10 ads you love to hate and won’t forget in a hurry
REALLY bad acting, silly dances, tunes that we never want to hear again. These are the commercials we can never forget — just what the advertisers want.
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REALLY bad acting, silly dancing and tunes we never want to hear again.
But the fact that we remember them means they have served their purpose.
Who can forget the Chicken Tonight ads from the 1990s, Ken Bruce Has Gone Mad, or Franco Cozzo?
Or radio ads like Frank Walker from National Tiles?
Reddit users have been discussing the worst local commercial I’ve ever seen and there are some gems from the United States.
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There are many classic local ones too like plant farm owner’s Chris and Marie’s Nude Home Video.
Melburnians were driven mad by an ad for discount whitegoods store Ken Bruce.
The Ken Bruce Has Gone Completely Mad ads are an unforgettable part of Melbourne television.
Another ad Melburnians will never forget is from Italian-Australian Franco Cozzo, flogging his furniture’s grand sale.
Each year the Advertising Standards Bureau releases its list of most complained about ads of the year.
One of the most complained about ads this year is this Australia Day lamb ad.
Complaints like this were received: “It is offensive to imply that vegans do not look after their children by not feeding them lamb.”
Reddit users posted some great ads from local TV in the United States.
This one for Oliver Jewellery begins in Franco Cozzo-like style with the shop owner addressing the camera directly and it gets crazy from there.
Butt Drugs from Corydon, Indiana makes the most of its funny name to produce a hilarious ad.
This ad for a fireworks company goes off with a bang.
Would this ad inspire you to get these people to do your wedding video? They have had 1.6 million people view their ad on YouTube.
Finally, one for a local mall in Missouri.
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