Food Theory: The Candy Commercials That HAUNT Your Brain!

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Do you ever find yourself thinking of a commercial from your childhood that you haven't seen in YEARS but somehow remember every weird, disturbing moment? That is what we are talking about today, Theorists! Weird commercial marketing and why it sticks with you! From the current TikTok fad of Little Lad's berries and cream, to Burger King's stalker mascot, or Quiznos creepy Spongemonkeys - there are a lot of commercials that haunt our dreams. Why do they stick in your memory? Watch to find out!
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Writers: Matthew Patrick and Luke Barats
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[@You]

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

[@slevinchannel7589]

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

[@spidgly]

hello you

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

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

[@neB282]

Me? You?

[@FinneyFinneas]

HOW DID YOU GET VERIFIED AS YOU. HAHAHA

[@Izzizbetter]

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]

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]

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

[@roxypoxy3742]

@@MadeInFailure Omg. yes yes please

[@pierrdemon2707]

Bojack Horseman irl

[@adoor7124]

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

[@llamasugar5478]

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]

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

[@sunnyscott4876]

Exactly right.

[@forwhomthebelltrolz]

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

[@AlastorFan5900]

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]

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

[@ivydaphne7483]

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

[@plushiesaurp2068]

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

[@sheridanwolf]

Yes

[@dillonhussey7221]

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

[@communist_oranges]

@@dillonhussey7221 EYYYY I LOVE THAT ONE!!

[@izuizu7313]

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

[@hedgehogsonic11]

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

[@trippyhare]

Ach, wee lamb.

[@Memecious]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH2Tf6yJhZmUo9E

[@xenos_n.]

Now imagine people rediscovering an old ad from when you were 23 years old.

[@NatsukiTheHeavyMain]

Same

[@larkin_Pussy]

Who is the little lad?

[@killerkram1337]

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

[@mr.foxasmg]

Chalk teacher

[@thepoonhound3003]

Long long man

[@danielanthony1054]

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

[@mckenzeeburnett3035]

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]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6HWmqJ5d8-Cra8 What about this

[@LemoneVR]

@@topcat5563 I approve of this link

[@vicool217]

@@LemoneVR I also approve

[@hannyb.1364]

@@Himanboy same here

[@reggo6253]

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

[@Star-hr6mh]

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

[@videoscanbegames3487]

Genius

[@SK_Solomon]

It is but it would go bad in like 3 day

[@riverhusky7621]

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]

I’m pretty they made that a real thing Houston

[@videoscanbegames3487]

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

[@maddog672]

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

[@whatcanidooo]

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

[@leeblock9573]

mcElroy ;-;

[@LornaDoom.]

Same lmao. Hoops mcELroy

[@ch.ii.s]

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

[@feralprince5687]

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]

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

[@anonaxolotl]

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

[@olddiggy4800]

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

[@GelloWello]

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]

I mean you're mostly likely not wrong.

[@un1xify]

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]

A lot of money I'd say nostalgia sells

[@TikoVerhelst]

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 KZbin, it will be nostalgia when they get this new ad.

[@TiBunCosplay]

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]

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

[@deannaroesner4861]

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.

[@JoshieBoyz]

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

[@GeminiWolfstarGaming]

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

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

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

[@chickennuggieplaysgames5938]

first time being early

[@hontie]

TRUE

[@milktea6676]

Did u say candy?

[@TheKingOfThunder99]

early and bro stop commenting everywhere please find a hobby

[@brvndi]

if I got a starburst and they gave it to me in a little lad costume I would bow down

[@indigomoonfly2114]

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

[@Micheal-yn8cb]

@salve30 Fist?

[@iwinrar5207]

@@Micheal-yn8cb let's fist

[@justinlin7829]

PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY PUPPY MONKEY BABY

[@piercedsiren]

He seized the moment

[@im_bored_hi_]

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

[@blepinator7847]

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.

[@NegativeLegend]

Now this is my kind of content

[@poseidon9702]

Hi

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

Ye

[@TSMaster]

Are you positive?

[@Weirdos22146]

Did not expect you here but it's a welcome one

[@ktownpunkjr.1946]

Hey its you again!

[@TheoStarlight]

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

[@Savoryy]

Ikr

[@wierdanimepeep9815]

WE CAN NEVER ESCAPE IT

[@februaryschneck]

This man went to my high school (Interlochen Arts Academy)

[@sincerecinnamon]

It started on there, for me it made its way onto tiktok after I forgot it and now all the people on my school bus are yelling it

[@fastestthingalive92]

@MMI▶️ stop

[@Caelurean]

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

[@glowlivia2177]

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

[@vvkittycat]

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

[@screamingfalcon71]

Or Tide hijacking an entire Super Bowl's ads.

[@dummybelles9651]

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

[@goob7341]

Wow that’s really cool lmao

[@sanadalomiri2458]

That’s so cool

[@gikgik4254]

You’re so rad dude

[@DoctorBones1]

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

[@matthewburrup3187]

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

[@samshaw5014]

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]

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]

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

[@YamiSatoshi]

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

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

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]

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

[@robotgalaxy4168]

@@rinpaisys It was the warm lighting

[@th3_r0ckst4r]

@@robotgalaxy4168 e

[@th3_r0ckst4r]

@@robotgalaxy4168 I clicked off for a second

[@hubertnnn]

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

[@heavenatsbeha9418]

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!!!

[@jacksonparker9022]

13:36 Yellow is my favorite

[@minapolina6661]

"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.

[@RobertoDeMundo]

I agree

[@matthewquigley5638]

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"

[@thebluebuilder]

IKR it's so weird.

[@Happycakes2365]

Ugh, I’ve seen that one soooo many times!

[@tonyvadala1443]

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

[@MegaDK47]

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.

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

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]

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

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

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

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

@@gamemasteranthony2756 Yes! That was it!

[@myloriv]

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

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

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

[@Nhoxus]

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"

[@susancrumbley3457]

I don’t know whether to thank or curse Justin for introducing that to TikTok

[@toasteethetoaster5978]

thats sad

[@supahcomix]

I was only reminded of it by TF2 bots

[@thepandamoniousgamer5552]

My Brother, My Brother and the man who ruined my FYP.

[@Arkhaismos]

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

[@heeydani16]

I remember my friend and her sister showing me the berries and cream commercial in middle school and now it's coming back and getting back on tiktok and it's crazy to see 🥺

[@nicecook5536]

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]

Haven’t aged since the 16 hundreds apparently

[@Nathansus]

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

[@urban1337]

Get your eyes checked

[@WildRabiea]

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]

@@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).

[@skeeplebop]

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

[@VoiceOfPerseus]

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.

[@chloecca]

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

[@CaitlinLyaneLeman]

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.

[@kilajuy]

this read like an r/pettyrevenge story lmao

[@eryuu4016]

Maybe you should forward him this video then??

[@tuel7664]

Mr.Stoner?

[@RGC_animation]

that is a intense story

[@lavernasilver6999]

@@eryuu4016 lol yes

[@sinfulmourning2780]

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.

[@keelinfree2966]

2:00 Meeting you is the best thing that ever happened to me.

[@jjmcuurc6670]

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

[@diggbick]

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

[@ecstasycheese7390]

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

[@swordsandcups]

*we have been summoned*

[@sakurafan771]

Hahaha true. I was expecting us to swarm here.

[@diamondfrost7593]

we have been summoned

[@tyronegepana9991]

LOL 😂😂

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

i remember watching that on yt. i was surprised like 'lol wth??'

[@FireFarmer123]

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

[@Chigger]

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

[@justsomeferalminor]

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

[@drewo.127]

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

[@marvelboi6258]

Theory: matpat is actually getting sponsored by all these people

[@JohnDlugosz]

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]

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]

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

[@ECL28E]

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

[@the4thsteve27]

@@jupitersparx4101 i cut this boat in half!

[@burningkaiofficial]

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

[@TheDigworks]

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

[@shawnco2006]

"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

[@harleylaufeyson6136]

I was about to say that the kid is literally adopted

[@pikame_32]

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

[@shawnheatherly]

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

[@christinalittleton3771]

I am so sorry... kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6PLY6Gdh7-rqZI

[@lampylightbulb]

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

[@Hyakugojyuuichi.]

they've been doing this for a LONG time

[@Aeoxander]

Orangina.

[@nikkyjohnsond5330]

Someone literally used the berries and cream song as a SINGING WARM UP IN MY CHORUS CLASS 😭😭

[@sammyloveyou3159]

One ad I will always watch no matter what is Reese’s ads 😍🙏

[@blaquejaxx]

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.

[@Sweetlyy111]

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]

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]

@@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]

.@@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]

@@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.

[@shadow_of_thoth]

That Quiznos ad is a classic 👌🏼

[@k2cjm]

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

[@andrewg6598]

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

[@demonthekingjarrett]

Yep

[@shaqjuice420]

?

[@thebulletdeath4652]

Who is Justin?

[@Xemyr]

@@thebulletdeath4652 Justin

[@thebulletdeath4652]

@@Xemyr that doesn’t help.

[@KlueLuke]

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

[@coldsoup8176]

I was weak. I clicked

[@awestruck5898]

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

[@lykos..]

I remember the berries and crème coming back. Everyone was dancing and learning the song in my school. Some of the advertisements are hilarious

[@Blaze4ification]

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]

@Brianna 🍑🍒 2 Timothy 3:1-7

[@r.j.penfold]

Hopefully it's not the latter

[@WillTw12]

*they

[@Blaze4ification]

@@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]

@@Blaze4ification woah 21 minutes ago

[@MeowMimiCat]

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]

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

[@Furretnation]

@@liyahyt2054 yes

[@TigerAceSullivan]

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]

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]

Gen z and moved out and only use streaming and KZbin. 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

[@bocanthandlethis]

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

[@MeOrSomething]

Man got little lad in the episode broooo 😂😂

[@abroadhorizon2566]

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]

The one that still haunts me is the Skittles Pox commercial

[@midniteoyl8913]

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

[@puppetshow669]

@@rhyliemasons7957 that reminds me of the gumdrop angel

[@clarclaire]

i’d love an episode looking into the maple syrup industry in canada, its actually pretty insane and reminds me a lot of the oreo episode!

[@joshblack4291]

There's a documentary about the heist from a few years ago.

[@bethany5882]

You could even integrate Markiplier's maple syrup review

[@bellaknightR597]

@@bethany5882 it was awesome

[@Kiwi-Bird.]

any one ever herd of a little u.s. state caled Vermont?

[@bondservant4jesus]

It reminds me of the virgin olive oil thing. Are you getting real olive oil?

[@rylanforshaw7207]

As a kid, over here in Britain we had a NHS ad, about strokes, that gave me nightmares but i still remember it.

[@UrijahVR]

Like that little reference to duck season when your were showing the other ads

[@jacknapoli6366]

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]

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

[@glasscardproductions4736]

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]

what i think they taste different im eating some rn!

[@krcmaine]

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

[@allanolley4874]

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.

[@YIsMacNCheeseTaken]

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.

[@fuzzymelon1261]

cursed commercials and nostalgia critic's commercial series are the only times that i can tolerate ads

[@BewaretheWarewolf]

On of the few ads that stuck in my mind since I was a child is the crusha singing cats, who would drop bottle of crusha on cows and make their eyes pop

[@alexanderdeberg5363]

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]

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

[@kristalgic1534]

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]

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

[@sapphiregemi._]

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

[@wendelllabandilo2155]

Ey 😁

[@emanueljaycruz7282]

Hahahah

[@ashewinter464]

Yasssss

[@keishaoglesby7431]

Thank you for giving me nightmares for life.

[@ethanwatkins6590]

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

[@matthewortman1477]

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

[@dimmi_woah8520]

my cream

[@imsleepy321]

Your

[@cheesecake1412]

😭

[@godversesans5152]

Not your cream our cream 🇨🇳

[@thatsmolcrssant9942]

@@godversesans5152 ah, comrade

[@jluve82]

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

[@How-Do-I-Nezzy]

@@joshroehl6098 dude, stop spamming

[@friendlyneighborhoodnoob]

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

[@protalghulnist4126]

Wtf is hoopsmcelroy

[@connersweet7086]

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

[@ShadowWingTronix]

If you think about it, ads are going full circle thanks to KZbin. 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.

[@RainierFajardoProduction]

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

[@exynth1a215]

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]

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

[@vissenekku]

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

[@KalypsoVega]

Very true because using the theme song from old Spider-Man with a twist for Bomberman 64 has stuck with me my entire life.

[@ginnungagap9793]

"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"

[@FeelEhx]

“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]

They called me a madman...

[@slevinchannel7589]

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

[@kaizoaudio1798]

You know Justin McElroy; the guy who uploaded the Berries and Cream sound clip? I think that’s the only thing of note that he’s done. He’s one to watch out for.

[@Feeple]

Yeah. I don't think he helped found Polygon, or part of a family medi endeavor. Just some rando...

[@bluerose489]

Seems like he has the potential for comedy podcasts but that's just me and my brothers

[@ghost_type_dan]

Nah

[@Aayanshandshreyansh]

thanks for telling me about this commercial that i never new for about 5 years

[@LittleRose2001]

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

[@PaleGhost69]

Please consider doing a food theory on permaculture and edible food forests.

[@travis9260]

What would the theory be

[@smallman_dan9713]

The reading replies to this comment is like a dumpster its all bots holy moly

[@clouddd8053]

@Kiaran Reddy thought it was gonna be a rock roll, i really got jebaited huh

[@Memecious]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH2Tf6yJhZmUo9E

[@happybunnyntx]

@@travis9260 Maybe something similar to the grocery store episode? "Is it possible to live off a food forest?" I'd be interested in that after seeing so many obviously fake videos claiming they have one, but a real one would be cool to figure out the logistics on.

[@ComicalRealm]

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

[@Jarvy54]

This deserves a lot more likes bro.

[@SnickersEatsCookies]

Now I wanna see that

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I don't want to see that guy sitting in bed watching footage of a beautiful princess.

[@Osmium78]

Totally dude

[@FeilimD]

Ok

[@kt68866]

Ok im old enough to have been obsessed with this commercial when it came out I think i ALWAYS thought this was a skittles commercial

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

This add popped up randomly just recently, I play it in my head to me losing my mind about the world. I didn't know it was a tiktok thing.