# My Weird Commercial crushes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439 "2026-04-20T23:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/21 "2026-04-21T05:54:13Z")
I am smitten by this Deal Dash lady: ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/22 "2026-04-21T11:16:17Z")
I don’t recall ever seeing a Kohl’s commercial, but after looking, yes I was very appreciative of Ellie Kemper in _The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt_. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/23 "2026-04-21T11:17:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Milana Vayntrub I never got that one. Part of it might be my contempt for AT&T, but she really never checked any boxes for me. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/24 "2026-04-21T11:39:19Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I knew a guy that thought Erin Esurance was hot I heard that the company had to retire Erin because of all the ‘Rule 34’ style Erin Esurance fan art that proliferated online. Am I going to actually admit my recent weird cartoon commercial crush? I mean, not really a crush, but I kinda like the ‘hot librarian’ look that pink cardigan and glasses lady is rocking in this Asthma medicine commercial. I also admire her can-do attitude, not letting asthma stop her from living life. You go, girl! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8hdrMsflY60/maxresdefault.jpg "Tezspire Commercial (2024)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hdrMsflY60) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/25 "2026-04-21T11:39:35Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Yeah, but he sounds like a shower curtain ring salesman. I know… _s w o o o n…_ 😍 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/26 "2026-04-21T12:35:49Z")
Decades ago, there was a tourism commercial for Brazil and it opened with the most beautiful woman I have ever seen walking up the beach toward camera. She said one line and was done. Bikini bottoms, denim shirt with sleeves rolled up and tied off midriff and more luxurious hair than one lady should be allowed to have. Kinda feels like that bit in **Citizen Kane** where the fellow reminisces about the girl he saw on the ferry. I never made it to Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/27 "2026-04-21T12:43:36Z")
This is close to how Michael Caine met his wife. > Sir Michael Caine is an absolute acting legend, known for his wide range of roles from serious dramas to comic-book movies. As it turns out, though, his real life is more cinematic than we could have imagined. Caine has been married to Guyanese actress and model [Shakira Caine](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129008/) (previously Shakira Baksh) since 1973, and the way they met is straight out of a Hollywood showbiz rom-com. > > Back in 1971, Shakira starred in a British commercial for [Maxwell House](https://www.imdb.com/company/co0328819/) coffee. Caine saw the commercial and thought she was “the most beautiful [woman] he had ever seen.” Caine planned to actually fly to wherever she lived to meet her, but he found out she actually lived in London - and they had a mutual friend in the advertising business who was able to connect them. > > The couple married in 1973… > > [https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62445469/](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62445469/) Take heart, everyone with commercial crushes! 💞 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/28 "2026-04-21T12:50:07Z")
(Grumble, grumble) Michael Caine has _HIS_ beautiful lady. The bastard. (Grumble, grumble) 😄 ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/29 "2026-04-21T13:04:08Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > > Milana Vayntrub > > I never got that one. Part of it might be my contempt for AT&T, but she really never checked any boxes for me. Besides being sweet and kind , she’s built like a Pixar mom. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/30 "2026-04-21T14:10:46Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Mayhem is kinda cute in a rakish bloodied way. I like him too! He has kind of a Dr Abbot, from The Pitt, vibe. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/31 "2026-04-21T14:22:36Z")
> [@](#): > > I burn for [Jim Hanna](http://jimhanna.net/home/index.php?location=home), the dad from the many, many [Cox Cable commercials](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNs9OwBuHyc). I posted this in 2013, and I stand by it. [Jim Hanna - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360209/) ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/32 "2026-04-21T14:26:37Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > > [@chela](#): > > > > Mayhem is kinda cute in a rakish bloodied way. > > I like him too! He has kind of a Dr Abbot, from The Pitt, vibe. I remember having a man-crush on Dean Winters when he played Denis Leary’s brother on _Rescue Me_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/33 "2026-04-21T14:49:18Z")
I think the T-Mobile motorcycle rider (Carly Foulkes) deserves a mention here. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/34 "2026-04-21T15:16:43Z")
I don’t think it’s weird at all (I’m probably not the only one) but I could watch the Old Spice “The man your man could smell like” commercials all day. And when they came out, I kind of did. Holy cow, it’s been 16 years! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/owGykVbfgUE/maxresdefault.jpg "Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE) ---
**Author:** ![BillyBaroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billybaroo/32/17405_2.png) [@BillyBaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BillyBaroo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/35 "2026-04-21T15:55:11Z")
mine is Cassandra Liveris from the Insure on the Spot commercials and billboards around Chicago. [Commercials - Insure On The Spot](https://www.insureonthespot.com/commercials/) ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/36 "2026-04-21T16:30:11Z")
I kind of have a thing for the new Progressive lady, Mara. She’s the short woman with the raspy voice. Here’s the Progressive dog park commercial with her in it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AGRsP8X4B5U/maxresdefault.jpg "It's the Dog Park | Progressive Insurance Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGRsP8X4B5U) ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/37 "2026-04-21T16:43:56Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > I kind of have a thing for the new Progressive lady, Mara. I totally get it. I go from adoring her to being repulsed by her. I really liked the one a few years ago where she persistently jump scared the Progressive customer. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/38 "2026-04-21T17:18:19Z")
TIL Insurance is a sexier business than I gave it credit for. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/39 "2026-04-21T20:45:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > No love for the Kohls Lady? I don’t think I’ve seen any of her Kohl’s commercials, but upon learning it’s Ellie Kemper, yes, I do have a celebrity crush on Ellie Kemper. I just know her from _The Office_ and _Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt_, so I don’t think of it as a “commercial crush”. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439/40 "2026-04-21T22:38:53Z")
Wasn’t that version of the commercial a famous (at the time) singer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-weird-commercial-crushes/1029439.md?page=3)