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John Oliver creates a truly honest Home Depot ad

Nick Offerman makes the best Home Depot employee ever! Who needs robots? CREDIT: Last Week Tonight

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Credit: Rodney Ho

Nick Offerman makes the best Home Depot employee ever! Who needs robots? CREDIT: Last Week Tonight
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Nov 4, 2014

John Oliver on his HBO show proves that Lowe's concept of a robotic sales assistant isn't quite ready for prime time. Why? Because if rival Atlanta-based Home Depot had Nick Offerman ("Parks & Recreation") as an employee, he'd make the perfect marriage counselor:

Another Atlanta connection: the man in the sketch is H. Jon Benjamin, who plays "Archer" on FX, a show created by two Atlantans.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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