Ad of the Day: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is an Insanely Overbearing Mom in Her Best Old Navy Ads Yet

Still dressing her tween son

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Veep actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is back to star in more commercials for Old Navy, and this time she's an uptight suburban smother mother helping promote back-to-school sales.

Last seen holding up an elevator full of people, she is way less obnoxious in this new work from agency Chandelier, which isn't necessarily saying much given that she's basically torturing her poor, overdressed son by being shamelessly overbearing on his first day.

She does get an assist from the world's least sassy pre-teens, who also know a surprising amount about the costs of their clothes and are very eager to share that information with an adult, rather than just giving her the side-eye she deserves.

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