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Derrick Rose's torn ACL during Chicago's run in the playoffs was devastating. As a sports fan, you know that inconsolable feeling when your star player goes down when your team needs him ...

Oh no! Our friend is choking! Hey, giant sticker on the wall - can you help while we just stand around?  The MLB playoffs have forced this ad down our throats at nearly every commercial ...

Is there an athlete out there who does more commercials than Peyton Manning?  I really don't think there is. From Oreos to Gatorade to Buick, Manning is front and center in the world of ...

Okay people, we've reached a new level of creepy that seriously should be studied. Brad Pitt was paid $7 MILLION DOLLARS to utter exactly 40 words. ...

CHANEL released part two of its Brad Pitt acid trip, and this version is no better.  It's the EXACT SAME SCRIPT of him mumbling the exact same nonsense only ...

Snickers struck gold when they deployed the slogan "You're not you when you're hungry" back in 2010. They've capitalized on its success by creating ads for nearly every situation, ...

It's fascinating to see how a company markets itself in different countries. In the United States, Arby's is currently deploying ads that directly attack their competition. In Canada, Arby's ...

This commercial for Head & Shoulders has bothered me since the first time I saw it.  I can't remember when that was, because I'm clearly trying to ...

Are you excited to get your hands on Apple's new iPad Mini? Have you previously purchased an iPad from Apple? If so, this commercial parody from Jimmy Kimmel is for you.  Kimmel's ...

The relationship between Danica Patrick and Go Daddy continues. A report from NBC Sports indicates that Patrick will have two Go Daddy commercials airing during this year's Super Bowl. Patrick ...

We're on to you, Burger King Canada. Your ad for the Whiplash Whopper where a man meets with an eccentric lawyer is nearly an exact copy of Jackie Chiles from the classic sitcom Seinfeld.  ...

Episodes of The Walking Dead are typically loaded with blood, guts and gore. Sounds like the perfect time to market KFC, right? The video below, as first seen on BuzzFeed, shows how some clever timing ...

Ah, the Super Bowl. For someone who majored in advertising in college and loves football, it's sensory overload to the max. You're thinking to yourself "okay I really hope I don't ...

Um, so yeah. A kid walks into his room on his 11th birthday and is so excited by whatever he sees that he can't stop saying "oh my god," and essentially ...

What happens when the Cooking Channel tries to get edgy? The best answer might be this awful commercial for "Bitchin' Kitchen" you see below.  Nadia G, star of "Bitchin' ...

We're all familiar with the Madden curse. Seemingly every year the player(s) featured on the cover of EA's Madden NFL video game goes on to suffer a disappointing season. The Madden curse ...

Turkish Airlines was recently named the "Best Airline in Europe" for the second consecutive year. Fortunately, the folks in charge of placing their advertisements aren't the same ones ...

The end of the year is upon us. Instead of reflecting on all of the horrible advertising we've seen in the past year (boy, there was a lot), we're instead looking ahead. Advertising is ...

In the Outback Bowl on New Years Day, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney obliterated Michigan running back Vincent Smith on a tackle, forcing Smith to fumble the ball and sending his ...

Ads have been pulled for some pretty ridiculous reasons in the past. The latest story involving Taco Bell and their ad that mocked vegetables might take the cake - no pun intended. Taco Bell has ...