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* Burger King has had a few over the years. The current mascot, The King, certainly has his fair share of haters. Being in at least one crappy video game and starring in banner ads that [[Fan Disservice|show him almost naked]] doesn't help the King's popularity, nor does the extreme effeminacy of the way he moves in said game.
** Before The King, there was Herb, an extremely ill-conceived ad campaign centered around Herb, a strange nerd and the only man in America never to have had a Whopper.
* Back in the 80s, the old lady in the Wendy's commercial that yelled "Where's the Beef?" was a one-time funny joke that got old quickly. When it got to the point that [[Ascended Meme| presidential candidates used it as a punchline]] during the 1984 election, the public's tolerance towards the ads wore thin. There's even a reference on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where it is used as an example for [[Just Ignore It| the best way to get rid of an annoying advertisement.]]
* Metro PCS has commercials starring a stereotypical Indian guy, who's best described as an [[Ethnic Scrappy]].
* Windowman from [[Safe Style]] Windows [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0-2n8JHc1M "YE BAAAAH WUN!!!!!!!!!! YE GET WUN FREE!!!!!!!!!! AH SEZ YE BAAAAH WUN!!!!!!!!!! YE GET WUN FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"] using [http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=fhNpErQOaCM&feature=related some bloke] from [[Coronation Street]] and [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4693679436462612544&ei=Uu6JS5jlJ6Xe2wLo2fSMCw&q=safestyle+ cannon+ ball&view=3# some comedy duo]{{Dead link}} not seen on TV since [[The Eighties]] is less annoying, but only slightly.
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