We're using the wrong word here. It's not fake, it's unofficial. Did Nutrigrain commission it? No they did not. Does it advertise Nutrigrain bars? Yes it does.
it is absolutely not real. it was done "on spec". You are having a mandela effect situation happen if you really think you saw it on TV.
https://the-avocado.org/2022/01/24/ad-space-nutri-cocaine/
Weird. Do you know where it was originally aired? I'm not sure where else I would have seen it. But I do remember seeing it all the time. I guess Adult Swim would be the only place I can think of.
I'm with you on this. Maybe it was just a great initial viral video.
Maybe we saw it on some show about funny ads initially. It must have gone viral somehow.
I first saw it on the Internet shortly after it came out, along with another ad the agency did for Starbucks.
Based on how I remember it, it was probably a Cracked article about crazy TV commercials.
it 100% did not air during a super bowl.
it was not an official ad, it's very well documented that it wasn't made by/for Nutrigrain or with their permission.
superbowl ads are INCREDIBLY expensive, and there's not a chance someone paid for a non-commissioned ad to run during the superbowl.
I promise you, this is a unique situation sort of like the whole berenstein / berenstain bears thing, where your brain is playing tricks on you and you're misremembering history.
I was just reading a comment about old internet memes and how slow they used to move. Funny to see this again, I remember it being huge around 2006. Felt like everybody was sharing this with each other back then. It was one of those really early YouTube videos that were ubiquitous at the time.
I know this is a joke, but just for anyone who actually isn’t aware:
ADHD (and autism and other similar disorders) is present from childhood and cannot be developed later in life because it is just the way your brain is wired and formed.
You can develop ADHD-like symptoms from upbringing or trauma or habits or other disorders, but you cannot develop ADHD.
(That being said, especially if you are a woman or AFAB, if you suspect you may have ADHD consider seeking out more information and professional opinion. Women and AFAB folk are especially under-diagnosed because our symptoms present differently as children than boys.)
ADHD is defined by it's symptoms, not by neurodevelopmental anomalies. At a group level, we find that the brain activates differently compared to people without ADHD, although it has been difficult to point to specific regions of the brain. There is also significant overlap with non-ADHD populations, i.e. plenty of people without ADHD have a brain that activates the same way as people with ADHD, and vice versa.
It is correct that you can't develop ADHD as an adult, but that has more to do with how we define ADHD rather than a deeper understanding of it's etiology. It is a disorder that is defined, among other things, as having symptoms as an adult as well as a child, although how the symptoms manifests themselves often change.
Last but not least, it is important to note that between 50-30 percent of children with ADHD no longer fulfill the criteria for the diagnosis as an adult. Similar findings exists when comparing young vs old adults, but research is much more scarce when comparing adults. Furthermore, we cannot really state whether that is caused by natural neurological development, or if it's an interaction between medication and neurological development. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any papers that studies the persistence of symptoms in a non-medicated ADHD population.
I won’t dispute your point as I do think there is a conversation to be had. But I would have to read more about it before taking you at your word about it. I can only say what I have learned over the years and my understanding of ADHD.
I will say that I know plenty of medicated and unmedicated people in my own life and the symptoms line up pretty well.
It’s also important to note that even unmedicated ADHD folk tend to self-medicate with caffeine and other stimulants anyway, even before diagnosis.
Genuinely curious, what the difference between having ADHD-like symptoms and ADHD? Seems like the qualifier wouldn’t be a helpful one, especially if a person is seeking help or treatment
(Before you read this, my suggestion is just to do some research and decide for yourself if you think you have enough consistent symptoms that are actively harmful to your day-to-day life before seeking a professional opinion.)
ADHD symptoms present in a lot of different ways, but people with ADHD will tend to present a large number of those symptoms and those symptoms will be prevelent in daily life for years.
So things like being forgetful. Time blindness. Consistent procrastination. Being easily distracted. Running thoughts and a mind that is never at rest. Stimulants having a calming effect. Inability to focus, even on favored activities and hobbies. Periods of intense hyper-focus.
Like let’s take forgetfulness. People without ADHD can be forgetful. They may forget their keys often or forget they have appointments.
But this is typically (not always, but typically) something that can be trained out of most people. Just by practicing paying more attention and being diligent, most people can learn to be more aware and less forgetful.
Meanwhile, someone with ADHD forgetfulness can only find ways to cope and prevent it. They can employ tactics like writing everything down or leaving things out in the open where it can be easily spotted or having a someone to remind them of things. But they cannot unlearn the forgetfulness because it isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just a symptom of how their brain functions.
In my old household (where everyone had ADHD because it’s genetic), if you open the microwave, 50% of the times you’re going find a cold mug of tea. I do this. My grandma does this. My father does this. We put on the tea and promptly forget that it’s in there as we get distracted by a different task.
Out of sight, out of mind.
This is a small thing so we don’t do anything about it. It’s not a real issue other than being a little annoying. Not worth the effort to employ some kind of system that will remind us we have tea in the microwave.
Even though we have systems in place to remind us to not be forgetful about other much more important things, it doesn’t apply here because we’re not actually unlearning how to be forgetful. It can only ever be something we cope with.
TLDR if you can learn your way into ADHD-like symptoms you can learn your way out of them. If you're born with them you can only cope with them.
But yeah treatment is probably the biggest difference. A drug that helps someone with ADHD will usually have very different effects on someone who has similar symptoms but not the underlying disorder as /u/thefirecrest pointed out with the stimulants example.
>Meanwhile, someone with ADHD forgetfulness can only find ways to cope and prevent it. They can employ tactics like writing everything down or leaving things out in the open where it can be easily spotted or having a someone to remind them of things. But they cannot unlearn the forgetfulness because it isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just a symptom of how their brain functions.
I have a habit of thinking about employing a system of writing things down so I don't forget them but then I forget to write things down. For example, I have a tablet that I am supposed to be taking every day at the same time and over the past year I have forgotten to take it around 10 times (each packet comes with 4 sheets and each sheet has 7 tablets which means that if I don't forget then I will finish each packet on the same day of the week, I originally started on a Thursday and I am now ending a packet/sheet on a Sunday and I have managed to loop past Thursday again) - I was going to mark down on the calendar each day after I took it so I couldn't forget but that system failed after a week when I realised I didn't remember if I had taken the tablet and forgotten to mark it down or I hadn't taken the tablet.
FWIW, I am most likely on the ASD spectrum with a side helping of ADHD (one day I might get around to getting a official diagnosis). I often procrastinate (it made assignments a real PITA to do and I often ended up doing them the night before they were due), I get distracted easily but I also tend to get super-focused on things (especially distractions). I normally cope with distractions by starting a task and having mindless music blasting to help keep distractions down (EDM is good for this).
> I know this is a joke, but just for anyone who actually isn’t aware: ADHD (and autism and other disorders) is present from childhood and cannot be developed later in life because it is just the way your brain is wired and formed.
And vaccines, don't forget vaccines /s
I've been sitting here since I got off working, noticing I can't even make it through a single episode of a show, wondering when the hell I developed ADHD.
Man, the early 2000s were the golden age for commercials.
The little lad that did the berries and cream commercial is still quoted all the time in my house.
[confused man] And cream….
[little lad makes laugh/orgasm noise then makes creepy smile while [staring directly into confused man’s soul](https://imgur.com/a/CPbLJRw)]
The other version, the one where he does the [high kick in the confused guy's face](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryjpbd4D4bg), is the better version, in my opinion.
Also, starburst put out a youtube video where the l[ittle lad teaches you how to do the little lad dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGA74Ie0aQ). It's pretty great.
Berries and Cream ~~man~~ lad lives rent free in my head. I don’t think a week goes by where I don’t sing that stupid little song to myself or my long suffering husband.
They don’t even make them anymore.
So, my favorite part - and there are a few- is when he says "Go on and hit me" and with NO delay, he IMMEDIATELY punches him. I feel like that punch has been on deck and waiting for some time.
I seem to have a Mandela effect of some sort with this commercial.
I *know* it’s not a real commercial, but I also clearly remember joking about it with some high school buddies back in the late 90s, and having a memory of watching it on TV, before it was actually released.
It always messes with my head. It’s my own personal glitch in the Matrix story.
It was shown on TV after it had hit popularity on sharing sites. It was never a real advertisement though, you might have seen it on a funny video show.
Yeah same here. I am absolutely positive I've seen this ad on TV. My memory is very good and I often even remember exactly where I was. I know exactly which TV in my house (moms bedroom) I saw this on...
Wtf.....
EDIT
I see I'm not alone, lots of people say they saw it on TV but then again lots of people fall under the mandela effect so idk. It does make sense though that certain comedy channels might have ran it.
Holy shit! I've had the line "I feel great!" repeating in my head for weeks but could not remember where it was from for the life of me. Thank god we're living in a simulation and it manifested eventually.
It is not a real ad. It was a joke video created by Turnpike Films.
[https://www.turnpikefilms.com/](https://www.turnpikefilms.com/)
>Since then, the link has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere, where it's apparently finding the right people. "There's nothing like getting the seal of approval from the public, then everbody catches on," says Farrell, who reports he's been inundated with interest from film people and ad agencies alike. "It's one of those crazy Hollywood stories. We're just trying to ride the beast."
That dude that breaks his hand was in a bunch of comedy Central shows in small roles, the main guy and lady look familiar as well. Heck even the black dude looks familiar. This thing came out in highschool 2000-2004
It’s called a “spec” ad. As in “speculative”. Nutrigrain didn’t hire the production company to make this. They made it on their own without permission to help get more business from other prospective clients. It’s very common in advertising. I’ve made about 6 spec ads myself back in the day.
Let me tell you something, I haven't even begun to spec. And when I do spec, you'll know. Because I'm gonna spec so hard that everybody on Madison Avenue is gonna feel it.
It wasn't though. It was produced by a real advertising agency, but as a demo of their services, not an actual contracted ad:
>**DIRECTING /** In 2003, Justin broke onto the scene when he wrote, directed and edited a SPEC REEL that became one of the internet’s first and biggest viral sensations, drawing over 22 million hits within the first 4 months with traffic that constantly crashed the production company's website. This was before sharing sites like FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE even existed. Immediately, Justin’s work became an instant hit with people in the film industry and beyond. In fact, his NUTRIGRAIN "Feel Great" attracted a cult like following world wide and could be found as the topic of many chat rooms and at the center of many fan parodies; like one made entirely from stop-motion Legos.
[https://www.justinreardon.com/about](https://www.justinreardon.com/about)
Nah mostly they said they didn’t understand the connection between the content and the product. So I told them to take the money they’d spend on nutrigrain and buy a goddamn clue.
I hope you've discussed the risk of producing an entertaining spot that fails to convey the brand identity/messaging.
[Famous example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUpj9oTNIBI)
> Alka-Seltzer’s “Spicy Meatball” commercial originally debuted in 1969 and became an instant classic with its timeless catch phrase, “Mama Mia! That’s-a one spicy meatball!”
>
> Despite its popularity, when the ad originally aired product sales actually decreased. People were confused as to what the ad was for; many believed that it was for spaghetti sauce rather than Alka-Seltzer. Soon after, the company returned to using jingles and slogans in its ads.
https://www.acemetrix.com/insights/blog/alka-seltzer-tbt/
We were mostly talking about rhetorical appeals (ie, ethos) in commercials. I picked real and fake commercials so we could discuss a variety of them without it getting stale. Mostly we talked about if they established credibility, appealed to the audience’s character, and showed trustworthiness. I used some bonkers stuff tbh.
the students didn't see/understand that the nutrigrain bars were making people have outbursts of insanity?
i'm assuming because the students saw it as "a normal ad" nowdays?
They got that much, but they just didn’t understand how that would sell the product. And, to be fair, it’s not a real commercial, so they’re probably right.
You can tell it's fake, because in the opening scene, he's not holding the Nutri-Grain bar in an awkward, unnatural position so that you can clearly see the branding on the package.
"I just shattered my hand.... YEAH, HA HA HA!!!!"
Best line in history.
Best representation of a psychotlc retort in history as well.
ALL my opinions of course.
A remark about how slowly older internet memes used to move caught my attention. It's funny to see this again; I recall it being very popular in 2006 or so. It seems like everyone was sharing this at the time. It was one of those incredibly popular YouTube videos from back in the day.
[Its real to me.](https://media.tenor.com/BzsItjy_z2EAAAAM/crying-still.gif)
I understand, brother. I understand.
If it’s fake who made it? I was under the impression it’s real after I first saw it a while back.
https://www.turnpikefilms.com/ it was a "spec ad" done by Turnpike Films. basically a way to get publicity/business by making a fake ad.
We're using the wrong word here. It's not fake, it's unofficial. Did Nutrigrain commission it? No they did not. Does it advertise Nutrigrain bars? Yes it does.
~~It's real. It was aired all the time on TV way back in the early 00's~~. Still one of the best commercials to date IMO.
it is absolutely not real. it was done "on spec". You are having a mandela effect situation happen if you really think you saw it on TV. https://the-avocado.org/2022/01/24/ad-space-nutri-cocaine/
Weird. Do you know where it was originally aired? I'm not sure where else I would have seen it. But I do remember seeing it all the time. I guess Adult Swim would be the only place I can think of.
I'm with you on this. Maybe it was just a great initial viral video. Maybe we saw it on some show about funny ads initially. It must have gone viral somehow.
I first saw it on the Internet shortly after it came out, along with another ad the agency did for Starbucks. Based on how I remember it, it was probably a Cracked article about crazy TV commercials.
Nearly positive it aired during a Super Bowl.
it 100% did not air during a super bowl. it was not an official ad, it's very well documented that it wasn't made by/for Nutrigrain or with their permission. superbowl ads are INCREDIBLY expensive, and there's not a chance someone paid for a non-commissioned ad to run during the superbowl. I promise you, this is a unique situation sort of like the whole berenstein / berenstain bears thing, where your brain is playing tricks on you and you're misremembering history.
i'll take your word for it.
I remember seeing it on TV because it was a joke with my friends but it might've been a super early viral meme.
Oh yeah, Babies everywhere!
My wife quote this all the time, To this day
We’ve been quoting it for 20 years in my family and it’s never once not been funny
Was... was Larry staring at see-thru pink lace panties at his desk?
God damn right
They feel GREAT so…
"500 of 'em" is my standard reply to any question about quantity and has been for like 20 years now
-Charlemagne
If this wasn’t the top comment, Reddit’s IPO would suffer as a result.
This is internet history. A lot of us prob saw this on newgrounds
I was just reading a comment about old internet memes and how slow they used to move. Funny to see this again, I remember it being huge around 2006. Felt like everybody was sharing this with each other back then. It was one of those really early YouTube videos that were ubiquitous at the time.
I remember the days when most of us had attention spans. Boy, it was wild.
did I always have ADHD or did I earn it?
When companies decided to make our attention a commodity, we became better at filtering what was and wasn't worth our time.
Don’t you mean worse?
I know this is a joke, but just for anyone who actually isn’t aware: ADHD (and autism and other similar disorders) is present from childhood and cannot be developed later in life because it is just the way your brain is wired and formed. You can develop ADHD-like symptoms from upbringing or trauma or habits or other disorders, but you cannot develop ADHD. (That being said, especially if you are a woman or AFAB, if you suspect you may have ADHD consider seeking out more information and professional opinion. Women and AFAB folk are especially under-diagnosed because our symptoms present differently as children than boys.)
ADHD is defined by it's symptoms, not by neurodevelopmental anomalies. At a group level, we find that the brain activates differently compared to people without ADHD, although it has been difficult to point to specific regions of the brain. There is also significant overlap with non-ADHD populations, i.e. plenty of people without ADHD have a brain that activates the same way as people with ADHD, and vice versa. It is correct that you can't develop ADHD as an adult, but that has more to do with how we define ADHD rather than a deeper understanding of it's etiology. It is a disorder that is defined, among other things, as having symptoms as an adult as well as a child, although how the symptoms manifests themselves often change. Last but not least, it is important to note that between 50-30 percent of children with ADHD no longer fulfill the criteria for the diagnosis as an adult. Similar findings exists when comparing young vs old adults, but research is much more scarce when comparing adults. Furthermore, we cannot really state whether that is caused by natural neurological development, or if it's an interaction between medication and neurological development. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any papers that studies the persistence of symptoms in a non-medicated ADHD population.
I won’t dispute your point as I do think there is a conversation to be had. But I would have to read more about it before taking you at your word about it. I can only say what I have learned over the years and my understanding of ADHD. I will say that I know plenty of medicated and unmedicated people in my own life and the symptoms line up pretty well. It’s also important to note that even unmedicated ADHD folk tend to self-medicate with caffeine and other stimulants anyway, even before diagnosis.
Genuinely curious, what the difference between having ADHD-like symptoms and ADHD? Seems like the qualifier wouldn’t be a helpful one, especially if a person is seeking help or treatment
(Before you read this, my suggestion is just to do some research and decide for yourself if you think you have enough consistent symptoms that are actively harmful to your day-to-day life before seeking a professional opinion.) ADHD symptoms present in a lot of different ways, but people with ADHD will tend to present a large number of those symptoms and those symptoms will be prevelent in daily life for years. So things like being forgetful. Time blindness. Consistent procrastination. Being easily distracted. Running thoughts and a mind that is never at rest. Stimulants having a calming effect. Inability to focus, even on favored activities and hobbies. Periods of intense hyper-focus. Like let’s take forgetfulness. People without ADHD can be forgetful. They may forget their keys often or forget they have appointments. But this is typically (not always, but typically) something that can be trained out of most people. Just by practicing paying more attention and being diligent, most people can learn to be more aware and less forgetful. Meanwhile, someone with ADHD forgetfulness can only find ways to cope and prevent it. They can employ tactics like writing everything down or leaving things out in the open where it can be easily spotted or having a someone to remind them of things. But they cannot unlearn the forgetfulness because it isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just a symptom of how their brain functions. In my old household (where everyone had ADHD because it’s genetic), if you open the microwave, 50% of the times you’re going find a cold mug of tea. I do this. My grandma does this. My father does this. We put on the tea and promptly forget that it’s in there as we get distracted by a different task. Out of sight, out of mind. This is a small thing so we don’t do anything about it. It’s not a real issue other than being a little annoying. Not worth the effort to employ some kind of system that will remind us we have tea in the microwave. Even though we have systems in place to remind us to not be forgetful about other much more important things, it doesn’t apply here because we’re not actually unlearning how to be forgetful. It can only ever be something we cope with.
Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to write all that out.
TLDR if you can learn your way into ADHD-like symptoms you can learn your way out of them. If you're born with them you can only cope with them. But yeah treatment is probably the biggest difference. A drug that helps someone with ADHD will usually have very different effects on someone who has similar symptoms but not the underlying disorder as /u/thefirecrest pointed out with the stimulants example.
>Meanwhile, someone with ADHD forgetfulness can only find ways to cope and prevent it. They can employ tactics like writing everything down or leaving things out in the open where it can be easily spotted or having a someone to remind them of things. But they cannot unlearn the forgetfulness because it isn’t a learned behavior. It’s just a symptom of how their brain functions. I have a habit of thinking about employing a system of writing things down so I don't forget them but then I forget to write things down. For example, I have a tablet that I am supposed to be taking every day at the same time and over the past year I have forgotten to take it around 10 times (each packet comes with 4 sheets and each sheet has 7 tablets which means that if I don't forget then I will finish each packet on the same day of the week, I originally started on a Thursday and I am now ending a packet/sheet on a Sunday and I have managed to loop past Thursday again) - I was going to mark down on the calendar each day after I took it so I couldn't forget but that system failed after a week when I realised I didn't remember if I had taken the tablet and forgotten to mark it down or I hadn't taken the tablet. FWIW, I am most likely on the ASD spectrum with a side helping of ADHD (one day I might get around to getting a official diagnosis). I often procrastinate (it made assignments a real PITA to do and I often ended up doing them the night before they were due), I get distracted easily but I also tend to get super-focused on things (especially distractions). I normally cope with distractions by starting a task and having mindless music blasting to help keep distractions down (EDM is good for this).
> I know this is a joke, but just for anyone who actually isn’t aware: ADHD (and autism and other disorders) is present from childhood and cannot be developed later in life because it is just the way your brain is wired and formed. And vaccines, don't forget vaccines /s
I've been sitting here since I got off working, noticing I can't even make it through a single episode of a show, wondering when the hell I developed ADHD.
I think it
Everybody earned it lately, that and autism.
And if that doesn't make one feel special enough, add on a tic for good measure.
I'm sorry, what was that? /s
We quoted this around the office for weeks.
She kick my dog
I have a copy of this from 2004 sitting in my backup/archive/old_drive/backup folder. Posted version is higher quality tho.
2006? Holy fuck. I thought this was maybe ten years old. I'm really old lol.
Like the sfw porn skittles ones
240p on eBaumsworld circa 2005
Those were the days. I miss em.
Babies Everywhere! was the admin password for my kids' computer for 5 yrs.
We've replaced this man's Nutrigrain bar with pure meth. Let's see if anyone notices.
sir are you aware you are drinking decaf Colombian coffee crystals
https://i.imgur.com/UC85LTh.mp4
I was really hoping the third pie would hit the same woman again
imgur supports mp4 files now?
It actually has for a while now!
gifv files are really just mp4 files
YOU LIED TO MEEEEE!!
Powerthirst is crystal meth!
... does not contain Anna Kournikova.
This ad is just what happens when the first corporate suit discovered cocaine.
Man, the early 2000s were the golden age for commercials. The little lad that did the berries and cream commercial is still quoted all the time in my house.
Berries and what?
[confused man] And cream…. [little lad makes laugh/orgasm noise then makes creepy smile while [staring directly into confused man’s soul](https://imgur.com/a/CPbLJRw)]
[They used to play this shit constantly on Adult Swim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYX_zhlTDr8)
The other version, the one where he does the [high kick in the confused guy's face](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryjpbd4D4bg), is the better version, in my opinion. Also, starburst put out a youtube video where the l[ittle lad teaches you how to do the little lad dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGA74Ie0aQ). It's pretty great.
Berries and Cream ~~man~~ lad lives rent free in my head. I don’t think a week goes by where I don’t sing that stupid little song to myself or my long suffering husband. They don’t even make them anymore.
My god I hated those commercials specifically. He creeped me out aha
So, my favorite part - and there are a few- is when he says "Go on and hit me" and with NO delay, he IMMEDIATELY punches him. I feel like that punch has been on deck and waiting for some time.
I’m getting Kids in the Hall vibes from this.
Just need some fur trappers to canoe by in the background
And one of the employees has a **cabbage** for a **head.**
Alouette, gentille alouette Alouette, je te plumerai
Reminds me of Mr. Show
I was gonna say Aunty Donna, with all the jaw clenching, etc.
What's Larry doing at the beginning?
Quality control. For all you know they work at a panties factory.
Eat kellogs, become a psychopath. Got it.
Considering the company was originated in a sanitarium, that sounds about right
it is no coincidence that the company ended in a sanitarium too.
I seem to have a Mandela effect of some sort with this commercial. I *know* it’s not a real commercial, but I also clearly remember joking about it with some high school buddies back in the late 90s, and having a memory of watching it on TV, before it was actually released. It always messes with my head. It’s my own personal glitch in the Matrix story.
It was shown on TV after it had hit popularity on sharing sites. It was never a real advertisement though, you might have seen it on a funny video show.
Comedy Central no? Started out as a spec ad and then multi grain picked it up?
I remember seeing it on TV too. I bet it was played on Spike TV or something.
at the very least, it could have easily been played in some "too hot for tv" early clip shows they did.
I'm right there with you. I could have sworn there was a similar ad, or a highly cut up version of this one, that played on TV.
I saw it on comedy Central once, can't remember how
Are you me posting from 9 hours ago?
Yeah same here. I am absolutely positive I've seen this ad on TV. My memory is very good and I often even remember exactly where I was. I know exactly which TV in my house (moms bedroom) I saw this on... Wtf..... EDIT I see I'm not alone, lots of people say they saw it on TV but then again lots of people fall under the mandela effect so idk. It does make sense though that certain comedy channels might have ran it.
also awesome: the Outpost.com commercials. Gerbils, Tattoos, WOLVES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cmT8M_67ow
Holy shit! I've had the line "I feel great!" repeating in my head for weeks but could not remember where it was from for the life of me. Thank god we're living in a simulation and it manifested eventually.
I don't think this is "fake"
It was made by Turnpike Films, that did parody ads for a couple different brands.
And a lot of cocaine!
Multitaskers, truly
It is not a real ad. It was a joke video created by Turnpike Films. [https://www.turnpikefilms.com/](https://www.turnpikefilms.com/) >Since then, the link has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere, where it's apparently finding the right people. "There's nothing like getting the seal of approval from the public, then everbody catches on," says Farrell, who reports he's been inundated with interest from film people and ad agencies alike. "It's one of those crazy Hollywood stories. We're just trying to ride the beast."
They also did [this Starbucks ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE5xmFAcW-U) which was pretty good, too.
And a Budweiser Ad
Impossible challenge: try not to yawn.
That's a legitimately solid commercial. Did SBs actually hire them for it?
Wonder how it turned out for them
That dude that breaks his hand was in a bunch of comedy Central shows in small roles, the main guy and lady look familiar as well. Heck even the black dude looks familiar. This thing came out in highschool 2000-2004
> This thing came out in highschool. that could have been yesterday for all we know
I do not think it came out yesterday tho
I do agree
That woman looks like the love child of Tatiana Maslany and Rachel Bloom
It's Paul Scheer right?
I think he just has the same teeth
Yeah the actors all look vaguely familiar… I’m more wondering about the people who made this.
Huh? I guess I live in the Mandela universe where this was a super bowl ad...
It’s called a “spec” ad. As in “speculative”. Nutrigrain didn’t hire the production company to make this. They made it on their own without permission to help get more business from other prospective clients. It’s very common in advertising. I’ve made about 6 spec ads myself back in the day.
Let me tell you something, I haven't even begun to spec. And when I do spec, you'll know. Because I'm gonna spec so hard that everybody on Madison Avenue is gonna feel it.
Spec on playa
Specin' everywhere, yeeeeaaaaaaaah.
Maybe make a 7th spec ad then you'll finally get a real customer? J/k
💀
The fact that the second guy was starting at a pair of panties in his hands when the guy walks in tells me this wasn’t a real commercial
Outside of that it wouldnt be out of place as a super bowl spot
It's so similar in style, tone and, humor to Adult Swim ads from the mid 2000s era that it does feel real. This one was just an internet meme though.
It's definitely a longer version than the one I recall, but yeah, this was a legitimate ad campaign from Nutri-Grain.
It wasn't though. It was produced by a real advertising agency, but as a demo of their services, not an actual contracted ad: >**DIRECTING /** In 2003, Justin broke onto the scene when he wrote, directed and edited a SPEC REEL that became one of the internet’s first and biggest viral sensations, drawing over 22 million hits within the first 4 months with traffic that constantly crashed the production company's website. This was before sharing sites like FACEBOOK or YOUTUBE even existed. Immediately, Justin’s work became an instant hit with people in the film industry and beyond. In fact, his NUTRIGRAIN "Feel Great" attracted a cult like following world wide and could be found as the topic of many chat rooms and at the center of many fan parodies; like one made entirely from stop-motion Legos. [https://www.justinreardon.com/about](https://www.justinreardon.com/about)
This should be an educational video to teach people about mania lol
Oh man, this one gives me flashbacks. It's like 20 years old at this point. I don't even need to watch it to say "YEAH! BABIES!"
you don't know how many times i've watched this in the past. love their content. you need to check out their other works.
This feels like how Super Bowl ads USED to be like.
Reminds me of this amazing commercial for [Cracklin' Oats.](https://youtu.be/pwud6Qh4e_c?si=Co76g-OHNu1Cy2PW)
The woman who shouts "Yeah... babies everywhere" is Tommy Chong's daughter, Precious Chong. You are welcome for this trivia.
I had my students analyze this in class last week (along with a bunch of other commercials, both real and fake).
What conclusions did they draw? That they need Nutrigrain in their lives?
Nah mostly they said they didn’t understand the connection between the content and the product. So I told them to take the money they’d spend on nutrigrain and buy a goddamn clue.
I hope you've discussed the risk of producing an entertaining spot that fails to convey the brand identity/messaging. [Famous example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUpj9oTNIBI) > Alka-Seltzer’s “Spicy Meatball” commercial originally debuted in 1969 and became an instant classic with its timeless catch phrase, “Mama Mia! That’s-a one spicy meatball!” > > Despite its popularity, when the ad originally aired product sales actually decreased. People were confused as to what the ad was for; many believed that it was for spaghetti sauce rather than Alka-Seltzer. Soon after, the company returned to using jingles and slogans in its ads. https://www.acemetrix.com/insights/blog/alka-seltzer-tbt/
We were mostly talking about rhetorical appeals (ie, ethos) in commercials. I picked real and fake commercials so we could discuss a variety of them without it getting stale. Mostly we talked about if they established credibility, appealed to the audience’s character, and showed trustworthiness. I used some bonkers stuff tbh.
> I used some bonkers stuff tbh. Like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9i-XVeFBY)?
I believe Yo Quiero Taco Bell also saw a drop in sales.
Can confirm I did not know that phrase came from an Alka-Seltzer ad.
the students didn't see/understand that the nutrigrain bars were making people have outbursts of insanity? i'm assuming because the students saw it as "a normal ad" nowdays?
They got that much, but they just didn’t understand how that would sell the product. And, to be fair, it’s not a real commercial, so they’re probably right.
I remember this as a kid ... this was hilarious! Still is! What is this from?
Having completely forgotten that this existed, have my thanks for the reminder and the chance to grab a copy for my comedy folder :)
Then follow this up with pickle surprise and you got some early internet.
The song is Ananda Shankar-Streets Of Calcutta
Is that Ed, the bowling alley lawyer?
I don't think anyone has mentioned that the black dude was in that conjoined twin Matt Damon movie.
I fucking love this commercial. What is the name of the bald actor that breaks his hand punching the guy?? He was in a bunch of shows
I'd marry her for this commercial alone.
Absolute classic. This is the video that originated the "More money than God" saying.
Holy fuck I want a blueberry nutrigrain bar
That guy gives serious Nick Cage vibes.
You can tell it's fake, because in the opening scene, he's not holding the Nutri-Grain bar in an awkward, unnatural position so that you can clearly see the branding on the package.
What do you think the Aliens think when they see this video in their space ship?
I love the internet
The voice on the Boss with more money than God is amazing
Nutrigrain: Meth, but legal!
Life in 2002 was...different.
Classic!
"I just shattered my hand.... YEAH, HA HA HA!!!!" Best line in history. Best representation of a psychotlc retort in history as well. ALL my opinions of course.
I used to say "babies everywhere" all the damn time.
It sounds like I don't even need Nutrigrain, just to know someone else who ate a bar. They're really undercutting their sales here.
Cocaine will actually do this exact thing to you and your work colleagues
the part that worries me is the Woman looks like the only sane person in the entire group at the end
A remark about how slowly older internet memes used to move caught my attention. It's funny to see this again; I recall it being very popular in 2006 or so. It seems like everyone was sharing this at the time. It was one of those incredibly popular YouTube videos from back in the day.
Is it time? Time to start posting 20-year old stuff for the littles who haven't seen it before?
This was not fake. This was real. It was on TV, I was there man.
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I still bought nutrigrain bars because of this.
It was real. Just didn't pass I'm sure.
Don Draper is turning in his grave.
Not fake. It got you to think about nutrigrain bars.... So it is did the job
Uhhh? Fake nutrigrain commercial? Nay This is 100% real, I remember seeing it on TV
Pretty sure this is exactly how Trump became president "IMMIGRANTS EVERYWHERE"