# The FULL Caesars dog food commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917 "2019-04-23T01:16:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/1 "2019-04-23T01:16:15Z")
Behold, the expanded version that provides the missing context. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cUbqaSpDNQs/hqdefault.jpg "Adelphoi Music: Cesar 'Night Shift'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbqaSpDNQs) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/2 "2019-04-23T01:24:57Z")
How cute. I would buy the food just because of that. My dogs don’t like it though. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/3 "2019-04-23T11:54:24Z")
Okay, at least I understand it better now. All this time I’ve been wondering “Why is an airline pilot feeding his dog on the heating ducts in a corporate boardroom?” Followed immediately by “You know, that damned dog is gong to inevitably drop bits of dog food into that heat register, and at the next winter meeting they’re going to be wondering why the room smells like stale seafood.” I really do think that last one. It bugs me every time I see that commercial. Dude! Don’t feed your dog on top of the hot air register! ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/4 "2019-04-23T12:10:13Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Okay, at least I understand it better now. All this time I’ve been wondering “Why is an airline pilot feeding his dog on the heating ducts in a corporate boardroom?” Same here. I would stop what I’m doing any time that came on if it were being shown in its entirety. ---
**Author:** ![BlueOhio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BlueOhio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueOhio)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/5 "2019-04-23T12:24:11Z")
I also thought the man was a pilot as well. I am so glad I saw this thread and link. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/6 "2019-04-23T13:02:57Z")
My brother had Westies (West Highland White Terriers, the same breed as the dog in the commercial) so I like seeing them. Not very bright, though. They always thought they could catch the squirrel but (almost) never succeeded. And the squirrels seemed to know; they’d moon the dog through the window, just to taunt her. ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/7 "2019-04-23T15:21:37Z")
Really cute! My dogs are of the large variety (115# & 85#) so I’d go broke feeding them Caesars. BUT they get to split one mixed in their dry food for every holiday. On Sunday they split the ham and potato one! ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/8 "2019-04-23T15:42:59Z")
Liked it so much I bought the music. The “pilot” is a great owner. And it really does make sense in the full length. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/9 "2019-04-23T16:28:43Z")
Finally makes the commercial have some sense. Although I must say, he’s a REALLY shitty nightwatchman if he spends the whole night screwing around with his dog. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/10 "2019-04-23T17:04:17Z")
That is a much better version, thanks! ---
**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 23, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/11 "2019-04-23T17:32:08Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Finally makes the commercial have some sense. Although I must say, he’s a REALLY shitty nightwatchman if he spends the whole night screwing around with his dog. Aw come on man! 🙂 It isn’t like the movies. Nothing ever happens. Night watchmen can go their entire careers without foiling a high tech jewelry heist or a terrorist takeover. Though, I probably would watch “Die Hard with a Dog.” ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/12 "2019-04-24T20:25:35Z")
Dog Hard! Where the terrorist is stopped because an adorable little fluffy doggie with a tennis ball won’t leave him alone so everyone knows right where he is! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/13 "2019-04-24T20:28:56Z")
Got the abbreviated one, so I can see what I was supposed to be confused about? ---
**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 24, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/14 "2019-04-24T21:01:54Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Got the abbreviated one, so I can see what I was supposed to be confused about? [Night shift, 30 second version.](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ige/cesar-home-delights-night-shift) Why is a pilot playing in an office building? Once you’ve seen the full version, the confusion goes away. You can see the clues in the 30 second version. But if you only say the 30 second version, it is somewhat unclear what is going on. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/15 "2019-04-24T22:04:26Z")
I would take a night watchman job in a New York minute if I could play with a dog like that all night. Why can’t commercials be true? I have been disappointed with ads ever since my Barbie dolls couldn’t walk and speak on their own. I don’t know why I expected them to be able to walk on those deformed feet, but I did, at age 6. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/16 "2019-04-24T23:40:21Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I would take a night watchman job in a New York minute if I could play with a dog like that all night. Why can’t commercials be true? I have been disappointed with ads ever since my Barbie dolls couldn’t walk and speak on their own. I don’t know why I expected them to be able to walk on those deformed feet, but I did, at age 6. Aww man, I can so relate. I thought PF Flyers would really make me fly! I was so excited when I got a pair. I jumped up and down, just like the kids in the commercial did, expecting to bound up, up and up…but nothing happened. I was devastated. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/17 "2019-04-25T00:21:20Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I would take a night watchman job in a New York minute if I could play with a dog like that all night… I worked my way thru college doing that and I have many posts where i read books or studied for 45 minutes, took a patrol around for 15, then repeat all nite. And that was considered normal. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/18 "2019-04-25T03:24:46Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > [Night shift, 30 second version.](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ige/cesar-home-delights-night-shift) > > Why is a pilot playing in an office building? > > Once you’ve seen the full version, the confusion goes away. You can see the clues in the 30 second version. But if you only say the 30 second version, it is somewhat unclear what is going on. 😕 I’ve seen that on TV and I don’t get why it’s confusing? He just looks like a security guard with a dog after hours. I never even gave it a second thought. ETA: and I just watched the longer version and he is a security guard with his dog after hours. So, why was that unclear? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/19 "2019-04-25T03:35:48Z")
The poster you quoted (and others upthread) seemed to think the guy was a pilot, so that was unclear to some. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917/20 "2019-04-25T12:39:10Z")
It ain’t just us. Lots of people were wondering why this pilot was feeding his dog in a boardroom: > **[Please explain the Cesar dog food commercial](https://www.datalounge.com/thread/21766840-please-explain-the-cesar-dog-food-commercial)** > > A guy dressed as a pilot is alone on the top floor of an office building, taking his dinner break like he might be a night watchman. He feeds his dog Cesar, then eats an open-faced sandwich ... > [@](#): > > Please explain the Cesar dog food commercial > > A guy dressed as a pilot is alone on the top floor of an office building, taking his dinner break like he might be a night watchman. He feeds his dog Cesar, then eats an open-faced sandwich himself. > > Is he a pilot? A watchman? Why is he in a conference room alone? Why is his dog at work? [https://www.reddit.com/r/advertising/comments/7pu9gl/whats\_up\_with\_that\_cesar\_dog\_food\_commercial/](https://www.reddit.com/r/advertising/comments/7pu9gl/whats_up_with_that_cesar_dog_food_commercial/) > [@](#): > > What’s up with that Cesar dog food commercial? > > It’s been running forever: the one where the guy who’s dressed like a pilot is sitting in an empty conference room in a tall downtown building, eating a bagel, watching his little dog eat the product. I have so many questions. > > Why is the guy a pilot? Why the office setting? Wouldn’t you feed your dog at home? Wait, is he a corporate pilot? Is that not his dog? Is it that the dog is owned by the unseen billionaire owner of the unseen plane? Does the pilot like the dog, or is he just marveling that his billionaire boss feeds his dog better than his pilot—in the same empty boardroom, at the same time? Is the pilot free to go? And does anyone else find it gross to watch the guy eat the bagel right next to the dog eating the upscale dogfood, like he’s about to spread it on his bagel like paté? Is there another version of this commercial for Cesar cat food where it’s the same setting, same pilot, but it’s a cat? Or did I just hallucinate that? Does anybody know anybody who worked on this spot? Anybody out there who can make sense of what has to be the weirdest national commercial currently on TV? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917.md?page=2)