[0:06]Space, the final frontier. Hi, Captain, you can choose your space with a Serta. Dodd's Furniture and Mattress. And they wonder why cutting the cord is becoming so popular. Welcome to watchmojo.com, and today we'll be counting down our picks for the top 10 worst commercials of all time. Wearing your baby seems to be in fashion. I mean, in theory it's a great idea. For this list, we're looking at those commercials that received ridicule and derision after airing, due to their low quality, lack of substance, annoying content, or anything in between that generally irritated viewers. Now one's a special price. $2.99! Number 10, the Trivago Guy. Trivago. Have you ever looked for a hotel online? Did you notice that there's so many prices out there for the exact same room? While some may think that he's attractive, we can't help but think that he's a little dirty and creepy. We're of course referring to Tim Williams, the man in the Trivago commercials, who stares viewers down with what looks like malicious intent and talks like he wants to murder us in our sleep. He controls the screen like Tony Stark in hopes of looking futuristic or cool, but it falls flat due to his kind of creepy performance. You can adjust the price so that it fits in with your budget. And select a number of stars. Sorry, Trivago, we actually don't know what you do because we're too creeped out to watch this commercial any longer. Plus, why isn't he clean shaven or wearing a belt? It seriously looks like they just pulled him off the street. Well, at least they got the message and cleaned him up a bit. Check on Trivago to see whether you can book it somewhere else. for an even better price. Number nine, The Baby, PlayStation 3.
[1:38]Not only does this commercial make absolutely no sense, but it's even creepier than the one with the Trivago guy, by a mile. The ad is for the PlayStation 3, and features a baby doll in a room with the console, and we slowly watch it come alive, laugh, and cry. We suppose it's crying because of the beauty of the PS3, but if it's not, then we really have no idea.
[2:03]This ad was part of a $150 million campaign, and we think that the person in charge of that money should be fired immediately. Or at least, they should reimburse us for our therapy bills.
[2:18]Number eight, Depression Hurts, Cymbalta. When you're depressed, where do you want to go? Nowhere. There are only two countries in the entire world that allow direct-to-consumer ads promoting drugs: the United States and New Zealand. They're always awful, but none more so than this Cymbalta ad. Cymbalta can help. Cymbalta is a prescription medication that treats many symptoms of depression. Tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens, you have unusual changes in behavior or thoughts of suicide. Cymbalta is a brand name for duloxetine, a drug used to combat depression. Not only is this commercial itself depressing, but the darker material is followed by a full minute of a narrator listing its possible side effects, Taking it with NSAID pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. Severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. Signs include abdominal pain and yellowing of the skin or eyes. Which include fun things like tremors, seizures, and hallucinations. When people think of awful prescription ads, a commercial like this is immediately what springs to mind. Ask your doctor. Dizziness or fainting may occur upon standing. Side effects include nausea, dry mouth, and constipation. Ask your doctor about Cymbalta. Depression hurts, Cymbalta can help. Number seven, I'm the Cash Man, Oliver Jewellery. Hello, I'm Russell Oliver and I buy your used jewelry. Oliver Jewelry is a jewelry company with multiple stores in Ontario, Canada. And any Canadian in the greater Toronto area that is ever watched cheap daytime TV, knows the signature call of Oliver. Oh yeah! His commercials are well known for their horrible, cheap quality and for Oliver himself, who is clearly reading from a script with the least amount of enthusiasm possible. I'll turn your gold and silver, watches into cash. Oh yeah! I'll turn any jewelry into lots of cash. Oh yeah! Couple this with the awful autotuned song, and you have one of the worst commercials ever. Meanwhile, his signature catchphrase is just icing on the awful bitter cake. Cashman, Oliver, I pay more cash for your used jewelry than anyone. Oh yeah! Everybody say it with us now. Oh yeah! Number six, Make Safe Happen, Nationwide. Nationwide is on your side. Nationwide is on your side. Not when they're making depressing commercials like this, they're not. This commercial aired during the 2015 Super Bowl. And as everyone knows, those commercials are supposed to be fun and adventurous for the most part. I'll never learn to fly. Or travel the world with my best friend. But then we are treated to this: an ad featuring a young male narrator who turns out to be dead, and it caused significant backlash among viewers. Hey, wait! First! Wait! Nationwide, the insurance company behind it, even responded, saying that it was meant to start a conversation. The number one cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents. At Nationwide, we believe in protecting what matters most. Your kids. If that conversation was about how Nationwide scared everyone, then yes, it totally succeeded. Together, we can make safe happen.
[5:26]Number five, Pandas, Salesgenie. Ling Ling, we have no customers, no sales, we're going out of business. Here we have another Super Bowl commercial, and while it isn't depressing, that doesn't mean it's good. Ling Ling, I am not going back to the zoo. Then we need a sales miracle. Salesgenie, which is an online business and consumer lead generation tool, decided that airing a commercial starring pandas with stereotypical Asian accents would be a good idea. But they were sadly mistaken. Wow, look at all these sales leads. Six months later, thank you Salesgenie. The commercial was quickly branded as offensive and racist. So the CEO of InfoUSA, Salesgenie's parent company, pulled the ad from the air, stating that they never thought anyone would take offense because the pandas themselves are Chinese. It makes so much sense now. You want to go see the grizzly bears at the zoo? For 100 free sales leads, go to Salesgenie.com. Number four, Spongmonkeys, Quiznos. We love these subs.
[6:19]Subs are a dollar off. We have no idea what Quiznos was thinking when they decided to take on the Spongmonkeys. These annoying singing primates first appeared on the web singing a song called "We Like the Moon" in a video that went viral. We like the moon, but not as much as a spoon, because that's more useful for eating soup. Quiznos apparently thought that the video was absolutely hilarious, as the Spongmonkeys appeared in their ad singing "We Love the Subs." Our favorite sub, it now cost less a slice of toasty, tasty heaven. It was quickly removed after countless complaints about its irritating nature and how unfunny it was. They are so good, we'd eat them raw, but eating raw subs is barbaric. We're thinking they also may have gotten some complaints about how people wanted to gouge their eyes out every time the ad came on TV. The Quiznos subs, Quiznos.
[7:17]Number three, There You Are, Chanel No. 5. It's not a journey. Every journey ends but we go on. We're really not sure how Chanel managed to mess up a commercial starring Brad Pitt. Inevitable. Pitt may be the first man to promote the perfume on television, but he also did a terrible job of it. Dreams take over. But wherever I go, there you are. The commercial is needlessly dramatic, as the whole thing is in black and white, and Pitt talks to the camera like he's trying out for his new Oscar baiting role. My look, my fate, my fortune. It's way too over the top for a simple perfume ad, and the dialogue tries far too hard to be poetic. So naturally, it was parodied and mocked for years. And then dreams wake up and smile at reality. I'm sorry, is there really no script? Because I've been talking to myself for like two hours straight and I'm starting to sound insane. Number two, Apply Directly to the Forehead. HeadOn. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. One of the most notorious commercials ever, HeadOn's cheap and annoying ad got the attention of millions and started an internet phenomenon. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. The commercial simply consists of lines: "HeadOn, Apply directly to the forehead" with the model doing just that. Not only is this painfully annoying, but no other information is given about the product, leaving viewers both irritated and confused. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. HeadOn, available at Walgreens. The ad soon became famous online, was referenced in Disaster Movie, which was also a disaster in and of itself. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. I just, I just did. I said, HeadOn, bitch. And the company responsible even acknowledged how bad it was in subsequent commercials. HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead. HeadOn, your commercial is so annoying. But you've got a great product. Before we annoy you with our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions. I want to tell you something. It's almost unbelievable. Get Mattel's new Baby Secret. So you can keep the romantic comedies and lady drinks. We're good. Dr. Pepper 10, it's not for women. Why are they freaking out? They're not freaking out. They're Giffing Out. Giffing Out, because of the great deals they got at Kmart. Right. For what you need. Hey, hey, I want a new... You don't need to be a rockstar to afford a new designer sofa. Six months ago, Selena tested her relationship with Justin using the love calculator. She just sent the word "Honey," her name Selena, and her partner's name Justin to 75555. Number one, Baby Soft, Love's. There's one person nobody can resist, and that's a baby. For this commercial, we're going all the way back to the mid-70s, when ads seemed to be wildly inappropriate all the time. In this ad, the company Love's is advertising their fragrance called Baby Soft, which is meant to give adults the scent of a baby, because innocence is sexy. So innocent, it may well be the sexiest fragrance around. If that wasn't odd enough, we're also treated to a full-grown woman seductively licking a lollipop. This commercial is wrong on so many levels, but mostly in how it implies that men find smelling babies sexy. Let's just never speak of this again. For your baby and Love's. Do you agree with our list? What do you think is the worst commercial ever conceived?
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