"Rejected Mountain Dew Commercial" is an episode of Computer Show, released to the Grocerybag YouTube channel on September 21st, 2011.[1] The video was made as an official commercial commissioned by PepsiCo.
Background[]
When asked about the video in an interview with Noisey released on February 14th, 2013,[2] Titanic Sinclair stated:
Well, we legally can't talk about that. It's really weird. People find your work and they're like, "Hey, we want you to do a video with us," and then you make something and show it to them and they're like, "What is this?!" Well, didn't you watch our channel? Obviously, this is what we're gonna make. But at least a lot of people watched it! If that was on TV, it would be the funniest thing.
Well, we legally can't talk about that. It's really weird. People find your work and they're like, "Hey, we want you to do a video with us," and then you make something and show it to them and they're like, "What is this?!" Well, didn't you watch our channel? Obviously, this is what we're gonna make. But at least a lot of people watched it! If that was on TV, it would be the funniest thing.
Official description[]
In July of 2011 we were commissioned by PepsiCo, Inc. to produce a 2-minute “viral” video. They hated it.
Synopsis[]
The commercial consists of Sinclair reading out the definition of Mountain Dew, which is followed by a compilation of Mars Argo claiming that she likes to drink Mountain Dew when she is thirsty, and when she is not thirsty with shots of Sinclair saying "Mountain Dew" cut in-between. The video ends with Argo naming some Mountain Dew variants and exclaiming how delicious the beverage tastes, after having tried it.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The background music playing throughout the video reversed is speculated to be an instrumental cover of Count Basie and Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon."
References[]
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (September 21, 2011). "Rejected Mountain Dew Commercial". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ↑ Shriya Samavai (February 14, 2013). "Mars Argo are Done Being Cool - Watch Their New Video for Runaway, Runaway". Vice. Retrieved June 1, 2022.