If you've watched as much TV as I have lately, you've definitely noticed there is no short supply of annoying spots dominating the commercial breaks. Here's my top 3:
1. Applebee's "Shrimp Sensations" promo (aka Theme from Gilligan's Island parody)
A no-brainer. If you've been watching CBS' coverage of March Madness at all, you know what spot I'm talking about. The song is really annoying, the two musicians look and act really annoying and Applebee's agency seems to have placed it during every break in the action. The spot is also cut poorly. The duo goes from feet-to-hip-to-neck deep in the ocean, then back to hip deep. And the lyrics - "just sit right back and grab some tail" - HUH?!? ...okay... Give us a break from this spot's saturation of annoyance. Enough!
2. Burger King's Big Buckin' Chicken
Just stupid. First of all, I'm very anti-rodeo. But to couple a huge, very fake-looking bucking chicken with a typical lame Burger King song is just extremely annoying. Also, real broncos buck because those abusive rodeo officials mess with their junk. Why exactly are the BK chickens bucking? Just because they're big? Enough with the stupid spots, BK!
3. Coach K Chevrolet March Madness promo
Self-explanatory. Like Coach two-faced venom tongue needs any more media outlets/entities to paint him in a positive light which he can double as a recruiting vehicle. Plus, get that The View-like fuzzy hue, gold light effect out of here! Go LSU, go Texas/WVU, go everyone except Dook!
Honorable mentions:
ESPN Mobile
I think ESPN is generally evil. I'm also not a big fan of the music they selected and the general treatment the spots receive. Add that to the fact that ESPN Mobile really doesn't offer anything. Oh well, I guess if you want to pay for the ESPN name alone and carry around a dorky cell phone, ESPN Mobile - and its advertising - is for you.
Wendy's Sensational Salads
I get what Wendy's is trying to do, but the broad in the spot is still really annoying.
What commercials do you find annoying?
1 comment:
No he didn't! He put them there to race.
They don't buck because they're getting kicked by spurs. They buck because they have something tied around their weiner and junk, constraining them, and they want to get it off.
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