“Overworked Elf” Dean Winters Allstate/Walmart Commercial…

Aww!–It’s Xmas season again! And what could be a better antidote for that than Dean Winters playing an overworked elf!? Doesn’t the above scene look Christmas-y? A coating of snow, seasonal yard decor, and…gasp!– –Santa and his sleigh on the rooftop!
But there’s a rub…the Mayhem dude is playing Santa’s overworked assistant, and he’s ready to call it a night! Mayhem is wearing his suit, but clearly the worse for the wear. There’s soot on his face, maybe some bruises,and his tie is askew…it’s been a long night! Clearly, the elves need to unionize..

But I’ve always disliked elves of the relentlessly-cheerful variety. I like my elves world-weary, and a bit sarcastic, and Winters fits that bill perfectly! He’s already had a hard night, and so when he hands Santa his pack (“here you go, Boss!”), he fumbles, and the gifts go tumbling down the chimney! It gets worse, too, ’cause there a fire burning in the hearth! An expensive Apple laptop impacts and is broken open, and other gifts ignite! If you have ever dropped electronic devices even a short distance much less ignited them, you’ll know that this does not bode well for their functionality. Yuppers, Allstate insurance sure is needed for protection of these electronics, or as as our elf tells us, you’ll be “Ho-ho-SO out of luck!“

I also love the fact that Winters apparently has names for the reindeer other than what we are used to, referring to one of them as “Cliffton.” I’d be in favor of re-naming most of the reindeer, giving them relatable names such as Frank, Harry, and Clyde. This reindeer looks somewhat startled by the spectacle that he has just witnessed…
Dean Winters has given us Xmas elves before, memorably playing The Elf on the Shelf just a few years back. That elf was dressed in traditional elfish attire, and as human-sized, brought the shelf down that he was sitting on due to his weight. “Elf down!- -Elf down!,” he alerted from the floor…

So enjoy Dean Winters in this year’s holiday offering…he’s a national treasure, really!
Tags: christmas, Dean Winters, elf, elves, Mayhem's "overworked elf", santa, santa-claus
You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site.
December 3, 2024 at 6:25 pm
Too bad we can’t rebury him.
LikeLiked by 1 person
December 4, 2024 at 10:55 pm
Actually, I prefer “Mayhem” to most of the other insurance spokespersons as he’s sarcastic and world-weary. If you buried him, he’d simply come back from the grave, his suit disheveled and smeared with dirt… 🙀
LikeLike
December 5, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Not if we gave him the George Romero treatment like they do on TWD. 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
December 10, 2024 at 11:20 am
Well, Dean Winters almost died from a severe bacterial infection in 2009. His heart stopped beating for two minutes, and he was hospitalized for 95 days! So you could say he’s already come back from the dead… 💀
LikeLiked by 1 person
December 11, 2024 at 1:46 am
Well, then, let’s call Buffy’s Delicatessan and order some…stakes to go.
LikeLiked by 1 person