Most obnoxious TV ad spokesperson

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 09 Dec 2018, 16:30

In my opinion, there are some really obnoxious TV ad spokespeople going around these days, some real, some fictitious. Here are three I particularly dislike. What about you?

Arby's Chief of Sandwiches (creepy)

My Pillow guy

Flex Seal guy

Six String · Postby **Six String** » 09 Dec 2018, 17:11

The Progressive Insurance woman. I switch channels as soon as she appears.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 09 Dec 2018, 17:33

Six String wrote:The Progressive Insurance woman. I switch channels as soon as she appears.

Yeah, it's hard to believe they're still using Flo.

I think it's interesting how ad agencies and companies choose a spokesperson. An ad has to run so many times that they have to pick a person who's amusing, appealing and who will wear well.

When I was studying advertising in college, you were taught to stay away from humor. It was thought that people would remember the humor and not the product. David Ogilvy, who wrote the bible on advertising, and the head of global agency, Ogilvy and Mather, preached that.

Deebank · Postby **Deebank** » 09 Dec 2018, 17:50

With apologies to Sloop, have any brits seen that dismal Pukka Pies ad?

I was convinced that it was the result of the ad challenge on The Apprentice but apparently it’s for real.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 09 Dec 2018, 18:02

Deebank wrote:With apologies to Sloop, have any brits seen that dismal Pukka Pies ad?

I was convinced that it was the result of the ad challenge on The Apprentice but apparently it’s for real.

I watched a couple of their ads on YouTube. They're not as bad as this. I couldn't find a short TV version.

Geezee · Postby **Geezee** » 10 Dec 2018, 11:40

The Orange adverts from 10 or so years ago were really annoying but also really effective - I just can't watch Brennan Brown now though and in any way take him seriously (he pops up in The Sinner season 2 for example).

pig bodine · Postby **pig bodine** » 10 Dec 2018, 13:19

I was only familiar with the My Pillow shuckster,who is a vocal Trump supporter, but I watched the Flex Seal video. My God,he is one eager bastard.

` · Postby ` » 10 Dec 2018, 13:30

Do "Brand Ambassadors" come any more annoyingly intrusive than the UK's mighty "Barry Scott"?

"Barry" was so in your face, the agency had to get an actor to play him and then resurrect the character after sales went down the shitter when the brand changed direction and dropped him.

Altogether now, BANG! and the dirt has gone!

` · Postby ` » 10 Dec 2018, 13:32

Deebank wrote:With apologies to Sloop, have any brits seen that dismal Pukka Pies ad?

I was convinced that it was the result of the ad challenge on The Apprentice but apparently it’s for real.

Is that the one with the couldn't-give-a-fuck mum? It looks like Citizen Kane compared to the Gimme Dat Ding one they used to run.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 10 Dec 2018, 18:25

Geezee wrote:The Orange adverts from 10 or so years ago were really annoying but also really effective - I just can't watch Brennan Brown now though and in any way take him seriously (he pops up in The Sinner season 2 for example).

That's a long way to go for a punchline.

Deebank · Postby **Deebank** » 10 Dec 2018, 18:27

caramba wrote:
Deebank wrote:With apologies to Sloop, have any brits seen that dismal Pukka Pies ad?

I was convinced that it was the result of the ad challenge on The Apprentice but apparently it’s for real.

Is that the one with the couldn't-give-a-fuck mum? It looks like Citizen Kane compared to the Gimme Dat Ding one they used to run.

That's the one. Pitiful.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 10 Dec 2018, 18:55

Not a TV spokesperson as such, but I hate the new Jaguar TV commercial, mainly on a small detail. Husband buys wife Jaguar for Xmas, but drives it around before he gives it to her. They show the odometer for a second: 981 miles. Where the fuck did the guy drive?

I would have believed 281, but 981 miles. Bad miss in my opinion. Too over the top.

Geezee · Postby **Geezee** » 11 Dec 2018, 09:11

sloopjohnc wrote:
Geezee wrote:The Orange adverts from 10 or so years ago were really annoying but also really effective - I just can't watch Brennan Brown now though and in any way take him seriously (he pops up in The Sinner season 2 for example).

That's a long way to go for a punchline.

There was a whole series of these - they were everywhere for a while. Obviously he's supposed to be annoying so I guess he is doing a good job, but it's impossible to separate him from these now.

$P.Muff$ · Postby **$P.Muff$** » 12 Dec 2018, 14:17

The Verizon 'Silicon Valley' bro.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 12 Dec 2018, 17:05

$P.Muff$ wrote:The Verizon 'Silicon Valley' bro.

Yeah, he's worn out his welcome.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 13 Dec 2018, 16:29

This guy for the Men's Wearhouse bugs the shit out of me.

harvey k-tel · Postby **harvey k-tel** » 13 Dec 2018, 16:53

sloopjohnc wrote:This guy for the Men's Wearhouse bugs the shit out of me.

Huh. I guess they have different names in Canada and the US. Up here, he's in ads for a mens clothing chain called Moore's.

BARON CORNY DOG · Postby **BARON CORNY DOG** » 13 Dec 2018, 16:56

With the ability to record/DVR things, I don’t really see commercials. The only live TV I watch with any regularity (apart from the Premier League) is baseball. And I mute the hell out of the commercials. So I’ve never seen any of these bastards and thank fuck for that.

harvey k-tel · Postby **harvey k-tel** » 13 Dec 2018, 17:23

This guy is local, but I'll put him up there with the most obnoxious hucksters out there.

sloopjohnc · Postby **sloopjohnc** » 13 Dec 2018, 17:47

harvey k-tel wrote:
sloopjohnc wrote:This guy for the Men's Wearhouse bugs the shit out of me.

Huh. I guess they have different names in Canada and the US. Up here, he's in ads for a mens clothing chain called Moore's.

They're owned by a big men's clothing conglomerate called Tailored Brands. They bought Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse, Moore's and a bunch of other men's clothing companies.

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