Ah… lawyers. According to some people, one of the most despicable races on earth. According to others… uh, does anyone really like lawyers anyway, or are they nothing but a necessary evil? Whatever the case may be, serious lawyers arguably make for some of the funniest commercials I’ve ever seen. And this post compiles the funniest commercial ads around so… uh, click play-play-play and I’ll get you laughing! And I’ll win you case too! YEAH!!

“I’m not afraid to take your case to court… just as soon as I wipe my pants clean!”

“I am the hammer, they are the nails!”

“What you need… is Bla Bla Bla.”

“These aren’t actors, you know?” No kidding!?

“The lawya gantsa playa something something mayo?”

Uh… I think this one is talking lawyer’s code:

Taking lawyers seriously? That’s so… old school, dad!

Note to the readers: Can you believe this is the only fake ad out from the bunch?

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As some of you might recall, last year I released two special posts focusing the very worse magazine advertisements I’d come across in a long while. So, without further due I’ll proceed to cap this trilogy of sorts, and it pretty much goes like this:

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If you can’t get enough of Badvertisements, the kind of ads that make you go “Uh?”, today is your lucky day! I’ve joined together some of the best worse advertisements that show just how desperate marketeers can get, trying to stand out from the crowd.

Oftentimes, much will be lost in translation, while an apparently brilliant idea gets converted into a nonsensical advertisement. Let’s see this series of Alka Seltzer ads, for example: they clearly intended to show us their anti-acids are so good you’ll be able to eat pretty much everything in sight. Hilarious, eh? Yeah, not really.

Next, we’re invited to visit the region of Aquitaine, in France. Apparently, this is such a nice place to visit that you’ll never want to leave. As clearly demonstrated in the following ads… but come on advertisement people, could you get a little less literal?

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