mmarshall

We've discussed TV auto-insurance ads on CAR CHAT before (many of us agree those ads are an insult to one's intelligence), but I don't think we've ever had a formal poll on them. So.....what's your take on the worst of them? (or the best, if you actually like any of them).

rkyat

the general ones are just so horrible....and production quality is like its from the 80's lol

whoster

Don't know about the worst,

but my favorites are the Mayhem series.

mmarshall

Yeah, they finally had to slow down the General's too-fast, gruff-voice in the ad's sign-off so you could actually make out what he was saying.

To me, all of the ads I listed are silly, but I think the worst is probably a tie between GEICO's Cave-Man and Money-Bundle ads. A shame, too, because I think it's a pretty good company overall.....I've been with them for almost 30 years, and have been treated very well.

Progressive's Flo can get on your nerves with her silly acting, but she is perky and cute.

LunaVyohr

The caveman ones are just awful. I don't even know if they use them anymore.

The General ones are annoying, and really low quality - makes me think that they're a really shady company.

I've never even seen the googly eyed stack of money.

The Gecko used to be slightly cute and funny, but it's gotten old and annoying.

The Allstate commercials... Well, the combination of a smooth talking black guy and mild backgrounds make for tolerable ads.

Progressive ads are tolerable for me.

I really like the Statefarm ads even if I know nothing about their actual policies.

rkyat

Mayhem series definately are my fav as well.

jadu

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i hated the geico caveman, lately its the allstate mayhem man

mmarshall

Yeah, the Cave Man still makes an appearance now and then. Most of the GEICO ads today, though, are with the little green lizard....I haven't seen the "money-bundle" ones for at least few months.

You can finally make out what he is saying, now, in the ad's sign-off (they improved the audio).....before, his voice was just too fast and garbled.


They were on for a long time, but the Gecko-Lizard pretty much took them over.

84Cressida

I hate Progressive, The General, and State Farm. Love the Geico ads (the ring a ding ding song is my ringtone), Mayhem is awesome. Dennis Haysbert Allstate I don't mind.

Kamikaze2b

Most hated is the general, followed closlely by the farmer's ad, the ad is stupid, but the theme song is even more lame.

mmarshall

The Farmer's ads are fairly recent.....I've only seen them in the D.C. area, on cable-TV, for about the last month or two.

mmarshall

Yes, Flo's acting, silly-talk, and simple-mindedness can get on your nerves, but she is an absolute doll when it it comes to being perky and cute.

Here she is, BTW, without her make-up:

PhilipMSPT

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I like Flo.

I've ridden along with her to the Moon!!!

PhilipMSPT

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For the best insurance commercials, I like Allstate's Mayhem commercials...

Joeb427

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I really can't stand those Allstate ads and tell my son in law all the time.
He owns a Allstate agency.

I like some of Geico's ads.