Earlier this week, I caught this new Snickers Ice Cream spot.
It got me thinking that there are a few others like it, turning taste buds into anthropomorphic beings having a party in your mouth.
Back in 1979, Budweiser did a whole campaign around taste buds.
This one for Panda Still (UK) is a bit different from the rest but still plays on the anthropomorphic angle:
Got one that we missed? Post it in the comments below.
There is a 1979 (!!) Tv commercial from Australia for Chupa Chups with the tagline "tickle your little taste buddies". It happens inside the mouth of a young kid eating a Chupa Chups! Unfortunately I don't have a link.
Also this famous french Perrier TV commercial with a party inside a mouth :
http://www.ina.fr/pub/alimentation-boisson/video/PUB232167148/perrier-le...
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PermalinkOOooh, I'll try and track that down. That puts the Chupa chups in the same year as the Budweiser campaign began.
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PermalinkI learned much about a candy company I never heard of.
Note: Video is only one on and it is rough.
(we fixed that .. Quiet Cat I am typing!)
Chupa Chups - tickle your little taste buddies
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PermalinkBut that's from 1986. I guess Budweiser wins this Badlander round.
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