Worst TV adverts of the moment

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well football is a team game so you can't really stand-out as much as in golf or tennis but he's not exactly been unsuccessful.

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link

But he's never been considered the greatest in his sport at any given time, let alone a possible G.O.A.T. like the other two

Seanadams Molloy (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link

He's not even the best footballer of his generation, let alone one of the best footballers of al time

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link

Although I dunno if an advert with Henry, Ian Poulter and Mardy Fish would have worldwide appeal.

Seanadams Molloy (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:22 (fifteen years ago) link

In South America I seem to remember it being Kaká instead of Henry.

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link

I think he deserves it more than Henry

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link

in fact I'm talking crap it was Kaká with Rafa Marquez and some brazilian now that I think of it. Not the same campaign.

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link

Henry probably as famous as the other two because he plays an almost universally popular sport and thus makes sense from a marketing point of view?

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link

Lydon/Country Life advert is fine

This new apparently global Mr Muscle advert is the worst of the year just for sheer lameness - not a patch on those old ones with the 'hilariously' weedy bespectacled guy

Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link

plus a lot of women I know fancy him while none fancy Federer or Tiger.

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link

should've had real athlete Phil Taylor instead of Henry

Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link

plus a lot of women I know fancy him while none fancy Federer or Tiger.

I see, this advert is aimed at the niche bearded lady market?

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:40 (fifteen years ago) link

who is a more preferable role model to your nuts reading 18-30 male, goofy looking guy who is good at golf/tennis or footballer who women would like to fuck?

what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link

a woman might wanna get a man a razor

that seat advert is all-time FOAD

country matters, Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link

There's a few adverts now that have some kind of awful drippy neo-avant-folk warbling rubbish on their soundtracks that force me to dive to hit the mute button whenever they come on.

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link

that's not the worst of the gilette adverts (although it is terrible, 'i never think about yesterday'), the worst one is where they are bullying that poor bloke by firing tennis balls at him whilst he's trying to shave.

o_O at that orangina advert though.

koogs, Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link

all "you have to be INSANE to produce a car like this" then a fucking shitty mundane family hatchback appears at the end, like a bad joke told by idiots

country matters, Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:50 (fifteen years ago) link

There's that new Renault advert that goes "remember when you said you'd never buy a Renault?", because it a) implies that Renaults were once shite, b) further implies that now they're not shite. Hint: they are more shite than ever, evidenced by the new model Megane which looks like every nondescript family car currently being made.

snoball, Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link

There's that new Renault advert that goes "remember when you said you'd never buy a Renault?"

I, mentally, say "no" every time I hear that

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link

It's like that other advert about "your house smelling of fish"... but it doesn't

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link

Adverts are crap if they do not 'advertise', right?

Still like the Lydon one.

The Lenny Premierinn one is alright, it's where I end up living when I'm away. Hey, it could have been worse.

The Orangina one is pretty dumb/doesnotwork. The Renault/dubbing one is poor/cheap.

xpost the kids are both "ha, dad, did you ever say that? did yer? ay?" and I go "Anyone fancy walking to school tomorrow, hmm?"

Apart from that, the rest I do not care for or against.

Mark G, Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link

Out of these ten the one which still reeks most of Pass The Hat/Pull The Trigger is the Lenny Henry Premier Inns one. Why oh why oh why &c.

Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 14:58 (fifteen years ago) link

His career was going so well too

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link

It was poor old Hazell I felt sorry for.

Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Henry: "I've found something that's small time"
snoball: "Your career prospects?"
Henry: "There's nothing small time about my career. This Christmas I'll be presenting another hilarious show featuring two year old clips from YouTube."

snoball, Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Oh hold on, is this Thierry or Lenny we're talking about here?

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:04 (fifteen years ago) link

It was poor old Hazell I felt sorry for.

I imagine him turning to his agent and saying, "Why don't you just put the gun to my head right now..."

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:05 (fifteen years ago) link

They must have been mentioned before, but the WKD 'Do you have a wicked side?' commercials cause a dull, wrenching pain in my sternum.

Trying to sustain the pretense that their target buyers are not young teenagers but absolute twats so juvenile their taste buds will only accept alcohol in the form of fizzy pop.

GamalielRatsey, Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Thierry reps for Gilette, Lenny for Holiday Inn. The "small time" quote is something Len says in the advert.

snoball, Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:09 (fifteen years ago) link

"Past your late teens but still behave like a stupid cock? Then drink WNKR."

snoball, Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link

to be fair Lenny Henry did recently get a part in Othello

Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link

LH: "To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on... and with that, on to our next hilarious GoogleTubeYouVideo clip!"

snoball, Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:29 (fifteen years ago) link

i think he's playing Bianca

Yentl vs Predator (blueski), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link

Who's playing Ricky?

Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Thursday, 11 December 2008 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link

David van Day.

Brother Belcher (Marcello Carlin), Thursday, 11 December 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

aargh "Posh Pringles" "look, the bag matches yours" FUCK YOU!!!

Neil S, Tuesday, 30 December 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link

Seat still winning "worst of year" imo.

claudestock carpentinieri (country matters), Tuesday, 30 December 2008 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link

"(the) confused.com (website) remembers you and your details!" oh wow thx it's like living in the 21st century!!! you smug bastard diediedie

snoball, Tuesday, 30 December 2008 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link

"step out of the carYOU HAD TWO PINTS THAT'S A 2 YEAR BANIt's company policy I gotta let you goI KNOWW ITS ONLY GOT 2,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK BUT THAT'S MY FINAL OFFERahh that's just GREAT MATT!! No JOb, No Car, NOW WHAT!!?????" - "So, what's it gonna be?"

He has to be the worst barman ever.

Mark G, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link

^^^ irritating advert, but at least it's a shift in focus from "you might run someone over" to "you'll experience misfortune". So it's probably more effective, because drink drivers don't give a shit about other people, but they do care about themselves.

snoball, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link

alt punchline: "I'll have one of what you had"

Mark G, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link

barman: "ok then, roll up your sleeve and hold out your arm..."

snoball, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 13:59 (fifteen years ago) link

alt punchline: "I'll have one of what you had"

"... and it said Happy Hour between 5 and 7"

Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link

"I BET YOU DIDN'T THINK EVEREST WOULD DO THAT TODAY, DID YOU!!!"

FUCK OFF!!!

snoball, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link

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Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link

the barman advert isn't bad at all. it won an ad award for best casting somewhere because he has to do a range of 'characters' so quickly ha.

Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link

I know, I just wanted to say "worst barman ever" so..

Mark G, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link

I don't know about that, I reckon I've been served by worse

Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Tom D.), Tuesday, 6 January 2009 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link

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snoball, Tuesday, 6 January 2009 15:04 (fifteen years ago) link

that iggy pop car insurance advert is starting to boil my piss

vain_bowers, Sunday, 11 January 2009 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link


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