When I was reading through the news on Yahoo!, I saw an ad for the Favorite
Advertising Icon Poll, but they made the ad look like a boxing poster(Will
the Pillsbury Doughboy topple the Kool-Aid Man?), and it got me to thinking: I'd
actually pay to see that.
I mean, come on... who wouldn't want to see Mr. Clean take on the Michelin
Man in a no-holds-barred street brawl (my money would be on the Michelin Man in
3), or the Morton Salt Girl taking on the Miss Chiquita in a cat fight. Or how
about a tag team match consisting of the Keebler Elves against the California
Raisins... with the loser getting eaten... I think the Elves would win it,
because they look like they would fight dirty.
I know... an all-aerial battle between the Wise Owl and the AFLAC duck. I so
root for the Owl to fill in the fowl! Or bearbaiting with Smokey the Bear and
McGruff the Crime Dog... Smokey would have that so won. Or a drinking glass
match between Charlie the Tuna and Speedy Alka-Seltzer... two icons enter, one
icon leaves....I don't think Charley would be good enough though.
How about this pitch: Tony the Tiger vs. the Trix Rabbit fighting gladiator
style in the Cereal Bowl at Battle Creek, Michigan... again, with the
loser(probably the silly rabbit) getting eaten. Or Mr. Peanut against the M
& M Characters in a 2 on 1 match... and the cane is a legitimate foreign
object in the match.
But I think I would probably pay the most to see a battle royale to the
death... just let them all have at it... of course, that would be quite a
mess... especially if the Jolly Green Giant was fighting... or rather stomping
his way to victory. And the whole place would go up in mad applause when the
Verizon guy went "Can you hear me now....SPLAT!"
I think you could get
every household in the country to tune into something like that... and think
about the publicity. You couldn't buy that kind of promotional impact... not
even if you spent money for 50 years I think.
Anyway, I have to go shopping now... I need insurance and cookies, cereal,
medication, and cell phone service. And vegetables for some strange reason. Oh
and fish, and salt and.......