Worst tv advert?

Merlin5 · 10 Apr 2021 at 16:09

Has to be Go Compare, surely? Nothing original, particularly against Sergei and Alexander in Compare the Market, a bit amateurish and cringeworthy. Anyone agree?

Gray2233 · 10 Apr 2021 at 16:24

I haven't sat through an advertisement in years, I don't watch regular TV and I adblock everything online, so I'm thankfully oblivious to most modern abominations.

That said, I remember especially hating an old Prudential advert:

Although the "I want to be a tree" bit cracks me up.

PCDAVE2 · 10 Apr 2021 at 17:20

Probably only the worst 'old' advert for freaking the *** NO SWEARING ***out of me as a kid

For the worst modern TV advert has to be the Oral B or the Calgon ads - just pure annoying

My favourite 'old' advert maybe Mr Cadbury's Parrot because its just bonkers

Randomface74 · 10 Apr 2021 at 17:24

I like the mr.soft ad!

IMO the worst ones are modern ads with token people from every race, sexuality, etc. They care more about their wokeness than their product.

the shadow · 10 Apr 2021 at 17:47

bodyform adverts

Junglist · 10 Apr 2021 at 17:51

bloodiedathame · 10 Apr 2021 at 17:59

Merlin5 said:
Has to be Go Compare, surely? Nothing original, particularly against Sergei and Alexander in Compare the Market, a bit amateurish and cringeworthy. Anyone agree?

Agreed. I don't use the site because of the ad.

Jokester · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:00

billysielu said:
I like the mr.soft ad!

IMO the worst ones are modern ads with token people from every race, sexuality, etc. They care more about their wokeness than their product.

The one that sticks in my mind is the drinks advert that zooms out from a women’s leg stump as she walks down the road. Nothing more than a “hey look we employ disabled models” virtue signalling.

Finners · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:07

worst advert ever, swatch phone

silvagti · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:25

Gillette - The best a man can be...

weringo · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:45

silvagti said:
Gillette - The best a man can be...

Possibly the most damaging advert ever. The company took a $8bn writedown just a few months later.

Merlin5 · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:52

Finners said:
worst advert ever, swatch phone

That's actually quite funny

Gray2233 · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:54

Merlin5 said:
That's actually quite funny

It made me laugh.

It's a parody advertisement mind, not a real one, there's some pretty funny stuff on the channel.

Merlin5 · 10 Apr 2021 at 18:54

billysielu said:
IMO the worst ones are modern ads with token people from every race, sexuality, etc. They care more about their wokeness than their product.

Totally agree, woke ads are annoying.

Finners · 10 Apr 2021 at 19:09

Gray2233 said:
It made me laugh.

It's a parody advertisement mind, not a real one, there's some pretty funny stuff on the channel.

I assumed as much, but it was the first thing that popped into my head with this thread

hopefully this one is real and equally as bad

robgmun · 10 Apr 2021 at 19:18

weringo said:
Possibly the most damaging advert ever. The company took a $8bn writedown just a few months later.

I hope they learned their lesson but I somehow doubt it.

rebel rebel · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:21

Dead dad? Never mind have a fillet o fish!

john_smith · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:28

rebel rebel said:
Dead dad? Never mind have a fillet o fish!

“He had big hands. ”

Flaevius · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:33

The worst one I've seen recently is WeBuyAnyCar featuring Philip Schofield. Plain weird:

StevieP · 10 Apr 2021 at 20:34

I know this is a thread about the worst TV ad's but this is one of my favourites!