Current Events > I think I realized why commercials that try to be funny are so bad

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Damn_Underscore
04/05/23 3:04:48 PM
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Even if the punchline is funny, it will stop being funny after you've seen it two or thee or four, etc. times. Whereas if a commercial is about motivating people for example, you can see that a lot more times before it gets old. TBH something like the Super Bowl would have been perfect for a "funny" commercial because you only show it once. Now advertisers are doing it for every other commercial it seems

Also a commercial like this is perfect. They weren't trying to be funny but it still is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rqZZgVxnCk

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Kamil
04/05/23 3:40:47 PM
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I tend to agree. A lot of these commercials now try to be funny or self aware constantly and it gets annoying. So many commercials are trying to do what Geico was/is doing but their ads got so annoying and were always some of the worst.

Granted there are some pretty funny commercials out there still like having a talking dog tell you he's sick or something. I forget exactly how it went. Realistic animals talking always amuses me. Other good ones, but there are so many of the try hard variety.

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WolfFangHowell
04/05/23 3:44:10 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Even if the punchline is funny, it will stop being funny after you've seen it two or thee or four, etc. times. Whereas if a commercial is about motivating people for example, you can see that a lot more times before it gets old. TBH something like the Super Bowl would have been perfect for a "funny" commercial because you only show it once. Now advertisers are doing it for every other commercial it seems

Also a commercial like this is perfect. They weren't trying to be funny but it still is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rqZZgVxnCk

That commercial was annoying as all hell, trying hard as fuck with everything. What you talking about?

And Kenmore sucks ass, too
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NeonTentacles
04/05/23 3:51:02 PM
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Commercials just arent funny anymore. They all just do predictable Marvel quips now or whatever. There's no surprises or anything unsafe or bombastic >_>

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ArsGoetia
04/05/23 4:08:17 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQPtKNZpfz4
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Kamil
04/05/23 4:31:11 PM
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Wow I actually remember that A&W campaign commercial. That was quite funny.

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EmbraceOfDeath
04/05/23 5:01:25 PM
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They're definitely hit or miss. Still not as bad as car commercials though.

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