Captain Obvious

Last updated September 12, 2025

Captain Obvious is part of an American expression demonstrating a lapalissade. It was coined in the 1990s in the Girl Talk series of novels by L.E. Blair.^[1]

It may also refer to:

Captain Obvious (advertising character), a fictional character in Hotels.com advertisements
Captain Obvious, a character on The Shebang , an Australian radio show
Captain Obvious, an episode of Mr Inbetween , an Australian TV show
Captain Obvious, a character in Annoying Orange , an American YouTube web series

References

↑ "Captain Obvious". Oxford English Dictionary. 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

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[1] "Captain Obvious". Oxford English Dictionary. 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.

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