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The Associated Press: Save us from 'Saved by Zero,' TV watchers complain
Save us from 'Saved by Zero,' TV watchers complain By DAN STRUMPF 16 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Any car shoppers left in this brutal market are sure to cheer Toyota's decision to extend zero-percent financing for another month. But another decision may have them hitting the mute button: The ...
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Do You Hate The “Saved By Zero” Commercial As Much As I Do?
Sportaphile — A quick browse of KSK opened my eyes to a legion of other sports fans who have been TERRORIZED by a new Toyota commercial. Any sports fan who’s watched a game in the last two weeks has been repeatedly assaulted with the most annoying commercial since the Steelers NFL Shop ad. Well apparently, theres a huge backlash now: “Whatever it is, Facebook groups, bloggers and other TV watchers have risen up against the Japanese automaker’s ad with gleeful rage. “It’s pretty much unanimous that everyone ...

There is no saving you from 'Saved by Zero'
Shutdown Corner — ... but apparently, that's not the one that's getting the goat of the rest of the nation. I don't know that I've ever seen an actual AP article about how people hate a commercial before. ...

GET BENT, TOYOTA
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... was one of the first to delve in-depth into the irritating phenomenon, and now the AP is even picking up on the widespread loathing for the ad. ...

Saved By Zero, Saved By Z......OH SHUT THE F UP!
AwfulAnnouncing — ... ESPN's Monday Night Football alone likely would have cost Toyota $8 million to $10 million.What is it with these execs and their commercials. Both the Toyota and Frank TV people seem to think that annoying the hell out of people will make them buy their products. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, but isn't that the exact opposite of how customer relationships work? Maybe I'm wrong, but this can't be working. Can it? Gent Bent, Toyota (With Leather) Save us from 'Saved by Zero,' TV watchers complain (AP) The Inside Story of "Saved By ...

Frank Gifford Lucky Strike Ad Is Here To Bring You Back To The Good Old Days
FanIQ Blog — ... that it inspires TV viewers to plead for their sanity, sometimes we need to take a look back at the good old days, when commercials were nothing more than a football player in a  leather chair discussing what happens in the huddle, and articulating his post-game tobacco regimen. ...

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