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* ''Glamour'' magazine once saw fit to advertise its "secret issue" for iPad with . . . [[http://jezebel.com/5803440/ladymag-finds-a-new-way-to-horrify-readers this monstrosity]]. As if magazine covers weren't ''already'' in the Photoshop of Uncanny Valley Horrors.

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* ''Glamour'' magazine once saw fit to advertise its "secret issue" for iPad with . . . [[http://jezebel.com/5803440/ladymag-finds-a-new-way-to-horrify-readers this monstrosity]]. As if magazine covers weren't ''already'' in the Photoshop of Uncanny Valley Horrors.
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* An ad for McDonalds fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.

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* An ad for McDonalds fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.face.
* ''Glamour'' magazine once saw fit to advertise its "secret issue" for iPad with . . . [[http://jezebel.com/5803440/ladymag-finds-a-new-way-to-horrify-readers this monstrosity]]. As if magazine covers weren't ''already'' in the Photoshop of Uncanny Valley Horrors.
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* A fairly current Carmax ad somewhat intentionally invokes this trope for a point. In it Basically a man stops (presumably) at a strange Gas Station when in a short while a small group of [[TheFifties 1950's Style]] [[StepfordSmiler Stepford smiling]] gas station attendants start to wash and do the standard old "Full Service" to the car (checking oil, gas, air..etc..). The man becomes visibly unnerved by this and demands for them to stop but they don't. Now frightened the man runs out and accidentally bumps into a equally odd milkman who while some of his milk bottles (also in fifties style) are smashed to the ground all he cant react with is "Oh Dear" in a equally Stepford like fashion. Finally the man runs (possibly into the bowels of Hell by mistake) screaming away from the scene.

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* A fairly current Carmax ad somewhat intentionally invokes this trope for a point. In it Basically a man stops (presumably) at a strange Gas Station when in a short while a small group of [[TheFifties 1950's Style]] [[StepfordSmiler Stepford smiling]] gas station attendants start to wash and do the standard old "Full Service" to the car (checking oil, gas, air..etc..). The man becomes visibly unnerved by this and demands for them to stop but they don't. Now frightened the man runs out and accidentally bumps into a equally odd milkman who while some of his milk bottles (also in fifties style) are smashed to the ground all he cant can react with is "Oh Dear" in a equally Stepford like fashion. Finally the man runs (possibly into the bowels of Hell by mistake) screaming away from the scene.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O Pudding Face commercial]] is this. The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!

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* [[http://www.A fairly current Carmax ad somewhat intentionally invokes this trope for a point. In it Basically a man stops (presumably) at a strange Gas Station when in a short while a small group of [[TheFifties 1950's Style]] [[StepfordSmiler Stepford smiling]] gas station attendants start to wash and do the standard old "Full Service" to the car (checking oil, gas, air..etc..). The man becomes visibly unnerved by this and demands for them to stop but they don't. Now frightened the man runs out and accidentally bumps into a equally odd milkman who while some of his milk bottles (also in fifties style) are smashed to the ground all he cant react with is "Oh Dear" in a equally Stepford like fashion. Finally the man runs (possibly into the bowels of Hell by mistake) screaming away from the scene.
** Appearantly the whole point of the commercial was that our modern world is far too cynical for Good ol' fashioned "Full Car Service" and Carmax is here to ease us back into this (presumably by not hiring robots or Demons in Human form to work their Customer Service hotline).
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youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O Pudding Face commercial]] is this. The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!
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* This [=McDonald=]'s Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.

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* This [=McDonald=]'s McDonalds Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.



* An ad for [=McDonald=]'s fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.

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* An ad for [=McDonald=]'s McDonalds fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.
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* This McDonalds Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.

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* This McDonalds [=McDonald=]'s Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.



* An ad for McDonald's fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.

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* An ad for McDonald's [=McDonald=]'s fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.
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* The gynoid mascot used in the Svedka commercials is supposed to be sexy, but ends up coming off as more creepy than anything to some. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robot-turn-ons_996.jpg Here]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Svedka_5839.jpg she]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/svedka_sm_4716.jpg is]]. Ew...

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* The gynoid mascot used in the Svedka commercials is supposed to be sexy, but ends up coming off as more creepy than anything to some. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robot-turn-ons_996.jpg Here]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Svedka_5839.jpg she]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/svedka_sm_4716.jpg is]]. Ew...Ew...
* An ad for McDonald's fruit smoothies features a talking lemon with a really creepy scrunched up face.
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* This McDonalds Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.

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* This McDonalds Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.EVER.
* The gynoid mascot used in the Svedka commercials is supposed to be sexy, but ends up coming off as more creepy than anything to some. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robot-turn-ons_996.jpg Here]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Svedka_5839.jpg she]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/svedka_sm_4716.jpg is]]. Ew...
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** And the way he interacts with his daughter is pure IncestYay.
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** That's why poor grandpa always looks so unhappy and seems to get his only enjoyment from horror movies. He's forced to be [[FridgeHorror around them 24/7!]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial]] is this. The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face Pudding Face commercial]] is this. The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial commercial]] is this.]] this. The guy's creepy ass smile makes Bob the Enzyte Man look NORMAL!

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes BOB THE ENZYTE MAN look normal...

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes BOB THE ENZYTE MAN Bob the Enzyte Man look normal...NORMAL!

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes BOB THE ENZYTE MAN (listed below) look normal...

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes BOB THE ENZYTE MAN (listed below) look normal...

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELLO pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes SMILING BOB (listed below) look normal...

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELLO JELL-O pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes SMILING BOB THE ENZYTE MAN (listed below) look normal...
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKhP6x0tXE The new JELLO pudding face commercial is this.]] The guy's creepy ass smile makes SMILING BOB (listed below) look normal...
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----* This McDonalds Happy Meal ad, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_B0mFY8D8 Suzi Van Zoom]], Suzi already looks creepy as hell, but take a look at the MONKEY when you watch it. CREEPIEST. THING. EVER.
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* [[http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/686/iwilleatyou.png This ad]] (on this very Wiki to be exact) for something called My Free Farm. Hm... sounds good enouHOLY SHIT WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?!?!?!
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** Dogs with human teeth, you say? Reminds me of smile.jpg.

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** Dogs **Dogs with human teeth, you say? Reminds me of smile.jpg.
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**Dogs with human teeth, you say? Reminds me of smile.jpg.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYYQPI2LR0M This 80s Kinder ad]] was taken off air because it scared children. I see why...
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGIDRXxQqQ Cheeky Bingo]]. What has that ''thing'' done to everyone's mouths!?
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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCqxJ_AP3s ads for Omnaris nasal spray]] feature a whole squad of really bloody creepy people.

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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCqxJ_AP3s ads for Omnaris nasal spray]] feature a whole squad of really bloody creepy people. They ''look'' human, but the only muscles that work on their faces control their mouth.
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** This troper is completely fucking scared to stay home alone thanks to the Mental Wealth girl. And I'm using the term "girl" [[NightmareFuelUnleaded VERY]] [[HumanoidAbomination loo]] [[EldritchAbomination sley.]]

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** This troper is completely fucking scared to stay home alone thanks to the Mental Wealth girl. And I'm using the term "girl" [[NightmareFuelUnleaded VERY]] [[HumanoidAbomination loo]] [[EldritchAbomination loo]][[EldritchAbomination sley.]]
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** This troper is completely fucking scared to stay home alone thanks to the Mental Wealth girl. And I'm using the term "girl" VERY loosely.

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** This troper is completely fucking scared to stay home alone thanks to the Mental Wealth girl. And I'm using the term "girl" VERY loosely. [[NightmareFuelUnleaded VERY]] [[HumanoidAbomination loo]] [[EldritchAbomination sley.]]
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** This troper is completely fucking scared to stay home alone thanks to the Mental Wealth girl. And I'm using the term "girl" VERY loosely.

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\n* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXZ2hfD3bU Etrade babies.]] Their big adorable baby eyes stare unblinkingly ahead while their mouths move independently of their faces. ''Shudder.''

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPDaQrPjus This Pedigree Dentastix commercial]] shows that dogs can enter uncanny valley as well. Seeing them with human teeth is...not right.


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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPDaQrPjus This Pedigree Dentastix commercial]] shows that dogs can enter uncanny valley as well. Seeing them There is something horribly wrong about a dog with human teeth is...not right.

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\n*[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPDaQrPjus This Pedigree Dentastix commercial]] shows that dogs can enter uncanny valley as well. Seeing them with human teeth is...not right.

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\n* There's this [[SarcasmMode lovely]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgSv1SKCteQ snickers commercial]] used last halloween that also contains odd [[LesYay under]][[{{Squick}} to]][[NoJustNo nes]]. Needless to say I don't shop alone in the supermarket anymore.

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