TOP 10: MOST CONTROVERSIAL UK TV ADVERTS

A countdown of the most complained about UK television adverts of all time. You'll be surprised at some of the adverts that have made this list, especially the #1 spot. Do you agree with the controversy, or do the British public just complain a bit too much? Decide for yourself, and please let me know your thoughts in the comments! :)
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[@MCsuperChristina]

The non-smoking ad scared children? GOOD.

[@WhatStef]

Right? Like, what are parents hoping for? A big fluffy bunny that comes out and sings a song about cigarettes? If I ever have kids, I'll HOPE cigarettes and drugs scare the shit out of them.

[@rosiehomersham9661]

I wasn't scared of it and I was only 6 years old when it was on

[@rosiehomersham9661]

***** it should scare kids because they won't smoke when they're older

[@ayanhart]

Randonneur80 Yeah, there will still be some (there always will be) but most won't if they're put off them. It's common sense.

[@bobbiejomikesell1463]

Kellerkind j

[@kylamusic2148]

The "too violent " one basically has the same amount of violence as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@cameronbeattie3087]

RBLXStealer the above comment was a joke it's still ninja turtles in the uk lol

[@cameronbeattie3087]

TheCrazyKid1381 yeah well at least in the uk a school is a safe place,rather than the shooting ranges in america

[@daniellaw6294]

+Cameron Beattie one object KNIVES

[@cameronbeattie3087]

Ella Wiley one object- guns

[@Sython6]

+Cameron Beattie the original cartoon in UK was TMHT.

[@itsevelynnbabez]

Excuse me what? A non-smoking ad was taken down for scaring children? ISNT THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF NON-SMOKING ADS?

[@benmuirhead4229]

@Luvjeet SINGH it’s really not in this case. Kids need to know that smoking is SCARY,

[@midnighttalebearer6425]

Studies show that scaring people isn't as effective as being honest with them.

[@zenitsu5278]

@@midnighttalebearer6425 yes but studies show people have different ways of understanding most of the time the honest truth would just be ignored and sometimes the best way would be to use scare tactics

[@LadyLark712]

I’ll be honest the non smoking ad that did me in as a child and haunts me to this day was way better than this one. Was a little girl having a tea party and giving her teddy bear a cigarette. While the caption said something along the line that children watch everything you do and copy everything you do.🧐

[@sweetsunnyvibes]

​@midnighttalebearer6425 yet being scared is a natural instinct to rationalise cause-effect and sticks longer with you. That's why we ALL still remember PSAs from the 80s and 90s

[@thatsonespicydorito5372]

Britain when a psa shows a kid being electric shocked death: this is fine for children Britain when a commercial shows people talking with there mouths full: *THIS MUST BE PULLED IMMEDIATELY!*

[@antoniothesheep]

It works on the same principle here in America. PSA shows kids being shot in school: I sleep News is slightly biased towards a political side you don't agree with: THIS IS AN AVENGERS LEVEL THREAT

[@BritishRepublicsn]

@@antoniothesheep but the thing is, it isn’t a small bias

[@HandOfGilgamesh]

To be fair, it more of a combat against KFC than anything else remotely related to the message...

[@user-dm4lx2gh6j]

@@HandOfGilgamesh sure but junk food and bad manners have surged, kids electric shocked death is on the decline, go figure ;-)

[@sneakypenguin2861]

isnt the point of adverts liked the hooked campaign and barnados/st johns etc, to shock people into realising the truth about the society we live in? i was a child at this time, and when i saw them it just made me think about how bad smoking is, and that there are many people less fortunate than i was, and how important it is to help others as much as possible. might just be me, but reminding people about humanity isnt inappropriate.

[@techstreamgd4234]

SneakyPenguin true

[@mynameisntemma167]

you're right! not a lot of people know we live in a society

[@michaelberry3862]

People don't like to admit society is damaged in some way and feel safe in a self-denial of perfection

[@Sunset553]

When I was a kid, my parents didn’t let me watch television regularly. I’m not saying that that’s a solution, but they do have options they can choose to minimize the effects of television messages. Not everyone is learned enough to teach their children how to evaluate the implied messages.

[@escapeintoambience6173]

not every child is able to understand the messages in these adverts. you are right but there are reasons for them being taken down

[@ellielouise6247]

'Encourages bad manners' that's possibly one of the most British things I have ever read.

[@LordSandwichII]

+Ellie Louise Indeed! :D

[@Wanderings-1]

+Ellie Louise im british and I agree

[@isabelsineriz.centrocultur4022]

So British own the good manners? What a silly cliché!

[@ellielouise6247]

Cpt Swoops How so?

[@TheVonzilla]

+Ellie Louise Jeeez what a bitch.

[@josephtaylor9970]

The Barnado's advert was justified in presenting the stark, brutal reality facing some young people

[@Oakleaf700]

Absolutely. It IS a cycle of deprivation, troubled people have troubled kids..and so it repeats unless someone decides to change for the better. {That takes help}

[@SapphireLily13]

Ok, but that dog one was genuinely disturbing

[@SillyVarahs]

Yeah I can see why people complained

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

And the mouthful one

[@hareecionelson5875]

Nah, that's my favourite. It's genuinely hilarious

[@tshelby5212]

Pansy

[@iloveaespaaa]

I was laughing in confusion

[@rhysepoos]

So many commments of 'UK is soft'. Out of a population of over 60 million, number 1 had 1671 complaints! Most of us weren't the least bit offended

[@SunBunz]

Yeah....I thought us Americans were WAY more butthurt and soft. lol (Populace watching the media, is what I mean. Because everyone I know here is not easily offended) I wouldn't think people in the UK take offense the way a lot of us do. xD But Canadians are the most hardcore as far as not giving a fuck who they scare with PSAs. xD

[@US395Official]

lmeao

[@laurenkellyvinette924]

It's true, Canadians seem really sweet, but we're messed up man. And some of the PSA's. Especially the CSST ones about work-related injuries.

[@SunBunz]

lauren kelly I admire those so much. They actually made me EXTREMELY cautious at work. lol

[@laurenkellyvinette924]

SunBunz trust me, those were real eye-openers.

[@someguy2350]

"Too violent to be shown before 9 PM." You've got to be pissing me.

[@koenigseggone190]

Before the Ad, I was like:Well...I suppose Its Really Violent! After The Ad: -_-...Its a Joke!?...That was Awesome....

[@jinisthecherrybombthatkill3630]

Koenigsegg Agera yeah it was, but young children shouldnt be seeing it

[@koenigseggone190]

Jin Is the Cherry Bomb that Killed Me Maybe, It Can Disturb Kids

[@LucamacGuy]

Johnny English is more violent than this.

[@golaco237]

The violence was literately at comedic level.

[@SB-gw7cc]

I like the music in the Volkswagen advert. “Sing a kind of melody, sing eins, zwei, drei, vier” is stuck in my head.

[@zeghetti595]

Its keine melodien by jeans team

[@TsmithWin]

Back when adverts were actually interesting, we now live in a world where everyone is so sick of how boring adverts are the smart people have worked out ways to never see them.

[@paulponsford]

Absolutely, just pre record the TV show and fast forward through the adds, long live my Sony Play TV recorder device

[@HarvestHome2000]

But at least in Britain the ads accurately reflect the ethnic makeup of the population (rolls around the room laughing hysterically).

[@MomoGobboYT]

I think a lot of these complainers need to stop letting the TV raise their children

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

THANK YOU!

[@obsessivehamiltrash1715]

EXACTLY!

[@ulyssesdenice5071]

YES THANK YOU

[@tracicunningham2284]

Yes 👏🏻

[@JosyDominicanMamiQueenones]

YEA

[@steph7205]

Number six, yes it could be considered scary but that's the reality and that's what thousands of kids deal with? like that "circle" is happening right now, unless it's advertised it's never going to stop.

[@katy3901]

exactly. When it's still going on you need to make people aware of it, regardless of whether or not they want to ignore it or not.

[@MsCandyLovex]

Do you guys know what was happening when a guy was saying "here, 20 quid!"?

[@MangoAnimates]

She was ODing

[@MsCandyLovex]

What's that? xD

[@steph7205]

***** she was overdosing on drugs....that's not funny...

[@bluefrogTV_]

"Is there a happy ending?" im crying

[@EpicWolfy98]

SAME, I'm hoping there will be eventually

[@koiyune]

hi frog marie stokes

[@RightEyeRaptor]

The "Dog Breath" one did make me gag when I was younger, to be fair.

[@vicj9256]

I look at it through my granddaughter's eyes and I could see it being pretty scary for children.

[@Juxtavarious]

Oh no, not...BAD MANNERS!

[@bonnie1020a]

Dun dun DUUUUUUUUUU

[@RandomEntityDudeguy968]

LMAO. XD

[@sk00ks41]

Juxtavarious If you were British you would understand.

[@bonnie1020a]

Xx_Bumblesnuff Custardbath_xX I'm British and I don't understand!

[@Juxtavarious]

Xx_Bumblesnuff Custardbath_xX I can appreciate good manners, but trying to list it with environmental depreciation as a gauging of cataclysm is laughable.

[@shadowgirl617]

The "Little Girl" commercial is actually funny.

[@SebSharma]

+Michael Myers that hook one is extremely graffic and sent a good message

[@astravx8783]

+Michael Myers The smoking "hooked" one. 😇

[@shadowgirl617]

*****​ Nah. It's funny because you wouldn't expect a murderous little ghost girl to just offer you an upgraded phone after seemingly wanting to kill you. As something of a horror fan, little unexpected twists like that are hilarious.

[@Mr_Deedeedoo]

5 days. 5 days to live? D: no 5 days to get this brand new phone before this sale ends GREAT IDEA TALKING KILLER GHOST! (or was it 7 days XD)

[@PinkAgaricus]

That ad gave a "The Ring" + "The Shining" (the twins part for the latter one) vibe.

[@M316B]

“Too violent to show before 9pm” This is as violent as every show a kid would watch

[@tombstonerforever9374]

Two words: Power Rangers

[@tehya2689]

i remember being absolutely fucking terrified by the phone 4u advert as a child hahahah

[@sticksthunder]

Man I remember all of these adverts on tv when I was younger, the best ads are usually the ones that are 'scary and offensive' Oh so scary for the kids....well fucking good. They might not smoke then if they think of a fish hook in the mouth.

[@grumpiesttitan7930]

KFC one was great

[@Mangobaskets]

I think they were more scared of someone suddenly dragging them with a fish hook in the mouth than to actually notice about the smoking

[@existentialistremnant6231]

@@Mangobaskets True, I vividly remember being scared to death by anti-smoking ads, and it was always the nightmarish tone and surreal visuals that disturbed me, not the message. I think the directors of most of those videos are smoking something.

[@anglepsycho]

Or biting into an orangutan's fingers. Or seeing a mutated rabbit of a drunk dad during dinner. Or literally all of it. Especially Ventriloquist.

[@koroconnell]

is it me or so they get less shocking as the list goes on?

[@Beaniebooham]

Yeah they do actually

[@Arsaja]

The only one I agree with censoring is the one where a cat gets kicked (and probably killed too) - that one was just tasteless and cruel.

[@nikistorey9972]

The last one was just funny. Not comedy gold, but I smiled. And, I mean, come on, bad manners?! We can’t have children eating, NO NO NO!

[@missawsum4918]

@@Arsaja I know, that's just as bad as if it was a baby, its disgusting how people can find this funny.

[@Mr_Makina]

@@missawsum4918 because humour is subjective and doesn't revolve around a hand full of the populations opinion ?,It's called shock humour for a reason. BOOF, punt the pussy

[@emmarisby]

It's cool that in the blind football game, the sighted man who walked on and spoke, touched the red player's shoulder while speaking to him.~ >♡< It's kind of like a subliminal message of how to handle talking to blind people correctly.

[@bowie5434]

The CO-2 one wasn’t bad at all, I would actually read the book from the ad to my kids.

[@MG-fr3tn]

The kid could ask about modifing ebola or how much it takes to impress mum.

[@SubZXD]

The fact that the Barnado's advert was complained so much proves that parents don't understand "shock advertising"

[@SubbyStar]

It angers me that people complained about the Marie Stopes video. Am I missing something? Did abortion just become a top secret act? Women NEED advice sometimes. What do you think happens when women have no idea who to go to when they have an unwanted pregnancy? Women have died way too many times trying to do it alone. The ad didn't say 'call us and we'll give you an abortion', it said it's there to give advice. There were no offensive words in it, no offensive images, it didn't even contain the word 'abortion' for heavens sake!

[@PKBitchGirl]

It's because people think abortion should be banned in the UK and they cry about anything they see as promoting abortion. American-style sidewalk 'counsellors' (for counsellor read harasser) are starting to appear outside UK abortion clinics to try and stop women from entering the premises

[@ravebiscuits8721]

PKBitchGirl Maybe we'll have to form some sort of group to 'council' the 'counselors' ;) And seriously for people who claim to be caring for the souls of others, they can be surprisingly uncaring. Swear these people do it half for fun... I hope they wont get as much support in a less extremely religious country.

[@02chevyguy]

Nia Jenkins It's basically the same thing with Planned Parenthood here in the US. Out of all the clinics throughout the country, only 3% do "terminations". The rest do cancer checks, PAP smears, counseling, etc.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

I can guarantee more people support abortion than are against it, certainly better than going to steezy places and getting a coat-hanger up your chuff. Odd are 16-21 year old girls aren't ready for a kid so having an option for mistakes is better than bringing in a life that is destined to fail is much better

[@LazarusDangerfield]

Because, God botherers

[@jargonellie6630]

Taking down The Marie Stopes ad was disgusting. Where in that advert did it mention abortion? They don’t just perform abortions, they give essential family planning advice.

[@tylermcay6676]

You can just tell these peoples hobbys are doing taxes or something

[@supernovagirl5741]

Or spying on their neighbours 😂

[@Sebastian_Michaelis]

I liked the Volkswagen one. But, even more violent scenes are shown in kid shows. The complaints for that were silly.

[@emmapolcyn9505]

Of course the most complaints is "it might give the kids bad manners"

[@emmapolcyn9505]

***** It was number 1

[@janerecluse4344]

Well, it is the UK.

[@m4tt0902]

Emma Polcyn It was disgusting to be honest. Not sure they thought that through very well.

[@NoobsDudes]

_Not bad manners!_

[@MegaJoanna1988]

Yes! Because who wants kids spitting food all over the place while copying this dumb advert.

[@outcasttv7604]

“Too violent” guys fortnite has more violence than this and they let their 7 year olds play it :P

[@InsanityContainmentz]

Why are people in the uk complaining about tame adds we made the decent for gods sake

[@curlyhairboiakabaddude8922]

Which ad?

[@jade3886]

@@InsanityContainmentz number one in this only has 1000 ish, which isnt that much tbh

[@InsanityContainmentz]

@@jade3886 I don’t know what your saying. But we also made some “kids” films such as watership down and the plague dogs

[@jade3886]

@@InsanityContainmentz I’m saying that not that many people complained, the uk can handle violent ads it’s mostly just old people

[@vickynewnham261]

The one that affected me the most was the Barbados one,but it was suppose to.

[@summersalt3629]

OH MY GOD NO... NOT BAD MANNERS!!! THE MONSTROSITY!

[@nikistorey9972]

**gasp** IF WE HAVE BAD MANNERS, EVERYTHING WILL BE ANARCHY!

[@NoobsDudes]

IT WILL CAUSE WORLD WAR THREE! OH NIEN!

[@randomrandomstuff2576]

MyyyYyY ChiLDreen¡

[@wolfzmusic9706]

@@NoobsDudes nein*

[@jaylaquiller6830]

i mean shouldn't we have these types of adverts on TV. Instead of trying to hide the truth from the world. "Oh I don't want my children seeing how terrible the world can be"

[@Beaniebooham]

Well to be honest some of em are just a bit too much, I used to be petrified of the tele cuz a' some of these, used to have nightmares en all

[@jaylaquiller6830]

Jazz Dawson Yeah I get that, but if they're worried about that. Then they should only allow certain commercials in kid program shows. Because I used to burs out crying by that dog commercial. Now I can't ever stop becoming a little sad when I hear "In the arms of an angel."

[@arkroyalslegalteam4911]

We should be teaching the future generations that the worlds a shit hole; BECAUSE THEN THEY REALISE THAT THEY CAN FIX IT!

[@jaylaquiller6830]

Octavi8 right, we should teach them the real world young, and not a false lie. Because some kids don't have a choice in their life , but to face the music

[@janerecluse4344]

They did that in the eighties and it left a lot of us overwhelmed and hopeless and depressed, sitting here on the internet with such a powerful sense of our impotence that we can't even begin. So, maybe a middle of the road approach?

[@doopy6123]

Some of them, ye I have to say, were mildly disturbing, such as the smoking one with the hook, but it’s not that bad, there are worse adverts out there in this world.

[@isaacsheaols]

A lot of these adverts I feel like are very effective. Especially the Hooked one.

[@SmilingAdvocate]

The Volkswagen one was funny. The way the were fighting, the way they ran in a comedic way and the age the men are

[@fpszombie1]

The Volkswagen one was probably the best advert on the list and I don't get how it's too violent, yea they threw some punches but it was cool. I'm British and I think that's weird that it was reported so many times.

[@rogermeddowstaylor1799]

The Volkswagen ad was awesome!

[@paulhayward4383]

are you a nutter or the one who made the ad.

[@danielshaw604]

Nahum Strickland Pukin' puppies like a boss!

[@toffeebrain4793]

the song that literally said "I am not singing a melody, I'm singing 1, 2, 3, 4" ... it's really fucking embarrasing

[@AGuyWithAChannel]

People are complaining that adverts against smoking are scaring children? Good! Lung Cancer is messed up...didn't think I needed to spell that one out.

[@frankieglover3547]

The hooked advert really scared me as a kid, so much so that when they decided to advertise it in newspapers my Dad had to rip out the page and burn it.

[@ninodesbordesofficial]

How did the ad look like? In the newspaper?

[@DJ-xd3dt]

If I was six, that “too violent to show before 9 pm” advert would be the coolest shit to me

[@bloodrunsclear]

I kept looking at the engineer trailer and thinking 'Why is Putin beating up his clones?'

[@lazoputz3514]

+bloodrunsclear I keep wondering why they needed a "chef designer"

[@mandykeane196]

ah! that's why his face looked familiar! thanks

[@sewerratwithabaguette1443]

I give u punch to Putin your face

[@hannag4768]

Number 1 was funny! How could it get any complain? It's your job as a parent to keep YOUR Child from doing things that you deem doesn't fit, after all.

[@robokill387]

It was annoying af

[@carolinerowles5951]

The blind football one was funnier and I say that as a cat lover.

[@Chloe4656.]

The advert was annoying when I first saw it in 2005.

[@narcleptik]

Sorry but if you find that funny get your head checked

[@aronwhited1914]

8:02 ...they just didn’t like the look of it

[@retrosampleguy]

They’re blind

[@ravage657]

I live in the UK and I think some of these advertisements never needed to be banned. Not even the KFC one or the Volkswagen one.

[@ToiletGrenade]

"The ad was offensive to blind people" okay, explain how a blind person watched it then.

[@cjatkinson3934]

jeff lol

[@chaoscookie390]

Lmao

[@keirawilson5513]

They could've listened to it? Duh!

[@yourweaveoryourlife2178]

Keira Wilson um no because how do u hear blind man ... my gf is blind she just hears cat noises ... they need to add more description btw it’s only a joke take it

[@eleanorhogan8004]

Good point also they were not really blind they were blindfolded

[@catvalentine4317]

I think the CO2 one was very, very gold! What's even wrong about it?

[@David.L291]

i think my conclusion is that for many they don't want to face up to what is happening and the truth, i wouldn't of banned that advert, i was disgusted when it got dropped, people are so pathetic

[@larrylitras5798]

i agree with you kenny

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Because it's simply not true. C02 is grossly exaggerated because every breathing animal on planet earth has been pumping hundreds of millions of tons of the stuff into the air for thousands of years. There are these things called "trees" that actually TAKE IN C02 and convert it to oxygen. But of course, if you live in a city your whole life you might forget that those exist. But that doesn't mean trees are extinct, if you actually look more than a few miles away from your front door.

[@Blair2515]

NotAGoodUsername360 You forgot something... we are pumping more than ever before, Trees are being cut down also.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Blair Logie Not nearly as much as you'd think. If you think that the majority of the world is clear cut, you've obviously never visited anywhere rural in the world. Trees STILL outnumber cars a million to one, it'll take a lot more than 7 billion mammals to make a serious impact on the worldwide ecosystem.

[@hannahwhite6070]

The pot noodle horn ffs😂

[@MLittleBrony]

i remember the Dog Breath one from Caddicarus. i think i was already 17 when i first saw it, and it still left a permanent scar in my mind. i think about it every time my breath smells particularly horrible.

[@jodieisnotokay]

most of the complaints are just but hurt parents tho 😂😂

[@gene4438]

"ALL"

[@Goatedpal2]

Yeah I can see why it’s parents

[@BenTLador]

Am i the only one who thinks the volkswagen ad is badass

[@galaxionart9338]

Ben T. Lador Nope! That was pure badassery.

[@koenigseggone190]

Agreed, car un-related. But really badass

[@NoobsDudes]

Badass as hell

[@certifiedghost]

The music slaps

[@Marylily2]

I literally can't believe the pot noodle horn got complaints. It's HYSTERICAL. We're such prudes.

[@mermaidx9386]

It’s distasteful

[@mermaidx9386]

Nvm looked at your pic, not surprised you liked it 🤦‍♀️

[@CynicalDragoness]

The CO2 complaint one makes me so mad... It's true reality, not fear mongering, these parents need to know what world they'll leave for their kids and their future generations. Change starts now to save billions.

[@dozydoll5345]

we've heard the story since the early 80's we all got told off for using hairspray, don't you remember? then it was light switches and energy then plastic became the evil oh and the cows farting and eating meat.... it wont go away, the next ice age is on its way regardless. the universe has got its own agenda. The really ironic thing is, all the brexiteers that wanted to get out of the EU to get rid of all the regulations that were brought it want to go back to how we lived in the 80's and its the exact same way of the life the pro EU people support. glass bottled milk, and the whole mend and make do, that was our way of life before the mass produced commercialisation and globalisation started.

[@TheSchizoTrollinator]

That was the same story since the 80’s and scientists kept pulling numbers out of their asses

[@robokill387]

@@TheSchizoTrollinator no, it's the same story since the 80s because it's true.

[@Secret19977]

No it isn’t

[@leaheee6606]

the "dog breath" one tho...

[@tarawhittington5686]

Not suitable for dinnertime 😂

[@freyaturner3153]

I thought it was funny

[@emilycampbell6375]

that one freaked me out lol, it reminded me of the gas mask people in doctor who

[@lillaxxitiv1501]

@@emilycampbell6375 Are you my mummy?

[@niallragnarsson]

haha people complaining about advert 6 being "not suitable for children watching" the advert is specifically targeted at young adults, advertising help that is available to them about the issues addressed: abuse at home, bullying in school, drug abuse, violence, ultimately ending up locked up in a cell. but i suppose, either way people are going to say it's not effective enough or it's offensive.

[@NoobsDudes]

The horn one was pretty funny actually.

[@tombstonerforever9374]

Bit immature though

[@mermaidx9386]

It’s distasteful

[@Secret19977]

@@mermaidx9386 so what don’t watch then

[@Secret19977]

@@tombstonerforever9374 called humour

[@mermaidx9386]

@@Secret19977 lol pipe down 😂

[@catherineball944]

The Barnardo's one really got me because I was slapped round the back of the head like that so many times at about that age. I still don't like people coming up behind me. It was always for the tiniest thing too and it would make my head spin and my ears ring.

[@someguy2350]

"Thought it promoted abortion" Well, I've lost the little faith I had in humanity I had before. This video is hilarious but at the same time shows how stupid people could be.

[@PikaJess123]

Literally they just hate women. It didn't even mention abortion.

[@christiecat5367]

I bet it's cos Northern Ireland's complaints got added. They're pretty insane with conservatism and religion.

[@3108dd]

@@christiecat5367 Only the unionists / DUP types / Scots Presbyterians descendants tbf. But yeah, sadly I think you're right

[@josephdahdouh2725]

I think it's because all pregnant women seemed depressed in the video, and call us if you need help, as if they needed help in getting rid of the baby, which is what I saw after reading the complaints, but in reality, I wouldn't have over analized an add to such an extreme measure.

[@aylasthyston611]

Some of them are not funny thought but should have complaints about them take the non smoking and Barbados adverts people shouldn't complain when they're telling the truth.

[@YunieSheMusic]

"Offensive to blind people" THEY CAN'T EVEN SEE IT

[@tombstonerforever9374]

Girrrrrl

[@iggytheterrier]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

[@surrenderyourgender5976]

They can hear it but yeah...that is weird.

[@Andrea-hl7zm]

Who's come from Italian batch?

[@theglasswolf3206]

“Too I violent to be played before 9pm” Wait, what? But what if my bedtime is 9:05pm?

[@koiyune]

9pm is the UK watershed when more adult programmes can be broadcasted

[@novacommander4297]

3 words for #1: OVER. FUCKING. REACTION.

[@breezeblocks742]

IKR

[@robinsea]

Justin Harman welcome to the UK mate

[@tilzzzzz]

Justin Harman welcome to great britain mate filled with sad sainsbrys adds :D and fake rude manners

[@Natalie-vl8sf]

Probably because she said "national helpline how can I help you" I think.

[@gingaddict]

The moment I saw that, I was like ‘REALLY??!!!’

[@knightwing5169]

Yeesh. Easily offended people are the worst.

[@FuseAlegent]

I swear, people these days find anything to complain about... "Bad manners" my god.

[@megadart5635]

ikr

[@megadart5635]

ikr

[@L0RDK3Y]

i am easily offended but i’m not being a big baby about it

[@nostalgic_choons]

iM oFfEnDeD, only joking

[@Lickiecat]

Parents. Ruining everything good since the invention of TV

[@gruccikreps3614]

3:19 I remember this one (would of been 5 at the time) and as a kid it literally just went over my head- I can assure you the parents complaining were probably the ones who consider slight human contact an act of violence.

[@MysteryMudokon]

That fight scene was great.

[@Qwerty-xi2zs]

Yep.

[@evonne_]

+Elderzeth It was.

[@dylan-fnaf1679]

It was *EPIC*

[@annmarie4442]

Does anyone remember the ad with the guy coughing up a rat. Something to do with fake drugs I think..That made me sick :(

[@HelloImAPizza]

You mean this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2WQgqyrbrCVeNE (watch at your own risk!)

[@annmarie4442]

Yeah! gross :(

[@julissadc9227]

I don't live in the UK but my school will always show us graphic ads in non-smoking presentations and I remember one day being so traumatized and telling my mom that I'm never touching a cigarette in my life. Even now whenever I have temptations I just watch these ads to remind me of where I stand when it comes to my health. Yeah we probably shouldn't scare and traumatize kids but when it comes to drugs, I say its fine to let all hell loose.

[@manekakapoor1612]

The Marie Stopes add, people should remember we women have a right to our own bodies.

[@Supermegurwolf]

"viewers complained this advert 'supported abortion'". The life of a person is more important than an unbreathing mixture of cells.

[@DarkDreamsAndMoonlitNights]

^

[@SuperSonic-fk6yq]

+Supermegurwolf Not if said mixture of cells would otherwise have became a person.

[@Supermegurwolf]

But it may have been a product of rape, or the mother may not have been able to take care of it.

[@SuperSonic-fk6yq]

Supermegurwolf I get what you're saying but adoption is a thing that exists. I just don't think you should be allowed to murder people, whether they've been born or not. I do respect those who support a girl's right to choose, but I just don't support it.

[@Supermegurwolf]

Super Sonic123 As long as you respect a woman's decision if she decides she wants one, I don't really mind. People who push a woman not to do it are who I have a problem with, because the reason could be serious. The child might not even have a good life.

[@Brit294]

Really surprised about this list as a barely see anything wrong with any of the ads. xD

[@Juonsteel456]

well 1:53 i think people where possibly offended by that because i actually see lots of people complain about that hand gesture

[@Juonsteel456]

yeah that too

[@Juonsteel456]

***** yes

[@Juonsteel456]

juno trelayl

[@jaydedjen110]

***** I remember that ad pretty well. Pee Wee Herman scared me as a kid XD

[@Loumains]

I can understand the pot noodle one at the start with sexual references 😂😂

[@mothersuperior2673]

Why do people not like these? I'm thirteen and showed "scary" ones to my nine year old sister and she just shrugged

[@mrcornerflag7085]

Half these adverts are fucking fine.

[@tobbenjees941]

i dont get why the CO2 is controversial

[@Natalie-vl8sf]

Because it's scary I guess, but also I can't remember if it was aired before 9'oclock, then if yes, then its bound to have complaints.

[@CS_____]

Same, I think it was done well. It didn't mislead at all, and the ending made people think about their choices. Far too many people would rather silence things promoting thought rather than accepting blame.

[@dcarbs2979]

Promoting false facts

[@bluefoxthecutest2628]

@@dcarbs2979 what false facts? The consequences of us screwing up the climate IS BAD

[@dcarbs2979]

@@bluefoxthecutest2628 That it's human caused, preventable and reversable. I don't believe any are the case. Most research being funded by governments who obviously have a heavily vested political rather than factual interest. The fact the advert is BY the government says all you need to know. The researchers aren't going to tell their financiers the opposite of what they want to know or being paid to find!! Hypothetically, if it is the cause, all the time air traffic is as high as it, ships use diesel and we shop online so cheap goods are transported around the world to fulfill those orders / or those good have foreign components, turning the odd lightbulb off is like taking a cup of water out of the sea and thinking you're about to empty the ocean.

[@TheSuperintendant]

The scariest part is that one of these people who complained could live next door to me... what a horrible thought.

[@metalnep]

Imagine being so deeply in denial as a smoker that you report the anti smoking ad for being offensive 😆😆

[@brendonuriesforeheadcantha1445]

If you think these are bad you should watch an Irish road safety ad, I used to be terrified to even watch tv as a child.

[@HelloImAPizza]

Indeed. Those Northern Irish DOE adverts pop up quite commonly in some of my other countdowns.

[@Beaniebooham]

Have ya seen the British one "the boy who didn't go to a safe place to cross" ? Can still remember the whole advert off by heart even tho it was like 10 years ago, fuckin petrified me

[@Mr_Deedeedoo]

havent seen it but i cant wait to never step foot on a road until i need food

[@absnewman]

Brendon Urie's Forehead Can't Handle The PHANdom. OMG I LOVE YOUR NAME

[@brendonuriesforeheadcantha1445]

Abbie N Pham?

[@melancholics_7808]

so we include naked women on the third page of public newspapers for all to see without anyone questioning it but how dare they ever promote abortion! How dare you give women a choice! Gosh, what a country.

[@TheVonzilla]

It's hard to promote ripping babies apart with a suction tube. Not an easy sell. Too bad there aren't more heartless skanks like you here right?

[@melancholics_7808]

Von Yeah, it is! Only, wait, it's not a baby, it's a clump of lifeless cells! Whereas the woman who is forced to bare is living and suffering, and poor little 'baby' clump of cells will never feel any pain, but they would gone through a fuck tonne if they were forced to live with parents who obviously couldn't cope with them in the first place! And I've got 23 'heartless skanks' on my side already, thanks. And you know, the thousands of others out there who voted on this.

[@melancholics_7808]

***** Oh what, and I suppose an egg and a sperm is a person too? An embryo is AN EMBRYO, not a person. A foetus is A FOETUS, not a person. IT IS LITERALLY A CLUMP OF CELLS. Yes, it is a clump of cells with the potential to be a life, but there is no life in it, and I'd rather terminate it while it can feel no pain rather then make it live with parents who clearly can't cope with them.

[@melancholics_7808]

***** No, actually. If someone aborted it at nine months or something that crosses a line. But there's a ban (at least in the UK, idk about elsewhere) on abortions after a five month mark. I'm condoning abortion before the five month mark, not after, because there is potential that a baby could be born at around the six month mark and be relatively healthy. If it can be born and be reasonably physically healthy, you shouldn't abort it, but it's not my place to stop anyone if they try to, unless it will severely harm them if they try to.

[@5krypt]

I politely ask you to inform yourself on how abortion works. Its not dead cells. The fetus is alive during the time of abortion (4th-6th month i think). It can also feel pain. So you cannot say its heartless.

[@steffi7054]

The „too violent“ one from Volkswagen made me laugh so hard😂 First of all there is as much violence as in a Snickers advertisement😂 and Secound...the Clip is german and do you know what the singer sings? „I don‘t sing a melody, i sing one two three four“ that‘s all it says all the time😂😂😂😂 wtf?

[@ellisonwashere]

"Offensive to blind people." How tf are they gonna see it?

[@MegaBadgeman]

Is there a word to describe someone who feels the need to be offended on the behalf of someone else in order to give them a false sense of achievement?

[@dantematteo278]

@@MegaBadgeman I believe the technical term is called “being a twat”

[@supernovagirl5741]

Right 😂😂😂

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

@@MegaBadgeman Virtual signalling, I think 🤔.

[@bobbynewman9321]

I love this humour it’s offensive but hilarious 😆

[@Marylily2]

I wish that CO2 advert was still around... Even though animal agriculture is responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation. :')

[@Marylily2]

We do deserve to live, but we should be vegan. Sorry you don't like the truth bae.

[@hibrydmusic8084]

HelloImAPizza you know what, lets chill. Im a meat eater. Nice to meet you, i eat meat because it's my choice, you don't eat meat because it's your choice. Lets leave it at that.

[@HelloImAPizza]

Hibryd Music And it's also your right to go out of your way and purposely try and ridicule vegans for their lifestyle choices? Respect isn't given when it's demanded - it's given when it's earned. Meat eaters can go around demanding respect from vegans, but the moment a vegan even politely tries to recommend an alternative, there's a whole public uproar about it, e.g. "they're trying to shove it down people's throats!" It's funny how most meat eaters tell vegans to chill and "respect their choice to eat meat" when they basically go around doing the exact opposite to nearly every vegan they come across. One rule for you and another rule for them, I assume?

[@hibrydmusic8084]

HelloImAPizza lets leave it at that

[@HelloImAPizza]

Hibryd Music Great. Then I hope you leave this discussion more open-minded and less judgemental.

[@kitt5418]

That's break the cycle one was sad :(

[@dozydoll5345]

i literally was sat in tears :(

[@unclejimbob42069real]

literally only the poshest of londoners could be offended by the Volkswagen one. it's just a guy kicking and punching the air a few times edited together. edit: with some weapons too

[@loganwiseley4313]

Bro the volkswagen one is fking sick, i want an extended version of that as a programme

[@cutelilscrafty]

The one with the fish hook or whatever it was, I'll admit that one did freak me out a bit. As for the "abortion" one, it's literally advertising a company like Planned Parenthood. It doesn't necessarily referring to abortion. But, I guess you have Anti-Abortion idiots everywhere.

[@HBKnowItAll]

Hunter Jaeger I saw a video where a mother aborted a child and in the end it *SAID IT TOOK PLACE IN BRITAIN* WHAT THE HECC?! Does Britain have Democrats and Republicans?!

[@ojo6178]

Do children really need to know about abortion though

[@satellitestargazer2770]

I know, when I read the warning I thought it was going to be gory or insensitive. Turn out it was just a "we can help, call us for more info," which doesn't seem to be bad at all.

[@shanepleasants6280]

They didn’t even tell you the planned parenthood special kill two babies get the third one free

[@Zara-js9wz]

@@shanepleasants6280 until men can be pregnant and give birth just stfu

[@SavageLynelButtPlug]

That Barnardo's ad should have been number one. The KFC ad "encourages bad manners"...wtf? You also see way more violent stuff than that Volkswagen advert before 9pm. Either this list is wrong or we British just like to complain at stupid shit....yeah I think it's the latter...

[@SavageLynelButtPlug]

I expected to see something really horrible at number 1 like that advert with the dying girl at the side of the road and it says "10mph slower and she would have lived"....instead I got people eating with their mouths full. We are silly people...

[@amyclarke41]

+HelloImAPizza I agree no sense of humour us brits😂

[@Qwerty-xi2zs]

Well so do Americans.

[@SavageLynelButtPlug]

Elderzeth Can't argue with that.

[@sweetdragontoons]

Yessss us brits love to complain 😂😂😂😂😂about every thing all day everyday

[@GradKat]

I don’t remember a lot of these ads. But I do remember Dog Breath - I loved it!

[@JimmyJayJunior]

So of all the rude, vulgar, immoral and violent adverts we complained about here in the UK, the one that riled us up the most was people talking with their mouths full of food. I love this place

[@SakuraAmara]

I don't see anything wrong with these ads. The KFC one being complained about is just pathetic, it's for comedic effect. And yes, I am British.

[@stephenduncan3605]

It features Beth from Coronation Street lol

[@RatRatRat]

Only really disturbing one was the 'Hooked' one, which wasn't even that bad apart from the bit where the hook actually went inside his mouth, but honestly kid's TV nowadays is more gruesome than this stuff.

[@retrosampleguy]

well the dog also is disturbing too

[@roberthill6216]

Am I the only one who found the "Paddy Power" advert with the blind people and the cat hilarious!

[@MikeSwannick]

I can't beleive that none of the Cadbury Flake ads made this list.

[@How_Is_This_A_Name]

THAT was the most complained about advertisement OF ALL TIME?! United Kingdom, *WHAT THE FUCK?*

[@TheJonesdude]

what, we don't like it when you talk while eating, it's really irritating.

[@aspectacularsquid9217]

we kind of jerks

[@CallumBrownA]

Because 1,671 people is totally the whole of the UK...

[@evew7961]

How Is This a Name it was the emergency helpline bit

[@tsunami8383]

it's normally overprotective parents who complain and then there's the last one viewers complained this advert could encourage bad manners amongst children lol😂

[@mmeblaerlin5933]

Not gonna lie, the co2 one still haunts me to this day and keeps me in check. Kinda glad it haunted me.

[@abracadabrabitch1593]

7:19 uhmm, abortion should be promoted? Maybe, promoting n spreading the word of abortion on national tv would teach young pregnant teens or women that they don’t have to give birth to a child they don’t want or not have an u safe or illegal abortion👧?

[@Josh2219]

Ah come on, no. 4 is badass

[@Ultra-iq3db]

ikr

[@KittyFAN13]

I agree! He must be Agent 47's son! (Not that he would have any desire for sex but eh.)

[@nikistorey9972]

Let’s start a petition to make it a real movie! :D

[@NoobsDudes]

Fax

[@bethanystancliffe6791]

The co2 one is pure gold!!! Why it was taken off it’s unreal

[@filmcrazy2008]

I remember seeing a lot of these on TV back in the day. . . the Pot Noodle and Phones 4 U adverts in particular stick out in my memory