CK "banned" ad
Sometime in the 90's these ads were pulled from the air. They were found to be offensive by some people.
Calvin Klein
Sometime in the 90's these ads were pulled from the air. They were found to be offensive by some people.
Banned CK Jeans commercial from the 90s starring Eli Courey.
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BCBusiness humbly selects the 10 most innovative television ads in history.
George Orwell called advertising "the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket," and there's little doubt that television – and television commercials, specifically – have serious charges serious charges. For one, advertisements only serve their purpose – to arouse your appetite for goods – if you notice them, a transaction that becomes harder to achieve as people numb to messages.
The 10 ads below deserve recognition for their elegance, yes, but it's their fresh approach to capturing and maintaining attention that makes them innovative. We welcome your comments and suggestions below.

10. Burger King – Subservient Chicken (2008)
Recalling Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s frightening 1961 experiments about obedience and authority, Burger King’s innovation is to prove that we all have a deep-seated capacity for sadism – and, perhaps, a deep-seated desire for the BK Tendercrisp. As you issue increasingly demeaning orders to the chicken, remember that there's a real person inside the suit.
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