The Top 5 Worst and Best Commercials Of All Time

First, the worst ad of all time is always debatable. To decide if something is the worst, you have to decide if it effectively made you want to believe in the message the commercial was delivering. Did the commercial make you want to buy the product, run from the product or simply mock the campaign altogether?

#5 Holiday Inn Superbowl Commercial

This ad for Holiday Inn in 1997 debuted at the Super Bowl. Now seen as both transphobic and strangely trippy, it is considered amongst the worst to ever air on broadcast television. This was also the year R. Kelly had “I Believe I Can Fly” hit the air, so there may have been bad taste in the water all around.

#4 Wunder Boner — Someone thought this ad was okay to air

We literally just can’t take it. Cringier than half the lines in Grease (The movie) we can’t imagine this was any better then than it is now.

#3 AYDS — How did this commercial happen?

It was 1983 and the epidemic was ramping up, and yet this unfortunately named diet candy somehow hit the market and airwaves.

#2 The Mall Commercial That Haunts Us At Night

There are no words. There are no words. This is painful, yet it lives online forever with over 27 million people appreciating its true splendor.

#1 It’s just plain disturbing

Discount seafood takes a turn for the ugly in this Boston broadcast classic.

The Five Best Commercials Of Recent History

We aren’t numbering these because they are all pretty equally brilliant. Enjoy.

Mangroomer

A truly hilarious ad for Mangroomer gets right to the nuts and bolts of the subject matter. Produced by Brainiac Pictures, known for their comedy videos on social that do hundreds of millions of views, this ad is an example of advertising at its bluntest and most daring.

Heinz Baked Beans makes the moon landing an utter blast!

This one was an instant classic

Still spoken of in advertising circles to this day, this ad was considered a groundbreaker in using honesty to market sensitive products in a funny way.

Doritos seemed insane to make this until it did 17 million viral views

This one is dead funny

In summary, if you need creative advertising made today and to ensure it gets attention, try Brainiac Pictures (the makers of the Mangroomer ad).