A familiar figure from children’s fiction inspires Vieves to look for commercials featuring literary icons. From Mr. Darcy selling beer to Captain Ahab selling car insurance, it’s an English major’s fever dream. Plus, Coca Cola ruins Christmas.
Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:
Etsy - Waldo
https://youtu.be/5CNd2DFWLv8?si=ufbCxhE3G_EonA5q
LIttle Caesars - Save like Scrooge
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qsoW/little-caesars-pizza-hot-n-ready-slices-n-stix-save-like-scrooge
Mercedes Benz - Ebenezer
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/q_lj/2022-mercedes-benz-eqs-holidays-scrooge-t1
Heineken - Pride & Prejudice
https://youtu.be/Z3qSBOL0uOk?si=Gyk1zjgO1I8kEQ_9
BPA Appliance Efficiency - The Case of the Blue Clue
https://youtu.be/jMOReJ8VQgM?si=BeHXCtdMEla_I0V2
American Dental Association - Don Quixote
https://youtu.be/uQAjZCAvczE?si=y-MVfv3GA0Q7YyK6&t=11
Kentucky Fried Chicken - Tom Sawyer
https://youtu.be/x-GLhcFocQI?si=917QvYbatPiLqibu
Alka Seltzer - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
https://youtu.be/_HPfwQwhVKI?si=3_tDxYJOKAr72DYF
Geico - Captain Ahab
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/t_6J/geico-captain-ahab-looks-for-parking
Uber for teens account - haircut
https://youtu.be/zdhzq3o17mA?si=Ma9cvs7siX0sL8h4
Coca-Cola’s Holiday Ads Trade the ‘Real Thing’ for Generative A.I.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/style/coca-cola-holiday-ads-ai.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=5A221D47-B066-4A2D-B44C-B49E42013CFE
Coca Cola - AI generated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RSTupbfGog
