Most offensive TV commercial you've ever seen.

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treeguy64

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Now, I realize we all have a pretty big experiential data base to draw on, so trying to zero in on the most offensive TV commercial you've ever seen, may be a tough row to hoe. I'll give it a shot, though: I can't stand the bears who rhapsodize on the wonders of wiping their butts with Charmin tp.

First off, the correct pronunciation is not with an "Sh" sound. The manufacturers must have wanted, from long ago, to tie their product in with a scatological word with that "Sh" spelling and sound, the one that ends with "it."

Next, it repulses me to see these cartoon bears parading around with their big, brown butts, talking about needing to defecate, and worrying that any other toilet paper will leave "pieces" on their behinds.

Third, and this makes me want to throw my shoe at the TV, I can't stand the byline, "Enjoy the Go!" WHAT???!!!! What kind of anal-expulsive ad exec came up with such a vulgarity? Yeah, I would NEVER even consider buying Charmin because of my strong dislike for their TV ads!

OK, you're on! Let me hear your most hated TV commercial - - - -
 

I can't stand the Clorox commercial where the little boy stands at the toilet struggling to get his pants down and yells "Mom, we have a situation!". I really want to throw something at the TV.
 
I agree, about the Charmin ad. My pet peeve is these Stupid "Ask your Doctor" drug commercials. 95% of the commercial is warnings about all the potential Side Effects....if a person listened closely to that nonsense, they would be Loathe to take any of these pills.
 

All of the drug commercials. The side effects they're forced to disclose sometimes are worse and scarier than the original malady. Oh, getting off topic here TreeGuy, but I love the Farmers and Geico commercials, they're funny and clever. And the best of them all is the white cat spoofing "Risky Business'', called the ''Wild Child'' about the cleaning dusters (forget the brand).
 
PVC said:
All of the drug commercials. The side effects they're forced to disclose sometimes are worse and scarier than the original malady. Oh, getting off topic here TreeGuy, but I love the Farmers and Geico commercials, they're funny and clever. And the best of them all is the white cat spoofing "Risky Business'', called the ''Wild Child'' about the cleaning dusters (forget the brand).
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Hooray for your post. I hate them because when they are telling you it can kill you they show pictures of people romping hand in hand through the parks on the lake as if they are 60 but really they are 20.
 
Turn the sound off and concentrate on everything that happens keeping in mind you are being persuaded to spend your money on something you do not need. This is especially true of drug commercials. I love the glob of mucous that tells you what to buy for your sinus. The animated creatures they use to tell humans what to buy is amazing. The marketing people sit at desks coming up with the best commercials that they believe you will respond to most positively to. The General, the lizard, the fox, the crime dog ...are we that stupid that the marketing executives know those commercial work? They must because they have been aired for years. Then there are Saturday morning commercials for kids.
 
I got a DVR that records programs broadcast over the air via an antenna.
One reason is so I don't have to watch any commercials (well, I kinda watch them in FFW). I watch most 30 min shows in just over 15 mins (I also FFW thru opening music and credits).
 
I don't like commercials about bras, feminine hygiene products, KY Jelly products or lawyers ads.
 
I would have trouble coming up with an offensive commercial, as I automatically hit the Mute button or leave the room, as soon as any commercial comes on. I just won't look at them. (Mostly use the streaming channels or HBO anyway.)

But one thing I find annoying, which is not exactly a commercial, is when PBS plays an excellent, crowd-pleasing show and then keeps interrupting it with a very long plea for donations, sometimes as long as 15 minutes. Many good concerts, etc. have been ruined for me by this endless pleading for money. I would honestly rather they just stopped boasting about how they are viewer-funded, and just ran the damn commercials like everybody else.
 
Thought of another one:

Little girl "ugh Mommy, what's THAT?" while pointing at her mother's legs.
Then they show a picture of ugly grotesque varicose veins.
 
Hello.
What annoys me most about TV adverts in this country is that they, or most of them, are so misleading. Grease removers that according to the ad; go in a flash using so and so, Carpet cleaners that ,with a quick wipe, will bring your old carpet looking new. In real life this does not happen. Yes. perhaps it does increase sales but why mislead the public with false statements.
 
Sunny said:
I would have trouble coming up with an offensive commercial, as I automatically hit the Mute button or leave the room, as soon as any commercial comes on. I just won't look at them. (Mostly use the streaming channels or HBO anyway.)

But one thing I find annoying, which is not exactly a commercial, is when PBS plays an excellent, crowd-pleasing show and then keeps interrupting it with a very long plea for donations, sometimes as long as 15 minutes. Many good concerts, etc. have been ruined for me by this endless pleading for money. I would honestly rather they just stopped boasting about how they are viewer-funded, and just ran the damn commercials like everybody else.
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We never have anything like that on TV here..than Goodness, I think that would finish me off watching TV altogether.

I don't watch commercials except if I'm stuck somewhere where I can't mute them. I tend to record almost everything I watch, so fast forward all the Ads... also here in the UK we get a lot less commercial breaks during a show than the USA.. our ad breaks last around 3 minutes, and we get an average of 3 during an hour show..

I can't think of any offensive commercials due to never watching any...
 

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