Owing largely to the ubiquity of digital video recorders like TiVo, commercial watching (at least in my household) has become a dated practice.

But sometimes—when you’re in a hotel or at a friend’s house, for instance—commercials are simply inescapable.

It is during these times that I’m struck by how awful commercials are. But it takes an especially bad commercial to make Consumerist’s list of the worst commercials of 2011. Here are a few of the more notable losers, including the worst ad in America:

Absolute Worst Ad In America
Luvs — Poop There it Is



Most Grating Performance By a Human
AT&T Flash Mob Dancer



Most Irritating Animated Actor
CarFax Car Fox



Worst Abuse of an Existing Song
Old Navy “Sister Christian”



Original Jingle That Should Be Junked
Arby’s “Good Mood Food”



Trend That Needs To Stop Being A Trend
Men Barely Tolerating Their Wives & Girlfriends: McDonald’s and Klondike



Click here for the full list.