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Pedigree - Adoption Drive
2008-02-20 15:02:00 It’s a shit, cruel and wholly unfair world. Disclaimer: Except not in my house and probably not in yours either. But, I assure you, everywhere else it’s shit and cruel and unfair - I’ve seen it on the tele. People do terrible things to each other; they will use people, animals and, sometimes, the rain forest to ... More About: Adoption , Drive , Pedigree
Tena Lady - Stand Out
2008-02-18 22:45:00 I’d had a post lined for today about Brand Power that I was fairly pleased with but then it was gazumped by the new advert for Tena Lady . In fact, the Tena advert is so new that I can’t find a copy of it online. Anyways, although Tena is a little bit snigger-worthy as a topic I ... More About: Stand Out , Stand
Lenor - Concentrate
2008-02-17 21:56:00 Did you know that if we all switch to Lenor Concentrate instead of using horrible old bulky Lenor, err, Unconcentrated we could take up to 14,000 lorries off the road each year? Yep, you’ve guessed it, it’s another bloody “You’re destroying the environment, you bastards!” advert. Because, you see, the bottles used in Lenor Concentrate are littler… ...
Peugeot 308 - Inspired by Nature
2008-02-13 14:34:00 The environment is currently the “morality-knife being slowly twisted in our backs” of choice amongst, seemingly, just about everyone working in the media. You just can’t get away from it. In fact, there was a time there when every day for about, ooh, 6 years the Independent had a front page story about how we were “destroying ... More About: Nature , Peugeot , Inspired
Oral B - Oral B Triumph with Smart Guide
2008-02-11 15:04:00 Back in the middle ages people more than likely had bad teeth. I say “more than likely” because, as usual, I’ve done no research into the facts behind this post. These bad teeth saw the rise of such nicknames as “Gummy Fletcher” and “Toothless Jim” and popular phrases such as “She’s got a gap in her ... More About: Smart , Guide , Triumph , Oral
Ford Fiesta - Stupid Dogbot, Clever Fiesta
2008-02-09 16:33:00 I was talking to a friend not so long ago about his future plans. He was debating whether to move away from London to a new, better paid job because leaving the bright lights of the big city would mean leaving his youth behind. “You’re past 30; I think youth has left you behind” I reassuringly ... More About: Ford , Stupid , Fiesta , Clever , Ford Fiesta
Ford Focus - Beautifully Arranged
2008-02-07 22:55:00 Oh dear, Ford . Their advertising for the latest incarnation of the Focus has been, shall we say, a little on the unoriginal side. Do you remember the “Own the Road” advert? The one with the bloke driving around streets that were made up of board games and Hot Wheels track as if a child had built it? ... More About: Ford Focus
Moonpig
2008-02-06 22:57:00 At one end of the greetings card continuum are the cards sold by the National Trust that are probably made by elfin beauties who live inside oak trees and skip through the forest picking flowers and berries all things wonderful to make their cards ever so, ever so special. At the other end are cards ...
L?Oreal Expert Vita Lift with Pierce Brosnan
2008-02-05 23:45:00 “There’s more to life than making films” Pierce Brosnan tells us. Yeah, like riding horses, looking moodily into a camera, and playing snooker. Or best of all making adverts! I don’t know if you know it but Pierce Brosnan is a very lucky man (have you heard of the luck of the Irish?). He’s not only one of ... More About: Vita , Expert , Lift
ADT Alarms - Primal Instict
2008-02-01 22:10:00 Shut your windows! Lock your doors! No-one is safe! At least they’re not in the latest ADT Alarms advert is to be believed. Down every alley way, on every street, in every town there’s a burglar lurking. Probably just waiting to crawl through your cat flap and steal your prized Dads Army toby jug collection. So pad lock the ... More About: Primal
January?s TV?s Worst Advert Award!
2008-02-01 00:07:00 Well, the new year certainly hasn’t bought any better adverts, has it? Another pretty terrible crop have appeared: the bizarre Safestyle UK advert with Frank Sidebottom, the patronising as hell SMA Dad’s Promise advert and, my current favourite bad ad, the latest Slim Fast advert! Its tootie, fruity, kick you in the face with its booty ... More About: January , Award , Advert
Foxy Bingo - We Are Family
2008-01-31 23:39:00 You may remember Foxy Bingo ’s last advert. It was all a little confused with no-one really seeming to understand what was going on. We argued whether the was a fox in it originally or whether there wasn’t a fox in it originally. Back and forth. Back and forth. But in the end we all agreed the Fox ... More About: Family
Lynx - Dark Temptation - The Chocolate Man
2008-01-27 18:35:00 So, have I ever told you about the time I accidentally rubbed a Curly Wurly under my arms instead of my usual deodorant? No? Well, let’s just say this: the ladies paid me no attention whatsoever but I did have very sticky pits all day long. Anyway, that’s neither here nor there, this post is ... More About: Chocolate , Dark , Lynx , Temptation
Leonard Cheshire - Creature Discomforts
2008-01-26 17:06:00 Let me say this first off, I in no way think that discriminating against someone simply because they are physically disabled is acceptable but… Using a twist on Aardman Animations “Creature Comforts” series to create “Creature Discomforts” possibly isn’t the right way to change the way people think about disability. Particularly when you consider Spud the slug: The ... More About: Leonard
Kleenex ? Let it Out
2008-01-24 23:36:00 Here’s a tale for you: I was walking through town on my lunch break the other day and a bloke, stood next to a big blue sofa and a coffee table, shouted “Excuse me mate, have you got a minute for a chat?”. Well, I did, so I popped over and sat down. “What do you want ...
Safestyle UK - Frank Sidebottom
2008-01-21 23:13:00 Frank Sidebottom - what’s he all about then? Maybe he’s a Marmite comedian and there’s certainly plenty of people who love him fanatically but I’m not one of them. I just don’t get Frank Sidebottom. I’ve never understood the joke. Why the papier mache head? Why Little Frank? Why the keyboard and songs? No, I don’t ... More About: Frank
Neurofen Express - Race Cars
2008-01-19 21:49:00 In the offices of Cobbler & Shitbiscuit, Jonty has just got back on a 5 day course about literalism. “I’m telling you guys that course has given me a grade-A, top fuel idea for the new Neurofen campaign!” “Oh spiffo, Jonty! Let’s hear it!” “Well, Seb, it’s for a fast acting head ache tablet, yah? But you can’t ... More About: Cars , Race , Express
Magnet - Kitchen Designers
2008-01-17 23:04:00 Over the past year or so Magnet have been *re-branding* themselves as Kitchen Design Gurus. Here’s how they decided to do this: You take an object that defines you along to one of their stores and, because they’re so great at designing kitchens, they’ll design a kitchen for you around that object. What. A. Brilliant. Idea! Except ... More About: Designers
Tiscali Broadband - That?s Amazing
2008-01-14 23:37:00 Here’s a quick question for you: Q: How do you know when your wife’s having an affair? A: When you come home in the middle of the day and you catch yourself telling your wife about Tiscali broadband. Yep, if you talk to your wife about the connection speed (or any other feature) of Tiscali broadband then your ... More About: Broadband , Amazing , Broad
SMA - Dads? Promise
2008-01-14 23:27:00 Christ, I hate these SMA adverts! They really make my blood boil. Not because I give a rat “with an increased risk of asthma” ass about whether bottled milk is better or worse for a baby than breast milk but because the ads portray everything that is still wrong with the perceived roles of mothers and ... More About: Promise
Slim Fast - Fruity, Tootie. Now My Jeans Fit My Booty
2008-01-13 13:57:00 Ah, it’s the second week of January. What does that mean? No, no, it’s not time to buy Easter Eggs for the whole family. It’s time to lose that weight you put on at Christmas, Fatso (then you can buy the Easter Eggs). Why should you lose weight? Because Fat People, you’ll destroy us all. You see, it ... More About: Jeans , Fast , Slim , Booty , Fruity
Hello Guardian Readers!
2008-01-08 07:51:00 I wasn’t going to write about this until the end of the month (because this blog is about adverts not about me nor newspapers) but the response has been overwhelming. I’d just like to say “Thanks!” to Johnny Dee for writing about TWA in the Guide on Saturday and “Hello!” to all the new readers because ... More About: Guardian , Readers
Lacoste - Pour Homme
2008-01-07 22:16:00 There’s a pretty concrete set of rules for making an advert for perfume or aftershave. Your advert has to feature a man women will find attractive (this is probably actually to satisfy the “men want to be him” criteria but few straight men are secure enough to admit another man is attractive let alone that ... More About: Lacoste
Picture Loans - An Adult Conversation
2008-01-03 22:26:00 Ooh, it’s been a long day. I think I’ll unwind with a bit of telly watching. Now, what’s on? Cracking, it’s “You’ve Been Framed”. Oh, it’s a special theme episode too “The Unbearable Misery of the Total Fucking Moron”. Sounds whimsical. First clip… typical slack-jawed moron talking on the phone. Nice. Hang on, what’s this? Arranging a loan? That’s ... More About: Loans , Picture , Adult , Conversation
December?s TV?s Worst Advert Award!
2007-12-31 17:35:00 I must start off by apologising for a pretty slow month here on TVs Worst Advert s. What with it being the “season to be jolly” I’ve found it hard to get very angry at TV adverts and on top of that Windows is trying to uninstall itself one file at a time from my computer. Anyway, ... More About: Award , December
Kenco - The Decaf Sack
2007-12-30 19:20:00 Mr Makousa; he’s a bit of a git! Splitting his days between drinking various different coloured cups of Kenco coffee and bullying the poor, ginger-haired Kenco Gap Year Student. Yes, the Kenco Gap Year Student is currently filling the Frank Spencer shaped void on the TV. He’s an idiot who’s travelling the World looking for a village ... More About: Sack
Tesco and The Spice Girls Christmas Dinner
2007-12-25 10:54:00 A very happy Christmas to all the readers of TVs Worst Adverts! As a little seasonal gift I offer you this year’s shock confession: Mel C prefers beef? Who would have thunk it? More About: Girls , Spice Girls , Dinner , Spice
Top Gear - The DVD Game
2007-12-20 19:36:00 God, I hate Top Gear . Which is strange because I come from a family of mechanics and grew up obsessed with cars and motor racing. But Top Gear has so very little to do with cars now-a-days. In fact it?s as close to motoring journalism as the porno version of Animal Farm is to an animal husbandry ... More About: Game
The Gadget Help Line
2007-12-19 08:12:00 Previously I’ve considered the adverts for Confused.com as actually being TV’s Worst Adverts. Filmed in an empty studio with sets hand drawn by a blind paraplegic. Badly scripted, badly acted, and badly filmed. They were the rubbish advert barometer. But no more. The advert for the gadgethelpline.com takes TV advertising to a new low in terms of ... More About: Gadget , Line
Ferrero Rocher
More articles from this author:2007-12-06 08:10:00 Thanks to a friend *in the industry* I’m able to bring you a sneak peak at the latest James Bond film. Below is a pivotal scene from the new film and it’s followed by the opening credits. Enjoy. The Man With The Golden Chocolates Despite the time Bond had spent in the casinos on the French Riviera and in ... More About: Ferrero , Rocher 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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