A familiar figure from children’s fiction inspires Vieves to look for commercials featuring literary icons. From Mr. Darcy selling beer to Captain Ahab selling car insurance, it’s an English major’s fever dream. Plus, Coca Cola ruins Christmas.

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

Etsy - Waldo

https://youtu.be/5CNd2DFWLv8?si=ufbCxhE3G_EonA5q

LIttle Caesars - Save like Scrooge

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qsoW/little-caesars-pizza-hot-n-ready-slices-n-stix-save-like-scrooge

Mercedes Benz - Ebenezer

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/q_lj/2022-mercedes-benz-eqs-holidays-scrooge-t1

Heineken - Pride & Prejudice

https://youtu.be/Z3qSBOL0uOk?si=Gyk1zjgO1I8kEQ_9

BPA Appliance Efficiency - The Case of the Blue Clue

https://youtu.be/jMOReJ8VQgM?si=BeHXCtdMEla_I0V2

American Dental Association - Don Quixote

https://youtu.be/uQAjZCAvczE?si=y-MVfv3GA0Q7YyK6&t=11

Kentucky Fried Chicken - Tom Sawyer

https://youtu.be/x-GLhcFocQI?si=917QvYbatPiLqibu

Alka Seltzer - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

https://youtu.be/_HPfwQwhVKI?si=3_tDxYJOKAr72DYF

Geico - Captain Ahab

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/t_6J/geico-captain-ahab-looks-for-parking

Uber for teens account - haircut

https://youtu.be/zdhzq3o17mA?si=Ma9cvs7siX0sL8h4

Coca-Cola’s Holiday Ads Trade the ‘Real Thing’ for Generative A.I.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/style/coca-cola-holiday-ads-ai.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mnp&pvid=5A221D47-B066-4A2D-B44C-B49E42013CFE

Coca Cola - AI generated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RSTupbfGog