Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Pepsi has Britney, Quiznos has the spongmonkeys

Justcherie at Who cares what I think? was ahead of the curve on the Quiznos spongmonkeys: Strangest Thing I've Ever Seen.

Quiznos has two commercials featuring the spongmonkeys, who look like experiments in genetically modifying hamsters that went terribly wrong:

Coupon spot

We love the subs spot

Now Seth Stevenson at Slate explains The Creatures from the Sandwich Shop. He's even found them in an earlier, pre-commerical incarnation! (We Like the Moon)

But careful readers of the comments on Justcherie's post already knew about the earlier version.

And, remember: They got a pepper bar!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"experiments in genetically modifying hamsters that went terribly wrong"

OMG...that's perfect! Thanks for the laugh!

Anonymous said...

either i don't watch enough TV to have seen these commercials, or there are no Quizno's Sub Shops anywhere in my area. which would be odd, as i get stations from PA, MD, and DC. but i'm dying to see these things.

Anonymous said...

The really are pretty clever. They are a great example of characters so ugly that they're cute. - Bruce