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Google Chrome partners with Family Guy

0 comments by on 4/22/2013

In an unexpected partnership, Google Chrome has teamed up with Family Guy in a new commercial which shows that while Chrome can't prevent you from being interrupted, it can help you pick up where you left off by displaying your content across Google's devices.  Google chose a rather memorable scene from Family Guy where Stewie […]

Philips Norelco “I’d f*** me” campaign is pretty surprising

0 comments by on 4/18/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EL5dQPgx3-M?rel=0 Philips Norelco is receiving plenty of attention – both positive and negative – over their new ad campaign where men claim they'd sleep with themselves (awkward sentence of the year) after grooming with a Norelco. In the ads, hairy men are using their Philips Norelco to groom and style their beards, chest hair and […]

Facebook Home “Dinner” ad encourages you to ignore the people around you

0 comments by on 4/17/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=voWvqBsyYbE?rel=0 Facebook Home had a pretty successful debut in the world of advertising thanks to an interesting ad where Home livens up a dull flight. Unfortunately, their next effort titled "Dinner" is one we have an issue with.  A large family sits around a table eating. As expected, an older relative is telling story after […]

Agent Smith from the Matrix shows up in a commercial for GE

0 comments by on 4/16/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=loinY8MmVq8?rel=0 Fans of the Matrix should be pretty happy with this new commercial from General Electric (GE). In an effort to show off how the company helps create and develop technology for brilliant machines (in this case for use in a hospital), GE went out and asked Hugo Weaving to don the suit and reprise […]

Scott Van Pelt put on a few pounds in new This is SportsCenter ad

0 comments by on 4/15/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NpH73ZIOyS0?rel=0 Vertical stripes – pinstripes even – are supposed to have a slimming effect. On the flip side, wearing horizontal stripes or hoops does the opposite, making you look a bit wider than you actually are. These theories have been put to the test, but the best evidence may come courtesy of this new This […]

General Zod appears in new Man of Steel viral video

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=YU6L_4q2mcM?rel=0 If you watched the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, one commercial might have caught your attention in a sea of ads for various upcoming movies and beauty products. A distorted, black and white ad was directed at the people of Earth from General Zod (Kneel before Zod!), villain of Man of Steel due out […]

Awful Classics: Be the star of the lunchroom with Lunchables

0 comments by on 4/12/2013

It was always a special day when you were sent to school with Lunchables. While other kids suffered through their boring bologna or frightening ham and cheese loaf sandwiches, you could sit back and assemble one of the many varieties of Lunchables. From the standard crackers, meat and cheese packs to the more exuberant pizza […]

AT&T releases outtakes from the Magic, Bird, Kareem, Russell commercial

0 comments by on 4/11/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KOs8tiykHZo?rel=0 AT&T has released a new video that highlights some of the outtakes from the "Bigger is better" commercial featuring Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell. It turns out that numerous ideas were originally on the table and that there was a ton of footage left on the cutting room floor. AT&T wisely […]

Cincinnati attorney knocks out Flo from Progressive

0 comments by on 4/10/2013

Recently we discussed the latest ad from Progressive where the company shouts "Let's Get Ready to Bundle" through your TV's speakers. One Cincinnati attorney took this message to heart and created a parody where he  challenges Flo in the boxing ring.  Blake Maislin, a personal injury attorney, challenged Flo in the ring, demonstrating how he'll fight […]

New “got milk?” commercials aim to cure sleepless nights

0 comments by on 4/8/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9qz_wyL2C9Y?rel=0 When you think of a "got milk?" commercial, what do you picture? Odds are you're probably thinking of a famous celebrity or athlete with a milk mustache. The California Milk Processor Board is out to change that with a couple ads that abandon the usual brand image strategy and instead attempt to highlight milk's features. […]

Hardee’s and Heidi Klum spoof The Graduate

0 comments by on 4/7/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2WGOnd-byMM?rel=0 Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. At least, I think you are but I'm not totally sure because you're practically making love to that burger. The latest Hardee's ad targeted specifically at male consumers features Heidi Klum taking on the role of Mrs. Robinson from the classic movie The Graduate. In the film, […]

GEICO runs an ad with the Pillsbury Doughboy

0 comments by on 4/5/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EvFul32xKCs?rel=0 It's fascinating when two very different companies agree to work together for an advertisement. Here, GEICO is running another one of their "Happier than" spots and reached an agreement to use the Pillsbury Doughboy, mascot of (you guessed it) Pillsbury.  The spot isn't too bad. The Doughboy has some tiny luggage, which of course […]

Progressive ups the ante (and volume) for most annoying commercial

0 comments by on 4/3/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gpE-MYBXnag?rel=0 We haven't discussed Progressive commercials very much here at Awful Advertisements. Why? It's mostly due to the fact we feel companies such as Progressive and GEICO are almost too easy of a target. If we dedicated the time to them that they deserve, we'd have to open an entirely new site.  With that out […]

Kareem, Bird, Magic and Bill Russell star in AT&T ad

0 comments by on 4/1/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YBDUfIllcig?rel=0 AT&T's "It's Not Complicated" series of ads have been widely well received. Children are questioned about various topics and their responses are met with some dry humor from comedian Beck Bennett. They're different, they're a bit comical and they're way better than that horrible T-Mobile One, Two Kalamazoo ad.  Looking to freshen up their commercials for […]

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