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Old 06-17-07 | 06:44 PM
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the mcdonald's filet-o-fish commercials
Old 06-17-07 | 08:20 PM
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I hate the Wendy's commercial.

It has the guy with a red pig-tailed Raggedy Ann type wig on. There are a bunch of people kicking trees and all of the sudden guys says we don't have to do this...we want fresh meat on our burgers! Or something dumb like that. Makes no sense what so ever.
Well, at least they have Zach Braff doing the voiceover. BTW, what is it with these actors in their prime doing voiceovers lately? It just seems there are more doing it than ever. I can understand someone like Gene Hackman doing the Lowe's commercials because at his age it's hard for him to do movies, but John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Matt Dillon, George Clooney, Julia Roberts? Do they really need the work?
Old 06-17-07 | 10:36 PM
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Head-on... apply directly to the forehead
Old 06-17-07 | 10:37 PM
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Head-on... apply directly to the forehead...
Old 06-17-07 | 10:37 PM
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Head-on... apply directly to the forehead....
Old 06-18-07 | 12:03 AM
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Any commercial for medication... The one's that get to me is when the person explains the side effects to their friends as if something like this comes up in a normal conversation.
Old 06-18-07 | 01:01 AM
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The Carl's Jr. Philly cheese steak burger commercial. " How you doin' Mel, wuz you doin', you eatin' a boyga ? "
Old 06-18-07 | 01:13 AM
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This is the most annoying commercial iv seen recently

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I want to stab that rabbit in the throat everytime I see it.
Old 06-18-07 | 05:44 AM
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As annoying as the HeadOn commercials are, they manage to make them even more annoying with those shrill bastards complaining about how annoying the commercials are in the commercial itself. On top of that, it's homeopathic which is why they can't tell you what it does in the commercial. It DOESN'T do anything. If you are going to annoy me, at least annoy me with a real product and not some snake oil.
Old 06-18-07 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by caligulathegod
As annoying as the HeadOn commercials are, they manage to make them even more annoying with those shrill bastards complaining about how annoying the commercials are in the commercial itself. On top of that, it's homeopathic which is why they can't tell you what it does in the commercial. It DOESN'T do anything. If you are going to annoy me, at least annoy me with a real product and not some snake oil.

Dang, you beat me to it! Yes, Head-On company, as nerve-jangling annoying as your original commercial was, having alleged "satisfied customers" repeat the jingle at the bottom of the screen is not helping--it's just as bad, if not worse. Especially that one frizzy haired harpy--look into her wild-eyed stare if you dare, and tell me she is not a 100% certified psychopath.

The Head-On people have also recently branched out with a couple of other products: Active On and Itch-Off or something like that. I was hoping that the commercials were so annoying that the public at large would shun their products and they'd quickly go out of business, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Old 06-18-07 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by redskull
The Head-On people have also recently branched out with a couple of other products: Active On and Itch-Off or something like that. I was hoping that the commercials were so annoying that the public at large would shun their products and they'd quickly go out of business, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
You'd think that the fact the product itself is pure quackery would be enough. But then again, "Smiling Bob" is still shilling Enzyte after being exposed as yet more quackery years ago. Televangelist Peter Popoff is still on TV selling "miracle spring water" after being exposed as a fraud 20 years ago by James Randi on the Tonight Show. It wasn't that long ago we were putting green magic marker around the edge of CDs "to make them sound better" (at least that was free). Never underestimate the public's desire to be fooled.
Old 06-19-07 | 12:37 AM
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Those Axe "Boom Chicka Wah Wah" commercials have been driving me absolutely mad lately. I have to actually change the channel when they come on. I seriously wish a great deal of harm on everyone involved with the making of these commercials.
Old 06-19-07 | 12:41 AM
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All of the Axe and Tag commercials are stupid.
Old 06-19-07 | 12:47 AM
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WHO COULD YOU BE TEXTING 50 TIMES A DAY???

idk...my bff, Jill?
Old 06-19-07 | 12:50 AM
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Old 06-19-07 | 01:05 AM
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Hoveround Power Chair Commercial they air during the Price is Right. Those annoying senior citizens trying to sing an old Judy Garland song while driving their mobile chair all over the place.

And those Creepy Orville Redenbacher Commercials.
Old 06-19-07 | 01:49 PM
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Does anyone else here have InSight cable service? For several months now they've been running a series of commercials that rip off "The Office" big time. They're supposedly set in the "real life" offices of InSight's headquarters, and show the "quirky" employees having humorous meetings. They even do the "talking heads" segments, just like on the real Office.

They try extremely hard to be funny, but they most definitely are not. Imagine if you replaced all the actors on the "Office" with actual everyday office workers who can't even act like themselves, and you'll get an idea how excrutiating these commercials are. They wouldn't be funny even if they were original creations, but when held up next to their "inspiration," their unfunniness is underscored all the more. Note to the producers--don't try doing parodies of something that's already funny.

They're so annoying that I'm tempted to switch cable companies, but then I remembered I'd have to pay another $100 for their "free" installation. I've thought about contacting NBC and letting them know someone is airing a poorly written, unauthorized parody of one of their shows.
Old 06-19-07 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Brain Stew
Wow, that's the best thing I've seen in a long time!

One of my deepest fears is that it's only a matter of time before all Americans start talking that way for real...
Old 06-19-07 | 01:57 PM
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the mcdonald's filet-o-fish commercials

definitely
Old 06-19-07 | 02:17 PM
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The Visa Card commercial set in the gardening store. Where everything is sunny, happy and fast-moving until some horrible, horrible person whips out her checkbook and brings about the end of civilization.

As someone who's never succumbed to owning a credit card and still writes checks, I get kinda peeved about that one...
Old 06-19-07 | 02:34 PM
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The Burger King commercials with the "King". I cringe whenever they come on.
C'mon....ya gotta love when the King unloads with one of those vicious hits on the football field!
Old 06-19-07 | 02:36 PM
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The Visa Card commercial set in the gardening store. Where everything is sunny, happy and fast-moving until some horrible, horrible person whips out her checkbook and brings about the end of civilization.

As someone who's never succumbed to owning a credit card and still writes checks, I get kinda peeved about that one...

I gotta agree with this commercial. You have a checking account get a check card.
Old 06-19-07 | 03:08 PM
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As someone who's never succumbed to owning a credit card and still writes checks, I get kinda peeved about that one...
Probably not as peeved as the people behind you.

Mine would be the Mazda commercial singing Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!. Those three words will make me dive for the remote.
Old 06-19-07 | 06:11 PM
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Head-On. I have a bat I'd like to apply directly to his forehead.
Old 06-19-07 | 06:18 PM
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All those verizon commercials with the people dancing while talking on the phone, like people do that in real life. In fact all the verizon commericials where at the end they go "phone, broadband, tv, mobile, spy satellites, chemical weapons." I might have made the last two up.


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