Captain Obvious

Captain Obvious is a term used in American English idioms of the 20th and 21st centuries. The idioms are usually a jocular or sardonic rejoinder to a statement considered to be stating the obvious. For instance, "Thank you, Captain Obvious", in response to some statement, would be a sarcastic way of saying "The statement you have just made is superfluous, since the state thereby described was already apparent to all present".

A fictional character called Captain Obvious was used in television commercials for a hotel booking service, beginning in 2014. The character was created by the marketing firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky, is portrayed by Brandon Moynihan, and appears in some internet memes.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, S. (February 25, 2014). "For Hotels.com’s Campaign, the Answer Was Obvious" in New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/business/media/for-hotelscoms-campaign-the-answer-was-obvious.html
  2. ↑ Giantasio, D. (February 27, 2014). "Hotels.com Recruits Captain Obvious, but Is One Gag Enough for a Campaign? in Adweek: https://www.adweek.com/creativity/hotelscom-recruits-captain-obvious-one-gag-enough-campaign-155987/
  3. ↑ ISpot: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7gj1/hotels-com-obvious-eye-contact
  4. ↑ Closs, L. (February 24, 2017). "Meet Captain Obvious Brandon Moynihan" in Nutmeg: https://nutmegcreative.com/blog/meet-captain-obvious-brandon-moynihan/
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