#471 Tasted Opportunity

Thanks to guest producer Gus, Andrew and Vieves look at the time-honored trope of blind taste tests in commercials. Plus, Vieves shares a few gems she saw in the wild, and a vintage Sears ad gets the dramatic reading it deserves. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Pepsi Challenge https://youtu.be/Qgr5kc5QdBU?si=xqfGRqVq1ISq_r3F 7-Up Taste test https://youtu.be/ZAO5Wc0j0C4?si=Lq0wJ2Bbh3NiUwtj Coke Zero https://youtu.be/_UzU7sQFZKo?si=ct75HxiFJP2_505U Jif - Choosy Mothers https://youtu.be/5swAwStXkQ0?si=3MsipcoVONlGm0sC 21st Century Insurance - Taste the same https://youtu.be/QTOkuAkz9Xg?si=0a79aZsh7vgmqT35 Pringles - Maybe it’s the can? https://youtu.be/oKY0lce8ZfA?si=hYcjVOjWGgx5gx5_ Orange Squeezed Olipop - taste test. https://youtu.be/YKHhDlVB7q0?si=11m1nRnJaRTqo0Ay Dairy Queen - DQ Moolatte https://youtu.be/TLbFAEW9-q0?si=Zqyw7j2vD-J-OjPi Dairy Queen - Blizzard mix it up https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Oz2V/dairy-queen-summer-blizzard-treats-mix-it-up-moments-taste-test-feauturing-antonia-lofaso-claire-tho State Farm - Teacher’s Pet https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fLR7/state-farm-teachers-pet Men’s Warehouse - I can do anything https://www.ispot.tv/ad/66Jc/mens-wearhouse-i-can-do-anything Progressive - Nest backup w/ Colt McCoy https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fznu/progressive-the-backup-nest-featuring-colt-mccoy BC Clark Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo1RLKcqxew AMC Gremlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2Lg4sJInY Sears Air Conditioning https://youtu.be/4rqZZgVxnCk?si=yusVSZnBf90L-SHU Sugar Free Dr. Pepper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYWQ4jYXkaI