# 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:** 37
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/722 "2021-06-04T13:13:38Z")
I don’t hate commercials that avoid the following: 1. Smarmy, smirking spokespeople (looking at you and many others, hotel dot com) 2. Ads that use children to sell the product. Bonus negative points for singing children 3. Using animals, or worse, animated animals to sell the product. Bonus negative points for animated animals that wag their rear ends to promote toilet paper. 4. Repeating the name of the product or toll-free number many many many times during the ad 5. Audio that is way louder than the program being sponsored 6. Repeating the ad 5,278,491 times over a limited time period 7. Cellphone carrier ads 8. Auto insurance ads 9. Prescription drug ads 10. Shysters suing the makers of prescription drugs That leaves 2-3 commercials a year that I don’t hate. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/723 "2021-06-04T13:32:55Z")
I agree with those, and add my own #11: Glomming on to earworm songs from yesteryear. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/724 "2021-06-04T13:34:44Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Repeating the ad 5,278,491 times over a limited time period - 5,278,490 is the cut-off point? You’re way more patient than I am. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/725 "2021-06-04T14:00:47Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > #11: Glomming on to earworm songs from yesteryear. #11a: Just when I think “Hey, at least we get to hear that cool song from the 70s!”… nope, they re-recorded it with souless singers. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/726 "2021-06-04T14:54:09Z")
#12 - where the newfangled gadget- usually cooking related - only solves an issue if you clearly have no clue what you’re doing from the start. They usually start with “are you tired of this…” ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/727 "2021-06-04T16:23:37Z")
Thanks to TikTok, I recently found out that a lot of those things aren’t made for me - they’re for people with various motor or mobility issues and are, in practice, really, really, really useful. The problem is that the advertisers hire commercial actors that don’t need the gadgets at this point in their lives and when other people who also don’t need them see the commercial, the gadget looks incredibly dumb. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/728 "2021-06-04T17:55:44Z")
Well - we are talking about the commercial(s) here - not necessarily the gadget itself. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/729 "2021-06-04T22:57:26Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Using animals, or worse, animated animals to sell the product. The one exception: that Claritin commercial that features a guy chilling in a meadow with a tiny puppy. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/730 "2021-06-04T23:25:56Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Jake From State Farm commercials Did you know? [The original Jake](https://www.pantagraph.com/blogs/flick/flick-jake-s-not-just-at-state-farm-anymore/article_59e0b4fc-3023-539f-90d3-603426bf6dc7.html) from the original commercial (‘what are you wearing, Jake from State Farm?’ ‘Uh, kakis’ ‘she sounds hideous’ ‘well she’s a guy, so’) was an actual State Farm employee named Jake whose job was to answer calls. He was brought back as the guy in the other cubicle for the 2020 remake (with the new Jake, Kevin Miles). ~Max ---
**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:** [June 5, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/731 "2021-06-05T00:35:21Z")
That’s great. I’m a big fan of that original 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:** [June 5, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/732 "2021-06-05T02:14:59Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > Using animals, or worse, animated animals to sell the product. > > The one exception: that Claritin commercial that features a guy chilling in a meadow with a tiny puppy. ❤ Or the Subaru commercials with the dogs. I think the puppy in this one is adorable. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C7uAB94aRrQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Subaru Dog Tested I Subaru Commercial I Honk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7uAB94aRrQ) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/733 "2021-06-05T12:27:59Z")
Yeah, I still like that one, which is good because they show it a lot. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/734 "2021-06-05T15:53:22Z")
> [@simster](#): > > They usually start with “are you tired of this…” [No matter how much she tried to fix it, dinner had unfortunately pasta way](https://i.imgur.com/PBFwvz2.gifv) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/735 "2021-06-16T05:18:11Z")
Limu on a treadmill! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8Im11I7FA) Sorry, buddy. You’re still not gonna take off. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/736 "2021-06-16T12:18:29Z")
Nope, Limu on a treadmill goes in the commercials you hate thread. I watch baseball, and that one airs at every commercial break, along with “Wet teddy bears.” ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/737 "2021-06-16T15:42:50Z")
Actually, some of their commercials without Limu and Doug are pretty entertaining. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To5t1plWZAA) “Yep. Everything hurts.” ---
**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:** [June 16, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/738 "2021-06-16T15:52:13Z")
Doug admitting that he’s virtually incapable of talking about anything other than Liberty Mutual: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQD-m979lXA) It’s only good the first time, though. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/739 "2021-06-23T19:50:54Z")
I may have spoken about the hearing aid ad where the visiting daughter tries to discretely whisper-ask her husband if he’s brought condoms (“Condors? Why would I be asking about condors?”} and dad overhears with his super-duper hearing aid. Well, I JUST noticed there’s a little sting at the very end where the bedroom door closes and dad quickly removes his hearing aids. Made me laugh all over again… ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/740 "2021-06-23T20:05:22Z")
Maybe not all versions of the commercial show that part, maybe that’s why you didn’t notice it until now. Compare: > [@BobLibDem](#): > > This [hearing aid commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgpF4nvCfM) is my new favorite. “Condoms, Charlie!” > [@Mr.Greenjeans](#): > > This one for a hearing aid is one of the funnier commercials I’ve seen in awhile. (“Condor? Why would I say condor?”) It runs on cable news stations during the day. > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwSqSITCLCk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwSqSITCLCk) ~Max ETA: Nvm, it looks like both had that end part. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/741 "2021-06-23T20:12:41Z")
there are many layers to that commercial. it took me way to long to realize why the father removed the hearing aids. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=38)