The Noid is back in Domino’s Pizza commercials: Can you avoid it? Updated 7:01 AM; Today 7:01 AM Can you avoid The Noid? The red animated character has returned in Domino's Pizza commercials.Video still Facebook Share Melody Baetens, The Detroit News (TNS) The Noid — a gummy, red animated pest in Domino’s Pizza commercials from the 1980s and ’90s — is back with a new, high-tech nemesis. Starting Monday, the Noid will be featured in the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company’s ads and his new battle is trying to thwart Nuro’s R2 robot, a driverless vehicle delivering Domino’s pizza.