# Commercials you don't hate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [March 20, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672 "2016-03-20T18:19:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**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:** [November 7, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/361 "2019-11-07T16:37:18Z")
While it’s too damn early for Christmas commercials, at least QVC is running an amusing one. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/362 "2019-11-07T16:43:20Z")
[Here’s that QVC commercial.](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/o9YV/qvc-holiday-giftspiration-easy-pay) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/363 "2019-11-08T22:54:03Z")
There’s a cute Uber (stay flexible) commercial with a cute older lady and her dog Buddy who drives for Uber. (Buddy doesn’t drive). She drives for as many hours as she wants a week. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/364 "2019-11-10T00:15:43Z")
Sorry if this has been posted, but I just saw the :15 second version of this commercial, Duracell - Extra Life, Extra Power [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrOBVN5Lapc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrOBVN5Lapc) and literally laughed out loud. Found the :30 second version and LOL again! I hate the idea of promoting a commercial, but this is the very rare exception! Edit: Just watched it again. Still funny! The final close-up of the girl in couch does it for me! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/365 "2019-11-27T04:39:49Z")
Ok, the [Dinty Moore Beef Stew 30 second spot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8rwsNfvZuE) cracks me up. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/366 "2019-11-27T04:55:46Z")
I actually like Jon Hamm’s ads for SkipTheDishes (a Canadian service like UberEats or Doordash). The [most recent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8l3cTF63Qk) includes my favourite gags. Although the ‘spa-jetty’ gag from the ‘being a celebrity isn’t easy’ one is good, too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/367 "2019-11-27T13:19:06Z")
I want to be the Chantix turkey. Great slow paced life, savoring every moment. Love the Mayhem commercials- the cat, the dog, and now the mother-in-law. The costar in the latter two has great chemistry with him, hope we see more of her. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/368 "2019-11-27T13:24:35Z")
[Tina Fey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fey)? I liked those commercials less because having a celebrity added takes the focus away from Mayhem. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/369 "2019-11-27T13:33:13Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > [Tina Fey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fey)? I liked those commercials less because having a celebrity added takes the focus away from Mayhem. Didn’t realize it was her. I think it’s great fun to have someone for Mayhem to interact with. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/370 "2019-11-27T17:47:23Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Didn’t realize it was her. I think it’s great fun to have someone for Mayhem to interact with. He was her love interest on 30 Rock, so there is established chemistry. He called her dummy a lot, hence the line in the commercial by her “who is the dummy now?”. Interestingly, this same commercial appeared recently in the “again with the annoying commercials” thread. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/371 "2019-11-27T19:17:08Z")
I love this Crest commercial. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxjHGTtm5ks) The actress has such a beautiful smile she makes me feel better every time I see it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/372 "2019-11-27T20:40:07Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I want to be the Chantix turkey. Great slow paced life, savoring every moment. > > Love the Mayhem commercials- the cat, the dog, and now the mother-in-law. The costar in the latter two has great chemistry with him, hope we see more of her. Yes to both… I commented in #357 that I envy that turkey. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/373 "2019-11-28T00:01:51Z")
I like this Rachael Ray Nutrish commercial where the pets try to make their own dinner. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9Wq6mKh--xM/maxresdefault.jpg "Rachael Ray Nutrish Commercial If Pets Could Make Their Own Food") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wq6mKh--xM) ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/374 "2019-11-28T17:44:10Z")
Frito-lay has a long “My Favorite Things” commercial starring Anna Kendrick that’s pretty funny. I saw it during NBC’s Macy parade coverage, but I bet it gets shortened in later showings. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/375 "2019-11-29T19:52:52Z")
This commercial moved me to tears. It’s a new short film from Comcast in which E. T. returns to Earth and reunites with a grown-up Elliot, played by Henry Thomas from _E. T.: The Extraterrestrial_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pdgk3ERKdug/maxresdefault.jpg "A Holiday Reunion – Xfinity 2019") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug) I know this has been posted in another thread, but I thought everybody would enjoy it here, too. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/376 "2019-12-02T16:34:03Z")
Another good [Muppets Portal commercial](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZqYv/portal-from-facebook-sweet-gift-featuring-kermit-gonzo). ---
**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 2, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/377 "2019-12-02T17:07:55Z")
I do like the Allstate ad with the surgeon who is “just OK”. “Guess who’s been reinstated! Well, not officially.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/378 "2019-12-02T18:46:27Z")
Ugh. Eight pages. Welp, I can’t be using up the whole day trying to see if [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aMlcgT5EJzE) has been submitted yet. It really supports the argument that even though professional football is a useless activity, Super Bowl commercials make it all worthwhile. ---
**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 2, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/379 "2019-12-02T19:59:09Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I do like the Allstate ad with the surgeon who is “just OK”. > > “Guess who’s been reinstated! Well, not officially.” > > 😃 Actually, it’s for AT&T Wireless. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YT3erQZoq4) ---
**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 2, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/380 "2019-12-02T20:29:37Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “Guess who’s been reinstated! Well, not officially.” > > 😃 Funny thing is, that doctor is exactly like every doctor I’ve ever encountered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=20)