# 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:** 20
**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:** [December 2, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/381 "2019-12-02T23:35:56Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Another good [Muppets Portal commercial](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZqYv/portal-from-facebook-sweet-gift-featuring-kermit-gonzo). What’s up with the Muppets being in so many commercials lately? They do an Allstate commercial, too. But as far as I can tell they don’t have any upcoming shows or movies. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/382 "2019-12-03T01:14:16Z")
Most of the Liberty Mutual ads suck, but this one cracks me up every time: [Liberty Biberty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRREDL59u_o) ---
**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 3, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/383 "2019-12-03T04:47:41Z")
> [@Dr.Colossus](#): > > What’s up with the Muppets being in so many commercials lately? They do an Allstate commercial, too. Farmers Insurance. I like this Ameritrade commercial. Would you believe it smartly spoofs the opening of a popular TV show from the 60s? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5IZRZ_5rE0) ---
**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 6, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/384 "2019-12-06T01:42:49Z")
[Farmers Insurance Three-ring Fender-bender](https://youtu.be/FsUnTXBh0sA) ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/385 "2019-12-06T02:34:39Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [Farmers Insurance Three-ring Fender-bender](https://youtu.be/FsUnTXBh0sA) We are Farmers, bum bum ba dum dum dum. Any of those commercials with Vern Schillinger—I mean, JK Simmons, are great. The clown one is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/386 "2019-12-08T03:57:57Z")
Everyone has seen the creepy [Peloton “hostage video”](https://youtu.be/pShKu2icEYw), where the husband gifts his wife an exercise bike and forces her to vlog her training and show it to him for his approval. Aviation Gin got the same actress for a [commercial](https://youtu.be/H2t7lknrK28) showing the aftermath. It’s brilliant in its subtlety. ---
**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 8, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/387 "2019-12-08T06:24:20Z")
Portal commercial with two of the most articulate Muppets, Beaker and the Swedish Chef. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/388 "2019-12-09T00:47:15Z")
I’m sorry (well, not really ) - but this is freaking awesome - [Budweiser Commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUr9FLR-pEk&fbclid=IwAR1RafjbjTDZ79qddLqB_Ptx4iecrMmZTS7b7nMiNjjbUvl6NipoVgozzkE) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/389 "2019-12-09T22:34:25Z")
This one, for a hardware store in Wales, is really [sweet.](https://time.com/5744589/hafod-hardware-advert/) ETA sorry for the pre-season as. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/390 "2019-12-09T22:58:02Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I’m sorry (well, not really ) - but this is freaking awesome - > > [Budweiser Commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUr9FLR-pEk&fbclid=IwAR1RafjbjTDZ79qddLqB_Ptx4iecrMmZTS7b7nMiNjjbUvl6NipoVgozzkE) Oh, come on… Its full on Fucking Awesome! Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/391 "2019-12-10T03:06:53Z")
I am really enjoying the new TD Ameritrade commercial that riffs off [Get Smart](https://ispot.tv/a/Zbbu). ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/392 "2019-12-10T18:10:17Z")
GEICO ad promoting dogs trained to stop distracted driving - which unfortunately don’t exist. So put your phone in drive mode! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VcfZEmVZ-U) ---
**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 10, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/393 "2019-12-10T19:06:40Z")
I like this anti texting and driving PSA. It’s a little old, but still being shown. This unlucky guy gets mugged, struck by lightning, and his airplane catches fire, but he won’t push his luck by texting while driving. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N7Zdy_sIdrk/hqdefault.jpg "Text and Driving One Unlucky Guy 60") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Zdy_sIdrk) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/394 "2019-12-10T20:20:19Z")
A charming Polish ad - “English for Beginners”: [English for beginners | Czego szukasz w Święta? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU5Rnd-HM6A&feature=youtu.be) ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/395 "2019-12-12T13:54:01Z")
I like [this commercial](https://youtu.be/aDgdrwOzpfk) for Best Buy with the choir soloist taking too long singing about the partridge in a pear tree. His fancy riffing is what I do not like about many pop stars doing Christmas songs. But I do enjoy the commercial. ---
**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 24, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/396 "2019-12-24T21:23:40Z")
I like this Walgreens commercial where holiday preparations go south just as the visitors arrive early. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/397 "2019-12-24T21:34:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I like this Walgreens commercial where holiday preparations go south just as the visitors arrive early. > > [Walgreens TV Spot, 'True Holiday Story: Early Arrival' - iSpot.tv](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Zqc1/walgreens-true-holiday-story-early-arrival) I really like this one as well. Makes me giggle every time I see it! I especially love the touch of the cat running through the mess trailing his toilet paper at the end. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/398 "2019-12-24T23:33:01Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > GEICO ad promoting dogs trained to stop distracted driving - which unfortunately don’t exist. So put your phone in drive mode! > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VcfZEmVZ-U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VcfZEmVZ-U) “…and whatever this is…” Cracks me up every time. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/399 "2019-12-25T01:25:16Z")
The commercial where the car (I can’t remember the brand) is zipping through backgrounds made of animated wrapping paper is fun to watch. I’ve also been enjoying the variants of the Lincoln commercial where the lady drives up the fancy driveway to her fancy house, opens the door, beholds children wreaking havoc, and promptly retreats to her car. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/400 "2020-01-07T04:25:11Z")
I like this Splenda commercial with people growing their own stevia plants and acting like it’s the edgy thing to do. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-rXhhYROQs) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=21)