# Again with the annoying commercials! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2017-06-28T22:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 104
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2065 "2020-12-15T21:10:31Z")
The Domino’s Pizza ad with the NASCAR driver is a fail on several fronts. The premise is moronic, it took multiple (unwanted) repeat viewings to decipher what the annoying little mumbly girl is saying, and I don’t like either NASCAR or Domino’s crappy pizza anyway. Other than that, great job. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2066 "2020-12-17T18:29:05Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The Domino’s Pizza ad with the NASCAR driver is a fail on several fronts. Completely agree. Hate this ad. And why is the guy getting out of his car??? Doesn’t that defeat the entire premise? Someone didn’t think this through. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2067 "2020-12-17T19:00:58Z")
Agree on this. I think sometimes commercials are chopped down in length to fit a certain timeframe, and some context is missing as a result. The full version appears and answers questions the shorter version leaves open. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2068 "2020-12-17T19:04:20Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > The Domino’s Pizza ad with the NASCAR driver is a fail on several fronts. > > Completely agree. Hate this ad. And why is the guy getting out of his car??? Doesn’t that defeat the entire premise? > > Someone didn’t think this through. NASCAR vehicles aren’t even street legal. There’s no way he could have driven to Domino’s on a public street. He would have had to be towed. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2069 "2020-12-17T19:20:59Z")
And the whole interaction between the kid and the Eric Trump cosplayer has absolutely nothing to do with the product being sold, even tangentially. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2070 "2020-12-17T19:23:36Z")
Anyone else slightly annoyed by the Subaru Share the Love Event series of commercials? The message, essentially, is “Buy our product and we’ll donate, at most, one percent of the purchase price to charity.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2071 "2020-12-17T20:08:19Z")
I’m not even sure what the commercial is for because I change the channel so fast but the one that begins with Dr. Evil saying “How about no?!” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2072 "2020-12-17T20:54:09Z")
That’s on so often, you’re gonna break your remote. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2073 "2020-12-17T23:24:51Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I’m not even sure what the commercial is for because I change the channel so fast but the one that begins with Dr. Evil saying “How about no?!” It’s either ‘does Discover Card charge an annual fee’ (NO!!!) or ‘does this phone-service company charge a fee for something-or-other’ (NO!!!) Or possibly for something else. But I think it might be the Discover Card one. (I, too, am a flipper-away-of-commercials.) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2074 "2020-12-17T23:45:31Z")
The one for a car . . .Rogue? It features Brie Larson stunt driving around and delivering smarmy, condescending lines like " car commercials are supposed to be boring; is _this_ boring?(raises eyebrow). The early version was even worse. She skids in front of a dumpster (or something) that has the APR painted on it and says (provocatively) “oooohhh (something something something)”. Then a few seconds later she comments on something else, once again starting with “ooooohh”. Obviously they filmed a bunch of takes of her talking about different features but the numpty who edited it didn’t see how lame it was to put that “ooohhh” in twice. I don’t know why but this bugged the ever loving hell out of me. And it was shown at every commercial break. I notice they’re showing a different version which is only slightly less maddening. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2075 "2020-12-18T00:42:27Z")
Speaking of car commercials that are overplayed, this retread for GMC seems to appear annually now…like the average American household can purchase TWO brand-new vehicles at once for Xmas (especially during the pandemic)… [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTVh5EF_tc) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2076 "2020-12-18T00:49:52Z")
I can’t decide if [this Heineken commercial](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/n_rs/heineken-side-dish) is good for the women being like _WTF are you talking about_ or annoying for making the other guy a bad cook. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2077 "2020-12-18T00:50:40Z")
See post 1989 ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2078 "2020-12-18T00:56:38Z")
Ah yes, I missed that. It was covered well back there. And I was glad to see the follow-on posts about the dumb Lincoln commercials where the woman has to retreat to her car to escape her family having holiday fun. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2079 "2020-12-18T00:57:12Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > The one for a car . . .Rogue? It features Brie Larson Huh. I didn’t know that was Brie Larson. She’s one of those actresses I could see in 100 different movies and never realize I had seen her before. Except that in those commercials, I have to admit - I kinda like her. 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2080 "2020-12-18T00:58:50Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Ah yes, I missed that. It was covered well back there. And I was glad to see the follow-on posts about the dumb Lincoln commercials where the woman has to retreat to her car to escape her family having holiday fun. - Maybe if she busted a few heads, there wouldn’t be chaos for her to run away from. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2081 "2020-12-18T01:03:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Maybe if she busted a few heads, there wouldn’t be chaos for her to run away from. I know. I shouted at her to get her a$$ back in there and restore order if all that activity bothers her so much. Like her shopping trip to the mall in her Lincoln was SOO demanding. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2082 "2020-12-18T01:32:08Z")
To be clear, I like Brie just fine. That may even contribute to the irritation. She’s an actress I like and respect and is playing a role that borderline sickens me. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2083 "2020-12-18T14:01:22Z")
Back to the Discover card “No” commercial for a second: can anyone tell me who the young woman is (she’s about 2nd or third in the montage) with curly hair and big eyes and seems to have to stick her tongue out to say “No.” Even just what movie that’s from would help. This is one of those “where I have I seen her before?” situations, not a stalker thing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/2084 "2020-12-18T14:25:21Z")
Try [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u-igIgOb6cc). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=103) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=105)