Comments on: The worst commercials on American TV right now

By: Zak

Zak — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:13:00 +0000

Are you telling me the Olive Garden commercials aren’t at all like reality?! But my friends and I go out to eat a lot! We’re always overdressed for the crappy restaurant we sit down at, we read/analyze the menu aloud to each other, and we disturb all of the other customers with gut laughter over non-jokes.
It’s a blast. Just like the commercials!

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:49:18 +0000

I ate at the “Olive Garbage” 1 time too many and not by choice. Boy, wasn’t it amazing how their salad tasted like Good Seasons shake in the little bottle dressing! Those commercials are irritating and pander to our stupidity.

Mc. Donalds or should I say Mc. Ghetto. Never liked their commercials especially this too long lasting I’m Lovin It. Panders to the ghetto in all of us. Also, I hate the current round of Checkers Ads with that rap music. Rap music in commercials should be a Capital offense!

Commercials using Broadway show tunes gotta go. Lately, commercials are using GPS as a gimmick. It’s already old.

Flo for progressive is sort of hot, that perky girl who was oh so bangable but left a smell of a tuna boat at low tide on a hot August day.

By: Chris Buek

Chris Buek — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:49:23 +0000

That doesn’t make any sense, Kate. None at all.

By: paula

paula — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:58:43 +0000

Well, I do like Flo in the insurance commercials. This actress has come up with the personality of what she was requested to do. A style of retro – hair, makeup, etc.
The commercials which I can’t stand are some like “Hey – Bob is so happy now that he’s got Viagra it’s just like he needs a parade celebrating him”. Sicko.

Also, there’s a commercial around where a couple are looking into the freezer in their kitchen and they keep lovey doving it. They are apparently advertising frozen foods. Why sex has to be put into commercials at all baffles me. I guess something has to get the public’s attention.

As long as there’s no rap in commercials I will tolerate most of them.

By: greg

greg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:18:22 +0000

When I see the Palm Pre pale faced character from the Lord of the Rings or whatever I want to scream, plus I am trying to figure out who they want to appeal to. I kind of get a kick out of Flo, but she is a bit much sometimes. What about the whole category of the pharmaceutical commercials, “ask your doctor about…” (the pill for some fairly inconsequential disease) then the warning that the side effects include brain hemmorhage, bloody flux, etc. Maybe the first step in solving the health care issue is to ban these things as it used to be, companies will spend less on advertising and fewer idiots will schedule appointments just to “ask their doctor about….”

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:49:03 +0000

Do you know that the “Ride Warrior” commercials are played in a bunch of different markets? In NE PA they have the same one for Dorney Park.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:25:29 +0000

I couldn’t even make it through the entire minute, and considering our ADD or ADHD or whatever the hell they are calling it now culture, I doubt many other people do.

Though I did make it all the way through the spoof. Awesome.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:16:50 +0000

Amen. They managed to stretch this one out to a full minute as well, making sure to put each of those dollars to good use.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:12:05 +0000

hahahaha! Kate, you are wonderful. I don’t know you but you rock my world. Thank you.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:10:20 +0000

Every time a Olive Garden commercial came on the TV when I was young, my father would immediately follow it with a comment about how no self-respecting Italian would eat at that dump. Needless to say, I was never allowed to eat there. However, by some strange reverse psychology, I am drawn to these terrible ads and look forward to the day I will enjoy endless salad and breadsticks for my first time (sorry grandma D’Auria).

As for the GM bit, I believe their marketing team is doing a stand up job of appealing to its target market. Oh yeah and thanks for the reminderd about how you failed miserably before–that makes me excited to invest in your prduct.

Let’s not get too down on US advertising though, as many other countries devise similar, if not worse, marketing schemes. Even still, we buy the crap so who’s to tell them they are wrong. We’re all sapps on some level. I just happen to be broke so I can’t afford a TV or the stuff they’re selling…I’ll get my chance though