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  1. Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

    This is just full of fail.

  2. randomBLOG says:

    2nd as well? maybe? what a joyus day!

  3. ZombieApocalypse says:

    Didn’t Jared also get aides to lose weight?

    Not-very-veiled South Park reference.
  4. NotAFail says:

    Not a fail: This came out before AIDS itself.

  5. VeggieTart says:

    I remember when this first came around in the late ’70s, early ’80s before AIDS was all that well known.

  6. Kuzzi says:

    She likes being a size 10?……I miss those women…..

  7. Hathos says:

    Get AIDS for free from your neighborhood whore.

  8. Maximus says:

    Everyone has AYDS!

  9. anonamouse says:

    lol i dont think its ayds its AIDS omg XD

  10. Aja says:

    If your appetite hasn’t been suppressed yet see
    failblog.org/2009/01/07/ayds-commercial-fail/

    • Cloral says:

      That was my thought when I saw this.

    • insert_name_here says:

      Wow, now that you pointed out the link, I just realized how weird and useless memory-usage I must have, since I remembered seeing that ad from almost a year ago, but I forget a bunch of other things which actually happen to be important. :\

  11. Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

    I was afraid this was going to bring out the haters. My cue to get some work done, I’m afraid.

    I’ll be back … and I’ll bring ketchup.

  12. anonamouse says:

    yknow when i started the last comment there was only 3 comments man u guys add FAST

  13. UpTheYingYang says:

    I remember those. Thy were NOT delicious!

  14. Shadow © says:

    Well, I suppose if you have AIDS, and you die, that is an effective way to curb your appetite.

  15. Notu says:

    Monkey not included.

  16. Spookie Pie says:

    I want Ayds :D

  17. ChrisDG74 says:

    Still funny, even if it is over 25 years old. The real fail here is that failblog posted something that has already made its way through every other comedy outlet known to man.

    • Cloral says:

      Actually, this is the second time they’ve posted an AYDS commercial here. Granted, this is a different commercial, but the joke is the same.

  18. GWI says:

    U sure will lose weight with ayds! Lets join and get it! Mmmm…

  19. Cloral says:

    I read about these on Wikipedia and apparently the claim that they help you lose weight was bogus. It was theorized that some people might’ve lost some weight because the box recommended having one with a warm beverage before a meal. And it has been shown that a warm beverage before a meal helps to curb your appetite. So you probably could’ve gotten the same effect without the candy.

  20. Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

    Well, she probably did, because if she didn’t, she’d be full of it.

  21. fELBSY says:

    Erm… Failblog Fail. this has been on failbog before, just with a different title. Bats!!

  22. jane says:

    OK youngsters. AYDS was simply the name of a ‘weight loss supplement’ that was similar to all the ones out there today. It didn’t work then and they don’t work now. But the carmel were not bad.
    And just incase you don’t know this, GAY also had a entirely different meaning back in the day. geez louise.

  23. Mudrock1000 says:

    I wish i could have AYDS.
    I only have AIDS :(

  24. QuackJak says:

    I remember when that crap came out… just before HIV was commonly called AIDS. Talk about poor timing…

  25. TB Tabby says:

    Still better than Nad’s Hair Removal.

  26. Nyx says:

    Southpark already did it

  27. Fiat Knox says:

    What was that song they were singing in that musical in Team America: World Police? Sounds like “Everybody Has Ayds” could be the perfect jingle for this stuff.

    I think they’re calling it AydSlim now …

  28. Michelle says:

    Whats sad is that a size 10 now is considered fat

  29. Scaz says:

    What’s really sad is that this was a good product in the 70′s. It really worked. I remember it as a kid. Then “AIDS” came along and they were wiped out by the stigma of the name.

    • parrothead says:

      I must be much much older than everyone here, because I remember, as a kid, my Mom having a box of these on top of the frig all the time. My brother and I used to sneak them. They weren’t that good, but stolen ‘candy’ always tastes better. So I hear.

  30. Zathael says:

    Ah…. South Park

  31. KevinK says:

    Everyone has Aydes! AYDES, AYDES, AYDES! Your mother and your grandma and your father all have Aydes!

  32. ZombieApocalypse says:

    Not much of a drinker?

  33. ZombieApocalypse says:

    That’s called constipation, which requires a different flavor of candy.

  34. LadyLuck says:

    The phrase, “take two Ayds in the morning” made me chuckle.

  35. Admiral Bob says:

    Lose weight even faster with new Diet Ebola-Cola!!!

  36. Chris says:

    U can’t be srs about this one….. *facepalm*

  37. jinxed says:

    But I already enjoy AIDS everyday…….with out some candy!

  38. Purchase says:

    Do you really know sandy koufax?

  39. Shadow © says:

    Alas, the candy
    had an unfortunate name,
    and FailBlog found out.

  40. Say g'night, Gracie says:

    Methinks it’s time to start voting again.

  41. Wynadorn says:

    Go AYDS!

  42. el emenopio says:

    Candy!!!!111 I thought it all started from a monkey.
    …and knowing is half the battle!

  43. Jen says:

    Lets be fair here, these dietary supplements were before the disease was widely known of. Now, show me a commercial circa 1985 or later, and I would call it a “Fail.”

  44. Dave says:

    everyone should get AYDS!!!!

  45. MatY says:

    See. Now. I remember when that commercial being on tv! In fact… I think my Mom even bought it a box of it at one point. O.o
    Yeah… 80′s diet fads… A prelude to todays obsession with “thin”.

  46. . says:

    If life gives you lemons, make lemonayds. With chocolate.

  47. Marnie says:

    You can tell this commercial is old because they’re promoting a diet candy by calling her a size 10 rather than a zero.

    • Shadow © says:

      Yeah. That’s the only way.

    • Ash says:

      Yeah, I found that odd too, until I remembered that whole myth about Marilyn Monroe being a size 16. Dress sizes have fluctuated so much over the years, I’d guess this lady’s size 10 to be more like a 4 or a 6 today.

      • Cloral says:

        Probably someone at some point realized that if someone had a choice between a size 4 dress in their line and a size 6 in someone else’s line, and both were in actuality the same size, they’d probably pick the size 4 dress as it would make them feel better.

        God, what a run-on sentence.

        • Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

          Yes, but it was like really good and I like really good run-on sentences and stuff and junk and oh by the way Happy Anti-Kalou Day!

  48. xDBlog! says:

    Mhhh… AYDS… I’m sure it has a GREAT taste!

  49. Teddy Ruxpin says:

    Old Fail.

  50. Not time of the usual kat says:

    great aydes are now usful, whay next? Herpyes hershy candy bar?filled with marshmallowy goodness? lmao

  51. Kacky says:

    This product pre-dated the onslaught of HIV by a long time. It’s a shame the company had to take a hit because of the name.

  52. nightshayde says:

    Hey, Failpeeps!

    I don’t know if you know this ….. but AYDS had its name before the disease caused by HIV was widely known.

    From what I understand, the company that produced AYDS took quite a hit when AIDS became known.

    Really. It’s true! I saw it on Wikipedia!

  53. Kerry says:

    What’s the big fail? We still have Band-AIDS on the market and no one laughs at that.

    • Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

      Well, you see, Kerry, if I may, it’s a fail because it’s on Fail Blog. That’s the king of thing that’s featured here. Fail Blog does feature wins from time to time, but you’ll have to wait a bit because they’re few and far between.

  54. who is this kid? says:

    Is it a fail because she says she’s a size-10?

    • Little Girl Blue >ZAP!< Dot Org says:

      No. You see, WITK, if I may, it’s a fail because it’s on Fail Blog. That’s the kinD of thing that’s featured here. Fail Blog does feature wins from time to time, but you’ll have to wait a bit because they’re few and far between.

    • failinator/co-owner of the Z.T.N (tm)/janitor superspy/troll shhhhwwwwicer says:

      Because its called ayds and that sounds like aids

  55. Rekku says:

    Mmm… I love AIDS, er, AYDS.

  56. The Eemster says:

    “mommy, i want ayds!”

  57. No Easy says:

    Lose weight!…and T-cells!

  58. Sparrow says:

    I remember those ads from like the late 70′s – early 80′s. And no, I am not older than dirt. We’re the same age…

    • Avis says:

      I don’t remember those ads at all. And yes, I was around and watching TV then. I for some reason remember shampoo and cereal ads from that era.

  59. failinator/co-owner of the Z.T.N (tm)/janitor superspy/troll shhhhwwwwicer says:

    If anyone wants to sue me for all I have done on failblog do it now.

  60. shoeman12 says:

    Who doesn’t love ayds in their mouth?

  61. smanthaaaa says:

    One of my professors was talking about this once…and now I know he was for real.

  62. Klint says:

    I just picked up some Ayds from the local girlscouts.

  63. Andrew Ong says:

    There is a better appetite suppressant on the market today than a diet candy. Sugarrest (R) does this by competitive inhibition of the sweet taste receptors.

  64. Daniel says:

    I don’t know if I want to eat dinner, wear a size 10 dress with aids.

  65. Dayton says:

    *Coming Soon* New HYV Flavor!

  66. coyoteman says:

    Now y’all can see why the pig farmers had a cow when the media called that nasty flu going round “swine flu” and made them call it “H1N1 flu” instead. Pork sales was fallin’ like a rock.

  67. doofy says:

    This was funny when they made a joke about it on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s. 30 year old joke? Not so much.

  68. Cassie says:

    I remember Ayds. Haven’t thought about that diet aid for decades.

    Including this commercial as a Fail is a fail.

  69. WhatNow? says:

    wasn’t Magyc a sponsor for thys?

  70. Sofa King says:

    lol awesome

  71. Demut says:

    Urgh. FailBlog failing once again.

  72. Abudhabilist says:

    This has got to be an ‘epic fail’ doesn’t it?
    It fails so perfectly on SO many levels….

  73. If you saw that ad a year ago, it was probably on the Interwebs. The ad dates from the early 1980s. AYDS weight-loss candy enjoyed only a few months of okay sales… then a connection between some cases of people suddenly becoming immune-deficient was discovered, named AIDS, and publicly announced. It was as though AYDS had acquired AIDS — nobody wanted to touch it anymore! I’m not sure if it returned to the market under a different name.

  74. Jasmino924 says:

    Oh sure, AYDS will help you lose wait, giving the fact that you’ll be dead and won’t be able to eat anything…

  75. simO))) says:

    MMMM AIDS

  76. natpat says:

    they had lower standards those days, I suppose.

    Mmmmm… delicious!

  77. aurora says:

    This is an early 80s ad, right? Which makes me wonder why she’s so glad to be a size 10. Wasn’t this when the rise of anorexic models began? Is it an effort to promote healthy weight loss? Were dress sizes done differently then? 10 just seems like a size you would start losing weight at, not a size you’d be happy to be.

  78. Liz says:

    I’m surprised that it took this long for the Ayds diet plan to make it here.
    They were still showing the ads when the Aids outbreak began, then the ads…suddenly…stopped. For some reason. Shame, they made me laugh.
    (Sorry,Band-aids just are not as funny because it doesn’t replicate one of the side effects of the disease)
    BTW- about the size 10… that was a modern size 8.
    We are witnessing the end of realistic body sizes, lucky us.
    Perhaps some day they will grow miniature thin humans just for TV, like they grow miniature chickens to fit into TV dinners now.

  79. That Guy says:

    Anyone else on the Aids I mean Ayds diet?

  80. Camille says:

    XD This is like the SP episode “Jared Has Aides”. Good stuff.

  81. str says:

    The sad this is that she’s a size 10 …

  82. Lawrence says:

    I think this was a southpark joke

  83. Jenny from da block says:

    she loves being a size 10 again… lmfao that’s like fat in today-land

  84. mr anonymous says:

    Well, losing weight is worth dying (from AYDS) for

  85. jacki says:

    size 10?!?! thats pretty big..

  86. jacki says:

    a size 10 is HUGE!!! woww! hahaa

  87. Melissa says:

    “I love being a size 10 again!”

    The sad thing is today that’s considered huge.

  88. ZeikHunter says:

    At least it’s better than Swine Fever, and all their SARS.

  89. jjtolson says:

    WOOOW hahaha did they not know about AIDS back then?

  90. jupiter5 says:

    Avaliable in 4 Gay, strait, lesbian, and bisexual!!

  91. sunbeams says:

    She’s so beautiful! And size 10. Why isn’t the world like that anymore?

  92. Jaeson says:

    Well, let’s hope there’s never a terrible contagious disease called “Doritos”. Way to fail someday in the future, Frito-Lay!

  93. Ralf says:

    You know what this means? AYDS IS FINALLY FUNNY!

  94. PsychoDad says:

    Now come on, you can’t count that, that ad was looong before it came to mean Another Infected **** Sucker.

  95. there is southpark episode based on this!

  96. SomeAtheist says:

    First time we heard that eɪds helped losing weight, it was funny. Everytime after the first, it was terrifyingly boring.

  97. SandC2009 says:

    What the commenters here don’t know…those little chocolates were really, really good. My mom got them and my brother and I would enjoy a few in the evening with a Diet Rite or a Tab. I miss them. I’d buy a box in a heartbeat.

  98. Bryant says:

    So this is where Ayd’s came from…
    I will give you Ayd’s
    hehe so funny

  99. Will says:

    I cracked up laughing after i heard this!

  100. Jackson says:

    I don’t need no candy to get ayds?!


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