Rage-Inducing Commercials

What are some of our present-day Darrin Stephens-es thinking anyways?

Over the past few months, I've felt the mounting presence of a thundering herd of rage-inducing commericals. I'm not just talking about your average 30-second spot featuring a moron husband/dad, I'm talking about dentist-drill noises in a credit card commercial.

How effective is the commerical, really, when you cringe and immediately turn the station, just narrowly avoiding an accident on the freeway?

Or there's everybody's favorite, the FM radio DJ smoothly transitioning into a schpiel about the new cell phone offered by Verizon... Mister DJ, Mister please...

But most of my rage--I mean of Festivus proportions--is directed at the Progressive Insurance campaign. What was that board meeting like? "Well Johnson's got a great pitch: We intro the obnoxious girl with the extremely obnoxious jingle (but only on our radio spots), and we bring her into a completely fictional setting. I'm thinking maybe an insurance store that has a, white background."

"Alright Johnson, but I have a question for you--How degradingly can you depict the client?"

Answer: "Very degrading. They'll abhor us."

Flo, the Jerk Store called, and they're runnin' outta you!

Flo's Best Commerical Ever

Miller Lite Ads = HobbsGoCommercial-Worthy

Some pretty good Miller Lite commercials here. The site is missing a couple of ML's best, but these are pretty good too.

Go Giants!!!!

http://millerlite.com/commercials.html

DirecTV's 2nd best effort

Gotta give Lorraine the props. And lets be honest, they hired the perfect niners fan for this commercial.

DirecTV-Home Run!

There are 2 worth mentioning, secondly would be the "Cheeseheads", but the Foxboro folks own it up! I can't get enough of it. It totally depicts the arrogant east coast"er"
Dude, you are living in Antarctica! It aint a paradise. I love it.

Why can't we be friends?

Great song, but competitors cannot be friends. This commercial starts out sickening, but it makes a realistic comeback. I like it!

Sort of the opposite of Dale Peterson...

Check this ad out - from an Assembly race in CA...I'll give you one hint - he'll fight for you 'till midnight every day!:



Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMuPUIajjME

Alabama Politics = Big Leagues

This is an actual campgain ad in Alabama... Priceless... While thugs and criminals in other states are busy knocking over convenience stores and hot-wiring cars, their schemes are much more diabolical in 'Bama.