These Flo-Less Progressive Ads Featuring A Grown Man Burping And Farting in A High Chair Will Have You Laughing Your Ass Off

Well the headline pretty much says all you need to know but Progressive Insurance is out with four new ads — with longtime spokeswoman Flo nowhere to be seen — that feature a grown man in a baby sling, in his “mother’s” arms and in a high chair at work. The ads aim to encourage Millennials to drop their parents’ seemingly outdated insurance and switch to Progressive.

Which, before we move on, begs the question, what if the parents of these Millennial already use Progressive. Minor detail to be overlooked, apparently.

The approach was born out of research that found many Millennials turn to their parents for advice on insurance. This campaign, created by Arnold Worldwide, hopes to stem that behavior and have Millennials go directly to Progressive.

On or off target, the ads are hilarious.

YouTube video

Picture of Steve Hall

Steve Hall

RECENT ARTICLES

TRENDING AROUND THE WEB

Long practice appears to reshape attention from the inside out

Long practice appears to reshape attention from the inside out

Hack Spirit

Mindfulness begins long before peace: it begins with learning to stay

Mindfulness begins long before peace: it begins with learning to stay

Hack Spirit

The fire at a Zen monastery is a reminder that Buddhist teachings are meant to be lived, not admired

The fire at a Zen monastery is a reminder that Buddhist teachings are meant to be lived, not admired

Hack Spirit

Oxford’s expanding mindfulness research reflects a deeper shift in how inner life is being understood

Oxford’s expanding mindfulness research reflects a deeper shift in how inner life is being understood

Hack Spirit

In a distracted age, learning to notice may be a form of self-protection

In a distracted age, learning to notice may be a form of self-protection

Hack Spirit

As social media’s emotional cost becomes harder to ignore, a quieter inner life is starting to look radical

As social media’s emotional cost becomes harder to ignore, a quieter inner life is starting to look radical

Hack Spirit