This Group Is Dedicated To Shaming Horrible Ads, Here Are 91 Of Its Best Posts

shoobe01:
I think they're trying this. This last version of it with three people around a table in a restaurant or something has super mega teeth football guy paired with another pro"trivago guy with only slightly less alarming teeth, and the beardy overweight guy that they are mocking for not doing the trivago thing pointedly does not have lots of gigantic white teeth. I guess some insane executive over there thinks that giant white teeth equals successful?

I would never have thought Billy Bob Thornton would be doing phone commercials. Even worse when he's fed horrible lines like, "Open a can of whoop-up". How the mighty have fallen.

stringrandom:
I feel like Billy Bob and Walton Goggins either have a bet with each other or both lost a serious bet to someone else and this is their punishment.

Dgolana:
I think Hollywood is hurting and badly. The gravy train with biscuit wheels has left the station. I've noticed that the stigma that was attached to ad work has largely vanished. A lot of top-name actors are doing all kinds of adverts, even for cheesy stuff like Royal Kingdom. It must suck for people just trying to get by in the industry who used to rely on commercials to do that.

ActionCalhoun:
It’s weird that they decided to use two guys that were in a big sitcom that ended fifteen years ago

c0ugarFanta-C:
I don't like looking at Zach Braff's face. It's not an aging thing. Something is off about his face. I don't know what procedures he's had done, but it's not great.

HolyShirtsnPantsss:
The whole crew gotta go. That graduation one is rough

muterabbit84:
I’ve never understood why they all wear aprons. It’s insurance they’re selling, not food.

Significant-Tear7260:
Her and every other person in these commercials. I have to mute the woman giving the graduation speech immediately.

SynthSapphire:

That commercial did its job. Everyone still remembers it. People were weirded out but it wasn't enough to make them not want to eat there.
But I guess it wasn't enough to save the brand.

LoveAIMusi:
too much photoshop

megariff:
Ad Maker: "Get me the most inert celebrities you can."
Casting Director: "You got it."

Taminella_Grinderfal:

All fragrance commercials are ridiculous. Just describe the scent notes or something. Because I have no idea what “Charlize Theron in an opulent mansion climbing a silk bedsheet to the roof” is supposed to smell like.

Agitated-Tie-8255:
He’s stuck in the pseudo-rockstar/modern-day jack sparrow vibe.

anonymous:
I think it's the animation I hate so much. The fat faces and smirking expressions. And can we all admit that for people choosing to pay extra for their food to have it delivered, they've made terrible choices. I wouldn't order one thing I see these idiots eating while they dance. Sorry, not dance, jut their stomachs in different directions to music.

Former_Specific_7161: 'Hey guys, I'm partnering with this giant multibillion dollar company to just casually try out their new 'product' in my car here.' Yeah, I absolutely hate these stupid ads with a passion.

Ionlyusereddit4help:
I'm influenced, just not in the way they want me to be

Antonin1957:
"Influencer." My God, how far we have fallen.

ILikeToParty86:
I loathe this ad and almost posted the exact same screenshot to show how absolutely disgusting this is

Sufficient_Stop8381:
It really makes me loathe influencer culture more. To the extent many commercials are made to look like influencer- created ads when you can tell it’s not. Ugh.

chiefWahoooMcDaniels:
People shoveling the biggest bites of food physically possible into their mouths as messily as possible while eating as loudly as possible is popular on TikTok right now. I will never understand it. It's genuinely nauseating. Nothing about watching someone eat like a literal toddler is appetizing. It's disgusting. I cannot wait for this trend to disappear.

TheyCallMeTrinityToo:
He's on YouTube Shorts too. And funnily enough I think other channels beside his own reupload it with their face reacting to his face. We're reaching levels of slop unforeseen.

PapaPancake8:

The worst part is the makers of the ad think that we think this guy is relatable.

Mountain-jew87:
Amazon cheap jerk running the same commercial 2 years so bozos can buy his wife more surgery

Necessary_Milk_5124:
I hate any commercial that has that snark about bratty kids. The one where the dad is sick in a hotel and mom has to take her two demons to the pool solo. Like, hey maybe your kids are brats because you suck as parents.

puppy_sniffer:
what pisses me off most about this commercial is her STUPID outfit. it’s hideous.

Ranier_Wolfnight:
As someone who is in the marketing/advertising field, it is kinda surprising. I think there’s a lot in play here though. There are panels that take many hours deliberating over which outfit and colors look best for their products. In this case however, they had to be forced to account for the fact that it’s an active musical commercial where the lead is moving and dancing a lot. Couldn’t really go the most flattering outfit route. My guess is they just put on some stretchy active movement clothing on the actor and hoped for the best. Hey, a gig is a gig. Which also kinda leads me to point out: I don’t believe there was an instance where they once mentioned following a good nutritional diet or any exercise. That pill must be something.

Drycabin1:
I can hear this picture. Ugh

Wasn't funny the first time and sure isn't the 50th. [Screw] you very much college football programmers for allowing this on. Cringe humor is hard to pull off but this is thoroughly terrible. I do cringe that Ed Roland of Collective Soul needed the royalties. Sell it to better ads, man, don't silly your catalogue. Sigh.

Junior_Lavishness_96:
It was annoying right away. The music is really bad. I wish they wouldn’t use popular music for commercials. It just ruins the song.

sleeg466:
I hate this one too. There's just something so sweet about the way he says “hi kiddo” meanwhile she's silently body shaming him. Like dad who owns the place and is trying to stay healthy is gross?

p_ezy:
I HATE THAT HES SHAVING WITH A HAT ON

Charming-Ebb-1981:
You gotta love how Gillete wants you to think that they’ve got scientists handcrafting these things and researching better shaving techniques in a lab somewhere

My only question is: What does that even mean. Ugh.

Pleasant-Ticket3217:
Only insurance guy I can stand is Mayhem. And that’s because of Dean Winters’ comedic timing.

Today_is_the_day569:
Would never buy their insurance!

Eets_Chowdah:
Meh, he's the flavor of the month right now. Remember when Gronk was everywhere? It won't take long and he'll fade away, too.

kmbrlx:

I hate that he put on an act, spoke a certain way, then once he got TV deals and started dating a pop star he suddenly turned into a totally different person.

Her tone, her facial expressions, everything just terrible

anonymous:
This commercial has no point. [reference to beloved film] + [tagline that doesn't relate to movie] like I don't get what they were trying to do?

anonymous:
The commercial makes no sense. She's not even in the movie they're parodying.

FriedBreakfast:
If this is the commercial I'm thinking of, then the real unbelievable part is the father and son working on a car together and having a good time doing it, and looking like they get along just fine.

silvermoonhowler:
And now they've modified it to where the end line was "You look like a marshmellow" before to now "You look like a polar bear *does some kind of growl with hands out to look like bear paws*"

Glen_Echo_Park:
I must have heard that commercial at least 50 times over the weekend.

It’s all AI, it’s on alllll the time, I can’t escape it. The song gets stuck in my head (and my husband’s) and as soon as I get rid of it, the commercial comes on or my husband starts singing it. I don’t have the words to adequately explain how much I hate it.

Just-Try-2533:
The icing on the cake is the awkward real humans dancing at the end.

anonymous:
Never understood how or why she got so popular…

AdDangerous732:
super annoying, never watched anything with her

pithynotpithy:
Tom Brady probably hasn't even considered eating a pizza in 2 decades. why tf would you use him as your spokesperson for junk food. He famously wouldn't even eat strawberries - you think he's chowing down on a cheese-stuffed?

CosmicDust827:
This dude looks like deep down he knows he’s unfunny
anonymous:
I almost go into panic mode when this show comes on and I can’t find the remote quick enough. Can’t stand this guy

Tim-in-CA:
It’s the TikTokification of advertising. It’s gross to see people shoveling food into their pie-holes

Classic-Exchange-511:
Any ad that involves a "social media influencer" telling me about something they found is an immediate no from me and I'll refuse to ever purchase it. I like hot chicken but I'll never go to Dave's hot.chicken because of those stupid commercials

Beef_Torpedo8964:
What you don’t enjoy 30 seconds of a family of 3 annoyingly repeating “tExAs tOaSt” over and over?

EIU86:
That may be the most annoying commercial EVER. I'm trying hard to think of a more annoying one, but can't. It's like 30 seconds of having to hear fingernails on a blackboard (hope you're all old enough to get that reference).
I'd rather put up with a block of five Liberty spots in a row- say DJ Liberty followed by Wet Teddy Bear Guy followed by 3 straight Limu Emus- than have to watch that Sonic commercial again.

KingSlayer-86:

This has to be the worst one of all the commercials Discover is airing right now.

Like, they really waste their time playing these useless games 🙄. We know they're only hawking these apps because they're getting paid truckloads to do these annoying ads. Really cheapens them. I've seen some that you know are loaded with money do these commercials, and I'm like, "really"?

stigma_wizard:
This should speak to the obscene amount of money they pull in with their shovelware "game", mostly from children. It needs to be regulated.

Seriously, she’s not funny in the slightest and has ZERO aptitude to recognize the fact. It’s pretty ironic however that she’s now been involved in 2 reboots of classic properties (Ghostbusters and The Little Mermaid) that tanked tremendously. I can’t be the only one who feels that she has largely overstayed her welcome.

Honer-Simpsom:
As long as they have child caaaaaare!!!!

ComesInAnOldBox:
Pretty much any commercial that features someone singing is an automatic boycott from me.

FYourDownvotes23:

If Ron Jeremy and Rob Reiner had a kid...

FeatureTop4189:
When Kevin Hart appears on a Liberty Mutual commercial, the universe will collapse. And I will welcome it

darrenbosik:
The one with the dudes from Suits is worse

Farscape29:
Yeah, the Christmas "cars as gifts" ads are super obnoxious

oracleoflove:
He most definitely sold out to the corporate overlords.

ZyxDarkshine:
He did a commercial for one of those mobile phone bingo games that claim to pay out real money. It probably took 20 minutes from “Hello Mr. Snoop Dogg, I represent…” and when they finished the shoot. Saw the ad for about a week, then it disappeared. Snoop will say just about anything for a check, and not just corporate overlords.

Thick_Mountain4412:
It might be the ugliest AI usage I've seen in an ad. That Raiders baby is my sleep paralysis demon.

yesletslift:
I just saw it for the first time on TNF I think and I was like...what is this.

ARunawayTrain:
Honestly any ad that uses babies or talking babies in place of adults is lame as hell at this point, E-Trade were the only ones that did it right and it always yields such lame results every other time I see it used. Also further lame points for using that pudgy Rizzler kid, I'm already sick of him.

SageLeaf1:
I don’t even get the concept of the ad. Since when are nfl floats a thing, and why are they shared by multiple teams fans. And further why do we need nfl ads while watching the nfl. Also who thought this was a good idea. Why did the nfl make an ad worse than all of their advertisers already?

swayinandsippin:
God he is the WORST

sad-Application4377:
He must get some serious discounts on steroids. No doubt his nads are as shrunken as his brain.

iamacat6550:
This guy actually said “cardio doesn’t burn fat, it burns calories.” Like how dumb do you have to be. I just want to watch one video without getting his annoying voice making my ears bleed every time!

Just_Trish_92:
The PR budget of this movie must be enough to feed clothe and house the poor of the planet, but won't.

Internal-Motor:
I cancelled my Grubhub + membership several months ago, and today I deleted my Grubhub account. These ads are awful.

marcwcarroll:
Any and all Rocket Money ads
neoprenewedgie:
I feel sorry for the actor. This is a big break for him - a national commercial! And he has to be "that annoying guy."

tallicafu1:
Imagine getting in your car, turning on a camera, and filming yourself eating as disgustingly as possible. It’s pathetic

No way the jeans fit like that and the song? Yeesh. Why are most jeans commercials featuring blondes? It's too long & I'm annoyed.

bloodshotblueeyez:
I couldn’t believe it was a serious commercial the first time I saw it, I assumed that it was going to be some parody of over the top s*xualization in advertising

JobRener:
This actress read a book on how to be funny

Late_Spite3033:
This feels like one of the worst ads I’ve ever seen that will end up hurting the product. It’s the exact opposite of what you wanna subconsciously portray in your ad.

DDD8712:
What a strange ad campaign it’s like they are purposely making them so unlikable

Yeocom1cal:
She appears to have trouble walking in high heels.

ANONYMOUS:
Wildly unfunny. Looks like a rehearsal.

BuffaloRedshark:
I'm not religious but the over commercialization of Christmas does bother me more and more every year.

LittleBear1956:
Agree. What age is the target audience, 13?

Morrisonhotel82:
I also love how ungrateful and mad this woman looks as she washes her feet. As if its expected. Very entitled. Is that what they were going for?

anonymous:

Cuz it was expensive

flychinook:
A mobile game having enough money to hire A-list celebrities should be an immediate red flag

bunkie18:
I hate, Hate, HATE this commercial with a burning passion!

The_Lone_Apple:

If that's a pop star I'm assuming the "tough" look is part of their act

Winter-Ad2052:
With a fiery passion. Not sure who greenlit a bison but they need a new line of work

anonymous:
bro why would you insult sid the science kid like that

ellenc1009:

I HATE that cartoon. And word party. ( I have a 4 year old and netflix hence my encounters with these shows) The characters are so cringey I want to smash their stupid faces. The two shows seem to be made by the same people or animators because they have similar sounding voices and move/dance awkwardly. I didn't know it was in a grub hub commercial. Gross.

Remember Tom Selleck pitching the Reverse Mortgage con ad. His ads were talked about in Real Estate school classes as bad ideas

Timmah73: If they have to say in the ad 'Its not some kind of trick to take your home" that should be a major red flag that maybe it is

cookingWithTheBlues: They promised to let him out of his reverse mortgage if he did it

mlbaker2396: He needed money

GhostIsGone:
That hood ornament gives me creeps

jtwh20:
Its insufferable! and they play it over and over and over and over AHHHHHHHH

Lunachik:
She looks 40 and 15 at the same time

anonymous:
This and the BK commercials both incessantly bombarding us make me want to throw a brick through my TV. The very second the BK commercial comes on my sound goes on mute now.

MonkeyMoves101:
I just got the vibe that she's in for the bullying of her life at that school after this

krowley67:
Resurrecting this SNL character wasn’t the flex that Target thought it would be.

anonymous:
No one making $12.50/hr today is that happy

stevenm1993:
I wrote the following comment on a post ~9 months ago:
“I guess the point of having chosen butt-wiping bears as their mascots is that real-life bears are covered in thick fur and take massive [poops]. Something that they didn’t take into account is that bears that hibernate naturally produce butt plugs so they don’t “[poop ]the bed” during the winter. That means that for a good few months, they won’t need tp. That first deuce in the spring must be something that is so horrifying that it’s impressive. Then they probably waddle into a running stream, as they likely prefer nature’s bidet.”
This post reminded me of that. I also hate these commercials.

blamberfodder:
Sing “diarrhea” while tapping your butt. Acting career over.

Key-Owl-8142:
worst commercial in 2023

rob61091:
Instead of paying $5 for wax let me spend $100 on this jacket

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen one of their commercials, and they’ve had plenty of time to improve… NOPE! They still use the same annoying people for their commercial. How about we get some new kids instead of the same kids that make me want to throw a brick at the TV!
I have also noticed that they aren’t specifying whether they want $19 a month or 19¢ a month. I know that it’s supposed to be dollars, but I like to think that it’s cents, because if they get less money, then they won’t put commercials on TV!

SnarkAtTheMoon:
I run to mute the tv each time this comes on. Does he really need money so bad he makes a jerk of himself??

OrganizedChaos1979:
Who the hell even is this guy?

127phunk:
I switched from Gillette to Harry’s because of this ad

Exact-Reference9564:
He was funny on Portlandia. These commercials are trash though.

Low_Two_1988:
That’s Kumail Nanjiani. He’s actually pretty funny if you watch him in shows and movies, but this commercial is…not good

The_Kent:
He struck gold playing Deadpool and he never stopped playing him since

SynthSapphire:
We're gettin' old. I don't know any of the people McDonald's has done collaborations with loL

planet_druidia:
This guy and the emu are worn the hell out on these ads. It’s just old and I’m sick of seeing them. They aren’t funny. Liberty needs to move on

today0012:
Now I AM that annoying old lady

StormCloudRaineeDay:
These commercials might not be the best, but as someone who lived with a family member who constantly fell, I totally get it. I had so much anxiety over it. I was always afraid that she'd fall and we wouldn't hear her calling for help or she wouldn't be conscious to do that. She also frequently complained that she was never alone, but we felt we couldn't leave her alone because she wouldn't even wear her life alert. I can't even imagine having a family member who falls and can't get up living alone without at least having one of these.

BradleyNeedlehead:

I may be completely off base here but to me I think the nastiest and most cynical thing about this ad is the way it seems to imply that you can get a little bit closer to your cultural roots by shopping at Amazon.