We all have a tv, all have to watch commercials, or fast forward through them. But we always know an insurance ad for car or house or what not. Sometimes, they can be interesting, but then there are the ads that make a mockery of the company by using mascots of their own.
Her name is Flo (or Florance), she would be doing Progressive ads for a long time. She got annoying yes, there were other ads that were ok and didn't have her in it. Like 'first time being a homeowner and acting like your parent. Or having the actor from Family Matters in your commercial. Those are funny, but every time Flo comes on, it just makes want to change the channel so much and find something else.
AAFFLAAC! Always had this annoying duck screaming out the name of the company. Fun Fact, the Late Gilbert Gotfried voiced this duck before a tweet got him fired. I don't know voices this duck now, but if I liked the taste of duck like I do chicken, well....this AFLAC duck would be on a dinner table in somebody's house. Why was this duck trying to annoy everyone. I think people would understand which insurance company to call.
Oh lord this company is just too much. First off, this is one of the companies that has the most ads shown on TV. Second, an Emu? Well, they were trying to get an animal mascot like the Aflac duck. But they are so annoying. First off, it was interesting, but now it's just gotten... oh lord annoying. Some of the ads don't have the emu. Some of them just have people in a setting talking about how much they saved their money. Those are ok, but once that Emu's on....bye, bye.
All State used to have an ad with an African American actor forget his name, always saying, "That's all states stand, are you in good hands?" Now, they have this other actor, forget his name too, playing someone named Mayhem who would show how their home, car and other things destroyed by him and if they had All State, their property would be saved. Yeah right. The commercials are getting worse than the last time they changed actors.
State Farm has entertaining ads, mostly because I like that guy in the commercial. What's his name? Jason? Anyway, unlike the others that have horrible mascots, State Farm doesn't have one. They even made fun of the Mascot on SNL using Michael B. Jordan as the State Farm mascot. It was funny, the ads are somewhat forgettable. Not annoying or cheesy.
Geico is the king of the most annoying ads with Progressive coming in second. Their ads range from a talking Gecko to different situations happening to the homeowners like living downstairs from clog dancers, or aggresive vines, or having "Animal" from the Muppets in the attic. Some range to funny to irritating. It's all in the commercials itself. They even had a camel for Wednesday known as hump day. Ugh
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Met Life had ads, but they weren't annoying or even attention grabbing. They were just harmless featuring the Peanuts characters. I find these ads very memorable. Was a long time ago since I saw one and well...unlike the ones I mentioned they don't grab your attention to have you use their insurance. They just...show it to you.
Another Honorable Mention goes to State Farm. Not only do they have one mascot, they have another portrayed by actor J.K. Simmions showing people what can happen to their cars or homes if not careful. They're ok, and funny sort of.
These ads can be ok to a headache. It depends how you look at it. To me, some of them are entertaining to irritating. Which one do I like the best? The Progressive ads where people become their parents. Because, believe me, it is so true. I am a lot like my father, but I don't own a home yet. You enjoy anyway you want and remember their slogan more than their mascots.
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