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Worst commercial ever made?

I found this on YouTube under the heading "worst commercial ever made". If it isn't, then I would be interested to see what beats it. By the way, this one is for roach traps (thankfully not for day care or a restaurant). The music is scary and the film is grainy early 80's vintage. Overall, it kinda feels like a bad drug trip. Has anyone seen a worse ad that they would like to post here? If not, maybe you could describe the worst one you can remember seeing.

 

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8 comments • Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) • August 12 2007 10:35PM

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I worked in the cable advertising industry up until a little over a year ago. This was either a bad tv spot made in the "old days" on VHS or 3/4 inch, or has been copied multiple times, therefore losing its quality. I have seen some really bad ones in my day, but don't have copies to share. 

Today with all the high def and digital production equipment, there aren't any excuses for bad commercials. Also, as I write this, I know that the stations now screen the commercials for quality due to the blame factor. The Cable Company or Local Broadcast channel doesn't want the quality of the commercial to reflect on them negatively.

Posted by Taunton Real Estate- Lori Lincoln Homes for sale in Massachusetts & RI (Taunton, Rehoboth, Assonet, Swansea and more!) almost 5 years ago
Lori - That makes good sense.  If I were in charge of selling ad time for a TV station, I would want to pre-screen anything that went out on the air.
Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 5 years ago
Jason, I'd have to agree that this really seems like the worst commercial ever!
Posted by Brian Block -- Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate (RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President) almost 5 years ago
Brian - It really is rather disturbing, isn't it?  I was a little surprised that more people didn't comment on it, but maybe they are all frozen with fear after viewing it.
Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 5 years ago
Ok. I sooooo don't get it. Maybe I would if I understood the language. LOL
Posted by Ilyce N. Powell, CMPS™ - Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (AmeriSave Mortgage Corp./ United First Financial) almost 5 years ago
Ilyce - Actually, I think this commercial is avant-garde enough that it probably wouldn't help if you spoke Polish (at least I think it is Polish).  It is really bizarre.
Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 5 years ago
Wow! More than bad - it was a little scary.  The music didn't help either.  That is probably one of the worst I have seen.  Even if you someone translated what they were saying it would not make up for the visuals.
Posted by Patrick Canavan - Orange County Real Estate Voice (Prudential California Realty) almost 5 years ago
Patrick - I COMPLETELY agree.  No amount of translation would make this into a good commercial.  I would be interested to see if it helped their product sales at all.
Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) almost 5 years ago

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