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Top 5 Worst Fast Food Commercials

Fast food commercials are often complete head scratchers, reaching new levels of stupidity and crudeness. Here are five fairly recent offenders.

5. Taco Bell's Shrimp Blogger

When's the last time you've seen a non-annoying Taco Bell ad? You haven't, they don't exist. This one is borderline recent (it ran in the past year). It documents the trials and tribulations of a shrimp blogger. Really? I had no idea the shrimping industry warranted its own blogger. I'd be out of material after three entries. Anyway, he scours the planet in search of shrimp and all things shrimp-related. It was only a matter of time before he stumbled upon Taco Bell's shrimp taco. Lucky for us.

4. McDonald's Monopoly Dude

Dude is way too excited about playing McDonald's version of Monopoly. The very thought of peeling back a game piece makes his arm hair stand up. Let's hope that's all that stands up. Hey ohhh!

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