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* [[Tropers/Mad Man 400096|Mad Man 400096]]: The Doritos [[Super Bowl]] commercial from 2012 involving the dog<ref>The game itself sucked for me, too, me being a Patriots fan and all, but that's not the point.</ref>. Basically, a dog murders a cat and bribes its owner with Doritos not to tell anybody. How nobody has spoken out against this is beyond me.

* fluffything: While cell phone commercials in general have become mind-numbingly annoying due to how [[Viewers are Morons|they insult the intelligence of their target audience]], I have to say that there's one in particular that I find the lowest of the low. It's an AT&T commerical in which a woman is talking on the phone in a park before walking up to an older couple on tour, takes their camera, breaks it, and then walks away like a smug [[Spoiled Brat]] all the while going on and on like she's someone important rather than just a person with a phone. The commerical tries to imply that having a cell phone from AT&T makes you feel like you're rich and famous and that anyone with a camera is paparazzi. However, the only message I got out of it is that having a cell phone turns you into an arrogant jerk who thinks it's ok to destroy somone's property and act like you're better than them. [[Sarcasm Mode|Great way to appeal to your customers, AT&T! Portray them as]] [[Jerkass|complete jerks.]] [[Sarcasm Mode|That'll get your sales up!]]

* [[Tropers/Gonzo Link|Gonzo Link]]: [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Two words: Keith Stone.]] Attempted mascots don't get much more annoying and audience insulting than this abomination of an ad campaign. With the appearance of your stereotypical southern redneck, Keith was someone who managed to somehow fall in with luxury and lots of hot women despite being an insufferable asshole and misogynist prick, all because of his mere association with Keystone beer. The fact that Keystone clearly had high hopes for him as a mascot makes it all the more appealing that I rarely, if ever see it anymore.

* fluffything: The [[Uncanny Valley|Pudding Face]] commerical for Jell-O. Look, I like Jell-O pudding. But, that commercial just made me want to swear off of pudding forever. Why? Well, long story short, the commercial involves a young girl accusing her father of eating her Jell-O pudding. Seems fair enough. But, then he lowers the newspaper revealing a horrifying CGI [[Slasher Smile]] implying that it was caused by him eating said pudding. I'd rather not eat something that would give me a grin even [[The Joker]] would be [[Nightmare Fuel|creeped-out by]].