May 27, 2025 • 69 mins
Andrew and Vieves consider commercials that rely on typos - and the ensuing hilarity - to sell everything from diet soda to dating apps. Plus, the Ad Council does NOT come through.
Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show:
Diet Coke - Typo
https://youtu.be/CtTNIkB3axg?si=0FeeP07uOm6xKH9m
WebFlow - We Have A Typo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTN0g4Bx0I
Truth (Anti-Tobacco Campaign): Typo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ElVeWgZDhs
Tinder - Rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XTcEB_E44Y
Farmers Insurance - Sky Typo
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6SC7/farmers-insurance-marry-me-skywriting-featuring-jk-simmons
Atari - Typo Attack (ft. Alan Alda)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw_32_4k_iw
Carl’s Jr. Guacamole Burger - Typo
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZpS2/carls-jr-guacamole-double-cheeseburger-not-a-typo
BMO Harris Bank - Garden Gnomes (ft Featuring Lamorne Morris)
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/64ob/bmo-harris-bank-garden-gnomes-featuring-lamorne-morris
Bridgestone - Reply All (2011 Super Bowl)
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/commercial-inspired-real-email-mistake-17676428
Bridgestone - Reply All (Short Version / Alternate Ending)
https://www.ispot.tv/events/2011-super-bowl-commercials/bridgestone-reply-all
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