sjbooher: And one more time… say it with me, now… SCREAMING CHICKENS!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A+.
This is two consecutive years of Denny’s greatness. Nanerpus! Can we get a Screaming Chickens/Nanerpus collabo up in here?
jtherkal: I think I can make that happen. Give me a few days. The Nanerpus has lasting power, as that song is STILL my phone ringtone.
Ahhhhhhh! you’re eating my unborn children! B+.
sjbooher: Strictly on the strength of Lamar Odom, the official player of L.O.N. A+. It’s actually probably too all over the place and did not reach the full potential of the idea. And honestly… what % of people watching this broadcast could even recognize Lamar Odom? And is T-Mobile pissed? Fave Five? 5 Buck Box? $5 Footlong? I do like “it rocks blocking shots, on guys with dreadlocks”, though. And even though I would never eat there, if at all possible, it does make me want to eat Taco Bell.
jtherkal: It’s rocka flocka flames lebron flocka james! I don’t even know what that means or why I’m saying it here, but I like it. When I first watched this during the game, I wasn’t paying attention and because I had seen and hated the poetry ad, I thought this would get an F. But this ad was 1000 times better. I like the song, I like Charles’ delivery, I like the randomness. As for Lamar, you’re too wrapped up in your basketball expert world. Get with the Karshadians! Rob’s Dream Factory! Lamar’s gone mainstream. B+.
sjbooher: I thought about the Kardashian factor… but I’m still not convinced. I need a poll conducted.
sjbooher: Screaming chickens! Yes!!!! Screaming chickens in space so you can’t hear the scream! Yes!!! Chicken president! Chicken secret service! I can’t get enough. A+
jtherkal: Maybe Denny’s should have used a Tim Tebow chicken and a Tim Tebow’s mom chicken to do an ad about preventing the murder of unborn chickens. A.
sjbooher: Love. No, it’s not time for a serious breakfast! It’s time for NANERPUS!!!! So good. It’s Naaaaaaaaaaaaaa-nerpus! Best of the night. A+.
jtherkal: Great is right. At first I thought they messed up and used the wrong voice for Nanerpus–that it should sound more like a cartoon. But since this is so short, I’ve watched it about 60 times and now I love it. Banana, nana, nanar, nanerpus. A.
And if you can’t get enough Nanerpus, check this out:
jtherkal: This ad makes me want to throw up. I hate hate hate that spike-haired guy, who is supposedly some sort of chef. DOUCHE. His name is GUY. Guy!? The only person, ever, in the history of the world who should be named Guy is that muppet, Guy Smiley.
After that they should have retired the name forever. I want to like TGIFridays ads, because I love TGIFridays. Their BBQ burger is awesome. They have the best French onion soup I’ve ever had–and I’ve had a lot of French onion soups. But having that guy, Guy, talk to me turns my stomach. Yuck. F.
sjbooher: This “guy” is sort of annoying to me, but I am not on the Hate Train. This series of ads aired non-stop during the NCAA tournament, and my wife was constantly talking about Friday’s, as a result. If we lived anywhere near a Friday’s, this would have for sure fallen into the Ads That Work category. Beyond spike head, this is your average restaurant ad. They do a good job of showing mouth-watering food, and infusing their brand with the red-and-white stripe background. C.
P.S. I didn’t recognize him, but I guess Guy Fieri is a TV personality. You learn something new everyday…