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* BaseBreakingCharacter: People find Flo's general personality to either be endearing and likeable or annoying and unfunny.

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People find Flo's general personality to either be endearing and likeable or annoying and unfunny.unfunny.
** Mara's snarkiness and apathy for her job either makes for a unique and fun contrast between the overly enthusiastic Flo and the other sales reps, or one of the most annoying and unlikeable characters in the series. Her voice, which many people find to be grating, does not help matters.
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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdIuMRN8Y0 A Pet Too Far]]". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva. As well as Alan is coming up with fans as well.

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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdIuMRN8Y0 A Pet Too Far]]". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] Website/YouTube are viewers cooing over the little diva. As well as Alan is coming up with fans as well.

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a little creepy]]. He gets a "TakeThatScrappy" moment in one commercial when he gets detained by the TSA.

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a little creepy]]. He gets suffers a "TakeThatScrappy" moment TakeThatScrappy in one commercial when he gets detained by the TSA.TSA.
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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdIuMRN8Y0 A Pet Too Far]]". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva.

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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdIuMRN8Y0 A Pet Too Far]]". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva. As well as Alan is coming up with fans as well.
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Uncanny Valley is IUEO now and the subjective version has been split; cleaning up misuse and ZCE in the process


* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]]. He gets a "TakeThatScrappy" moment in one commercial when he gets detained by the TSA.

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley a little creepy]]. He gets a "TakeThatScrappy" moment in one commercial when he gets detained by the TSA.
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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]]. He gets a "TakeThatScrappy" moment in one commercial when he gets detained by the TSA.
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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "A Pet Too Far". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva.

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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "A "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfdIuMRN8Y0 A Pet Too Far".Far]]". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the lovable commercial salesman/saleswoman lately in regards to Flo. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.
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** Mittens, the CuteKitten from "A Pet Too Far". Half the comments on [=YouTube=] are viewers cooing over the little diva.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Dr. Rick campaign, despite being fairly recent and not having that many ads devoted to it, is the least divisive ad campaign that Progressive has ever made. Even viewers who usually don't like their commercials found it to be genuinely funny, and prefer it to the main Flo-centered campaign.
* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].

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The Dr. Rick campaign, despite being fairly recent and not having that many ads devoted to it, is the least divisive ad campaign that Progressive has ever made. Even viewers who usually don't like their commercials found it to be genuinely funny, and prefer it to the main Flo-centered campaign.
** Flo's assistant Jamie (played by Jim Cashman) gradually gained enough prominence to become a BreakoutCharacter. Their co-worker Mara (played by Natalie Palamides) has also gotten some moments in the spotlight.
* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, douchebag and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].

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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the lovable commercial salesman/saleswoman lately in regards to Flo. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.



* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].
* SelfDeprecation: Lately Flo has been getting this. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].
* SelfDeprecation: Lately Flo has been getting this. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: People find Flo's general personality to either be endearing and likeable or annoying and unfunny.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Dr. Rick campaign, despite being fairly recent and not having that many ads devoted to it, is the least divisive ad campaign that Progressive has ever made. Even viewers who usually don't like their commercials found it to be genuinely funny, and prefer it to the main Flo-centered campaign.
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* SelfDepreciation: Lately Flo has been getting this. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.

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* SelfDepreciation: SelfDeprecation: Lately Flo has been getting this. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.
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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]].creepy]].
* SelfDepreciation: Lately Flo has been getting this. She's shown to always introduce herself and Progressive Insurance to the point of compulsion. Her own family, when she won't stop talking about insurance, tells her in unison to "give it a rest", and prefers it when Jamie discusses insurance with them than her. Also during the BeachEpisode Jamie makes a rule, 'no insurance talk during beach day' which everyone agrees too. Unfortunately, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere and two people start complaining about their insurance rates until Flo can't take it anymore and leaps up from where she is. This causes the rest of the agents to react with different forms of exasperation.

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* TheScrappy:
** Flo. She's intended to be {{adorkable}} and endearingly enthusiastic about Progressive, but for many she just comes off as an obnoxious shill who constantly tries to steer every conversation towards her brand. Furthermore, her [[WTHCostumingDepartment fashion sense]] means she's not even pleasant to look at. And having been the focus of Progressive commercials since 2008, people have felt she's long since overstayed her welcome.
** The Auto Insurance Box. Flo, despite the above, does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]]. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].

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* TheScrappy:
** Flo. She's intended to be {{adorkable}} and endearingly enthusiastic about Progressive, but for many she just comes off as an obnoxious shill who constantly tries to steer every conversation towards her brand. Furthermore, her [[WTHCostumingDepartment fashion sense]] means she's not even pleasant to look at. And having been the focus of Progressive commercials since 2008, people have felt she's long since overstayed her welcome.
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TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. Flo, despite the above, Flo does still have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]]. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].creepy]].
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** Flo. She's intended to be {{adorkable}} and endearingly enthusiastic about Progressive, but she just comes off as an obnoxious shill who constantly tries to steer every conversation towards her brand. Furthermore, her [[WTHCostumingDepartment fashion sense]] means she's not even pleasant to look at. And having been the focus of Progressive commercials since 2008, she's also long since overstayed her welcome.
** The Auto Insurance Box. While Flo at least ''had'' a following (which may still exist, albeit in lessened numbers), the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].

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** Flo. She's intended to be {{adorkable}} and endearingly enthusiastic about Progressive, but for many she just comes off as an obnoxious shill who constantly tries to steer every conversation towards her brand. Furthermore, her [[WTHCostumingDepartment fashion sense]] means she's not even pleasant to look at. And having been the focus of Progressive commercials since 2008, people have felt she's also long since overstayed her welcome.
** The Auto Insurance Box. While Flo at least ''had'' a following (which may Flo, despite the above, does still exist, albeit in lessened numbers), have a following, but the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag.douchebag, and also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking looking a]] [[UncannyValley little creepy]]. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].

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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. While Flo at least ''had'' a following (which may still exist, albeit in lessened numbers), the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].

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* TheScrappy: TheScrappy:
** Flo. She's intended to be {{adorkable}} and endearingly enthusiastic about Progressive, but she just comes off as an obnoxious shill who constantly tries to steer every conversation towards her brand. Furthermore, her [[WTHCostumingDepartment fashion sense]] means she's not even pleasant to look at. And having been the focus of Progressive commercials since 2008, she's also long since overstayed her welcome.
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The Auto Insurance Box. While Flo at least ''had'' a following (which may still exist, albeit in lessened numbers), the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].
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* TheScrappy: The Auto Insurance Box. While Flo at least ''had'' a following (which may still exist, albeit in lessened numbers), the box was unpopular from day one for being such a narcissistic, arrogant douchebag. Even worse, Progressive became well aware of how the fans feel about him and cranked his personality and popularity InUniverse UpToEleven, putting him into [[CreatorsPet unfortunate territory]].

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