Puppy Monkey Baby

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The Puppy Monkey Baby (also styled PuppyMonkeyBaby) is the name of a puppeteered[1] character created by Mountain Dew for a TV commercial that aired on February 7, 2016 during Super Bowl 50. The advertisement has garnered a wide amount of media coverage, both positive and negative. According to iSpot.tv, the spot was rated #1 of all the Super Bowl commercials of the night, having generated 2.2 million online views and 300,000 social media interactions after airing.[2]

Description[]

The ad features a mashup of three things that the public generally finds to be cute or harmless, all in one body: a Pug puppy (the head), a monkey (the torso and tail) and a dancing baby (the hips and legs, complete with a diaper). The puppy monkey baby repeats its name while dancing with three men who are presumably too tired to get out while watching the Super Bowl, offering them Mountain Dew Kickstart, which is similarly described as being a combination of three things (Mountain Dew, juice, and caffeine).

Reception[]

The media response to the advertisement has been mixed. Melissa Cronin of Gawker, described it as a "horror-hallucination of brand awareness",[3] while noting the beverage itself contains brominated vegetable oil, a chemical that is banned in several countries.[4] Jim Joseph, chief integrated marketing officer at Cohn & Wolfe, called it "weird".[5] Screwattack declared Puppymonkeybaby as the most terrifying mascot of all time.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ VanHooker, Brian (5 February 2021). "An Oral History of Mountain Dew's 'Puppy Monkey Baby' Super Bowl Commercial". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, Troy (8 February 2016). "'Puppymonkeybaby' wins Super Bowl 50 commercial race". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ Cronin, Melissa (7 February 2016). "Mountain Dew Presents the PuppyMonkeyBaby, a Horror-Hallucination of Brand Awareness". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ Conley, Mikaela (15 December 2011). "Flame Retardant in Your Mountain Dew? Yep". ABC News. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Puppymonkeybaby, Chip-Craving Fetus Stand Out in Ad Lineup". Fox Business.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
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