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[edit] Idiotic Commercials

Have you seen them ? They're really getting stupid, so bad that a one month old knows they're shit. I've seen some really bad ones, such as that commercial about a damn lizard, caveman and that Head On commercial (parodied by Jay Lenno as "Ass On" in which you rub a burger on YOUR ass). Do advertisers really believe that people are really dumb or even retarded ? 205.240.146.147 01:08, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Someone even told me that sports do make people stupid as well, borne out in sports related commercials that are really stupid. (me vomiting at seeing a idiot advertising something stupid.) 205.240.146.147 01:11, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Wellz, repetition DOES work. I can still remember the damn Head On thing long after I've seen it. Splintercellguy 01:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Maybe they're deliberately making them look stupid so they will be talked about on the internet and more people will watch it. Viral marketing. --antilived^{T | C | G} 02:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

There is some (amusing) info at HeadOn#Commercial and in this Slate article. As a personal note, if its that idiotic why is it one of the thousands of commercials out there that sticks in your head enough to comment on. In terms of generating brand awareness, its second to none. Rockpocket 08:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

There's three ways to make an advert memorable: make it intelligent (eg Cog, BRAVIA Balls), stupid (eg HeadOn, Crazy Frog) or controversial (Ford Kat, Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out). Either way, people are going to send it to other people and spread the word. Laïka 10:16, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

The point of an advert is to have you remember their name - and preferably repeat it as often as possible. They can do that just as well with a bloody annoying advert as with a good one. As bad as your examples are - you are remembering them, paying attention and passing the company name on to other people. They worked! Annoying adverts are probably easier and cheaper than amusing adverts. SteveBaker 16:54, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

A "visual thinker"'s spoken. --Taraborn 17:04, 5 May 2007 (UTC)