This is a spinoff of tv star collector's thread about the best advertising mascots. Here are my picks for the worst:

The Burger King
The Duracell battery people
The Subway sock puppet
The Charmin cartoon bears
Those people who sing and dance that stupid Pepto Bismol jingle

1- MR WENDYS! (the "unofficial" spokesman for Wendys<if only THAT had been true!)
2- The Energizer Bunny......years ago David Letterman used a baseball bat on this annoying creature....I guess he should have nuked him!
3- The shi***ng in the woods bear family, for Charmin.....Boy do I agree Cat....Mr Whipple died this weekend, and is spinning in his coffin to have been replaced by this LAME (and somewhat gross) ad campaign!
4- The Creepy Burger King/serial killer King (What happened to the fat-nose cartoon version?)
5- The Wendys "Red Wig" people........Not as bad as Mr Wendy but.....BK should really FIRE their ad agency! (And that baconator burger makes my arteries harden, just looking at it! )

The best ones:
1- Bibbendum (AKA Michelin Man): For nearly 120 years he's been extolling the virtues of the best tires on the road, Bravo!
2- The Esso Tiger: Put a tiger in your tank, what message could be more simple or effective?
3- Mr Peanut : Peanuts are classy food, thats his message and, it works!
4- Snap Crackle and Pop(Rice Crispies): the noise the cereal makes....how cool is THAT?
5- Mr Clean: he hasnt changed in more than 50 years, that says something!

Josephine the lady plumber (Jane Withers)
Fruit of the Loom Fruit Quartet
Sonny the Cocoa Puffs cuckoo bird
Count Chocula
Frankenberry

For some inexplicable reason, all these commercials produced more annoyment
than enjoyment for me. And I also find the Burger King mascot a bit scary.

Mikey, I forgot about the Wendy's people. Poor Dave Thomas must be spinning in his grave!! :eek:

Words cannot describe how creepy I find the Burger King. They even sold Burger King masks for Halloween. Disturbing. :eek:

Words cannot describe how creepy I find the Burger King. They even sold Burger King masks for Halloween. Disturbing. :eek:
Im the total opposite. I saw that at Target and said if that fit me, Id totally buy it! ( Im short and skinny)

Im the total opposite. I saw that at Target and said if that fit me, Id totally buy it! ( Im short and skinny)
To each his own!! :D

To each his own!! :D
LOL

I can't believe someone didnt like Josephine the Plumber :eek:

I can't believe someone didnt like Josephine the Plumber :eek:
I don't even remember that one. Someone enlighten me!

;):thumbsup: She was before your time, Cat....... I forget which cleaning product she endorsed, She was played by 30s child star Jane Withers

^ Thank you, Mikey.

(I had to look it up....was SO long ago)...Here's Jane as a child star in the 1930s......Fans of M*A*S*H might remember that joke Hawk made when Frank oredered a "Shirley Temple", Hawk said he ordered it with a "Jane Withers chaser"; you might say Jane was the "poor man's Shirley Temple!"

Don't forget the Tidy Bowl Man. (I wouldn't want his job) lol!

Don't forget the Tidy Bowl Man. (I wouldn't want his job) lol!
I don't want that job either!! :lol:

Those screeching turds with eyes from the Quizno's ads!!

And Jack from the Jack In The Box ads is getting OLD!!!

Those screeching turds with eyes from the Quizno's ads!!
lol, I loved those things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZrks-BPeLQ

This thread would work well on Chit Chat. Only one real bad one comes to mind. Digger, the dermatophyte, for Lamasil.

http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2065969/2076253/2085174/030714_lamisil.jpg

This thread would work well on Chit Chat. Only one real bad one comes to mind. Digger, the dermatophyte, for Lamasil.

http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2065969/2076253/2085174/030714_lamisil.jpg
I agree, this belongs on chit/chat.

Janice, you kill me everytime you show that "thing"...:rofl: THAT IS HORRENDOUSLY GROSS!!!!


John, thanx for posting that Quiznos link...:lol: I remember when that commercial first aired, I was like "WTF are those?? Rats?!" :confused: :crazy:

Janice, you kill me everytime you show that "thing"...:rofl: THAT IS HORRENDOUSLY GROSS!!!!
You're lucky I didn't post the one where Digger lifts up the nail on the big toe. There's a colony of dermatophytes living there. :eek:

:lol:

You're lucky I didn't post the one where Digger lifts up the nail on the big toe. There's a colony of dermatophytes living there. :eek:

:lol:
I know that one. :rofl: You posted it here before didn't you? :puke:

This logo creeps my dad out:

This logo creeps my dad out:
Awwww I think it's cute. Me thinks the BEE MOVIE stole that mascot!

Awwww I think it's cute. Me thinks the BEE MOVIE stole that mascot!
It kind of creeps me out too, because I'm afraid of bees. :eek:

Digger, the dermatophyte is so gross. That thing creeps me out everytime I see it.

I don't know if you'd call him a mascot or whatever, but I am really, really really annoyed by Jared, from Subway. He was great in the beginning, when the commercials focused on his story and how Subway changed his life. But then they started using him to bash the more popular fast food chains and het got grating.

how about jacko the energizer spokesman from the late 80s who scaremed at the top of his lungs ENERERGIZER OY there was also herb the nerd from burger king and im sorry but i thought the budwiser spuds mackinze ads were just plain stupid

Awesome Job man. Thanks

I don't know if you'd call him a mascot or whatever, but I am really, really really annoyed by Jared, from Subway. He was great in the beginning, when the commercials focused on his story and how Subway changed his life. But then they started using him to bash the more popular fast food chains and het got grating.
Both my siblings used to work for Subway and they said all the questions they got about Jared were really annoying. :lol:

The TW 4-Day Sale Dog!

I find the Pelican from the Vlasic Pickles ads very annoying. And I'm really starting to get tired of the Geico gecko. And the Little Green Sprout? Give me a break. The Jolly Green Giant does not need a sidekick!!! Especially a talking brussels sprout! There is nothing sweet, cute or endearing about a talking brussels sprout!!

I find the Pelican from the Vlasic Pickles ads very annoying. And I'm really starting to get tired of the Geico gecko. And the Little Green Sprout? Give me a break. The Jolly Green Giant does not need a sidekick!!! Especially a talking brussels sprout! There is nothing sweet, cute or endearing about a talking brussels sprout!!
Little Green Sprout is to the Jolly Green Giant what Scrappy is to Scooby. :eek: :lol:

Little Green Sprout is to the Jolly Green Giant what Scrappy is to Scooby. :eek: :lol:
Exactly!!! You hit the nail on the head Monika!

Exactly!!! You hit the nail on the head Monika!
Well, that's how I always thought of it. :lol:

I find the modern incarnation of "Chester the Cheetah" DEEPLY disturbing.:eek3:

This is a spinoff of tv star collector's thread about the best advertising mascots. Here are my picks for the worst:

The Burger King
The Duracell battery people
The Subway sock puppet
The Charmin cartoon bears
Those people who sing and dance that stupid Pepto Bismol jingle

Completely agree, especially that one of Burger King - awful mascot!:(

Completely agree, especially that one of Burger King - awful mascot!:(
I just saw a new commercial with the Burger King. Why won't he ever go away?? :eek: :eek: :eek:

The new Quizznos ads with the talking toaster oven are a little disturbing.

So are the Haynes ads with that Charlie Sheen character.

Who is the wacko ad exec who made up that guy?

;)

Waht a lol
Josephine the lady plumber (Jane Withers)
Duracell battery people
Subway sock puppet
Count Chocula
Frankenberry

Couldn't resist this thread. Here are mine:

1. Mac Tonight. Anyone remember him from the mid- and late-80s? McDonald's already has a plethora of goofy characters in its ad campaign (to include Grimace--and nobody's even really sure what he is), but a singing moon-head dude?

2. Mucinex "Mucous Blob" family. Enough said.

3. Agreed on the Charmin "Bear Sh***ing in the Woods" family. Gross. I don't need to know about the "pieces left behind" by the other leading brand, and I certainly don't need to see them.

4. The Money You Could Be Saving With Geico.

5. The Trix rabbit. You'd think by now he'd have figured some better plan out, or at least grow a backbone and throw one of those kids across the room when he starts with that "Trix are for kids!" line.

^ I remember the Mac Tonight. I think that was from the late 80s, and the jingle was to the tune of "Mack the Knife". I'm just :rofl: at your comment about the Trix rabbit. It's so true!!

I hate the Quiznos talking Toaster
I like Subways Jared better[South Park made fun of him with an episode "Jared has Aids" he does not!:nonono:
2-Charmin bears,they are cute,though
3-Geicko Cavemen and money,I like the Geko
4 Beer commercials:notworthy
5-The Mucas balls,It reminds me of the Bee Movie.
Happy Thanksgiving:turkey: and in a few weeks my 36th birtday:birthday: :cc: and an early Merry Christmas.