History Memes / Advertising

* "You ate his face?!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OsjlRgakkM a 2010 ad]] for the fast-food chain Jack-in-the-Box, advertising their breakfast sandwiches. It became particularly popular in the ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fandom with many animations using Bonnie and Withered Bonnie, since the latter lacks a face.[[/labelnote]]

** For Pride Month 2021, IKEA collaborated with various queer designers to create [[https://i.imgur.com/lvp4cLa.jpg a series of love seats]] with the theme of QueerColors (it should be noted that only one of each were produced, and they were not meant to be sold to consumers). While most of them are rather tasteful and aesthetically pleasing, the bisexual flag couch drew the most attention out of the bunch: the couch is covered in felt and plastic hands which look [[AccidentalNightmareFuel unintentionally disturbing]], and unlike the other couches, it incorporates text into its design, a lamentation about bisexual erasure ("When you change OR to AND, nobody believes you")[[note]]a passage from a poem written by the couch's designer[[/note]]. It became the subject of many jokes on Website/{{Tumblr}}, being referred to as the "IKEA biphobia couch" or "bisexual horror couch".

* The IndiHome Paket Phoenix Jingle[[labelnote:Explanation:]]Originating from an advertisement by IndiHome, owned by Telecom Indonesia, the jingle in question became a meme in mid-2020 because of how catchy it is.

* "'''[[youtube.com/watch?v=iq4KvsgjYYg I AM PROTO! YOUR SECURITY IS MY...MOTTO!]]'''"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An infamous series of ads for an Indian anti-virus program called Advertising/{{Protegent}} Complete Security; notable for its [[SoBadItsGood hilariously awful]] rapping, forced rhymes, WordSaladLyrics, and the mascot whose design is seemingly a rip-off of Whyatt, the main character of ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'', of all characters. After the ads got a ColbertBump by Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}, remixes, "X but Y" videos, and [[YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] ensued.[[/labelnote]]

* "'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVB5rB63Vw I AM PROTO! YOUR SECURITY IS MY...MOTTO!]]'''"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An infamous series of ads for an Indian anti-virus program called Advertising/{{Protegent}} Complete Security; notable for its [[SoBadItsGood hilariously awful]] rapping, forced rhymes, WordSaladLyrics, and the mascot whose design is seemingly a rip-off of Whyatt, the main character of ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'', of all characters. After the ads got a ColbertBump by Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}, remixes, "X but Y" videos, and [[YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] ensued.[[/labelnote]]

* In 2021, AMC Theatres released a promotional commercial starring Creator/NicoleKidman that plays before every film. Because of repeated exposure due to showing before ''every'' standard movie (especially to patrons who see films frequently with the chain's subscription service), the ad has gone memetic, inspiring [[https://twitter.com/schmvngpctrs/status/1469780394891309059 recitals]], [[https://twitter.com/wtempfer/status/1489050541690966025?s=21 edits]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AMCsAList/comments/r5474x/i_was_cut_from_the_final_version_of_the_nicole/ parodies]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/comments/uzt1wg/guy_at_amc/ salutes]], and [[https://twitter.com/MattLandsman/status/1469736934574465024 clothing]]. [[https://theplaylist.net/nicole-kidman-talks-being-the-ricardos-interview-20220114/ Kidman herself was surprised to learn of its popularity]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rO6En7flmg Special Barbie Month]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] A 1970 commercial for Barbie Month, featuring, a peppy, excitable girl talking to a more mellow girl about the items you could receive by getting a free Barbie membership. The commercial became popular due to being reposted on [=TikTok=] and Twitter in September 2023. The two girls grew especially popular due to their differing personalities, with the mellow girl's personality being compared to that of a typical {{Goth}}, and tons of fan art was made featuring the two.[[/labelnote]]

** One mutation popular in the 1990s with UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh fans: "Friends don't let friends do DOS."

* "Friends don't let friends [insert phrase here]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Started as a drunk driving commercial, "Friends don't let friends drive drunk."[[/labelnote]]

* HI, I'M BARRY SCOTT! AND I USE CILLIT BANG! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cillit Bang and the spokesperson for their UK commercial campaign.[[/labelnote]]
** '''BANG! AND THE DIRT IS GONE!'''

** Envirofone picked up on his popularity and he is now the star of their new WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyoOevbCdmA advertising campaign]].

** [=GrubHub=] Cinematic Universe[[labelnote:Explanation]]Quite a few keen eyes on the internet noticed a SharedUniverse within the [=GrubHub=] ads and started concocting their own lore and theories, enough for the ads to get [[TheWikiRule their own wiki]] ([[https://grubhub-cinematic-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Grubhub_Cinematic_Universe_Wiki yes, really]]).[[/labelnote]]

* I am Aleksander, founder of [[Advertising/CompareTheMeerkat CompareTheMeerkat.com]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]''[=CompareTheMarket=]''.com, a UK insurance comparison website which uses a meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov. The commercial quickly became a viral hit, and it became the company's premier marketing campaign.[[/labelnote]]
** For cheap car insurance, go to [=CompareTheMARket=].com - Simples! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aleksander's signing-off catchphrase, followed by a "squeak" noise. Said catchphrase is popular to imitate in the UK.[[/labelnote]]

** "They've got a pepper bar!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A lyric towards the end of the song, where Quiznos has a pepper bar, likely as a way to highlight how they're different than their main rival Subway.[[/labelnote]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiuq2BKLhgo I put that s*** on everything!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Slogan for Frank's [=RedHot=] sauce, in which the word "shit" is bleeped out with a splash of hot sauce.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7dAF6ARrw Cook like]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkMblT2CYE a mother]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ad campaign introduced by Ragu in late 2021[=/=]early 2022, claiming that anyone could cook like a mother. Alternatively, it has a more subversive meaning, as in cook like a [[Creator/SamuelLJackson motherfucker]].[[/labelnote]]

** And in Canada, it's replaced with "Speedy Glass". In Quebec, it's "Lebeau" and the jingle goes "Lebeau répare, Lebeau remplace..."

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQY_BZE2uE Fahrvergnügen.]] It's what makes a car a Volkswagen." [[labelnote:Explanation]]An old 90s ad from Volkswagen, a German car company. The word is GratuitousGerman for "driving pleasure". Both the word and its accompanying stick figure were parodied.[[/labelnote]]

* [[MundaneMadeAwesome Bril]]li[[http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2004-03-07-guinness_x.htm ant!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From Guinness, a type of beer.[[/labelnote]]

* "Of course it's cold -- it's German." [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a 2017 Jägermeister commercial set in an underground Berlin nightclub, which has bottles of Jägermeister encased in ice. After a bottle is uncased, a woman is poured a shot, puts a thermometer in it, takes a sip, and says this line to the crowd in front of her. Because this commercial played semi-frequently during Creator/{{NBC}}'s coverage of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Stanley Cup Playoffs]], the line became a meme among American hockey fans.[[/labelnote]]

* "You got your X in my Y!" "You got your Y in my X!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reese's peanut butter cup commercials, in which two actors angrily argue, "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!" "You got your peanut butter in my chocolate!" before realizing that the combination is delicious.[[/labelnote]]

* "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tagline of an advertising campaign by Klondike.[[/labelnote]]

* "You ate his face?!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OsjlRgakkM a 2010 ad]] for the fast-food chain Jack-in-the-Box, advertising their breakfast sandwiches.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSTJ5Xe-E8c "¿Por qué no los dos?"]] (Why don't we have both?) [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a commercial for Old El Paso Hard n' Soft Taco kit. A still from the commercial has been used as a reaction image for when two things are presented with an either-or choice, but both of them seem like favorable options.[[/labelnote]]

** "Pretty sneaky, sis!"

* SideEffectsInclude nausea, fatigue, mild headache, itching, dry mouth, memory problems, sleeplessness, diarrhea, vomiting, double-vision, rashes, constipation, severe halitosis, weight gain, hair loss, anal leakage, suicidal thoughts, temporary blindness, impotence, and death. Consult your physician. [[labelnote:Explanation]]All commercials about prescribed medicine list the possible side-effects of the medicine. This has been parodied countless times to show ridiculous side-effects a large list of them.[[/labelnote]]

** '''[[NoIndoorVoice OLD SPICE ODOR BLOCKER BODY WASH HAS SIXTEEN HOURS OF B.O. BLOCKING POWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!]]''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following the first wave of Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike commercials, there were a few ads hawking Old Spice Odor Blocker Body Wash featuring a very loud Terry Crews surrounded by giant explosions and total {{Mind Screw}}s. These ads were directed by [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim]], so the insanity is probably exactly what Old Spice wanted These advertisements have become a popular source to use in [=YTPMVs=] and [=MADs=].[[/labelnote]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6Zkz1BX_A Jag... är... Ipren den intelligenta värktabletten.]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Swedish ad for the painkiller Ipren, well known for a stupidly catchy melody and endearing mascot that captured peoples imagination during the early 2000's.[[/labelnote]]

** GEICO, so easy to use... a [[ContemporaryCaveman caveman]] could do it.

* I am Aleksander, founder of [[Advertising/CompareTheMeerkat CompareTheMeerkat.com]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]''CompareTheMarket''.com, a UK insurance comparison website which uses a meerkat called Aleksandr Orlov.[[/labelnote]]
** For cheap car insurance, go to [=CompareTheMARket=].com - Simples!

* "You've just won the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl! What are you doing next?" "ImGoingToDisneyWorld" [[labelnote:Explanation]]First spoken by New York Giants' Phil Simms following their win of Super Bowl XXI in 1987.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_JqgBd2i5I Te hace falta ver más bax]].[[labelnote:Translanation]]"You need to watch more boxing."[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An ad campaign launched in Mexico by Tecate beer, featuring Creator/SylvesterStallone, in which he proceeded to reprimand men for being unmanly. The ads became often quoted because Stallone [[GratuitousSpanish could not properly spell Box in Spanish]] (and mangled the pronunciation to Bax) and the ad's storylines were [[RuleOfFunny ridiculous]] [[RatedMForManly and manly]], and the phrase is often used when someone fails to man up.[[/labelnote]]

* For those of you from New Orleans: "Ro-sen-berg's, Ro-sen-berg's, [[http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff140/ICHABODSDOTCOM/?action=view¤t=rosenbergs2.flv Eight-teen Twenty-Five Tu-lane]]"

* "I put that s*** on everything!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Slogan for Frank's [=RedHot=] sauce, as stated by a little old lady named Ethel, in which the word "shit" is bleeped out with a splash of hot sauce.[[/labelnote]]
* "Cook like a mother."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ad campaign introduced by Ragu in late 2021[=/=]early 2022, claiming that anyone could cook like a mother. Alternatively, it has a more vuglar meaning, as in cook like a [[Creator/SamuelLJackson motherfucker]].[[/labelnote]]

** Parodied on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1576432736872562695?s=20&t=6Ku3tAmyFZLVPOFG2b1lEw here]].

** "[[DullSurprise Oops, my system crashed. I lost my data. But I had an anti-virus!]]" "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM72zbTXHSI ANTI-VIRUS IS NOT ENOUGH!]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]] Another (newer) Protegent ad featuring the Whyatt rip-off mascot (and a clone with a mustache). Notable for the DullSurprise acting and the [[VocalDissonance dissonant]] [[BadassBaritone baritone voice]] Proto has. Like the Protegent rap, the ads sees use in remixes and YTP.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sJW0LKXeOE WONGA.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Envirofone, a company who recycle old mobile phones, in particular one [[BoisterousBruiser big]] [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney]] guy who has become a frequent subject for [[StupidStatementDanceMix mash-ups]].[[/labelnote]]

* "We're not candy! Believe us! Even though we look so fine and dandy..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A PublicServiceAnnouncement from 1984 made by Long Island Poison Control starring pill puppets about how medicine shouldn't be mistaken for candy that became a meme around March 2023, spawning many parodies and covers.[[/labelnote]]

* "We're not candy! Believe us! Even though we look so fine and dandy..." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A PublicServiceAnnouncement from 1984 made by Long Island Poison Control starring pill puppets that became a meme around March 2023, spawning many parodies and covers.[[/labelnote]]

* "I'm filling my [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvic_(mineral_water) mineral water]] with volcanicity[[LargeHam yyyyyyyyy]]!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Advertising/{{Volvic}} mineral water and their "Tyrannosaurus Alan" campaign, providing ample ingredients for WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.[[/labelnote]]

* "'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVB5rB63Vw I AM PROTO! YOUR SECURITY IS MY...MOTTO!]]'''"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An infamous series of ads for an Indian anti-virus program called Advertising/{{Protegent}} Complete Security; notable for its [[SoBadItsGood hilariously awful]] rapping, forced rhymes, WordSaladLyrics, and the mascot whose design is seemingly a rip-off of Whyatt, the main character of ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'', of all characters. After the ads got a ColbertBump by Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}, remixes, "X but Y" videos, and [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]] ensued.[[/labelnote]]

** "The new--''[crunch]''"[[labelnote:explanation]]In one of the ads, the lips try to advertise DQ's Waffle Bowl Sundaes, but keep eating it whole before they can finish speaking. In the early 2020's, the ads featuring the Dairy Queen lips saw a resurgence in popularity thanks to a number of WebAnimation/{{YouTube Poop}}s being made out of them; these poops would often take this quote to exaggerated levels, editing ''any'' instance of the words "the new" being uttered so that it's immediately followed by the lips eating the ice cream.[[/labelnote]]

* "HI, [[Creator/BillyMays BILLY MAYS]] HERE WITH [product name]!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Source: Creator/BillyMays was a pitchman who advertised a lot of products in late-night infomercials before his death, making his name basically a celebrity endorsement. His LargeHam personality made him very memetic, and he is a common source for WebAnimation/YouTubePoop videos.[[/labelnote]]

** Unstoppable Force vs. Immovable Object[[labelnote:Explanation]]A fad in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop in which a clip of something (or someone) getting struck is shown, then cuts to a clip of Billy Mays [[NoIndoorVoice shouting]] "BURNT-ON CHEESE" in his Big City Slider Station infomercial, followed by a short continuation of the scene or a still shot of Billy Mays.[[/labelnote]]

* “Diabeetus.” [[labelnote:Explanation]]A series of commercials for Liberty Medical diabetes products starring Creator/WilfordBrimley, who pronounced “diabetes” this way. The "diabeetus" soundbite has made its way into a lot of videos, and his commercials have a fairly decent presence in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.[[/labelnote]]

** And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOuIdrr-oXs here's]] the WebAnimation/YouTubePoop version.

* The Nike "Write the Future" lampshades the Memetic Mutation process, in which a soccer player's fancy footwork gains international notoriety and gets replicated via WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

** [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Scout]] is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmO1U8_BYTQ Vince]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7QIcxoJU4g Offer]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErgdUhZteqw Now THAT'S a spicy meatball!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another Alka-Seltzer advertisement, which is probably the most recognized one, and as such, has seen various references.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qdfMYFl0Ic Try it, you'll like it!]][[note:Again an Alka-Seltzer tagline that worked its way into the collective consciousness. Whatever their ad agency was getting paid, it wasn't enough.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErgdUhZteqw Now THAT'S a spicy meatball!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another Alka-Seltzer advertisement, which is probably the most recognized one, and as such, has seen various references.[[/labelnote]]