header

header

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

So....Who Is She???

She's Flo, the quirky cashier in the
Progressive Insurance commercials! Flo is played by actress and comedienne Stephanie Courtney, and has been cited in news articles as having a sizable fan base on social networks like Facebook. Her character has appeared in commercials since the concept's 2008 debut. Flo is recognized by her extremely enthusiastic persona! And who can forget her heavy Rockabilly-style makeup, and retro hairstyle? In October 2009, the Boston Herald referred to Flo as "the commercial break’s new sweetheart," and said that Courtney was "attaining TV ad icon status." Flo has also become a new favorite Halloween costume. A Facebook page called "Flo the Progressive Girl" has garnered well over 500,000 fans! There are multiple websites dedicated to her, and she is popular on Twitter and various Internet forums. And, in case you've never seen a Progressive Insurance commercial here is one for your viewing pleasure!

Congratulations to several of you who picked Flo for your

answer! And a special congrats to Steviewren for being the

first to guess the correct answer! Now, go visit her

charming blog by clicking HERE! :)

35 comments:

  1. I did see those but didn't know she that's popular

    ReplyDelete
  2. I just love her..she does such a cute job with that commercial! Come say hi :D

    ReplyDelete
  3. nice. i have seen the commercials but did not recognize her in the still...nice.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lissa ~ I guess she is extremely popular! When I was searching for her picture I found many with her doing promo things...such as throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game, etc...all in her Flo outfit and makeup. :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. wow... I didn't know who she was. Just thought she was pretty enough to be a Miss America! :) The Bach.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Bach ~ you always did have a thing for that contest! ha.

    ReplyDelete
  7. nice to meet Flo
    thank you for the fun guessing game!

    ReplyDelete
  8. That is a very cute commercial. I love her retro look!!

    xoxo
    Jane

    ReplyDelete
  9. I have seen this girl on commercials constantly --yet I wouldn't have recognized her from that first picture (the one you showed in the previous post)... She's gorgeous...

    Hugs,
    Betsy

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow...some poofy hair, red lipstick... and I didn't have a clue it was Flo. I love Flo, I guess you could call me a fan!

    ReplyDelete
  11. What a great post...I think she may eclipse the gecko if she keeps this up! Go Flo..Go Flo...Go Flo....Yeah!

    ReplyDelete
  12. She is lovely in her "normal" look! My kids get such a kick out of her commercials.

    ReplyDelete
  13. well of course.....plain as day who it is/ha

    ReplyDelete
  14. Firelight ~ I think you're right...the gecko is cute, but Flo is cuter! :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. that is crazy...I would've never guessed Flo!!! Wow!

    ReplyDelete
  16. This competition is unfair to those of us who do not live in the USA. I want a discount.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Good, so I was excused for not knowing.;)
    But I could see from the comments that many got it right.;) This was fun,
    xo

    ReplyDelete
  18. I do like Flo and her happy-positive commercials.
    but we very happy with USAA as our insurance company and even sweet Flo won't persuade us to change.

    I really like the GEICO gecko too.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Rhonda ~ I wasn't trying to promote Progressive...I don't even use it myself. This was all in fun.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Sorry Alan! LOL! The video clip was just for you then. :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Oh Betsy I had missed your post asking about her, but I love this. She is cute as a button and I would not have guessed her. A really fun post.
    QMM

    ReplyDelete
  22. That was funny. I have seen her a few times, but have never recognized.

    ReplyDelete
  23. flo is fun. don't you just love the word quirky!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Kimy ~ LOL!...yes, I have a dear friend that I call 'cute and quirky' :)

    ReplyDelete
  25. My husband and I were talking about her the other day and wondering if she got recognized out in public. I did't recognize her from the pic. That was fun Betsy.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Valerie ~ I'm not so sure people would recognize her as her normal self. But as Flo, she certainly has the fans! :)

    ReplyDelete
  27. It's amazing what a little RED lipstick will do!
    I wonder if it's Jungle Red?

    ReplyDelete
  28. Christine ~ it's "Progressive Red"!! LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Hm. Never a big fan of those commercials. Several years back, however, I had minor "celebrity crushes" gleaned from Rebecca Gayheart's Noxema comercials, and Ines Sastra's Maybelline ads... but that's just me.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Silver Fox ~ maybe it's a girl thing...The Mister thinks those commercials are obnoxious. Ha.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Wow, was that his exact word? Ouch! The last time I felt that strongly about a series of commercials, it was the early 1990s' Mentos series!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Oops. Ines Sastre's early 1990s ad was for Max Factor, not Maybelline.

    ReplyDelete
  33. yes, his exact word...but he thinks most commercials are obnoxious....especially the Broadman Home Security ones :)

    ReplyDelete
  34. I absolutely LOVE Flo! :D

    "like this cool tricked out name tag" Hee

    ReplyDelete
  35. she looks so different in real life--better. Very attractive indeed.

    ReplyDelete

I'm serving coffee! Stay and chat!
And no awards, please! Your comments are my awards!