Keep an eye on this page to learn about the songs, characters, and celebrities appearing in this TV commercial. Hoffman plays Doug, the '70s-era throwback in the popular, ubiquitous "Limu Emu & Doug" commercials for Liberty Mutual Insurance. A companys advertising communicates its brand, its personality. Tanner is the star of that Liberty Mutual ad in which a dim witted actor auditions for the commercial. Despicable. Before signing with Liberty Mutual, Hoffman made frequent appearances in TV and film, usually in comedic roles. But dont post a drive-by insult on your way to sharing your opinion. They all seem to be out STUPIDING each other. He is best known for starring as " Bad Actor " in a Liberty Mutual commercial (2019), as Gregory Manes on The . Youre right, theres no value in an inexpensive policy if it doesnt help you when you need it most. Where is the petition to sign to get rid of this garbage ad? My goodness, youre generous. Every time one of these ads comes on my TV, I tell my wife LOOK! Theres plenty to ridicule in that genre, but Liberty Mutuals ad campaign betrays an adolescently superficial understanding of what made those shows tick that miserably bungles and misses every opportunity for incisive mockery. Libertys ads dont do that, and its embarrassing, as you say. I cant believe Fox Business actually did a segment on LiMu Emu, but it was interesting to see Libertys new chief marketing officer, Emily Fink, try to explain the ads. I told them I would only consider it IF they got rid of the annoying jingle. Keep an eye on this page to learn about the songs, characters, and celebrities Rob, Glad to have found your site! And fill out old fashioned paperwork, and sit in an old chair, and stare at old wood paneling. Welcome to the party! We are an industry leader in affinity partnerships, offering car and home insurance to employees and members of more than 15,000 companies, credit unions, professional associations and alumni groups. I have seen many who love it. Thanks, Liberty!!!! That the companys advertising drove you to write your very first Internet post on anything ever is, to me, a sure sign that the people in charge of Libertys advertising are no longer attracting potential customers, but repelling them with fire. Im sure Liberty Mutual would have little choice but to respond if they received a letter from your attorney. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. If Liberty Mutual is anything like their commercials, they should be out of business. Or I named it Brad. Its feels like its desperately wanting time be funny but just isnt. British audiences may recognize Hoffman from his starring role in the Comedy Central UK sitcom, I Live with Models. But isnt this type of asshattery the domain of young rather than older people? That jingle scrapes on my ears like a Q-Tip from Hell! Hey, advertising agencies! Not so here: this is offensive and counterproductive. That was when Emu scurried away and Dougs bird calls brought in all sorts of crazy birds. Now that I have, yeah its another dire what-were-they-thinking? moment. I wonder what the people making these commercials would do if they had to get a real job. Doesnt appear to be very high on the food chain, doesnt fly. Sometimes, the mute button is our only defense. TV/Film Acting. The rst, Seamus Heaney's 1977 essay, "The Sense of Place," exemplies Tuan's observation that literature's role is "to give visibility to intimate experiences, including those of place."16 For Heaney, place is most often the rst place of home and provides a steady anchorage in the world, offering not just a situation and . What better way to prove the company is good at its job than to have real people step up and say so? And what company would pay for such crap? You certainly know your Liberty Mutual ad history. On a practical level, the one where they are in a car crossing a bridge and Doug yells. A car insurance company that seems to promote dangerous driving? So, emu doesnt rhyme with limu. Take good care of your mute button and it will take good care of you! Here is a link to that goofy Right Guard ad. Attention-getting isnt the same as effective, Anonymous. I told you these ads struck a nerve. So much to bitch about. We are an industry leader in affinity partnerships, offering car and home insurance to employees and members of more than 15,000 companies, credit unions, professional associations and alumni groups. Theyre utterly unconcerned with the art and science of selling. I am certainly no fan of Liberty Mutual and their insulting commercial. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Theyre on all the time, and that can grate on peoples nerves. Before the ad blitzes a few years ago I had never even HEARD of Liberty mutual & after Ive seen their ads Im damn sure Ill never buy any either. NO HE WONT! Youre right, Andy. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born August 9 Add to list Photos 7 Please consider disabling your ad blocker on this site to ensure the best user experience. These commercials are feather-covered sledgehammers with no regard for the art of selling and seemingly little awareness of WHAT they are selling. You wont have to deal with hassles or make unnecessary phone calls with the autosuper app Way.com. LM commercials are hideously annoying and I mute within seconds of it hitting the air! You will be helping God by being more like Jesus- Love, dont hate. Rebecca Spence is an American actress from Chicago, Illinois. Thanks for reading, Shirley! Start your quote today. Or, more damningly, does Liberty perhaps not have HAVE a good reason for people to switch? Its abuse. In my opinion they are just making Liberty look stupid. Unfortunately, the ad captures none of the humor, joy, or charm of the original source material. We know were actually hurting them, but we dont stop. They had some pretty good ones for a while (the Cave Man sequence; the rhetorical Q&A and others). Commercial Actress The name of the actress in the commercial is Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus, professionally known as Lauren Lapkus. Its about the message that Liberty Mutual has chosen to spotlight in all of these ads: Is there a car insurance company on the planet that doesnt let people customize their coverage? Annoying, repetitive jingle? As you say, insurance today ought to look sleek, easy, and modern, not old and yellowed. An army of samey, say-nothing ads that all opened with sad piano music and a variation of In these challenging times . Have you sought legal counsel? Or did Limu Emu find another girlfriend since then? One of the stars of that commercial now calls Vermont Home and no, its not the Emu. But the Liberty Mutual commercials the punchlines fall flat like the sound of a sad trombone. But as sales messages, they are pretty bad. The poor emu has to be next to Hoffman, who acts like a jerk. Thank God for the mute button. Hi, Deborah. My response was, I am going to find a better insurance company and I did. I laugh at all of them, and the Emu is stupidly endearing. LiMu Emu and Doug are cringy at best. I loved Geicos parody Twilight Zone commercials especially with Lee Ermey as the former drill instructor as a psychologist and the woodchucks. Advertising that annoys has the potential to turn people off of a brand for good. Be aware of yourself being a consumer, as well as what you are purchasing. Oh, Earl, Im way past the helmets. Then if I ever get pulled over by the police and asked to provide my proof of insurance, theyll think Im crazy also! Yes, the 1980s were a fun decade for advertising. , I may be wrong on this and Im sure Ill be corrected . As per notes above.Limu the Emu is partly real/ partly computer-generated. Welcome to the Cranky club, Criswell! They are,so stupid. they file for Chapter 11. Beyond the sheer idiocy of their commercials, their (and the other related minions) not even responding to your most reasonable inquiries is discourteous and arrogant to the utmost. The next series was the wreck scenarios. This ad makes me want to look for a new Insurance agency. By your measure, Liberty Mutual could play its brain-dead jingle (LIBERDY-LIBERDY-LIBERDY LIBERDY!!!) I have always hated their commercials. Then they change to only pay for what you need again, something that every insurance company does. Thanks for responding and for being a good sport! Thanks for writing its interesting to hear from a Liberty Mutual employee. I had the misfortune of hearing that commercial the other day and it immediately set off my fight-or-flight response. That they were created by the same agency that did the Got Milk? campaign so many years ago just boggles the mind. Another big winner there.. (Im old enough to remember when the initial value proposition for subscribing to cable was paying to avoid commercials!) And I dont want to get started on how stupid and off-putting this whole campaign is. Is LiMu the EMU a real bird? Who is DJ Liberty in Liberty Mutual commercial? It may amuse you to know that some of the search terms people have used to find this review over the past couple of days include: limu ad annoying, who approves and thinks these stupid commercials are funny, and does liberty mutual realize how bad their commercials really are?. I think there should be a huge effort to boycott any companies that do the now popular 2+minute commercials. Get it off the street! 7 Whats the problem with the Liberty Mutual commercials? Ok first you buy your insurance off of comericals? British audiences may recognize Hoffman from his starring role in the Comedy Central UK sitcom, I Live with Models. Does Liberty Mutual even know? It does not store any personal data. They are in competition with Joe Namath and Tom Selleck for Dumb Ass of the year. What I remember is the pain I still live with when the moster GM suv rear ends a car on a hill. (Ha! 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