# 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:** 22
**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:** [February 23, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/421 "2020-02-23T21:27:41Z")
I don’t hate this commercial for Facebook Groups. At all. This is really brilliant. The singers are excellent. I find it uplifting and powerful. [Lift Every Voice](https://youtu.be/xZ12YJWkyT8) ---
**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:** [February 23, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/422 "2020-02-23T21:48:17Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > For some reason, the Geico gecko always makes me smile. > > [https://youtu.be/dgzhu49pwLw](https://youtu.be/dgzhu49pwLw) [This one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXBTnVJsZA) is, by far, my favorite gecko commercial. Just think of all that is implied. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/423 "2020-02-23T22:35:07Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [This one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FXBTnVJsZA) is, by far, my favorite gecko commercial. > > Just think of all that is implied. A bit of trivia, the actor who played the gecko’s boss in that commercial is Brian Carney, the son of famed actor Art Carney. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/424 "2020-02-24T02:01:22Z")
Love the Progressive commercials with people turning into their parents, especially the one starring that lady with the cute bunny teeth. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/425 "2020-02-27T23:54:09Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Love the Progressive commercials with people turning into their parents, especially the one starring that lady with the cute bunny teeth. I like the Progressive “Portabella’s” commercial with [DEL]Robbie and Pam[/DEL] Jamie and Flo. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEZutspUhvY) The Experian Boost commercials are pretty funny, too. [Experian! BOOOOOOST!](https://youtu.be/BadWvoz6Vfk) ---
**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:** [March 1, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/426 "2020-03-01T22:30:38Z")
[Life before Alexa](https://youtu.be/9OpYaKXjBwY) The ancient Egyptians apparently wrapped their mummies in toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/427 "2020-03-02T00:12:47Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I like the Progressive “Portabella’s” commercial with [DEL]Robbie and Pam[/DEL] Jamie and Flo. _What is happening?_😃 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/428 "2020-03-02T00:40:18Z")
This [hearing aid commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM) is my new favorite. “Condoms, Charlie!” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/429 "2020-03-04T23:52:15Z")
This is an old one, but I just saw it for the first time: [Haynes Baked Beans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZgD89VYkVc). It’s actually an ad for a visual effects company, not (nonexistent) Haynes beans. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/430 "2020-03-05T13:06:22Z")
Hilarious, **TroutMan**! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/431 "2020-03-05T13:11:10Z")
Haha! ---
**Author:** ![LadBible69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@LadBible69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadBible69)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/432 "2020-03-05T13:24:43Z")
Sonic Drive In ads are really good. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/433 "2020-03-05T16:52:41Z")
> [@LadBible69](#): > > Sonic Drive In ads are really good. Which ones, the newer ones with regular people in them, or the older ones with the two dumb guys? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/434 "2020-03-18T16:34:08Z")
Liberty Mutual commercials usually annoy me, but I liked this one with the seagulls. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l936w2qa5kc) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/435 "2020-03-18T17:40:52Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > This is an old one, but I just saw it for the first time: [Haynes Baked Beans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZgD89VYkVc). In space, no one can hear you toot. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/436 "2020-03-18T23:18:38Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > I love the Doritos commercial featuring Sam Elliott, who [slowly recites the lyrics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk4gNG3k8jM) to a song called “Old Town Road”. There is now a sequel: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qchztaw9g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qchztaw9g) ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/437 "2020-03-26T21:24:31Z")
I like the commercial with Katie Sowers for the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 tablet, even though I don’t care about football. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved football. She decided that when she grew up, she would be the first woman in the NFL. Then she did it. What an inspiring story! ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/438 "2020-03-31T01:01:32Z")
i just saw the BMO Harris Skinny Jeans ad on PBS (of all places) and thought it was pretty funny: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ha3VPgPjkYQ/maxresdefault.jpg "BMO Harris I Skinny Jeans I Mobile Banking") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha3VPgPjkYQ) ---
**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:** [March 31, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/439 "2020-03-31T02:12:26Z")
Just came across this 2006 FedEx ad, spoofing the Tom Hanks desert-island movie _Cast Away_, and love it all over again: [Fedex - Cast Away Commercial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alSQpinagp0) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/440 "2020-05-07T23:51:04Z")
I believe it’s Geiko’s homeowner’s/apartment insurance commercials where people _love_ their new apartments-- except for the small “clog” and “Ratt” problems. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=23)