An advert showing a man strutting down a street in high heels and hot pants was the most complained about in 2015.
Flintshire based-Moneysupermarket.com's ad received 1,513 complaints - double that of the second most criticised ad - claiming it was offensive.
Others told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) the man's clothes and dance moves were "overtly sexual".
The ASA said it did not judge it to be offensive and it did not breach its code.
But the advertising regulator acknowledged some viewers might have found the television and online advert, featuring a man called Dave dancing to the Pussycat Dolls' song Don't Cha, to be "distasteful".
Moneysupermarket, based in Ewloe, said public feedback on the ad was "overwhelmingly positive".
A spokesman said: "It really caught their [the public's] imaginations: the official video was viewed more than three million times and spawned countless parodies, including The Sun front page with George Osborne, before winning 2015 Campaign of the Year."
Re: Most complained about
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:50 pm
by Bicycle Bill
I don't think they should be allowed to complain, in light of this:
by the way (and I'll address this to Gob) what would have been the reason for that huge queue we see when he leaves the news vendor's shop? -"BB"-
Re: Most complained about
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:17 am
by Gob
I think it relates to another sketch, not entirely sure though.
Re: Most complained about
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:12 am
by MajGenl.Meade
That was the Gas Board sketch. I recall it as the family having a new gas cooker installed and the bureaucracy got worse and worse with each new appearance of an installer.x
Yep. That's it
Re: Most complained about
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 1:44 am
by Gob
Nice one Meade. I've got the complete Python collection at home, must watch it again
Re: Most complained about
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:07 am
by Long Run
Gob wrote: I've got the complete Python collection at home, must watch it again
Maybe you'll be able to squeeze a few minutes away from work and enjoy that!
