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