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Title: As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
Post by: Mr. Analog on January 03, 2008, 12:22:23 PM
Oh man, having been home these last few days I've seen a lot more TV (especially early morning TV) than I'm used to and I've seen so many crap commercials that this list just made me laugh out loud...

http://www.cracked.com/article_15768_as-seen-on-tv-10-most-laughably-misleading-ads.html

To cap it off I was watching TV this morning and they still have ads for the Q-Ray bracelet on! Oh, they've had to reword the ad to get around all the outright quackery and replace it with comedy gold like; "I don't know what it is, but I like it".

Oh well, back to cartoons...
Title: Re: As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
Post by: Lazybones on January 03, 2008, 12:59:27 PM
Every time I see a Q ray add I just want to toss something at the TV.

It is a worthless segment of steel cable with some end caps on it.
Title: Re: As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
Post by: Darren Dirt on January 03, 2008, 03:39:50 PM
I found that Mountain Dew ad campaign via IMDB -- there is, sadly, a thread category just for

not a specific movie title

not a specific TV show title

not even a specific video game title

NOPE

it's for discussion of TV Commercials. (main (http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000111/threads/) , "my most hated (http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000111/nest/79486732)")


:quiet weeping for the future of creativity:

Title: Re: As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
Post by: Tonnica on January 03, 2008, 09:23:14 PM
Wow. Some of these (in particular the pasta pot) commercials are still doing the rounds. Terrible, terrible products.

Also: is it just me or does the lady in the Tiddy Bear commercial at about 0:26 onwards look like she's got a wicked shiner covered up by makeup? Maybe she didn't read the instructions to the Ike Berger's Five Minute Power Shaper carefully enough. Snapback!
Title: Re: As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
Post by: Darren Dirt on January 04, 2008, 09:26:40 AM
Quote from: Tonnica on January 03, 2008, 09:23:14 PM
Wow. Some of these (in particular the pasta pot) commercials are still doing the rounds. Terrible, terrible products.

Also: is it just me or does the lady in the Tiddy Bear commercial at about 0:26 onwards look like she's got a wicked shiner covered up by makeup? Maybe she didn't read the instructions to the Ike Berger's Five Minute Power Shaper carefully enough. Snapback!

haha! You said "Tiddy". ;D