# 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:** 47
**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:** [April 3, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/922 "2022-04-03T22:26:05Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > That commercial doesn’t explain how my life would improved by having their product in it. Bingo! THAT is what’s frustrating about SO much of modern advertising. Even my kid, at the age of single digits, got mad at a Coke ad that came on TV: > They didn’t say ANYthing about how it TASTES! They just have people dancing around all happy. That’s so stupid.Now if they said _“Coke tastes better than Pepsi”,_ THEN people would buy it! ---
**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:** [April 4, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/923 "2022-04-04T13:53:15Z")
My mom gets so irritated by those commercials because the actor plays a hunky guy on her soap opera, and she doesn’t like that the commercial makes him look like an idiot. 😁 ---
**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:** [April 4, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/924 "2022-04-04T14:35:00Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > My mom gets so irritated by those commercials because the actor plays a hunky guy on her soap opera, and she doesn’t like that the commercial makes him look like an idiot I always think he looks like Michael Westen (aka Jeffrey Donovan) and it makes him look stupid. 🙂 Of course, New Law and Order does quite fine in that department… ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/925 "2022-04-08T02:51:04Z")
Just saw this and enjoyed it. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pr_TduMieM) ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/926 "2022-04-10T15:04:29Z")
> [@More very hate-able commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663/791): > > This was not shot in Battery park. The Statue is just facing the wrong way. Nowhere in Battery Park can you see her from that angle. (I lived there for 5 years) I’m convinced that this is generated. There are no planes flying over, and no boats in the water. There is always constant traffic around there, day and night. Always. This was not shot at Brooklyn Battery Park but on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. You can, in fact, see the Statue from the Promenade BUT only from the side, not straight on like in the commercial. So a little from column A and a little from column B. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/927 "2022-04-12T18:57:50Z")
Short and sweet - who doesn’t like a little piano flourish, especially played by some smiling guy on the porch? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/grEoVDg2T2A/maxresdefault.jpg "Little Caesars Pizza Doorbell Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grEoVDg2T2A) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/928 "2022-04-25T02:03:08Z")
We’re liking the Michelob Ultra "Showdown " commercial from the Super Bowl, which is still in rotation. Question: Does anyone know if there is or is going to be a follow-up? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6rcw6GdCQC8/maxresdefault.jpg "Michelob ULTRA | Welcome to Superior Bowl") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rcw6GdCQC8) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/929 "2022-04-25T12:46:44Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > We’re liking the Michelob Ultra "Showdown " commercial from the Super Bowl, which is still in rotation. Yeah, well, ya know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/930 "2022-04-25T15:10:33Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Yeah, well, ya know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. That commercial really tied the room together. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/931 "2022-04-25T17:54:36Z")
In my experience, if someone has their own ball, they have their own shoes. But rental bowling shoes are such an icon, I can see why Peyton at least didn’t bring his own. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/932 "2022-04-25T17:57:06Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > In my experience, if someone has their own ball, they have their own shoes. I caught that, too. I’d rather have my own shoes than ball. People only put their fingers in the ball. (Unless they lick it.) JAQ, owner of a bowling ball and shoes. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/933 "2022-05-01T21:01:15Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Question: Does anyone know if there is or is going to be a follow-up? There was the “Caddy” commercial: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ev6EroyK24c/maxresdefault.jpg "Michelob's Second Super Bowl Commercial Left Viewers Confused") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev6EroyK24c) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/934 "2022-05-01T21:03:37Z")
And along those lines: > **[Michelob Ultra "All-Star Cast" Video from Ad Age](https://adage.com/video/michelob-ultra-all-star-cast)** > > Michelob Ultra’s “All-Star Cast” commercial appears to feature a celebrity lineup including Sylvester Stallone, Usher, Maluma, Megan Fox, Lucy Liu, Serena Williams and Don Cheadle. But it turns out they are actually celebrity lookalikes.  ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/935 "2022-05-13T16:30:08Z")
Been watching a lot of History Channel on-demand and their favorite commercial right now is the Capital One “Easiest decision” spot. I kind of hate the rest of it, but the way Barkley plays this absurd scenario totally seriously is hilarious. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn7y0arnrJ8) ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/936 "2022-05-13T17:54:07Z")
This reminds me of an old George Mursan Snicker commercial that cracked me the hell up every time it played. Especially at the end, “Don’t look at me!” ---
**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 13, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/937 "2022-05-13T17:56:06Z")
[Found it!](https://youtu.be/HmA8iayfLyM) Easier to find than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/938 "2022-05-13T19:27:37Z")
My wife used to work at the [Glenstone Musuem in Potomac, MD](https://www.glenstone.org/). While she was there the owner was expanding and buying up the adjacent properties. One of them was formerly owned by Gheorghe Muresan, and they were using the house as temporary offices. It had been custom built and all the ceilings were super high, and some of his stuff was still there, like a pair of GIGANTIC basketball shoes. In hindsight I should have had her “steal” one for me, but I wasn’t thinking about it at the time. Oh well. 🤷‍♂️ We did end up taking a very nice wrought iron outdoor table and chair set from there (with permission). I looked it up after we got it home and turns out it’s a very nice, very expensive set. I’ll just say that even after renting a minivan to get it home, we came out WAY ahead on that deal. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/939 "2022-06-14T23:29:07Z")
I kinda like this commercial, even though it’s played about 30 times during Nationals games on MASN. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fVlKjgcSrCs/maxresdefault.jpg "StrawberryFrog "Meet Jessica" for Truist") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlKjgcSrCs) ---
**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 15, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/940 "2022-06-15T00:28:52Z")
I’ve been appreciating this commercial lately. What a sweet dog! ---
**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:** [June 15, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672/941 "2022-06-15T02:55:39Z")
Yeah, I love that one, too. I admit I’m also currently fond of DirecTV’s Mr. Smooches. I can’t find a video to link to of that one, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-dont-hate/749672.md?page=48)