History Main / KitschyLocalCommercial

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': A kitschy commercial for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing was made to tie in with the movie. Elements include [[PissTakeRap a corny rap jingle]] ([[MythologyGag the same one from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow the 1989 cartoon show]]), a "satisfied customer" clearly reading from an off-camera cue card ([[WhoWritesThisCrap and finding the line cheesy]]), and [[SpecialEffectsFailure a green screen conspicuously reflecting off of the Mario brothers' skin]].

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDgjLf_rk4 Morrie's Wigs scene]] from ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}, which starts off with a commercial shot in this style before cutting to the actual wig shop as Jimmy and Henry are shaking down Morrie.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G6yVIHvsIE Morrie's Wigs commercial]] from ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''

* In ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'', Onizuka makes several low budget local commercials starring Tomoko, in order to give her a start in show business.
** This is actually noted to be a very cunning strategy. It's much easier to break into than the crowded national campaign markets but doing enough of them can give a similar level of coverage.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': A kitschy commercial for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing was made to tie in with the movie. Elements include [[PissTakeRap a corny rap jingle]] ([[MythologyGag the same one from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow the 1989 cartoon show]]) and a "satisfied customer" clearly reading from an off-camera cue card ([[WhoWritesThisCrap and finding the line cheesy]]).

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-->'''P.I. Leo Sporm''': How do you know if your wife's cheating on you? ''You don't.''
-->'''Ad voiceover''': ''Call Leo now!'' (Complete with FiveFiveFive number.)

* In a Creator/FoilArmsAndHog sketch. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORfOqRn3r4A&t=7s “Hello, I’m Matts Matterson from The Mat Warehouse. I own the company, and I also do the adverts”.]]

---> '''Blitzo:''' (singing) ''[[CrossingTheLineTwice Kids die for free!]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': In "As Seen on TV", Mr. Krabs decides to make a commercial for the Krusty Krab, and Squidward initially goes all out to make it as extravagant as possible. Krabs then decides it's too much and goes for a cheesy, low-budget commercial on at 3AM, which ''still'' leads to Spongebob [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism getting a swelled head]] for being in it for about three or four seconds.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': A kitschy commercial for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing was made to tie in with the movie. Elements include [[PissTakeRap a corny rap jingle]] ([[MythologyGag the same one from]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow the 1989 cartoon show]]) and a "satisfied customer" clearly reading from an off-camera cue card.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': A kitschy commercial for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing was made to tie in with the movie. Elements include [[PissTakeRap a corny rap jingle]] ([[MythologyGag the same one from the 1989 cartoon show]]) and a "satisfied customer" clearly reading from an off-camera cue card.

* The Mayor's commercial for Sardine Land in ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''. The animators went the extra mile to make it look as cheap as possible, even faking the worst blue-screen effects possible in a medium that doesn't even require it.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', the commercial for Al's Toy Barn.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', the TV makes a fake one of these for "''Crazy'' Ernie's Emporium of TOTAL Bargain MADNESS!" in order to try and convince the Master to go to the local junkyard and possibly rescue the main protagonists. Since the TV has complete control of his screen, he does manage some decent visuals, but the lines he comes up with are rather silly and increasingly overacted due to his panic and desperation to be noticed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', the commercial near the beginning about the titular company. Not as bad as most examples, but has some chuckle-worthy, slightly sheepish acting from Sulley.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' loves this trope:

** In another episode when Peter becomes one of the New England Patriots, he does a local spot for a car dealership complete with monotone reading, eyes following cue-cards, forced football references, and crappy redundant jingle.

** Mister Burns' student employee recruitment tape also fits this. It was clearly filmed in a single take with Homer, Carl and Lenny as the (lack of) talent and a script that vaunts nuclear power as a better option than sawing your legs off to beg.

* In ''Literature/TheMerryWivesOfMaggody'', the boat salesman who contributed the bass boat to the golf tournament is first seen filming one of these. He ''meant'' for it to feature a bad pun about taking the bull by the horns, but the bull rented for the filming kept wandering off.

* In Film/PunchDrunkLove, antagonist Dean Trumbell runs a mattress store: A deleted scene has him filming an ad where he talks about the store while walking on the roof of his store strumming an inaudible guitar, then attempts to jump off onto a stack of mattresses, with predictably painful results. This was a replication of a real blooper from a low budget furniture store ad, and Creator/PhilipSeymourHoffman did the stunt himself.

* In ''The Merry Wives Of Maggody'', the boat salesman who contributed the bass boat to the golf tournament is first seen filming one of these. He ''meant'' for it to feature a bad pun about taking the bull by the horns, but the bull rented for the filming kept wandering off.

But this cost cutting is taken UpToEleven in fiction. Commercials will air on [[OtakuOClock ungodly time slots]], the script will be [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue cheesy]], the actors will either have the theatrical chops of a [[BadBadActing toothpick]] or jump around and [[InsaneProprietor act craaaaazy]], [[OurSloganIsTerrible the slogan will suck]], and the whole thing will be shot in front of a green screen with the [[SpecialEffectFailure worst off the shelf effects ever seen]]. By the time it's done, the final product will be SoBadItsGood at best. Compare EmbarrassingAdGig.

A type of StylisticSuck, though it can be TruthInTelevision as well.

* [[WebVideo/FiveSecondFilms 5 Second Films]] has a number of these, including ads for the slightly unhinged [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dimo-higgins-attorney-at-law attorney at law]]/[[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dimo-higgins-goblin-hunter goblinhunter]] Dimo Higgins, [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/welcome_to_chico_pts-_1-5 the frightening]] [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/welcome_to_chico_pts-_6-10 town of]] [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/welcome_to_chico_pts-_11-15 Chico]], and [[http://5secondfilms.com/watch/dog-days-for-pauly-p Pauly P's Pet Pemporium.]]

* [[AmbulanceChaser Saul Goodman]]'s ads in ''Series/BreakingBad'', "Better Call Saul!" He may be [[InvokedTrope invoking]] this trope as part of his ObfuscatingStupidity act.

* The WebOriginal/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3FGuTUGFTY "Eggman Pirate TV" commercial]], with cheap-looking text plattered over cutscenes from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, frequent colored bar flickers, and a typical commercial endplate at the end.

But this cost cutting is taken UpToEleven in fiction. Commercials will air on [[OtakuOClock ungodly time slots]], the script will be [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue cheesy]], the actors will either have the theatrical chops of a [[BadBadActing toothpick]] or jump around and [[InsaneProprietor act craaaaazy]], [[OurSloganIsTerrible the slogan will suck]], and the whole thing will be shot in front of a green screen with the [[SpecialEffectFailure worst off the shelf effects ever seen]]. By the time it's done, the final product will be SoBadItsGood at best.