable folks.
I am not impressed.
 

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[YOUTUBE="-FhiIV6srJ0"]Gwen Stefani HP Commercial[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="FlPvfXNR1j4"]Proactiv Commercial[/YOUTUBE]

I have a muscle spasm impulse to jolt for the remote every time I see these.
 
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They have those Nightline commercials here too. I remember snorting at the "Internet? Too hard" line.
But to be honest, it's brilliant. You know plenty of lonely desperate guys probably fell prey to it when they realized, "wow, she might just be dumb enough to have sex with me!"


The crazy fox commercials, including crazyfox431 and crazyfox200. I thought 134crazyfox was pretty good though. They shouldn't have messed with the formula.
 

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[youtube=gBnvazpkoc4]celebrate (or is it celebrity?) originality - adidas[/youtube]

here at adidas, we want to encourage you to be original, as long as it's not in shoe selection. who cares if it's manufactured and mass-produced, the fact that you wear it makes it special. just look at all these famous people... each with their individual style and a pair of our all-new, original line of adidas footwear. celebrate the best in life... fun, laughter, friends, buying what we sell, and most importantly, your originality... available now for only $49.95 at a retailer near you.
 

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[YOUTUBE="m_z13XymWVU"]Grandma got hers online![/YOUTUBE]

We could also have a separate category for songs used in commercials that make you want to remove your eardrums with a drill. I hate this stupid song so much.

[YOUTUBE="TCwKndz41P4"]I am suicidal today[/YOUTUBE]
 
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