Pot Noodle – Tastified High School Musical
19 May 2009 by SilkyJesus has very kindly taken some time out from being “the son of God” and all that to submit this bad ad:
Obviously, this advert is knowingly and deliberately awful – much like the Pot Noodle itself – but it’s on all the time which, as Jesus puts it, make watching again:
Like being punched in the head by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And then he rapes you in the ear.
With a knife.
And as for the Flight of the Conchords style one, well…
Just How Bad is this Ad?
(47 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5)
26Responses:
sarah
Said on the 19 May 2009
I wondered how long it would be before this advert.appeared.
Yes, it is knowingly awful, but at the same time it’s….erm…..awful.
The dancers appear to have eaten all the pies.
The sound track is an unbearable racket.
It IS on all the time ad nauseum…….and get the kamikazi splits performer at the end – ouch!
sarah
Said on the 19 May 2009
‘I really don’t like the naff throwing the poodle game, Quentin’
‘Well we couldn’t think of anything else that rhymes with noodle’
‘…………………………well, there’s caboodle….., and strudel…’
‘Yes, but what does it MEAN, Julian? What does caboodle say about the product? And we can’t have strudel, it’s German. We have to have something fun and zany, to show how funny and zany the performers are, ergo, how much fun and zaniness there is in Pot Noodles.’
‘It’s just a plastic pot full of chemicals Quentin, not fun or zany at all, ineffably sad, in fact’.
‘Exactly! That’s why we have to have zaniness and frenetic dancers, to distract from the ineffableness!’
‘Well, ok then. But we better make it a stuffed poodle, can’t have those animal rights loonies on our case, I don’t want 3,000 mink let loose amongst my geraniums. Oh, and get thunder thighs to do a proper splits – decent jump and down hard on the minge, none of that sliding down into it gracefully……’
Steven
Said on the 19 May 2009
I don’t mind this really, it seems more like a parody of manipulative ad techniques (while also being a bit manipulative in itself by pandering to consumer cynicism)
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 19 May 2009
It’s better than the other one where it looks like the man is holding a giant rubber cock…
And does anyone have a crowbar for that poor girl at the end?
Sheva 7
Said on the 20 May 2009
This advert has actually grown on me yes I did just say that.
What do you expect iv’e seen it on TV so many times.
*Backs away in fear of being beaten up. LOL.
Another Ad Hater
Said on the 20 May 2009
I hate HSM and this advert. Thanks, Pot Noodle, for ripping of an already piece of crap film!
Simon
Said on the 21 May 2009
Worth remembering Sarah that Pot Noodle have used the poodle link before, and probably will do again.
That said, the advert that at first I found funny is just now annoying. But then there are far too many adverts on, so everything is completely annoying.
sarah
Said on the 21 May 2009
Simon, ues,they’ve used the poodle before, but how sad! It was inappropriate and naff the first time around, it hasn’t got any better with time and usage. And, yes, this advert.is starting to seriously annoy me now………
bobbybrowner
Said on the 25 May 2009
Ok why is this advert here? come on we need to draw the line somewhere, we cant put every advert in exsistance on here.
These pot noodle ads are obviously taking a pop at pop culture (yeah two pops in 3 words), like the first one was a pop at hip hop, which i thought did a good job.
These ads arent bad and are certainly not among the worst.
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 25 May 2009
Why do we have to draw a line? As this advert proves, there is an unlimited supply of shite, and even more people to star in them ( Yeah, I know, infinity plus one is not a number, but if he can write “pop at hip hop” in his post I can have unreal numbers in mine, ok? ) Also Silky has to buy a boat this year, so we all need to visit his site as often as possible.
vryannoyed
Said on the 27 May 2009
I get annoyed by the girl with the red hair.
Is she a fat chick or slim chick? She’s got that chubby fat chick face, but a slim body.
Maybe she was a fat chick thats dieted but just missed a bit. I dunno.
Mel
Said on the 30 May 2009
I have a poodle… and I can testify that he is not much fun to throw….
James
Said on the 2 June 2009
that girl is charlie dimmock. i’m sure she gets thrown into shot by tommy walsh
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 13 June 2009
It appears that Silky has been kidnapped by the Total World Advertising Team. He is being force fed Pot Noodles and Oatibix, fortunately the TWATs have an inexaustible supply of Tena Lady to deal with the resulting mess. It is up to us to try to free the “Adland One”, in my capacity as a complete gimp I have identified two possible courses of action available to us.
(1) We can do a mass Breakdance in front of the Houses of Parliment, dressed as various corporate shills, in an attempt to appease the Gods Of Retail Purchases (GORPs). (If we do that I bagsie Jonny English)
(2) As he is currently being held in a shed built out of old MFI stock held together by Cuprinol, we can just wait for a couple of months till the stench melts the joints and he is released back into the wild. Whereupon we can spray him with LYNX till he turns into a chocolate man and his nose grows back.
Gordon
Said on the 15 June 2009
Covert Jellyfish – I agree, we should unite to free Silky from the evil clutches of bad-adland-bosses. Alternatively we should use this opportunity to overthrow him and appoint (I stress not elect) a new guardian of sanity in the face of relentless advertising drivel. We need a saviour, a man who can stand tall in the face of adversity and not bog off on holiday when the public needs him. Stand tall now, whoever you are and face the slings and arrows etc etc etc ………
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 17 June 2009
HE HAS RETURNED!!
Quickly, regale us with tales of your daring escape…
frankie smales
Said on the 17 June 2009
i loved this advert it was funny and it
is lot better than thoes annoying 118 118
adverts and this one is the best lampoon for a
tv advert ever and i loved it.
frankie smales
(tv advert fan)
Archer
Said on the 21 June 2009
Aww… frankie smales I agree with you on this one. I loved this advert too.
Admittedly I’ve been a bit… PC term wanted… erm… mad, for a little while. But you’re right. This ad IS funny.
Jhens Acne Treatment Care
Said on the 3 July 2009
High School musical 1 is much better than High School musical 2 but both of them are good. Vanessa Hudgens is so pretty and cute wayback then.
Lung detox info
Said on the 6 July 2009
all my kids love high school musical. High School Musical 1 has the best story and is my favorite.
moose
Said on the 26 July 2009
the dancer with red hair is the most beautiful woman in the world. End of story.
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 26 July 2009
Yeah, a horror story….
jean
Said on the 9 August 2009
the one with the glasses and the way he moves he makes me feel sick,and he cannot sing and if he eats the pot noodles he must eat about five a day to get that body ugg
frankie smales
Said on the 9 August 2009
the one with the glasses is the reknowned stand up comedian
jarred christmas because i have seen him on the stand up comedy
show the comedy store on comedy central. uk.
frankie smales
(tv advert fan)
Jake
Said on the 17 August 2009
Me living in the Uk, i think all our ads apart from Comparethemarket.com’s ever so popular ad, a fork full of Pot noodle is like eating a novel by peter andre, exactly its a nonsence pile of shit. Pot Noodle, its just bullshit like all the ads because it doesn’t sell.
CovertJellyfish
Said on the 11 September 2009
I think I’m going to try a pot noodle, what have I got to lose, except my health, tastebuds, and sense of self respect……
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