Mean Joe Green in Downy Commerical

[Cosmicman]

Remember the classic Coke Commercial where the kid gives Mean Joe Green a joke and he throws him his jersey?

Anyone seen the new one where it's modern and some woman gives him a bottle of Downy Unstoppable and he throws her a jersey and she throws it back and says

"no thanks!"

and he replies, "This is the last time I'm doing this."

Here is the parody link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=dAFvrAbogSc

It’s one of the most beloved and best-remembered Super Bowl ads of all time: Mean Joe Green and a cute kid share a moment -- and a Coke. Why mess with that lovely little piece of heart-melting marketing from 1980?

Coca-Cola already did a few years ago, with a Coke Zero ad that parodied the Green spot and starred Troy Polamalu.

Now it’s Procter & Gamble’s turn, but the marketer had to first get permission from Coke to tread onto that sacred advertising ground. Coke said yes, according to Adweek, but wouldn’t turn over any of the classic footage. P&G, for its Downey Unstopables fabric freshener, had initially wanted to use archival footage of Green and digitally insert its spokesceleb, comedian and wacky domestic goddess Amy Sedaris.

[livnxxxl]

I have seen it on tv a couple of times and I do not even really watch tv that much. It was ok. Still not like the original 7UP commercial though.

The original 7UP commercial was awarded the best commercial award for years. So many years in fact that they spoke of retiring it just so that another commercial could finally win for a change.