Food Theory: The Candy Commercials That HAUNT Your Brain!

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  • @You
    @You Před 2 lety +3411

    Listen... watching willy wonka was weird alone, this just takes it to a new level

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 2 lety +16

      12:02: Wow,
      thanks Matt for fighting for LESS Grammar in the world. Thanks.

    • @spidgly
      @spidgly Před 2 lety +11

      hello you

    • @gamemasteranthony2756
      @gamemasteranthony2756 Před 2 lety +15

      Please, dear God, tell me you watch Guru Larry's vids. Him saying "BUT...hello, you!" would be fun for you...You.

    • @neB282
      @neB282 Před 2 lety +10

      Me? You?

    • @FinneyFinneas
      @FinneyFinneas Před 2 lety +7

      HOW DID YOU GET VERIFIED AS YOU. HAHAHA

  • @ThatDudeWithBoobs
    @ThatDudeWithBoobs Před 2 lety +6566

    The fact you actually got Little Lad in this is some fourth wall breaking insanity...
    Edit: How did this become the second most liked comment on this video guys please what is happening I'm between OwO and Just Some Guy without a Mustache and I'm scared of this power 😨

    • @rinpaisys
      @rinpaisys Před 2 lety +452

      The fact he looks younger than he did a decade ago is messing with me.

    • @robotgalaxy4168
      @robotgalaxy4168 Před 2 lety +75

      @@rinpaisys It was the warm lighting

    • @th3_r0ckst4r
      @th3_r0ckst4r Před 2 lety +16

      @@robotgalaxy4168 e

    • @th3_r0ckst4r
      @th3_r0ckst4r Před 2 lety +17

      @@robotgalaxy4168 I clicked off for a second

    • @hubertnnn
      @hubertnnn Před 2 lety +127

      @@rinpaisys This was recorded 20 years ago, MatPat was just waiting for the subject to explode on tiktok before publishing.

  • @llamasugar5478
    @llamasugar5478 Před 2 lety +574

    The “herding cats” commercial was funny because it took a saying, “like herding cats,” to its literal conclusion. And because anyone who’s spent time around a cat knows the idea is absurd.
    It wasn’t just weird for the sake of weirdness.

    • @fireswarm
      @fireswarm Před 2 lety +10

      They also did the Japanese girl hacking car manufacturing, running of the squirrels, and building airplanes in the sky.

    • @sunnyscott4876
      @sunnyscott4876 Před 2 lety +1

      Exactly right.

    • @forwhomthebelltrolz
      @forwhomthebelltrolz Před 2 lety +5

      All three of my cats float around me and my lady consantly lol. Herding cats is easy

    • @AlastorFan5900
      @AlastorFan5900 Před rokem +2

      reminds me of a similar (not ad) thing i saw as a documentary about milking almonds. it waqs also a joke and weird just to be weird

  • @brezone3666
    @brezone3666 Před 2 lety +287

    Starburst needs to bring berries and creams back, they would make a lot of money off of it.

  • @Izzizbetter
    @Izzizbetter Před 2 lety +1012

    He should do an entire theory on what happened to little Lads mom, because as he says "mommy made me do the little lad dance, now mommy's gone."

    • @roxypoxy3742
      @roxypoxy3742 Před 2 lety +47

      Well The mother could’ve died in a tragic accident like. Cancer, Ran over by a truck, shooting, car crash..or maybe odd ways like, Get abducted by a flying pig, Flying to heaven, Vanished depends really^^

    • @MadeInFailure
      @MadeInFailure Před 2 lety +76

      @@roxypoxy3742 or maybe little lad killed his mom because she denied his request of berries and creme

    • @roxypoxy3742
      @roxypoxy3742 Před 2 lety +13

      @@MadeInFailure Omg. yes yes please

    • @pierrdemon2707
      @pierrdemon2707 Před 2 lety +6

      Bojack Horseman irl

    • @adoor7124
      @adoor7124 Před 2 lety +6

      Berry's and cream berry's and cream im a little lad who loves berry's and cream up the optic go for it BERRYS AND CREAM BERRYS AND CREAM IM A LITTLE LAD WHO LOVES BERRYS AND CREAM

  • @Star-hr6mh
    @Star-hr6mh Před 2 lety +3414

    Is willy wonka's candy forest room actually possible to create, a question that will forever haunt me

    • @videoscanbegames3487
      @videoscanbegames3487 Před 2 lety +33

      Genius

    • @SK_Solomon
      @SK_Solomon Před 2 lety +107

      It is but it would go bad in like 3 day

    • @riverhusky7621
      @riverhusky7621 Před 2 lety +84

      Technically yes. But it would be extremely expensive and hard, and probably not entirely accurate especially in what it’s made of. Not only would it be extremely hard and expense a lot of it would go bad before the rest could be finished. It would also be made but not editable, again expense but plausible. But if you really want to know look into the chocolate river scene from the Willy wonka movie!

    • @lilbill7385
      @lilbill7385 Před 2 lety +7

      I’m pretty they made that a real thing Houston

    • @videoscanbegames3487
      @videoscanbegames3487 Před 2 lety +12

      Chocolate would be a problem because it would have to be warm for the river but cold for every thing else

  • @killerkram1337
    @killerkram1337 Před 2 lety +187

    The entire earth: man ads are so strange
    Japan: AMATUERS!

  • @danielanthony1054
    @danielanthony1054 Před rokem +20

    i always thought the puppy baby monkey thing was just a figment of my messed up imagination, i'm both happy and terrified that it's real

  • @ivydaphne7483
    @ivydaphne7483 Před 2 lety +3358

    Speaking of Oddvertising...Japan has definitely perfected that art for years haha

    • @plushiesaurp2068
      @plushiesaurp2068 Před 2 lety +107

      Agreed, I'm sill trying to repress some of the most bizarre ones I've seen years ago XD

    • @sheridanwolf
      @sheridanwolf Před 2 lety +14

      Yes

    • @dillonhussey7221
      @dillonhussey7221 Před 2 lety +76

      @@plushiesaurp2068 long, loooong, maaaaan!!!!!!!

    • @communist_oranges
      @communist_oranges Před 2 lety +20

      @@dillonhussey7221 EYYYY I LOVE THAT ONE!!

    • @izuizu7313
      @izuizu7313 Před 2 lety +13

      Nothing is Japanese if it doesn't take years to master

  • @NegativeLegend
    @NegativeLegend Před 2 lety +2445

    Now this is my kind of content

  • @ch.ii.s
    @ch.ii.s Před 2 lety +17

    I can't believe Justin "Hoops" McElroy will forever be known as the necromancer that brought back the Little Lad. Incredible.

  • @maddog672
    @maddog672 Před 2 lety +198

    When he said "hoops Mcelroy" I nearly died. Justin was right. This is what he will be famous for.

    • @whatcanidooo
      @whatcanidooo Před 2 lety +1

      @Alt Account Wait are you asking when did MattPat say that it when did Justin say that?

    • @leeblock9573
      @leeblock9573 Před 2 lety

      mcElroy ;-;

    • @LornaDoom.
      @LornaDoom. Před 2 lety +2

      Same lmao. Hoops mcELroy

  • @mckenzeeburnett3035
    @mckenzeeburnett3035 Před 2 lety +954

    Let’s not forget: “If you’re playing to win here’s a brand new soap for you. Nope, I was wrong, this is a commercial for fruit. Nope, I was right, it’s a really weird commercial for soap!”

    • @topcat5563
      @topcat5563 Před 2 lety +8

      czcams.com/video/ypsioCBjOwM/video.html
      What about this

    • @LemoneVR
      @LemoneVR Před 2 lety +4

      @@topcat5563 I approve of this link

    • @vicool217
      @vicool217 Před 2 lety +3

      @@LemoneVR I also approve

    • @hannyb.1364
      @hannyb.1364 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Himanboy same here

    • @reggo6253
      @reggo6253 Před 2 lety +3

      @@hannyb.1364 I too grant this link my approval

  • @hedgehogsonic11
    @hedgehogsonic11 Před 2 lety +734

    You got the lad himself for this. As a older zoomer, seeing people who were born AFTER Berries and Cream happened discover it for the first time makes me feel so old

  • @im_bored_hi_
    @im_bored_hi_ Před 2 lety +10

    People can say what they want about weird ads, but Old Spice commercials are masterpieces

  • @GeminiWolfstarGaming
    @GeminiWolfstarGaming Před 2 lety +11

    That RC Cola commercial was definitely bizarre, but I also thought it was really cool and super creative!

  • @un1xify
    @un1xify Před 2 lety +2536

    With the amount of people who like “retro” stuff, how much attention you think a company would get if they aired an old commercial?

    • @PaintedCanvasLPS
      @PaintedCanvasLPS Před 2 lety +136

      A lot of money I'd say nostalgia sells

    • @TikoVerhelst
      @TikoVerhelst Před 2 lety +63

      In the Netherlands. An insurance company made very popular commercials with the slogan "Even Apeldoorn bellen". They haven't done so in a long time, but now I got one of their ads out of nowwhere with the same formule. Like the picked it up again after 10 years.
      For a lot of Dutch people on CZcams, it will be nostalgia when they get this new ad.

    • @TiBunCosplay
      @TiBunCosplay Před 2 lety +51

      There are companies that still run their old commercials from the 90's around the winter holidays, and they seem to do real well off the nostalgia of it all. Puffs tissues and Campbell's soup are two examples off the top of my head. M&Ms kinda does it sometimes as well.

    • @un1xify
      @un1xify Před 2 lety +3

      @@TiBunCosplay oh thank you for informing me of that. Had no clue. Again tyvm 😄

    • @deannaroesner4861
      @deannaroesner4861 Před 2 lety +19

      Cadbury does this every year around Easter, and Hershey's kisses have the same "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" commercial every year around that time of year.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 2 lety +5674

    When the commercials are so haunting, that these are the perfect candies to be giving out on Halloween.

  • @JoshieBoyz
    @JoshieBoyz Před 2 lety +23

    The fact that they added a Philippine AD made me excited, happy, anxious and weirded out

  • @blepinator7847
    @blepinator7847 Před 2 lety +3

    That learning + weird = better learning is the exact reason I love oversimplified so much and remember so much more about the topics on his channel than I do with the topics I learned in school.

  • @feralprince5687
    @feralprince5687 Před 2 lety +416

    You know what this finally explains to me, a European, why US commercials are so bizarre. We just have really boring regular ads over here where they tell you how amazing their product is so seeing US ads always made me think that everyone in marketing team was just high all the time.

    • @eryuu4016
      @eryuu4016 Před 2 lety +57

      Sometimes it seems like it, right?? But, the US isn't Japanese level weird yet.

    • @anonaxolotl
      @anonaxolotl Před 2 lety +8

      Coming from germany and has lived in america for moth my life this is accurate

    • @olddiggy4800
      @olddiggy4800 Před 2 lety +24

      Have you seen Japanese commercials? American commercials have nothing on them

    • @GelloWello
      @GelloWello Před 2 lety +6

      The US market is also much more susceptible to ads. The USA even has their pledge of allegiance officially starting as an ad Champaign from a flag vendor

    • @tonyfoxxbuilds1920
      @tonyfoxxbuilds1920 Před 2 lety +2

      I mean you're mostly likely not wrong.

  • @indigomoonfly2114
    @indigomoonfly2114 Před 2 lety +1479

    jack fervor is such an icon, returning to a role that they did like 14 years ago, truly an inspiration

    • @Micheal-yn8cb
      @Micheal-yn8cb Před 2 lety +2

      @salve30 Fist?

    • @iwinrar5207
      @iwinrar5207 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Micheal-yn8cb let's fist

    • @justinlin7829
      @justinlin7829 Před 2 lety

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    • @piercedsiren
      @piercedsiren Před 2 lety +2

      He seized the moment

  • @VoiceOfPerseus
    @VoiceOfPerseus Před 2 lety +3

    Hoops "Mick-Elroy"
    Justin really is going to be famous for uploading the sound to TikTok, he was right
    I know there's at least one person on the team who is a McElroy fan though, I remember in one video there was a "Shrimp! Heaven! Now!" reference, just can't remember which.

  • @Caelurean
    @Caelurean Před 8 měsíci +2

    0:05 legitimately surprised me. I like caught my breath and flinched back and everything 😂 bro is haunting

  • @skeeplebop
    @skeeplebop Před 2 lety +333

    Matt: "14 years after the characters debut.."
    Me: *mid-age existential dread sets in*

  • @vvkittycat
    @vvkittycat Před 2 lety +143

    Old spice be like: I'm on a horse. Now buy our product.

  • @bocanthandlethis
    @bocanthandlethis Před rokem +1

    Another great add that's been renowned as a meme, "Hotel? Trivago"

  • @jacksonparker9022
    @jacksonparker9022 Před 2 lety +3

    13:36 Yellow is my favorite

  • @minapolina6661
    @minapolina6661 Před 2 lety +432

    "NO ONE EVER PAYS ME IN GUM." Except when me and my sister quote it we say Trident Layers instead of gum, so the marketing worked. That said I have never purchased that gum in my life because Mentos Gum not only tastes better but has one of the first ridiculous commercials I remember ever seeing right next to the Yahoo commercial with the big afro guy and MAKE 7 UP YOURS.

  • @ecstasycheese7390
    @ecstasycheese7390 Před 2 lety +1543

    MatPat: *shows the wacky RC Cola commercial*
    Filipinos: Allow us to introduce ourselves

  • @ShadowWingTronix
    @ShadowWingTronix Před 2 lety

    If you think about it, ads are going full circle thanks to CZcams. They're a bit flashier now, but back in the 1950s the shows were sponsored by a particular company (now it depends on the episode) and there would be ad breaks where Superman would try to sell you Frosted Flakes or Fred and Barney would sell cigarettes. Right now shows like this will take time out of the conversation to promote a sponsor, sometimes even in character if they use a character. Everything old is new again, as the Hello Fresh sponsor ad in this very video highlights.

  • @justsomeferalminor
    @justsomeferalminor Před 2 lety +1

    That intro was scarier than any intro you've done for fnaf. I'm gonna have nightmares.
    Cool.

  • @samshaw5014
    @samshaw5014 Před 2 lety +456

    When you mentioned "for better or worse" the Quiznos dead rats instantly came to mind. It was the main reason I've never ever tried eating at a Quiznos. There is such a thing as bad publicity.

    • @abonynge
      @abonynge Před 2 lety +32

      They really should have used the dead rats to represent their competitors. Would have at least damaged the whole market sector instead of just their own.

    • @annablyth9816
      @annablyth9816 Před 2 lety +9

      I couldn't have tried it anyway because I don't live anywhere near one

    • @YamiSatoshi
      @YamiSatoshi Před 2 lety

      Wait until you hear about their "raised by wolves" commercial where they show a human being suckling off a wolf.

  • @TheoStarlight
    @TheoStarlight Před 2 lety +476

    Berries and Cream has made its way to CZcams now, I CAN NEVER ESCAPE

  • @bittgrundy
    @bittgrundy Před 2 lety +5

    I’m surprised that you didn’t mention Japanese commercials 🙃
    You get commercials that actually make a storyline

  • @carlenemedeiros7131
    @carlenemedeiros7131 Před 8 měsíci

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention the little baby’s ice cream commercial. That thing, is actual nightmare fuel.

  • @marvelboi6258
    @marvelboi6258 Před 2 lety +280

    Theory: matpat is actually getting sponsored by all these people

  • @LilithQuigley
    @LilithQuigley Před 2 lety +70

    Here's a weird one: Guy - "I've got Skittles-pox" - Girl - *eats one of the many Skittles dotting his face* "Is it contagious?" *immediately now has Skittles-pox* - Guy - "No I don't think so"

  • @LittleRose2001
    @LittleRose2001 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m surprised he didn’t mention the little babies ice cream commercial. That’s literally the creepiest commercial of all time

  • @awestruck5898
    @awestruck5898 Před 2 lety

    Matpat : "Heck you probably got served a add or two before this CZcams video. "
    Me : *Laughs in BRAVE*.

  • @sinfulmourning2780
    @sinfulmourning2780 Před 2 lety +100

    I love how the answer to people avoiding having to see ads is to shove ads in their faces in a different way. Totally not annoying and definitely not borderline invasive with how they completely ignore the lack of consent.

  • @Sweetlyy111
    @Sweetlyy111 Před 2 lety +501

    I’m surprised Starburst hasn’t seized this moment… it’s peak is here (could have been a week of ago). Take it.
    Update 10/2: starburst has made a promotional TikTok incorporating berries and cream but it’s a little late and the trend is basically over

    • @SpecialProjectY
      @SpecialProjectY Před 2 lety +3

      Technically, it's probably the same if you take into account how many people used the internet for recreational purposes back then.
      Also, need to remove x100 views for people that actually were interested back then and people "interested" in this now because it's popular and they're riding on the hype train.

    • @Sweetlyy111
      @Sweetlyy111 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SpecialProjectY yeah sure but one single tiktok last week by starburst would've been pretty cool.
      Plus have you seen the sour patch kids tiktok. they know what's up.

    • @SpecialProjectY
      @SpecialProjectY Před 2 lety +2

      .@@Sweetlyy111 Tried TikTok out some time ago on dummy account, if FB is a poser gold mine, TikTok is a printer ink factory.
      The amount of people blatantly stealing people creative content or refrying decades old memes while pretending it's their own is a common habit.
      It's like copyright protection doesn't exist there...

    • @Sweetlyy111
      @Sweetlyy111 Před 2 lety +2

      @@SpecialProjectY that doesn’t disprove the marketability Starburst could find with this trend.
      What I was talking about sour patch kids was that the social media manager interacts with the audience and is actually pretty funny. Most social media managers (for TikTok, Twitter, etc.) for big companies can be funny and cool.

  • @chloecca
    @chloecca Před 2 lety +1

    2 ads engraved in my mind, that cow one with the walmart yodeling kid + the yes milk ad.

  • @ginnungagap9793
    @ginnungagap9793 Před 2 lety

    "There are also some international spots that go WAY more bizzare than anything we're serving state side." MatPats voice slowly fades out as he's saying, "anything we're serving stateside...," as the voice of a young lady starts singing, "Long looooong maaaaaaaaaaaaannnnn"

  • @andrewg6598
    @andrewg6598 Před 2 lety +747

    Justin, if you’re seeing this, you’ll be remembered for way more.

  • @CaitlinLyaneLeman
    @CaitlinLyaneLeman Před 2 lety +508

    Almost didn't click on this because of the Little Lad in the thumbnail.
    I was a sophomore in high school when those ads came out. My AP English teacher was obsessed with it. We had his class first thing in the morning and he would make us watch the commercials DAILY. Even when the Little Lad put out a video teaching you how to do the Little Lad Dance. We saw every version of the Berries and Cream Starburst commercials.
    I have not let that man live it down. Over the years, every high schooler (or their parents) I've run across that had his class I've told them to ask him about the Little Lad. To the point that he knows where I work, who I know, and who to avoid.
    You tortured us for 6 months, Mr. Stoner. As revenge, I will make sure the Little Lad dances at your funeral.

  • @CilesteAndSheyn
    @CilesteAndSheyn Před rokem +1

    3:08 translation: "Sister, (please)explain to me why I have (cups)glasses on my back?!"

  • @glowlivia2177
    @glowlivia2177 Před 2 lety

    Crying at the way you said McElroy, also literally within the first two minutes all of the times I hyperfixate on were included, the Bts, the little lad and The McElroys

  • @Nhoxus
    @Nhoxus Před 2 lety +446

    There's going to be an entire generation of zoomer who know Justin McElroy of My Brother, My Brother, and Me and The Adventure Zone fame as the "guy who released Berries and Cream to Tiktok"

  • @ThatOneLadyOverHere
    @ThatOneLadyOverHere Před 2 lety +479

    My mom would always say "move over bacon" whenever she needed us to scooch over a bit. I never really thought much of it, also bacon kinda sounded like a pet name in the context. But it turns out that's a quote from an add for a product that didn't last very long. And the idea that the quote far outlived a product that I'm sure my parents never bought is crazy to think about! 😄

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 2 lety +1

      12:02: Wow,
      thanks Matt for fighting for LESS Grammar in the world. Thanks.

    • @gamemasteranthony2756
      @gamemasteranthony2756 Před 2 lety +7

      Oh, good Gaia...the Sizzlean (Sizzle-Lean?) commercial! Now I feel old remembering that!

    • @ThatOneLadyOverHere
      @ThatOneLadyOverHere Před 2 lety +3

      @@gamemasteranthony2756 Yes! That was it!

    • @myloriv
      @myloriv Před 2 lety +3

      The Geicoween Attic commercial has completely permeated my family's subconscious

    • @ThatOneLadyOverHere
      @ThatOneLadyOverHere Před 2 lety +2

      @@myloriv Geico has always had some memorable commercials! 😆

  • @MegaDK47
    @MegaDK47 Před 2 lety

    I think my favourite Oddvertisment is the Cadburys Gorilla, it's just a minute and a half of a Gorilla playing the drums to Phil Collins and then a Cadburys logo at the end, barely even an ad but it's been part of British pop culture ever since.

  • @DoctorBones1
    @DoctorBones1 Před rokem

    the trolli ads are a great example, never heard of it before but it stuck with me because of the beautifully eerie stop motion animation ads

  • @FireFarmer123
    @FireFarmer123 Před 2 lety +154

    Puppy Monkey Baby: * exists *
    My Brain: "Wow, a new core memory!"

    • @Chigger
      @Chigger Před 2 lety +8

      One created by Anger, Fear, and Disgust, I presume.

  • @KlueLuke
    @KlueLuke Před 2 lety +113

    “Oh hey that’s the thing from Tik-Tok”
    The rest of us: You know- it’s not worth it, it really isn’t

  • @Arkhaismos
    @Arkhaismos Před 2 lety +1

    In the UK we have so many advertisements featuring cats, remember that cat milkshake advert - it stayed in my memory because of how weird it was

  • @Fillipinofootballandgoosebumps

    3:08 Ok I know this is like 2 years ago but as a Fillipino, I think this is what he said in English: “Babe, make it clear why I have 5 cups on my back!”

  • @nicecook5536
    @nicecook5536 Před 2 lety +642

    Can we just talk about how little lad looks like they haven't aged a day? I guess they are, and forever will be, a little lad.

    • @JohnSmith-en8xf
      @JohnSmith-en8xf Před 2 lety +19

      Haven’t aged since the 16 hundreds apparently

    • @Nathansus
      @Nathansus Před 2 lety +12

      @@JohnSmith-en8xf You mean the 6th century, not the 16th

    • @urban1337
      @urban1337 Před 2 lety +5

      Get your eyes checked

    • @WildRabiea
      @WildRabiea Před 2 lety +11

      I'm wondering if anyone else thought little lad looks a bit like MattPatt?
      I mean, at the beginning I thought that's actually MattPatt doing a little lad skit.

    • @MrDannyDetail
      @MrDannyDetail Před 2 lety +2

      @@WildRabiea Yes I thought it was MattPatt at the beginning too (I'm in the UK and to the best of my knowledge and memory have never seen Little Lad before watching this video).

  • @dummybelles9651
    @dummybelles9651 Před 2 lety +361

    I remember my aunt singing berries and cream all the time. She would dance, and sing it, and she taught me when it first came out as a commercial

  • @ramickstudioproductions005

    For like three seconds I was thinking matpat dressed up as the little lad

  • @davidroddick91
    @davidroddick91 Před rokem

    It took years for the puppy-monkey-baby nightmares to end.
    They'll be back now. Thanks, Food Theory.

  • @JohnDlugosz
    @JohnDlugosz Před 2 lety +365

    You mentioned that the increase in total commercial exposure drives advertisers to be more creative, but there's also the fact (as you mentioned at the end) that more people _skip_ ads, avoid them, or don't watch them. This even more so would drive advertisers to become meme-worthy, so it gets back around to the people who don't watch them _and_ gets those people to watch them _as the entertainment_ rather than a distraction.

    • @lunayen
      @lunayen Před 2 lety +17

      Ad companies are already attempting to jump in the meme market. So far, none of it seems to work because it is inorganic. Most people in general are tired of ads anyway, so making it a meme won't send sales skyrocketing.

    • @jupitersparx4101
      @jupitersparx4101 Před 2 lety

      True the only ads I’ve watched all the way through are ones I’ve found funny

    • @ECL28E
      @ECL28E Před 2 lety

      Gotta get attention, even if people don't want to give you their time

    • @the4thsteve27
      @the4thsteve27 Před 2 lety

      @@jupitersparx4101 i cut this boat in half!

  • @pikame_32
    @pikame_32 Před 2 lety +237

    "How weird, is too weird?" - Ask Japanese Commercials about that one.

    • @shawnheatherly
      @shawnheatherly Před 2 lety +16

      The series of commercials on LONG LONG LOOOONG MAN are forever in my mind.

    • @christinalittleton3771
      @christinalittleton3771 Před 2 lety

      I am so sorry...
      czcams.com/video/erh2ngRZxs0/video.html

    • @lampylightbulb
      @lampylightbulb Před 2 lety +3

      Well, not for them, I imagine it's been normalized by now in Japan

    • @Hyakugojyuuichi.
      @Hyakugojyuuichi. Před 2 lety

      they've been doing this for a LONG time

    • @Aeoxander
      @Aeoxander Před 2 lety

      Orangina.

  • @tonyvadala1443
    @tonyvadala1443 Před rokem +2

    2:50
    GIVE MEH THE BLEACH
    great video matpat,keep up the awesome work

  • @RainierFajardoProduction

    *LOL THANKS FOR FEATURING THE PILIPINO COCA-COLA COMMERCIAL!! THAT WAS 2021 TREND HERE IN MY COUNTRY LMAO!!!*

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm Před 2 lety +712

    The little lad dude could easily play Lord Farquaad in a live action Shrek movie

  • @shawnco2006
    @shawnco2006 Před 2 lety +38

    "There are international spots that go way more bizarre than the state side. "
    Coming from the Philippines, I was already expecting the RC Cola commercial. Hahahahhaha nailed it

  • @mollycrawford9865
    @mollycrawford9865 Před 2 lety +1

    So it's not quite full scale oddvertising but I feel like an early form of it could be the "energizer bunny" commercials from way back int he day. They did the fake ad just to be interrupted by the real ad which was pretty crazy back in the 90's

  • @heavenatsbeha9418
    @heavenatsbeha9418 Před rokem

    wow!! i remember Little Lad back in the day, that commercial i remember fondly!! there is a lot of commercials i remember back in the day, it takes me back, just like that Starburst Berries and Cream commercial! it is so nostalgic and i feel old and im just 29!! i can't believe you got Little Lad in this video!!! how awesome!!!

  • @MeowMimiCat
    @MeowMimiCat Před 2 lety +347

    As an older gen Z who is preparing to get my own place eventually, I have phased out watching tv almost entirely. There are only a few shows I watch and I definitely won’t be getting cable when I do move out. So all the adds I see are on the internet. I definitely prefer the adds like Tacobell’s where they put effort into them and make a production out of it.

    • @liyahyt2054
      @liyahyt2054 Před 2 lety +3

      So am I a gen Z if I'm born in 06'

    • @Furretnation
      @Furretnation Před 2 lety +1

      @@liyahyt2054 yes

    • @TigerAceSullivan
      @TigerAceSullivan Před 2 lety +1

      Even my parents don't have cable TV anymore; the few shows they each care about are available in some form online now, and even if you had a subscription to all the streaming services available now it'd still be cheaper than cable.

    • @depressantdrug
      @depressantdrug Před 2 lety

      This! I stopped watching cable about 10 years ago and told my parents to stop paying for it since no one in the house watches it either. It's just a waste of money at this point and I'll just pay for the internet and that's it.

    • @katiemh1202
      @katiemh1202 Před 2 lety +1

      Gen z and moved out and only use streaming and CZcams. My dad is gen x and he only uses Hulu and Netflix for like basically everything, my mom is the only one who watches cable

  • @YIsMacNCheeseTaken
    @YIsMacNCheeseTaken Před 2 lety +92

    8:32 After listening to this, I just made a realization as to why Gen Z people love and remember the memes like the weird distorted cats and distorted through editing Pixar movies. It's something familiar to us but has a twist. Pretty cool stuff.

  • @drewo.127
    @drewo.127 Před 9 měsíci

    I’m taking notes here for the weird commercial recipe for when I eventually make my own, either commissioned or of my own volition!

  • @Showtunediva
    @Showtunediva Před 10 měsíci

    Nightmare fuel 101:
    1. Chuckee Cheese Animatronics
    2. Quiznos Spongemokey commercial
    3. The Angelica’s Worst Nightmare episode of Rugrats

  • @Blaze4ification
    @Blaze4ification Před 2 lety +332

    Props to him, he's committed and loving this even if he isn't getting paid... that or he's sad and got so into the role he's become that person, and the moment memes stuff got trendy again it was a breath of life.

    • @charlesevanshughes3638
      @charlesevanshughes3638 Před 2 lety

      @Brianna 🍑🍒 2 Timothy 3:1-7

    • @r.j.penfold
      @r.j.penfold Před 2 lety

      Hopefully it's not the latter

    • @WillTw12
      @WillTw12 Před 2 lety +8

      *they

    • @Blaze4ification
      @Blaze4ification Před 2 lety

      @@r.j.penfold
      I'd hope not too, but you never know and felt it needed mentioning. Regardless good for him, even if his tale is sad, as long as he's happy in the end.

    • @lordmeow
      @lordmeow Před 2 lety

      @@Blaze4ification woah 21 minutes ago

  • @blaquejaxx
    @blaquejaxx Před 2 lety +116

    i'm so shook about seeing little lad in the year 2021. THEN that pronunciation of McElroy. THEN my fave commercial with the spongmonkeys. THEN being reminded of my sleep paralysis monster puppybabymonkey. This video is too much.

  • @lostfan5054
    @lostfan5054 Před 9 měsíci

    There was another weird Starburst commercial where a dude slingshots a starburst onto his friend's face and then some random guy comes up and eats it off his face.

  • @hectornasraflores7191
    @hectornasraflores7191 Před 2 lety +1

    Me: sings berry and cream randomly
    Me seeing this: O.O NOW I KNOW WERE I GOT THE SONG

  • @abroadhorizon2566
    @abroadhorizon2566 Před 2 lety +167

    One commercial I'll never forget is a Skittles commercial where everyone and their dog(literally) had massively ripped left arms because they all arm wrestled to win the last skittle

    • @rhyliemasons7957
      @rhyliemasons7957 Před 2 lety +8

      The one that still haunts me is the Skittles Pox commercial

    • @midniteoyl8913
      @midniteoyl8913 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rhyliemasons7957 - First thing I thought of (shudders) when I saw Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad.
      And now you will too.

    • @puppetshow669
      @puppetshow669 Před 2 lety

      @@rhyliemasons7957 that reminds me of the gumdrop angel

  • @vissenekku
    @vissenekku Před 2 lety +66

    As a person who hasn't watched commercials for a very long time, this is all news to me. And terrifying.

  • @TheDigworks
    @TheDigworks Před 2 lety

    that explains why the cadburys ad with the kids with the dancing eyebrows is seared into my brain for eternity

  • @austincrumbley9742
    @austincrumbley9742 Před 2 lety +1

    "puppy sponge monkey lad pat"-Matthew Patrick 2021

  • @SkylorBeck
    @SkylorBeck Před 2 lety +147

    My dude didn't even realize that he was talking about Justin "Hoops" McElroy of My Brother My Brother And Me fame. Hoops was so right about how big of a mistake he made

  • @alexanderdeberg5363
    @alexanderdeberg5363 Před 2 lety +61

    So somehow Mat Pat managed to accidentally stumble into two of Justin McElroy's biggest brands: Much Squad ft. the Chicken Sandwich Wars; and now Berries and Cream, and somehow clearly doesn't know who he is. Case in point: "Hoops Mickelroy."

    • @justanothergraham8702
      @justanothergraham8702 Před 2 lety +6

      He’s even reference polygon, Justin and griffin’s company on game theory.

    • @kristalgic1534
      @kristalgic1534 Před 2 lety +2

      I didn't even realize it was Justin McElroy until I read your comment because he said so weirdly, but to be fair, you wouldn't expect it to be pronounced like Mackleroy anyway

    • @alexanderdeberg5363
      @alexanderdeberg5363 Před 2 lety

      @@justanothergraham8702 oh yeah! In the garena freefire episode, right?

  • @Jake76667
    @Jake76667 Před rokem

    i remember when the berries & cream ad first came out in 2006 or so & it’s crazy to me that the people who recently found out about through tiktok probably weren’t even born when the ad first came out

  • @Xacris
    @Xacris Před 2 lety

    Good point about AdBlockbeing a thing... I don't really see anything resembling a commercial anymore. I pay youtube to not show me ads, I actively avoid sites where ads can't be blocked, I avoid traditional social media, and I don't watch television... so it mostly amounts to podcast ads that make their way to me.

  • @sapphiregemi._
    @sapphiregemi._ Před 2 lety +40

    "When the RC commercial played"
    Filipinos: So you've chosen to summon us!

  • @terrancepeters7073
    @terrancepeters7073 Před 2 lety +173

    Referring to Justin “oldest brother” McElroy as “HoopsMcLROY” is fucking hilarious

  • @matthewburrup3187
    @matthewburrup3187 Před 2 lety

    It’s amazing how every time I watch a food Theory I see a new detail in the intro

  • @cadentubeohara3970
    @cadentubeohara3970 Před 2 lety

    The thing is the unpredictable becomes predictable meaning they will slowly revert to a more grounded ads again

  • @jacknapoli6366
    @jacknapoli6366 Před 2 lety +122

    Food theory: are skittles all the same flavor (or taste, whichever word technically excludes smell). I think smell should be a crucial part, but some people say that it shouldn’t be included if the chemical makeup of the skittle is the same and the only difference is the smell

    • @krcmaine
      @krcmaine Před 2 lety +7

      I also commented about Skittles only smelling different, not tasting different 👍

    • @glasscardproductions4736
      @glasscardproductions4736 Před 2 lety +2

      It appears the only thing that tastes different is the outside bit and it just mixes together with the inside when you chew it.

    • @pupstarco
      @pupstarco Před 2 lety

      what i think they taste different im eating some rn!

    • @krcmaine
      @krcmaine Před 2 lety +1

      @@pupstarco Hold your nose and try one at a time all the way as you chew and swallow.

    • @allanolley4874
      @allanolley4874 Před 2 lety

      I think smell is an integral part of what we call taste in ordinary language, like if someone loses there sense of smell (hopefully temporarily) they will complain that food tastes different or even has lost flavour. The only way that taste only means what your taste buds on your tongue detect is if we are being technical and trying to define exact sensory pathways, rather than experience.
      Note visual presentation probably changes our taste experience, I would not be surprised if skittles deliver a different experience depending on whether you are tasting them while looking at them versus wearing a blindfold etc.

  • @FeelEhx
    @FeelEhx Před 2 lety +175

    “You have to build a memory on the scaffolding of what you already know but violate the expectations somewhat. It has to be a little weird.”
    That quote instantly confirms what Ive always been saying when I was younger.
    That japanese commercials were smart because it sets itself apart from other commercials.
    They a laughed at me, they said I was crazy -___- smh

    • @felsachat7931
      @felsachat7931 Před 2 lety +4

      They called me a madman...

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 2 lety +3

      12:02: Wow,
      thanks Matt for fighting for LESS Grammar in the world. Thanks.

  • @jjmcuurc6670
    @jjmcuurc6670 Před rokem +1

    3:05
    What?! RC has an ad like that?!
    And here I thought the dentures one is pretty horrifying 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @diggbick
      @diggbick Před rokem +1

      yeah it did! though i don't remember if i saw it on tv or if it was only here on youtube

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Před 2 lety +2

    Gotta give props Jack Ferver to instantly jumping to seize his newfound popularity, he really profited off of it!

  • @exynth1a215
    @exynth1a215 Před 2 lety +53

    RC has forever ingrained itself into my mind.
    here's a translation of what the kid says:
    "Ma, please explain why I have 4 glasses on my back!"

    • @fyreborneblu6706
      @fyreborneblu6706 Před 2 lety +3

      It's a substitute from a Filipino Tiger Mama's usual punishment.....Sitting on Salt for hours with your bare knees (I personally know it first hand) or in this case RC mama

  • @jluve82
    @jluve82 Před 2 lety +88

    Should I be more concerned that MatPat doesn’t know Hoopsmcelroy is Justin McElroy from MBMBAM? Mat! Join us!!

    • @How-Do-I-Nezzy
      @How-Do-I-Nezzy Před 2 lety +2

      @@joshroehl6098 dude, stop spamming

    • @friendlyneighborhoodnoob
      @friendlyneighborhoodnoob Před 2 lety

      @@How-Do-I-Nezzy he is a bot

    • @protalghulnist4126
      @protalghulnist4126 Před 2 lety

      Wtf is hoopsmcelroy

    • @connersweet7086
      @connersweet7086 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes I’m so shocked he doesn’t at least know who the brothers are. I feel like they’re at least popular enough for him to have heard of them on some platform

  • @flameclaw3689
    @flameclaw3689 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Now we got whopper songs engraving in people's memories

  • @burningkaiofficial
    @burningkaiofficial Před 2 lety

    2:45
    Thanks mat, I completely forgot about that until now

  • @gracesands3189
    @gracesands3189 Před 2 lety +114

    Y’all, this came out at the perfect time…. That berries and cream song had been stuck in my head since like forever…

  • @matthewortman1477
    @matthewortman1477 Před 2 lety +521

    Theories and cream, theories and cream, I’m a little lad who loves theories and cream!

  • @ianq155
    @ianq155 Před 8 měsíci

    The beginning sketch made it seem like I was being held hostage

  • @ethanwatkins6590
    @ethanwatkins6590 Před 2 lety

    I love how he says that advertisements are everywhere but there aren't any on this video when I watched it.