# 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:** 95
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1884 "2020-10-13T01:21:07Z")
It is. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1885 "2020-10-13T01:21:55Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It is. And this is supposed to make you want to buy insurance from them… how??? ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1886 "2020-10-13T01:23:47Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > It is. > > And this is supposed to make you want to buy insurance from them… how??? - The idea is to keep the company name in your mind. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1887 "2020-10-13T01:25:34Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The idea is to keep the company name in your mind. Oh, it is. And not in a good way. Progressive too. And now the “Limu Emu??” WTF, when did insurance turn into a clown show? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1888 "2020-10-13T02:21:07Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Does anyone else think the ad where the witch turns the girl into a cat is creepy? I mean _reallly realllly_ creepy? This is actually one of my favorite adverts of all time, but yeah, super creepy. I think what makes it so is that the uncatified roommate seems to be in on the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1889 "2020-10-13T12:27:43Z")
I’m sure it’ll be gone again after Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1890 "2020-10-13T23:30:00Z")
Is that [John Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyyF80DUIho)? On the end of a finger?! This is weird and disturbing. The short version that I’ve seen on TV at least doesn’t have the first really gross bit. It’s bad. Really bad. You might not want to click on that. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! ---
**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:** [October 13, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1891 "2020-10-13T23:47:12Z")
Comcast’s “Bounce Forward” ad bugs me more every time I see it. The voice-over is really annoying, for one. The narrator repeatedly asks a question and then immediately (and smugly) answers her own question. “But is it secure? Sure it’s secure!” Even worse though, is the whole idea behind the “Bounce Forward” concept. So your business has been devastated by COVID-19? Don’t worry, everything will be _even better than it was before_ as long as you buy our internet service! It just seems supremely insulting and condescending to actual business owners. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aQn8RbqF4oM/hqdefault.jpg "Bounce Forward™ with Comcast Business") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQn8RbqF4oM) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1892 "2020-10-14T10:01:33Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Oh, it is. And not in a good way. Progressive too. And now the “Limu Emu??” WTF, when did insurance turn into a clown show? years ago when tv guide was still useful as well as a tv guide for a while they would post the top 10 or so biggest commercial advertisers on broadcast tv and continually the top 7 or 8 would be insurance companies just changing spots but geico was always number one … ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1893 "2020-10-14T15:19:55Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > Is that [John Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyyF80DUIho)? On the end of a finger?! This is weird and disturbing. The short version that I’ve seen on TV at least doesn’t have the first really gross bit. It’s bad. Really bad. You might not want to click on that. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Did John Goodman lose a bet? Why in the hell would he do that ad? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1894 "2020-10-14T15:32:38Z")
One of the Comcast Xfinity commercials featuring Amy Poehler amuses me more than it annoys me, but I can’t find it online so I’ll describe it. There is a loud teenage party going on in a house while the parents are sitting in the car in the driveway with Amy Poehler watching it. She shows them how the Xfinity smartphone app lets them pause the WiFi in the home (which shuts down the smart speaker the kids are using to play music and effectively ends the party). I’m just amused that the kids are entirely dependent on streaming music; no one has CDs, tapes, LPs or even MP3s stored on their phone. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1895 "2020-10-14T15:44:20Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > Is that [John Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyyF80DUIho)? On the end of a finger?! This is weird and disturbing. The short version that I’ve seen on TV at least doesn’t have the first really gross bit. It’s bad. Really bad. You might not want to click on that. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! I just watched that commercial and came to this thread to comment on it if it hadn’t been mentioned yet. Talk about [Uncanny Valley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley) level creepiness. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1896 "2020-10-15T23:18:07Z")
I’m bothered by crappy music in commercials. Kroger just upped the ante on “I’m so sexy” with “Low, low, low”. Then there’s SoFi and “Express Yourself”. That whiny twang annoys me so much. > [@MagicEyes](#): > > Is that [John Goodman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyyF80DUIho)? On the end of a finger?! This is weird and disturbing. Oh yeah, totally going to mention that commercial. Gah! > [@El\_Kabong](#): > > This is actually one of my favorite adverts of all time, but yeah, super creepy. I think what makes it so is that the uncatified roommate seems to be in on the whole thing. Not so much in on the whole thing, just oddly curious about how her roommate is transforming. As opposed to wildly freaked that she will be next. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1897 "2020-10-16T01:47:01Z")
Dixie plate commercial where guy is lamenting how he spent all day working on his grandma’s secret recipe, only to have it ruined by using the wrong paper plates. Hey, if you are having a special date night, why are you using _paper_ plates? ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1898 "2020-10-16T22:18:33Z")
That was my immediate reaction to this commercial. I use paper plates for myself a lot, but not for anything that could spill. And even for sandwiches and such, I have plastic holders for the paper plates just in case. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1899 "2020-10-26T13:26:34Z")
I wish it was just one commercial, but this one is more of a “trend”: any commercial that shows people trying to do their job from home and handle their young kids at the same time ---
**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:** [October 26, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1900 "2020-10-26T14:44:22Z")
Why are commercial makers so fascinated with stand-up paddleboards? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1901 "2020-10-26T16:42:24Z")
This one’s been around a while, but it’s still bugging me. Ensure Plus, high protein Ensure. The bottle is in the fridge talking to the other foods, like fruits and vegetables. At one point, a fruit is trying to move a carton of orange juice, and Ensure says, “I’ll take that.” So what makes the OJ carton an object and not a “person”? It’s liquid in a box, but so is Ensure. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1902 "2020-10-26T16:44:49Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > So what makes the OJ carton an object and not a “person”? It’s liquid in a box, but so is Ensure. - The refrigerator community is not as woke as the pantry. :skedaddles: ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1903 "2020-10-26T19:17:07Z")
Recently I was watching a movie on Crackle, which I probably won’t do again because they have 7 commercials in a row, and pretty often to boot. I was only half paying attention but one of them I swear was about 5 seconds long and just said "Ask your doctor about " and showed a picture of a bottle. That was it. No context, not explanation of what malady it solves. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=96)