Friday, November 18, 2011

Your nominees for Worst Ad In America 2010?

What are your choices (and why) from Consumerist's shortlist of Worst Ad In America 2010, in each of the following six categories?


Click here for links to the actual videos: http://consumerist.com/2010/09/vote-here鈥?/a> ; and you can vote in their poll.


(On a personal note, I think Allstate's Mr Mayhem is subversively brilliant, in a Palahniuk way.


And even the ads that grate stick in your mind, so while they may be annoying, they are effective at being ads.)





ABSOLUTE WORST AD IN AMERICA


* Honda: "Mr. Opportunity -- Paparazzi"


* Progressive: "Flo Dishes Out Discounts"


* Quiznos: "Singimals -- Starring Kittens"


* State Farm: "Pocket Agent"


* Staples: "Wow! That's a Low Price!"





MOST GRATING PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN


* 5-Hour Energy: Mr. "Do You Know What 2:30 Feels Like?"


* 1-800 Dentist: The last woman on Earth you'd want in the elevator with you


* Wendy's: That "Pico De Gallo!" loudmouth


* McDonald's: The "Not Until I've Had My Coffee" jerkface


* Nationwide Insurance: The World's Greatest Spokesperson In the World





MOST ANNOYING ANIMATED SPOKESTHING


* Charmin: The Sticky-Bottomed Bears


* The General Insurance: The General


* Omnaris: The Scientists From the Uncanny Valley


* Geico: The Squealing Piggy (must die!)


* Michelin: The Happy Roadkill Crew





DUO OR GROUP THAT MOST NEEDS TO BE BROKEN UP


* Toyota: The Toyota Sienna Couple


* Capital One: Barbarians (or are they Vikings?) at the ATM


* Chase: The honeymooning newlyweds who are way too excited about the check-depositing iPhone app


* JG Wentworth: The Opera Singing Bus Riders


* Geico: Geico Cavemen, ft. Cast Of The Deadliest Catch





CELEBRITY WHO MUST HAVE LOST THE MOST MONEY IN HOUSING CRASH


* Rent-A-Center: Troy Aikman %26amp; Hulk Hogan


* FreeScore.com: Ben Stein


* Dannon Light %26amp; Fit: Heidi Klum


* Extenze: Jimmy Johnson


* Dannon Activia: Jamie Lee Curtis (depressing to see a hottie like JLC talking about constipation)





CREEPIEST COMMERCIAL


* Old Navy: The Super Modelquins


* Liberator Medical: No More Used Catheters


* Allstate: Mr. Mayhem


* Dodge: "Kittens"


* Apple: iPhone Facetime -- "Smile"|||And the award for most annoying commercial ever goes to...


Geico: The Squealing Piggy!!!!|||* Staples: "Wow! That's a Low Price!"|||that was written with great enthusiasm!





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