This is a Real Ad

Somebody, somewhere, got paid to produce this.

5-Hour Energy

Can’t make this stuff up.

See that stack of papers? Those are from the doctors that recommend 5-Hour Energy.

See the pensive yet engaging stare from the spokeswoman? That’s an invite–neigh, a challenge–to prove those doctors wrong.

See me? Hopefully not. That would be weird. But if you could, you’d see me not using 5-Hour Energy. Mainly because of these ads. I just…can’t…do it.

Here’s the commercial from this same campaign:

Related, here’s a guy drinking a whole box of 5-Hour Energiesies:

One word: Oy.

What was the last bad commercial you saw? What made it bad?

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Cat
Cat

The best part is that when she flips through the stack of papers for you and all of the pages are numbered 2.

Paul Clifford (@PodcastinChurch)
Paul Clifford (@PodcastinChurch)

From a video production standpoint, this isn't the best either. No office to make her look official. No lab coat so we infer that she's a doctor, even though anybody can wear a lab coat. I can't imagine a cheaper commercial to do and they miss a couple of touches that would have helped. Oh well.

Micah
Micah

I hate that stupid commercial about the guy who grits his teeth and struggles to listen to his wife for five seconds to get a Klondike bar. If he loaths the poor woman so much, why did he marry her?

Kristin @ Iowa Girl Eats
Kristin @ Iowa Girl Eats

This commercial drives me INSANE! "73% of the doctors surveyed would recommend a low calorie energy supplement to those who use energy supplements." Well, duh. I literally cannot change the channel fast enough when I see woman come on the screen!

Justin
Justin

Just think: She has to walk around as that lady. Was it worth the $3,000 you got to star in this commercial??

Jason Aten
Jason Aten

the crazy thing is that none of the Dr.'s actually recommended 5 hour energy. when asked if they would recommend a "low-calorie" energy supplement to their patients WHO ALREADY USE energy supplement, 72% said yes. Isn't that like asking them, would you recommend a low-nicotine cigarette to your patients who already smoke? Just because they say yes, doesn't mean they actually endorse, or recommend using the product.

Justin
Justin

It is beyond reason how this got the green light. It's like a parody you'd see on SNL...but it's real. Weird.

drew
drew

man, those make me glad i've eliminated virtually all ads from my daily life. even watching Hulu is rough now.

Justin
Justin

Hulu is running an extortion racket. Once a better alternative for next-day television becomes available, ad-free, I'm out! The worst part is that they don't even take ads away for paying Hulu+ customers. I'd pay extra just to have ads removed.

drew
drew

i do a lot of *ahem* "ethically challenged" downloading. the poor image quality, ad streams that stop working and make you reload in the middle of the show and find where you were, and trying to get me to pay for ads (as you mentioned) drove me to it. and then there's crap like this: http://consumerist.com/2012/08/showtime-ruins-last-scene-of-dexter-finale-as-soon-as-you-start-dvd.html . if you don't want me to download you show, stop making it so damn appealing! NPR and paid Pandora for audio, Netflix and "other" sources for video. never heard an ad on my vinyl records, either.