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Apr 21, 2022 · Captain Obvious has been sent packing. The mascot, who first appeared in marketing for Hotels.com in 2014, is absent in new work from Wieden+Kennedy Portland as the travel brand embarks on a new ...
- What Is Hotels.Com?
- Hotels.com’s Latest (Last?) Captain Obvious Commercials
- Next Up, Captain Obvious Gets Punny About Sex Education
To the uninitiated (including, I suspect, most who have seen the commercials), Hotels.com is an online travel agency — a website you can use to book travel. Don’t let the name fool you. Although the site is billed as a tool for finding and reserving hotels, it also offers flights and vacation packages. The company is an affiliate of Expedia, the co...
The first of the new batch of Hotels.com commercials I saw was an ad called “Breakup.” The oh-so clever idea behind this ad and its sibling, “Interrogation” (below), is to capture viewers’ attention by telling a dramatic story. Ultimately, it’s just an excuse to make a bunch of noise. Two dudes emerge from a big-city apartment building, yelling at ...
The newest Hotels.com commercials employ perhaps the wackiest gimmick yet. In these ads, Captain Obvious has traveled back to the 1990s to teach us how to “Practice Safe Booking.” Dressed in a multicolored jumpsuit and dancing along to his very own sitcom intro — in a brazen waste of the ad’s shorter-than-normal 24-second run time — our ill-conceiv...
Jun 1, 2021 · According to his IMDb credits, Brandon Moynihan has been a working actor for at least a decade, landing credited roles in various short films over the years. And before he became Captain Obvious ...
- Ian Goldstein
- He Loves Being Captain Obvious. Sometimes people grow to resent a character after playing it for a long time, but that hasn’t been the case with Brandon.
- He’s A Cinematographer. Brandon has spent the majority of his career in front of the camera, but it looks like he’s also trying to spread his wings behind it.
- “Obvious Eyes” Is His Favorite Hotels.com Commercial. Brandon has done more than a handful of Captain Obvious commercials over the years, and each one has a special place in his heart.
- He’s A Private Person. Outside of the work he’s done as Captain Obvious, there isn’t much information about Brandon on the internet. When he isn’t working, he appears to enjoy leading a very low-key lifestyle.
Captain Obvious is part of an American expression demonstrating a lapalissade. It may also refer to: Captain Obvious (advertising character), a fictional character in Hotels.com advertisements. Captain Obvious, a character on The Shebang, an Australian radio show. Captain Obvious, an episode of Mr Inbetween, an Australian TV show.
Apr 21, 2022 · Today, Hotels.com debuted a new campaign from Wieden+Kennedy, and one thing is obviously absent: Captain Obvious. The company may be sunsetting its mascot of more than seven years as it looks to ...
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Jul 26, 2021 · Captain Obvious has been the iconic, humorous brand mascot of Hotels.com since 2014, representing a world traveler who is delightfully obvious.. Dan Donovan, vice president and executive creative director at Crispin Porter & Bogusky, based in Boulder, Colorado, told The New York Times “Hotels.com is an obvious place for people to start searching”, as it would be listed first in a search ...
