On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breaks the news that Lowe’s is making your science fiction nightmares come true. The home improvement chain is employing robots this holiday season. Presumably these are ‘bots who just need to pick up a little holiday cash. John questions whether robots can provide the most vital customer service of all? Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, and Sarah Baker help demonstrate that they cannot.
Lowe’s doesn’t understand that their human helpers aren’t merely there to point you to plumbing paraphernalia. Under the relentless glare of fluorescent lights, the grim realities of the family budget meet wildly different priorities and tastes head-on.
John created an ad for Lowe’s competition, Home Depot, which demonstrates exactly how vital the human element is to the store, and to America’s families. Nick Offernan plays the wise guide and tactful adviser whose unique skills can head off certain disaster. “After all, it’s just a sink” or a patio, a toilet, a counter top or another tool for a project you’ll never finish! I’m here to tell you, those hard floors do nothing to extend one’s patience – forget the robots. Clone Nick Offerman and carpet those things!