Super Bowl 50 - Mountain Dew: "Puppy Monkey Baby" (2016)

This is what Mountain Dew presented in time for Super Bowl 50: its very own, unique, definition of three awesome things combined. Enter the "puppy monkey baby". Three friends who planned to just chill on the couch for the night get quite an unexpected surprise. An actual puppy monkey baby - a creature with the legs of a baby, the tail of a monkey and the head of a puppy - marches in with a bucket of Mountain Dew Kickstart Midnight Grape and dances to its own catchy song (which was created specifically for this commercial). Oh, and don't forget its rattle... and the licking.
Enjoy!
Everything © 2016 PepsiCo.
P.S. Mountain Dew dominated Super Bowl winning 1st place for the top performing commercial on game-day with this weirdly unmistakeable commercial. Even with so many ads, this unique spot captured over 11% of The Big Game's Digital Share Of Voice, generating over 334,000 social actions and a total social volume of over half a billion (527 million plus to be exact!) impressions and more than 2.25 million organic video views on game day.

[@poly-gone726]

The scariest part of this is that they even built a door in the wall for it, suggesting they get multiple visits from it

[@legendarytrainer5312]

LMAO

[@alakazam0320]

I mean they seemed calm about it

[@doctorawesomeness1997]

Or maybe it's magical

[@Gaddafist23]

Oh my god this made me laugh so hard..

[@CamGersh]

This is great 😂

[@El_Mute]

Let's be honest. This was not in the recommendations. It just popped into our minds and we searched it

[@cadetcrockett2276]

Damn right.

[@CT-5736-Bladez]

You right

[@DarthVader-iy6zo]

You’re right

[@finnspaperstudio3508]

yeah

[@jacobshada8989]

Literally what just happened to me.

[@JRockySchmidt]

The worst part is that this still lives in my head rent free

[@Breeskeed]

Exactly

[@demonlordotrt754]

I now compare all mountaindew commercial to this fevered dream of epicness

[@Breeskeed]

@@cypherdragon773 👍

[@kaylacre]

real

[@nessuser3471]

fr

[@skullgamer64]

Let's be real, I never expected this commercial to appear out of nowhere.

[@misledsine8242]

No one did

[@Constr4ct]

That was the point, but its funny asf

[@ifinishedthemilk]

I had to search this up to confirm it wasnt just some fever dream

[@thedancingredspy4267]

Same here

[@sczln]

Same here

[@apexbutter8585]

Same here

[@OCCULTUM1999]

Same here

[@scythe960]

Same here

[@billlllllllllllll]

this is the last thing a person sees before dying

[@incognito_forlife1455]

My time has come

[@parker-boy98]

Grim Reaper: Am I a joke to you?

[@Plushii-Gutz]

This is the thing that MAKES people die

[@victorm152]

more like the last thing a person sees before they die and get sent to Hell

[@LichLordNemo]

More like a bad acid trip

[@rentzrundown]

One time about 4 weeks after this aired, I was sitting in the breakroom at work doing paperwork, and all of a sudden my friend at the next table yelled "IM NOT PUTTING THAT THING IN MY GAME!!!" Turned out another friend was trying to talk him into putting Puppymonkeybaby into his D&D game. The ensuing discussion was excellent

[@paulybfromda303]

Oh c'mon that thing would be a PERFECT D&D character. It's like, half demon. That's gotta count for SOMETHING right? XD😂😂

[@kennethha416]

I don't know who thought this was a good idea but they deserve a raise

[@justasentientrock]

Probably the same board of designers who let the Philly Flyers mascot Gritty get past the designing stage

[@fnafplayermorelikefortnite8342]

You fools he's leading you to the gate of hell

[@parker-boy98]

He's just going to party

[@derekscarl202]

Wow

[@rolly1267]

I believe this

[@metropcsawsome7980]

That thing is a demon

[@Frogtalkin]

@@parker-boy98 on dead bodies, what freak factory sew that together!

[@Deuteromis]

Guy: I wonder where the parents are? Enters Dog-Gorilla-Man

[@thai_food9858]

fred movie

[@thai_food9858]

camp fred

[@Garnox_]

@@thai_food9858 no

[@kazzeroni8491]

garnox yes

[@zachatck64]

XD

[@dakoots]

Me and my friends laughed our asses off when this first came out. Now im watching this alone in the dark and im afraid for my life

[@nellysol76]

Why, your having nightmares

[@marvelmaniac88]

I haven’t thought of this probably since it came out. Then randomly today my brain started repeating “monkey something something” to a rhythm in my head for like a half hour straight. Finally, laying in my bed it comes to me. Puppy monkey baby I think? But what the hell is that? Then I look it up, and here we are. It is so bizarre that we store memories like this that manifest years later, seemingly for no reason and no context as to why.

[@StabbyBen]

I think about it from time to time every few months. I randomly thought of "Something Monkey Baby" but couldn't remember the first word. I knew it was "Puppy" or "Pugsy" or something similiar. I then showed my father. He believes it's either an elder god or an SCP that's breached containment

[@alexknutson5910]

@Stabby Ben your dad thinks it's an scp? Are you 5?

[@StabbyBen]

@@alexknutson5910 It... was a joke he made... He doesn't actually think it's an SCP

[@alexknutson5910]

@@StabbyBen obviously. I'm saying you must be quite young for your father to reference that

[@StabbyBen]

@Alex Knutson Nah. I'm actually an adult (technically). I'm just a big fan of the SCP Foundation and enjoy annoying my dad about it. 😂

[@franktranks9445]

I like how totally chill they are with the fact some weird creature just waltzed right into their living room.

[@huntersarrow3437]

Bruh they installed a door for it....

[@MkeKen67]

They were also totally cool with it kicking their snack bowl right off the table. Like, "yup, that's what it do."

[@AAZ-yu5ss]

@@MkeKen67 Chaos corruption, most definitely! That “Puppy Monkey Baby” is definitely some kind of Tzeentchian Daemon.

[@BostonHollyAndSnoop]

Look at the Black Man's face, no chill there, at first.. PMB made good decision not licking his cheeck

[@joellerma6572]

This isn't the first time that happen

[@electromagneticpsychopath4973]

Why did this randomly pop up inside my head?

[@splashyatom22]

Same bruh

[@dacianun9155]

Storm Panther I saw a roblox player with the name and I remembered it

[@savannah7225]

Ikr

[@Thunderbirdelan]

Same

[@SHDW120]

Storm Panther 😂😂

[@toamatoro570]

I remember seeing this live and it triggered my fight or flight with how uncanny it was. In all honesty I wish they'd bring this little hellspawn back.

[@trevordeshotel2741]

Feb 4, 2022 and this puppy monkey baby still comes to my mind.

[@okjeffy6581]

When this video becomes 10 in about 3 more years reply back.

[@user-mg9mk2xn1r]

2023 bro. It’s still there! 😂

[@pickleplaz791]

Yessss

[@NotRage.]

is it still there in 2024?

[@zoneout905]

that edible aint shit two hours later:

[@Frogtalkin]

Fucking acid brushed on the tops man

[@alishacardona3824]

Yall ever try a heroin cocktail?

[@ChaseThePinballWizard]

your name and pic check out.

[@GrimmCrackerr]

that was funny

[@genlaz1]

End up in that same pigeon coop Smokie was in.. completely naked shakes and all

[@masterduelists2949]

Even the music has a creepy vibe to it. That music sounds like ritual sacrifice music. This thing lures people with Mountain Dew, a well liked soda, and then murders them with his other mutant unexplainable creatures. Puppymonkeybaby sounds like a name of a Creepypasta story.

[@peytoncunningham1144]

omg...this changes everything

[@Bazxk]

Your imagination though

[@eridanus3397]

mountain dew’s symbol means “666” in hebrew.

[@SomeonefromSomewhere6907]

yeah

[@sweranero9976]

Puppymonkeybaby is merely a mask Manbearpig wears to lure in fools.

[@bubbiewildfire]

There is no better Super Bowl commercials in my lifetime then Puppy Monkey Baby.

[@okjeffy6581]

I feel old knowing that 2016 is now considered classic.

[@pickleplaz791]

Ya

[@yahstino]

What are you, like 7?

[@Jelliferrr]

Legend has it that the puppy monkey baby is still alive till this day

[@despairxxing]

* shoots puppymonkeybaby * ITS FINNALLY GONE

[@martyrubyjr2489]

Don't worry! We're safe thanks to you! However, swear to me if it isn't, we'll meet again in 27 years and banish him to Hell.But remember the catch.................................. ..............THE SEQUELS.........

[@Alligator81]

He still owes me twenty bucks...

[@wizardfrog1572]

Kill it

[@jacobc8019]

Puppy. Monkey. Baby.

[@maxmuetzel5364]

I remember the day. Its was the Superbowl. Panther vs Broncos. I sitting down, enjoying a burger, chips, and a Dr. Pepper. Then this commercial came on and I was so perplexed on what happened I asked my dad if he put drugs in my food or was that just a figment of my imagination.

[@itwontcomeout5678]

This was the greatest commercial I have ever seen before or since then.

[@pd9677]

Lol

[@notasoviet1016]

It was the first and only Super Bowl I actually watched, and now I assume this is what most super bowl ads look like

[@welcometochaos8906]

this was the only superbowl i have ever watched. I have never watched any again. this torments my mother, and now. We set all of our alarms to this.

[@evingrindle1929]

Same! Except I was chilling with my friends just talking during the annual Super Bowl commercials and when this came on we just sat there in stunned/confused silence for about 10 seconds and then bursted out laughing...

[@huntercool2232]

This is one of the commercials that you genuinely question if it was actually real or just a fever dream.

[@fours1524]

I hate that the memory of this keeps coming back to me.

[@leahdawson6196]

I don't see how they made this legally.

[@leahdawson6196]

I forgot what I meant. X'D

[@ChestnutThing]

Oh frick

[@parker-boy98]

It's quite simple, really. That had some pug, capuchin, and human DNA, and grew it inside a pod

[@Empr4evr]

CGI?

[@pikachujuan6661]

;-;

[@thegalacticfederation4007]

God has left the server.

[@SudsyDiamond]

If that’s true, then that means that this ad never existed.

[@theundeniablewillofsurviva7598]

Like God never joined it.to begin with cause he ain't there lmao

[@joelz5382]

Found the atheist

[@---rg8pw]

The Undeniable Will Of Survival. Ok atheist

[@zekedia2223]

@@---rg8pw I mean, this video is evidence to that idea. If God knew this was in the works he would’ve started another fucking flood.

[@mox9076]

Back when the Superbowl audience anticipated commercials. Now it's movie trailers

[@GrumpyMcfart]

It's almost 2022 and my brain went "hey..... HEY! puppymonkeybaby"

[@jhinabuser7699]

Same ....

[@lucidguru2229]

Yes , exactly. 10 o clock on a Monday night, in the year 2022, and this is where my mind takes me....

[@synnajacob1298]

9 o clock, on a Saturday night in 2023- and this is where my mind takes *me* 💀

[@cirrus3207]

Man: "imma just chill tonight." Puppymonkeybaby: *im bout to end this mans whole career*

[@Lore-my4cs]

I remember seeing this while watching the Super Bowl and my family looked at each other like wtf

[@GNJ-ri4tt]

And did you know Mountain Dew. Kick start the drink is still a thing you can buy it at Walmart

[@Sergeant_Majorrr]

This commercial never gets old I be trying my best not to laugh

[@gavinn1647]

I remember watching this during the Super Bowl with my dad when I was 12 😂

[@kymboyle6555]

I remember seeing this on the Super Bowl like it was yesterday. I'd fallen asleep on the couch from a food coma, and I woke up to this. I swore I was still dreaming and having a nightmare.

[@calebhall8491]

Nobody: My sleep paralysis:

[@randolphdawn84]

When you can’t get up; get down 🕺🏻

[@bradl1982]

Hoping puppy monkey baby makes a return during tomorrow’s SB.

[@jasonlancaster3281]

I remember watching this commercial with my fiance. We thought it was funny. Well it pretty funny. She was the love of my life. She passed away a few months later. I miss you so much baby. Rest in peace my love.

[@ampassapera]

I had almost erased it from my memory. Almost

[@cadetcrockett2276]

I feel ya’.

[@lvrfrl]

Same then my mom reminded me of it

[@gabriellarkin6915]

Me: Im going to bed early tonight My brain at 2 am:

[@thadeuskushington7103]

I was high AF on this Superbowl when this commercial came on.....I laughed until my side hurt 😂. Everyone else is looking like wtf was that😂😆😂

[@brodymontague9433]

I just wrote an essay on this about effective advertising and it has taken several years off of my life

[@YaboiSubieImpreza]

Only true ogs remember

[@godcod2768]

Guess I'm a true og

[@artemis9137]

It was only four years ago, dude.

[@joeyfiorentino8393]

@@artemis9137 Wow im tripping balls and even I know it was a joke

[@siopao8137]

Ads in Japan: *cool animation and music Ads in the USA:

[@filtheus5338]

would rather have these ads

[@davester5234]

Not sure if it’s some stereotype but don’t the Japanese also have weird ads?

[@OTPscenes1]

No commercial will ever beat the PuppyMonkeyBaby

[@taraturner9116]

I had wiped this from my memory completely, I just got one of those Facebook "on this day" posts, and my status 8 years ago was "I thought I was gonna chill but puppymonkeybaby" so I knew KZbin would provide answers and well, here we are

[@andymei3321]

I actually like the commercial and the Puppy Monkey Baby. Sadly, not everyone feels the same way.

[@waynemattson9143]

My best friend, brother-in-law, and I were drying laughing when we saw this commercial. It was one of our favorite commercials that year.

[@ellenchavez2043]

The boys in my Junior High School class loved this....me, too.

[@dbailey25]

That was my favorite when i was little i thought it was funny

[@El_Memexicano]

My favorite ad of all time

[@rossdiamondthief6627]

How to PROPERLY enjoy this commercial: 1) Put on commercial 2) Take any assortment of hallucinagenic drugs 3) Press play and enjoy

[@coltvlogs7745]

Tried it

[@lj5332]

@@coltvlogs7745 how'd it go

[@e-stachebebel1202]

Thanks Josh, I hate it

[@shannondavidson8069]

I had never seen or heard of this ad until Josh said it... seeing it myself has somehow made me even more confused

[@Fiery154]

It is Super Bowl 2021 now and recounting commercials of Super Bowls past. WHY is the the ONE that pops into my mind first?!

[@lnnrt0161]

It’s pretty self explanatory

[@sailor_mars9696]

Doctor- sir you have 30 seconds to live... Me- *watches this video*

[@Jelliferrr]

Lol

[@dirtydan6717]

Your sole will not be complete in the afterlife

[@metalgarysixx3850]

For Christmas I want a puppymonkeybaby.

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

I think it wants YOU for Christmas.

[@itsjuss.chrxsss]

@@Jackw00pw00p2 XD LOL

[@juststatic7994]

All I have to say is... *Follow..Your..Dreams.*

[@RCHProductionsYT]

This was 5 years ago... let that sink in

[@chrisa2612]

I just saw it again on TV😂

[@JoJos_Voice]

Now it’s 8 🪦 our youth

[@onetnecghoti3473]

Josh from mythical kitchen led me here

[@kyleford8583]

I laughed so hard when he kicked the bowl of popcorn on one of the guys like he don’t care and he’s still gonna keep saying “puppy monkey baby”

[@Michael_Knight823]

No, that was ice.

[@laylamonae1382]

Puppy Monkey *baby*

[@Digitalhdwmn]

*puppy monkey baby*

[@jaydmeller]

Puppy monkey baby

[@JohnDoe-di6ml]

@@jaydmeller Puppy Monkey Baby,

[@moses4769]

Can't believe I still remember this😂

[@adventureswithjosh1897]

😂😂😂

[@rigatonydanza5144]

Goddamn it Josh and Trevor!

[@tj6610]

This will forever be the best commercial ever.

[@smalldoguser69]

Fire everyone who worked on this commercial.

[@Digitalhdwmn]

*Puppy monkey baby*

[@theundeniablewillofsurviva7598]

That was the owner of Mountaindew lmao You cant fire him for thinking abstract hahah he can only fore himself

[@StarSpawnMusic]

69th like

[@onlyRGX]

@@theundeniablewillofsurviva7598 Wasn't it David Lubars, Jury President at cannes lions and Creative Chief Officer at BBDO worldwide?

[@itwontcomeout5678]

No

[@binx414]

Nine super bowls later and this is still my favorite commercial because it’s weird asf

[@ejfunny]

I like how they just start dancing after being visited by a random chimera

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

That's how they do

[@two1nch12]

Still one the weirdest commercials but it’s cool 😂

[@round5soundsfetchmetheirso827]

This is what God wanted, and has waited billions of years for this.

[@welcometochaos8906]

I;m athiest and I agree with this wholeheartedly

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

other people: i had a dream i kissed my crush! my dreams:

[@vxlley_flower5672]

I return to this every superbowl to annoy my family. It's a tradition :)

[@pinelasefa4995]

The most memorable commercial ever made

[@morpheus473]

The most unusual thing is that the dude let a strange abomination lick him in the face. I'm guessing this is where covid19 started.

[@CallMeJBlol]

nah that was Ox-Bat-Boy

[@michaeluwuowo]

I'm looking at this now and thinking wow that was a year ago. This shit needs to end now

[@MarkerMurker]

@@michaeluwuowo If only people would stop spreading it

[@youtubesucks5893]

@@MarkerMurker If only they stopped labeling the common flu as corona to keep cases high

[@jenn5628]

I guess cause it has a dog head lol

[@BROOKLYNBORN1994]

Lmfao I was singing this and had to look it up again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 best Super Bowl commercial ever

[@jdstark24]

I had to search this just to make sure I didn't dream this up 6 years ago lol

[@crackeduptv8815]

I remember seeing this at the time thinking, why would this ever be allowed to air. Although at the same time I thought, why would this never be allowed to air. A very strange commercial in a very strange scenario.

[@todd5052]

This commercial is so stupid that it's hilarious! Good job to the advertisers. Love it!

[@MisterAlcohol]

That's the way they intended it to be. The Super Bowl is not only about the big game, but also bringing out the weird and the bizarre in any big brand interested in getting their place in any of the commercial breaks thereon. I myself personally still see this as something along the lines of "Mountain Dew Meets ManBearPig" (I'm not sure if you would as well, but ManBearPig was after all another of those strange hybrids... from South Park, that is). ;)

[@dulcedomcerr2500]

HATERS GUNNA HATE MM

[@user-AADZ]

Wow SiIvagunner

[@juulkingcat7619]

Damn I remember watching this ad for the first time back in 2016.. time really flies by fast huh

[@zooeyhall]

How can you sell a product by horrifying your customers?

[@Daecoth]

It didn't work for Quiznos (Search Spongemonkies)

[@haystover5013]

google it

[@charlesmartin4418]

zooeyhall it worked didn't it?

[@cronchyspaghet7773]

Ikr

[@victorm152]

@@Daecoth or little baby's ice cream

[@RecklessADHD]

There's a special place in hell reserved for the creators of this...........thing, but there's a worse one for the people who thought letting this air was a jolly good idea.

[@marcelacruz7661]

😂😂😂

[@makoakoso370]

agreed

[@Profeshinal]

The PMB is the new satan. That abomination went to hell and applied for a job, now it’s the CEO

[@a.c.e4951]

currently watching the super bowl. i come back to this commercial every super bowl

[@davidg6803]

When we needed him least, he returned.

[@yunglejo4839]

quarantine brought me wayy back lmfao

[@SMOgamer10]

I remember when this was made

[@enjoyinghen2133]

This video has been burned into my mind for the pass 5 years and I needed to make sure it still existed

[@horror990]

I hope you know, I blame this commercial for everything wrong in the world

[@connectionlost6269]

Wtf did I just Watch

[@indiyavazquez1418]

Farmer Jeff 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 lol puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby

[@indiyavazquez1418]

puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy monkey baby puppy. monkey. baby

[@connectionlost6269]

Ok

[@Kick-The-P.A.]

Hell. You've watched hell.

[@yeahhhboi7194]

Lol I remember seeing this on a commercial while watching tv

[@Marcos-fx7ys]

September 8, 2020, its 2:46am and i couldnt sleep and this commercial just popped into my head and decided to watch it........ worth it

[@strattonchanes]

POV: you searched for this commercial since it popped into your mind today

[@dogfacezombie]

Just coming back to a classic commercial after all these years of forgetting this magical character

[@pickleplaz791]

Let's be honest You searched it up.... No one has this on There for for you Page

[@Solive62]

Watch it on mushrooms. So odd you can't look away.

[@fbi6062]

True

[@joeyfiorentino8393]

no don't I dont know what the fuck to do now .. I forgot what I was supposed to be doing and what I was doing that lead me here .. The worst part is that I knew I couldnt take it any longer but I kept watching and I know I'm looking at something that shouldn't be .. Ive never understood what made something "cursed" but I can assure you that this is "CURSED"

[@briandonald]

Lol

[@masonf7332]

Producer: How much cringe u want? Puppy Monkey Baby: YES

[@Scottsgamerlounge]

Anyone here after watching mythical kitchen make dorito’s Mountain Dew?

[@amardave84]

This is my ringtone! :-)

[@Sasha-pp8xh]

REEEEEEEEEEEEE My Teacher Showed The Entire Class This In The 3rd Grade... We All Had Nightmares That Night..... lol its the most horifying thing ive ever seen

[@BubbaGerald]

My daughter hates that commercial with a passion. I Play it in the morning to wake her up.

[@charlottekline8679]

My absolute favorite Super Bowl commercial!

[@EpicTop1Gaming]

2 days ago, I started to remember this commercial, but I thought it was a fever dream. Today, I just found the commercial and totally forgot. This commercial would go on back then.

[@riverrockburn8167]

Oh my god when I was a kid my mom used to say this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@case425]

They could have been like 16?????? Idk/

[@LarryNewman69]

Makes me laugh every time. Love midnight grape!

[@keesvanoosbree5911]

Who's here for the 2023 Super Bowl?

[@Whoismoira]

Who else comes here before every Super Bowl ?

[@bridgetbrennan6615]

Did... Did people actually think this was cute?

[@lowcountryadventures5549]

Anyone here from the 2020 SUPER BOWL?

[@myyaoibetch]

I never saw this commercial before today. Searched it up because of Mythical Chef Josh

[@TheSteakStyles]

I miss my wife.

[@zevac]

Same

[@TacoSnipezZ]

I’m wanted on multiple accounts of tax fraud

[@GuamMC]

ditto