Top 10 Intentionally Creepy TV Ads
About a month ago, I posted my "Top 10 Unintentionally Creepy Ads" as evidence that some marketing executives truly have a screw loose. To make the point even better, here are some ads that were clearly designed intentionally to be creepy. BTW, I purposely didn't include any Japanese ads, which achieve a level of creepiness that warrants their own post. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, here are the (non-Japanese) Top 10 winners.
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NUMBER 10
Pole dancing, as a concept, is creepy enough, but this ad raises the concept to almost eldrich proportions...
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NUMBER 9
This one is on the list because I remember being terrified by it when I was a kid...
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NUMBER 8
What is it about robot babies that is so disturbing?...
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NUMBER 7
Nothing like a little "memento mori" to convince people to buy an entertainment product...
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NUMBER 6
These "people" are enough to make you swear off batteries for the rest of your life...
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NUMBER 5
Surely somebody realized how horrific this ad was when it was originally released...
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NUMBER 4
I'm not sure whether this one is so much creepy as just sort of offensive. Then I realized it would be just as creepy if the guys in the car were female...
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NUMBER 3
Nothing's better in life than a little quality time with family and friends...
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NUMBER 2
Gee, there's nothing like blackmailing your parents when it comes to consumer purchasing...
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NUMBER 1
And finally, the classic...the commercial that practically created the genre, and launched the tradition of the superbowl mega-ad...