Head Guru Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 ok as most of you know I work a ton of hours here at TCH. I was watching Television today for the first time in a while. Are those Rat's in the Quizno Ad's. What is with their eyeballs? Man, what did I miss? Quote
!!blue Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 I don't know either, but, let me tell you that I hope someone got fired over that one It reminds me of bad videos you find over the web like the Charlie Brown version of Outkast's "Hey Ya!" or those VH1 clips of singing & rocking kitties. But that Quizno's one? .... It's just bizzare.... it was only funny once. later, !!blue Quote
Head Guru Posted February 26, 2004 Author Posted February 26, 2004 Ok Here is the spot http://img.slate.msn.com/media/44/Quiznos_100k.asf Just odd! Quote
TCH-Dick Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 My wife was trying to tell me about that commercial and I was like..."ummmm what the heck are you talking about?" (yeah I spend to much time at the PC to and dont see much TV. Last night she starts yelling come here its that commercial, WHAT THE HECK ARE THOSE THINGS???!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Virtual Imager Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 That's just bizarre! Now c'mon.... doesn't it make you want to run out and get one of those subs???? Ewwwwwwww. Quote
MikeJ Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 They are spongemonkeys, created by Joel Veitch. Quote
krieser Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 Now c'mon.... doesn't it make you want to run out and get one of those subs???? Yeah, if the rats like them, they must be good! Quote
schussat Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 I sort of like the weird rat-things. It's kind of like stream-of-conscious 80s rock, somehow. Just weird enough to get my attention, but not weird enough to really freak me out. And hey, if it's not Jared From Subway, I'm all for it! Quote
Head Guru Posted February 26, 2004 Author Posted February 26, 2004 I cant stop thinking about the ad spot. So its working Quote
Virtual Imager Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 Kind of reminds me of Alvin and The Chipmunks, but they were much cuter! I guess i'm dating myself.... Quote
Alan Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 lol, Hey Bill! Wacky Idea #1' lol Get anyone who wants to help out, and we all (Everyone who wants to help tch out) pitch in, and purchase a 5 min ad, And like all meet somewhere, and take a huge family photo! lol And like a slogan "Family Comes First!" or something at the top, and like fade out and put the best of the Customer Comments, you have, fading out one after the other! Hehe! Quote
n2access Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 That is one weird ad. So weird that I remembered it was for Quiznos. Hum... How 'bout if the head guru streaks the Oscars with www.TotalChoiceHosting.com painted on his body... One weird ad... Quote
LunarMagic Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 I think the LAST thing that commercial makes me want to do is eat. It wasn't even funny once, it just kinda creeped me out... and it looks like some children drew it, to boot. Just very odd. I've never eaten at Quizno's, sorry to say. But after seeing those weird hamster-things, I'm not going to either. Ugh. Quote
HCSuperStores Posted February 26, 2004 Posted February 26, 2004 I'm with the Head G Bill on this one. TV - bad .... web development GOOD! I barely know what a Quiznos is! Did you know that your metabolism actually goes LOWER than if you were sleeping while you watch TV. However, web development burns all sorts of calories while you type! I have really I AM A SPAMMER fingers now! Ok ... I'm getting punchy .... Quote
escaped_light Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 we like the MOOOOOON I'm scared!!! I hate those little RAT things. How annoying! Robert Quote
DarqFlare Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 I saw it once and was trying to figure out if it was for real... They achieved what they wanted: everybody knowing about Quiznos. I never liked them in the first place... Quote
schussat Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 So, I saw the ad again last night, sitting on the sofa with my wife. When those little rats sing "They got a pepper bar!" I just lost it. My wife, of course, thinks I've gone stark raving bonkers, but that one line still sends me right over the edge. I cannot control it; I'm giggling right now. I think the last ad I enjoyed so much for its bold non-sequiters is the Jack in the Box ad that lampooned big trucks: A hopelessly over-designed pickup truck is squealing around in the mud with slow-mo rain falling all around it, and Little Bo-Peep is standing there with a lamb in her arms, and Jack comes running (in slow-mo again) along with a hard-hat on, to save her. Brilliant. Quote
Head Guru Posted February 27, 2004 Author Posted February 27, 2004 So, I saw the ad again last night, sitting on the sofa with my wife. When those little rats sing "They got a pepper bar!" I just lost it. My wife, of course, thinks I've gone stark raving bonkers, but that one line still sends me right over the edge. I cannot control it; I'm giggling right now. I think the last ad I enjoyed so much for its bold non-sequiters is the Jack in the Box ad that lampooned big trucks: A hopelessly over-designed pickup truck is squealing around in the mud with slow-mo rain falling all around it, and Little Bo-Peep is standing there with a lamb in her arms, and Jack comes running (in slow-mo again) along with a hard-hat on, to save her. Brilliant. I agree. That one line makes me burst out laughing, and all day at my keyboard, I keep saying "they got a pepper bar". Last ad spot that had this much effect on me was the "Wasabie" spots for busweiser. I agree Quiznos is not as good as Tubby's Subs, but it is better than Subway. Quote
!!blue Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 My favorite subs are from Potbelly's!! Yuuummm... Quote
MikeJ Posted February 27, 2004 Posted February 27, 2004 My favorite subs are from Potbelly's!! Yuuummm... They just opened one in my work building a couple months ago. Heaven.... Quote
ThumpAZ Posted February 29, 2004 Posted February 29, 2004 My wife's company does the interior design for Quizno's, and was aware of the coming commercials some time in advance. I laugh my tail off every time I see them... and "they got a pepper bar" is ringing in my head 24/7. They definitely are living rent free in many people's heads. Quote
!!blue Posted February 29, 2004 Posted February 29, 2004 Just in case people want to see more of these SpongeMonkeys (or other weird stuff), here's the guy that is twisted in the head enough to come up with it: rathergood.com enjoy? later, !!blue Quote
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