Drive Like an Adman

This is one of my favorite scarevertisements for traffic safety. Few things are more entertaining than watching a horrific accident in super slo-mo. You can practically feel this kid's femur snap.













I'm not sure if it was staged or actually real footage of an accident, but the smoothness of the slow motion definitely looks like it was shot at a high speed, so it's probably staged. Either way it's simple and well-executed. Nice work! You scared me real good and I'm never driving again.

It's 10pm: Know Where Your Children Are?

This would've been a good ad for a pharmaceutical company, but since they almost never make good ads, Osocio beat them to it.

















I think they should make this into a movie. The plot could center around different diseases and mental disorders taking kids hostage and threatening their parents. A talking disease would be pretty damn scary. Steven Seagal could play the medication that comes in and kicks some disorder ass. It could even be funded by Pfizer or Merck. Sounds like the next big summer blockbuster.

Cold War Kids

At first I thought this was a trailer for Jesus Camp II. The first Jesus Camp documentary still scared me more than this ad did.













I wish my summer camp was this exciting. We only got to play freeze tag, sing corny songs, and make arts & crafts out of rainbow-colored pipe cleaners. Kids today have it so much better.

Baby Boom!

I don't even even have a baby but I want one of these!













No baby stroller was safe from automatic weapons until now.
Does this mean we're ready to let toddlers join the marines?

Bad Blood

Another reason I'm glad I'm not a female.
Especially since I love swimming with sharks once a month.











Let's face it. If you're ever that close a school of sharks, a tampon really isn't going to save you anyway.

The War on Scarrorists

What better way to win an election than to scare the hell out of voters. It's the oldest trick in the book and Team Tancredo executes this strategy perfectly.
And I love how he references "spineless politicians".













Nicely done Team Tancredo.
By the way, do you guys know Team Zissou?

Crackheads = Eggheads?

Everyone remembers the "This is your brain..." ad from the 80's. It's vintage scarevertising and also pretty ridiculous. Everytime I watch it I think about getting high and feeding on a Denver omelet.














"Any questions?"
Yeah, how late do you serve breakfast?

Caution: Falling Signs!

Maybe I'm slow, but I'm not getting this ad.
What safety procedure was ignored here?
No throwing signs at coworkers? Wear bicep pads at all times?

















I don't know, maybe this ad is just too clever for my own good.
Still, I'd give my left arm to figure it out.

A True Dead-End Job

It's no surprise that work sucks, but this campaign takes that concept to a whole new level. At least this "Family Guy" won't have to get out of bed tomorrow morning. He definitely deserves a day off.













The rest of the campaign can be found here.

Dude, Where's My Face?

Nothing damages a teenager's self-esteem like his face falling off, but at least this guy has a healthy set of lungs and will never need chapstick. Time to take up smoking buddy.


















And remember, chicks dig mutants.