I thought the talking baby ad was the dumbest thing in 2008, and honestly the puppeteer guy from a Reddit AMA changed my mind
Back in 2008 I muted every E-Trade spot with that talking baby because it felt like a cheap gimmick with no actual product info. Years later I read a long AMA from a puppeteer who worked those shoots and he explained how the baby's lines were pitched at tired parents watching at 11pm, not people like me who were never going to open an account. Did a weird mascot ever win you over once you heard how it got made?