WorstCommercials

We covered the best commercials of the decade, so in the name of due diligence, now we're divulging the worst. It's tough picking contenders when you've got ads for bladder control, erectile dysfunction and tampons, but we've done our best to choose a cross-section of the dumbest and most annoying commercials of the decade.

Read on for our picks, including Quiznos rats, depressing Skittles, and freaky Santa stalkers. We hope you'll share your own favorites in the comments below.

Picture it: An ad airs on television with a nice, middle-class woman grocery shopping with her young daughter. The woman's arm is in a sling, and a concerned older lady asks her what happened. "Oh, rollerblading," the woman replies. The butcher inquires if it was a skiing accident. "Um, mountain biking," is the quick and uncomfortable correction. The kid stocking the shelves asks the same question and gets yet another answer.

The woman continues to shop, and bumps her cart into another woman's. This woman, too, has a sling on her arm. They look at each other. They have a moment of realization. They are abused wives, going about their daily business and being forced to lie about how they sustained their injuries, and now they are being confronted with their own deception and excuses. It's a haunting public service announcement about domestic violence -- except it totally isn't.

Because it's an ad for EFFING BATHROOM CLEANER.