# Commercials you (inexplicably) don't hate. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915 "2011-10-07T17:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 7, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/1 "2011-10-07T17:09:16Z")
I generally hate commercials, specifically commercials which try to be funny but (usually) aren’t, so it puzzles me why I don’t hate [BigSpot.com](http://BigSpot.com)’s automatic yoyo commercial. I actually laugh when the guy gives the big phony thumbs-up to the “can I play with your yoyo?” girl. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ahsn9rdXb8M/hqdefault.jpg "BigSpot.com: YO YO YO Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahsn9rdXb8M) ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/2 "2011-10-07T17:47:46Z")
Maybe because the woman is smokin’ hot? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/3 "2011-10-07T18:20:37Z")
I liked the [Honey Badger pistachio](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-e4vu_wL-M) commercial. That’s not inexplicable, but I don’t give a shit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/4 "2011-10-07T19:04:54Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Maybe because the woman is smokin’ hot? Which woman, and, you’re wrong whichever you choose. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/5 "2011-10-07T19:22:29Z")
Most of the time I hate sappy commercials, but [this Subaru ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf8OGLqE1s) gets me choked up every time. “Daddy, okay!” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/6 "2011-10-07T20:13:58Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Most of the time I hate sappy commercials, but [this Subaru ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf8OGLqE1s) gets me choked up every time. > > “Daddy, okay!” That one kind of annoys me because, seriously, they couldn’t find shirts that have the same color stripes? One is red, the other blue…gah, it bugs me in a way it shouldn’t because it’s just a commercial, but gah! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/7 "2011-10-07T20:38:34Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Which woman, and, you’re wrong whichever you choose. > > Joe Your loss. More of [this goodness](http://imgh.us/pixelgirl.png) for me. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/8 "2011-10-07T20:42:42Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Most of the time I hate sappy commercials, but [this Subaru ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf8OGLqE1s) gets me choked up every time. > > “Daddy, okay!” (Insert quip about how they are a family in real life here) ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/9 "2011-10-07T20:57:39Z")
I’m not sure what the OP is after, because there are a lot of commercials I like. So if I’m not mentioning ones I \*inexplicably \*don’t hate, forgive me for not understanding the assignment. Saw the honey badger pistachio one ( **Dung Beetle** mentioned) the other night for the first time, and thought it was great. Sounds like they really got Randall. I like the Keith Moon commercials for Keystone Light - it’s a great way to pitch bad, cheap, and unbelievably outdated as cool. And they make me laff. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/10 "2011-10-07T21:37:55Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I like the Keith Moon commercials for Keystone Light - it’s a great way to pitch bad, cheap, and unbelievably outdated as cool. And they make me laff. Are you sure you meant Keith Moon? Keith “I drank and medicated myself to death at 32” Moon? I’d call him a sub-optimal choice to vouch for the advantages of drinking beer. I guess the slogan could be, “We guarantee you can’t keep enough of _this_ stuff down to kill you!” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/11 "2011-10-07T21:40:48Z")
The antacid commercial with the food slapping people in the face. They’re so stupid they’re funny. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/12 "2011-10-07T21:59:17Z")
I like the Allstate Insurance Mayhem ads: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZXM_g3mqew) Is it wrong that I think the Mayhem dude is kinda hot? ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/13 "2011-10-07T22:07:24Z")
> [@saje](#): > > I like the Allstate Insurance Mayhem ads: > > [http://youtu.be/tZXM\_g3mqew](http://youtu.be/tZXM_g3mqew) > > Is it wrong that I think the Mayhem dude is kinda hot? He’s totally hot. Find him as Tina Fey’s love interest on old 30 Rock episodes, as well as Oz. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/14 "2011-10-07T22:16:11Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > Are you sure you meant Keith Moon? Keith “I drank and medicated myself to death at 32” Moon? I’d call him a sub-optimal choice to vouch for the advantages of drinking beer. I guess the slogan could be, “We guarantee you can’t keep enough of _this_ stuff down to kill you!” I think it was “Keith Stone” that the user was talking about. From the Keystone Beer ads ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/15 "2011-10-08T01:04:54Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Most of the time I hate sappy commercials, but [this Subaru ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qf8OGLqE1s) gets me choked up every time. > > “Daddy, okay!” I don’t know what it is about how the kid delivers that line that gets me, but it just seems very natural. Love it. I am bothered by the color of the shirts changing, too. Couldn’t have been so hard to find matching shirts! ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/16 "2011-10-08T01:16:21Z")
The Sprint Nexus 4G commercial here: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HrQbjPjbBA) I always stop fast forwarding to watch the part where the cat runs up the slide. It’s from [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_xnSwbsUBE), which I could watch anytime I want, but I can’t resist it when it’s right there on the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/17 "2011-10-08T02:38:28Z")
Don’t hate it, more of a point-and-laugh reaction: Commercial for Viagra. Shows a guy on a sailboat on a tranquil lake. Later shows him heading home. All alone all the way. Why does he need Viagra if he’s all by himself? That is so pathetic! (I’m guessing that’s not the message they meant to send, but that’s how I interpreted it). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/18 "2011-10-08T02:57:37Z")
That new Dish Network commercial with the giant cowboy hats makes absolutely no sense, but I laugh at it every single time. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNEDk4zqZQA) ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/19 "2011-10-08T03:01:18Z")
A lot of people hate the Compare the Meerkat ads, but I quite like them. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915/20 "2011-10-08T03:25:51Z")
One of the anti-depressant commercials - I think it’s “Abilify” or something like that. Animated commercial with the cute little black cloud following her around. sitting with a clipboard in the Dr.'s office. Little Black Cloud is so cute - I wish my depression looked like that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915.md?page=2)