# 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:** 41
**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:** [October 3, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/802 "2021-10-03T16:50:38Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I made lasagna! This one is over in the horrible commercial thread, too. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/803 "2021-10-05T02:51:06Z")
I like the Ikea commercial with the droids. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FohdCaUQNPQ/maxresdefault.jpg "IKEA - Change a bit for good - TV advert 60 #WonderfulEveryday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FohdCaUQNPQ) I also dig the new T-Mobile commercial with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5L6juLUkwuw/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Brady & Rob Gronkowski | Big Game Ad | #TheGOATin5G | T-Mobile") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L6juLUkwuw) ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/804 "2021-10-09T22:15:13Z")
Most JG Wentworth ads make me want to punch the TV, but the one with people singing opera-style on the bus is oddly entertaining. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bkORcziEx6g/hqdefault.jpg "J.G. Wentworth | Opera Bus 2019 | :60") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkORcziEx6g) Also, my wife and I change the phone number to 877 CASH COW when we sing along. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/805 "2021-10-09T22:26:37Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I noted with some amusement that Elton John is riding a rocket in this Uber Eats ad. This is the ad I came in to mention. Elton John, banging on a toy rocket, asking Lil Nas X for change to get it working. Nas scoffing “you don’t look broke.” It’s so delightfully weird - was that an actual script they were performing, or just some weird artistic banter? The mind boggles! ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/806 "2021-10-10T00:16:27Z")
ANIMAL! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3js8xa7FShM/maxresdefault.jpg "There's An Animal In The Attic - GEICO Insurance") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3js8xa7FShM) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/807 "2021-10-12T12:46:01Z")
OMG! Animal is my favorite muppet! This is great! ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/808 "2021-10-20T19:47:53Z")
I enjoy the [Liberty DJ commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIcM5GlHdiA), so naturally they’re now cutting off more and more of it each time it is shown. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/809 "2021-10-21T02:32:44Z")
I like this animated Progressive commercial. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT4qzqHjfDA) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/810 "2021-10-22T12:50:26Z")
The Marshall’s commercial where the woman is using her brand new peppermill to prepare dinner while her cat looks on. The Spanish music and bright colors make it look kind of arty until she say’s - in pet lover’s baby talk voice - “it’s so fancy!”. I stop what I’m doing and watch it every time I hear it come on. For some reason I wasn’t able to post the one video I found 😒 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/811 "2021-10-22T14:57:23Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I enjoy the [Liberty DJ commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIcM5GlHdiA), so naturally they’re now cutting off more and more of it each time it is shown. Quite clever. Never seen that one “in the wild”. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/812 "2021-10-24T21:30:02Z")
I came into this thread to mention this one. I don’t know what it is, but that commercial never gets old. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/813 "2021-10-24T21:42:08Z")
I don’t hate it because it’s different enough to be mildly entertaining. I can’t find a video online, but it’s some sort of Medicare Advantage commercial. This one stars former baseball star George Brett and two random people. Brett sits in the kitchen extolling the virtues of the enrollment plan. He promises to share his batting secret. The couple comes home. Man: George Brett! How did you get in here? Brett goes off on a tangent about the product. Woman: We have a deadbolt! Brett: You’re gonna need a new one. And so on until the end when he’s just about to share his batting secret. Then the commercial abruptly ends. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/814 "2021-10-25T13:09:12Z")
That George Brett ad reminds me of this scene from “Police Squad!” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XFhpctuUwb4/hqdefault.jpg "Police Squad - I'm a Locksmith and I'm a Locksmith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhpctuUwb4) ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/815 "2021-10-26T05:42:07Z")
Several commercials in the same series, excerpted and set to newer music [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hKfEivMfDPU/hqdefault.jpg "1980s TV Commercial - ISUZU GEMINI Cars - Dancing in Paris - Real Car Stunts") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKfEivMfDPU) ---
**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:** [October 31, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/816 "2021-10-31T16:43:55Z")
IKEA’s “Haven” commercial: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wGgcYNlH02g/hqdefault.jpg "IKEA – Every home should be a haven - TV Advert 60 #WonderfulEveryday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGgcYNlH02g) ---
**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:** [October 31, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/817 "2021-10-31T20:14:22Z")
Ikea’s droids commercial. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FohdCaUQNPQ/maxresdefault.jpg "IKEA - Change a bit for good - TV advert 60 #WonderfulEveryday") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FohdCaUQNPQ) Jack in the Box - Jack pranks Ronald McDonald for Halloween. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ2f2zMvJ70) USAA Insurance - Gronk is “special.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sssnV1_89qo/hqdefault.jpg "Member Number - Gronk | USAA Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssnV1_89qo) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/818 "2021-11-01T14:27:12Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > USAA Insurance - Gronk is “special.” I’d put the Gronk USAA commercials in the “hated” thread. He’s not a loveable doofus here - he comes across as either brain damaged or a crook trying to scam the insurance company. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/819 "2021-11-01T15:12:15Z")
How do you like those old clips of skyscraper window washers leaning back against their straps? ---
**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:** [November 2, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/820 "2021-11-02T11:27:48Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’d put the Gronk USAA commercials in the “hated” thread. He’s not a loveable doofus here - he comes across as either brain damaged or a crook trying to scam the insurance company. Yeah, that commercial is bad and makes bad use of Gronk, who does have a pretty good comedic touch in other stuff, such as the T-Mobile commercial posted upthread. Much better Gronkage there. “MOM, where are my football pants?” ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/821 "2021-11-02T12:26:13Z")
I like the Baker/Alice Cooper as neighbors ad - “Do you have a wheelbarrow I can borrow - I’m going to do a little mulching.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=42)