In a world where so much of life is utterly predictable, it makes sense that so many ad wizards would turn to surprise parties to inject a little spontaneity into their pitches. Plus Andrew discovers that one brand has been his nemesis all along, and a racecar driver has really taken to the culture.

Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show:

Wells-Fargo: Surprise Party

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7WIq/wells-fargo-apple-pay-surprise-party

LG Quad Wash: Surprises

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1P38/lg-quad-wash-pro-surprises

FanDuel: A Surprise Party Surprise

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oN7f/fanduel-sportsbook-a-surprise-party-surprise

Verizon: Surprise Party

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/whdf/verizon-surprise-pre-order-feat-thomas-middleditch

Chevrolet Malibu: Mom’s Surprise Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs9Dq8N_2TU

DishNetwork: Surprise Party

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OCBB/dish-network-wwe-surprise-party-featuring-big-e-sasha-banks-rey-mysterio

Cheez-It: Surprise Party Maturity

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7VwW/cheez-it-surprise-party

Lay’s: Surprise

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Zieo/lays-surprise

Nice-n-Easy: Surprise Party

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7VkD/clairol-nicen-easy-surprise-party-featuring-angela-kinsey

Discover Card It Card: Surprise

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7gZN/discover-card-it-card-fico-surprise

HBO: Surprise Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPw_AhVnIec

Verizon: Take All the Pics' Featuring Tony Hale

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6OlY/verizon-take-all-the-pics-featuring-tony-hale

Uber Carshare

https://spotlight.designrush.com/news/valtteri-bottas-shows-off-his-inner-aussie-in-new-uber-spot

Inaba Churu - Japanese

https://youtu.be/lzgNN_esPiA?si=r2RxhiPUGs2RU05i