The worst commercials of all time that should be banned

Friday evening. While channel surfing, I suddenly find myself glued to my couch in shame. The advertisement of Gerard Joling for Lidl. ‘Biooooo, organic biooo woohooohooo’. To the beat of his own World Cup hit ‘Rio’, yes. Including a recreated countryside with a rising sun, ‘freshly baked rolls for just a few euros’ and extras in tree costumes.

What. The. Actual. Fuck. I really wonder how that phone call went. ‘Hey Geer, maybe you can also sing that high note into a baguette as a microphone, that would be funny! Do you want kids in bee costumes buzzing around you? Dancing trees? Just say it! As long as you sing ‘bio’ instead of ‘Rio’.’

Don’t get me wrong: I love Lidl (especially the wine + the Christmas products), but brands can really miss the mark when it comes to advertisements. So wrong that it almost becomes right, that kind of thing. So we made a call on Instagram. What are really the most annoying commercials from celebrities? We asked, you answered. Here’s what gives us the creeps.

1. Jan Smit for Pearle
Pearle, Pearle Peeeeearle. Ugh.

2. Ali B for Yarden
It could have been a really nice speech, you know, in a private setting. But making money by talking about your deceased father in an advertisement for funeral insurance? Hmm. That rubs many Dutch people the wrong way.

3. Johan Derksen for the Dutch Energy Company
Really, dude? Either take acting lessons, or never do this kind of nonsense again. I say: go for it!

4. Joop Braakhekke for Ambi Pur
So, how many euros did you get for this, Joop?

6. Tatjana Simic for Basic-Fit
Especially because of the annoying ‘Come on, come on, come on nowwwww!’

7. Okay, not from a celebrity, but do we remember this one from Postal Gold?
With the Matthew McConaughey lookalike? MY GOD. So wrong.

P.S.: With this advertisement, May wants to throw her TV out the window..