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I know there's been some pretty poor stuff down the years that surely makes you avoid whatever product is being marketed but...

...as soon as I hear that infuriating "It's June Dad", I reach for the remote..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50c-yzlj3Q

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Any offers as to worst ones?

 

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Countless times I switched radio channels, desperately searched for the TV remote or just went running from the room during the lifespan of these sodding Hive adverts. The fake whimsy and annoying talking/singing voice were perfectly tuned to drive my hate.

 

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30 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

I know there's been some pretty poor stuff down the years that surely makes you avoid whatever product is being marketed but...

...as soon as I hear that infuriating "It's June Dad", I reach for the remote..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50c-yzlj3Q

:angry:

Any offers as to worst ones?

 

The version of "Ain't Nobody" in that TUI ad has me reaching for the remote every time. Can't stand it.

I only press the mute button though.

"I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont.

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7 minutes ago, Ullman said:

The version of "Ain't Nobody" in that TUI ad has me reaching for the remote every time. Can't stand it.

I only press the mute button though.

:laugh:

It' my current favourite advert, she's bloody gorgeous, even down to the small gap in her front teeth.

You reach for the remote while I reach for the Kleenex. :ph34r: :wub:

With Halloween coming up I decided to go to my local fancy dress shop to see if I could get a Dracula costume. After a few minutes the assistant handed me a Hull KR shirt asking "Is this suitable?", I replied "I think you may have misheard me, I said I wanted to look like a count."
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1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

:laugh:

It' my current favourite advert, she's bloody gorgeous, even down to the small gap in her front teeth.

You reach for the remote while I reach for the Kleenex. :ph34r: :wub:

She's a bonny lass all right.

"I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont.

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The old joke that the adverts are better than the programmes seems to have died a death. There's a lot of formulaic dreck around at the moment.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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4 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

The old joke that the adverts are better than the programmes seems to have died a death. There's a lot of formulaic dreck around at the moment.

The quality of both has been in decline for at least 20 years.

Many ads from the 60's and 70's, if shown back to back for two hours would improve any evening's viewing.

Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination.

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4 minutes ago, Mister Ting said:

The quality of both has been in decline for at least 20 years.

Many ads from the 60's and 70's, if shown back to back for two hours would improve any evening's viewing.

This is a strong time for TV programming, with some pretty good stuff being made.

The movie industry is, rightly, worried by the current pulling power of TV series.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

This is a strong time for TV programming, with some pretty good stuff being made.

The movie industry is, rightly, worried by the current pulling power of TV series.

I agree, but most of it isn't on free to air telly.

Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination.

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I know its a topic about the worst adverts ever - but enjoy one of the best .....

 

 

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3 hours ago, Ullman said:

The version of "Ain't Nobody" in that TUI ad has me reaching for the remote every time. Can't stand it.

I only press the mute button though.

It like nails down a blackboard, I can't bear it.

The Sainsburys food dancing advert was just awful. Who actually does that in their kitchen while cooking?

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25 minutes ago, Liverpool Rover said:

The Sainsburys food dancing advert was just awful. Who actually does that in their kitchen while cooking?

Oh, thank you so much for reminding me! Not that it was an original concept, as many versions of it have been done in the past, but this one was particularly harrowing in its hatefulness.

And I'd almost managed to forget it. :angry: 

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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2 hours ago, Dave T said:

All fragrance adverts. Im not sure why they all use a set template and compete to be the most pompous and pretentious they can be.

30 years ago ... ish.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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Any ads for gambling companies, especially those fronted by celebs.

Ads for spirits  - if it's a dark spirit, film a night club scene in the US (New Orleans or New York, for choice). If it's a light spirit, do the same but in a Scandi country. Mix with beautiful people - while keeping an eye on acceptable ethnicity ratios (turn up the dial on mixed-race women! Go easy on the black men!) - and serve on repeat over ice.

Any ad that takes a 70s/80s pop classic and restyles it with faux naive style breathy vocals and ukelele.

Those POV holiday ads that feature a hot young woman dragging someone along by the hand to various bars, pools and hotel rooms. Creepy and cliched.

 

It's not a question of coming down to earth, Mr Duxbury. Some of us, Mr Duxbury, belong in the stars.

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13 minutes ago, Stevo said:

Those POV holiday ads that feature a hot young woman dragging someone along by the hand to various bars, pools and hotel rooms. Creepy and cliched.

And almost pornographic! :ohmy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBNXPfdePs

 

With Halloween coming up I decided to go to my local fancy dress shop to see if I could get a Dracula costume. After a few minutes the assistant handed me a Hull KR shirt asking "Is this suitable?", I replied "I think you may have misheard me, I said I wanted to look like a count."
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1 hour ago, JohnM said:

Fill yer.....er....err...boots! ?

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Thanks John...very useful, as you might just notice.

With Halloween coming up I decided to go to my local fancy dress shop to see if I could get a Dracula costume. After a few minutes the assistant handed me a Hull KR shirt asking "Is this suitable?", I replied "I think you may have misheard me, I said I wanted to look like a count."
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2 hours ago, Dave T said:

All fragrance adverts. Im not sure why they all use a set template and compete to be the most pompous and pretentious they can be.

Yes, Johnny Depp driving into a desert to bury a necklace automatically makes you think of aftershave.

I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally

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