Monday, July 9, 2007

This Week in Candy - Why Ya Gotta Disturb Me?

I finally found a video on YouTube of the most disturbing Skittles commercial ever. And that’s saying a lot, because just about all of the Skittles/Starburst commercials are disturbing on some level. I love their inclusiveness (they embrace the disinfranchised and marginalized, as far as I can tell).

You might be old enough to recognize the fellow being milked ... that’s David Groh (not Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, silly!). David Groh is an actor who is best known as Rhoda Morgenstern’s husband, Joe Gerard. (The best part of that show was Julie Kavner who went on to become an integral part of The Simpsons.)

Anyway, back to the commercial at hand ... I guess the most disturbing part is that he has six teats. Which is really odd ... cows only have four and of course humans only have two. Pigs, I think, have six or maybe eight. Perhaps I’m reading too much into this. You’re either going to love it or hate it. (I’m just glad they don’t say that Skittles have David Groh milk in them ....)

Here’s the recap of the week in Candy Blog reviews:

Monday: Twix PB (6 out of 10)

Tuesday: Nestle Crunch Crisp (4 out of 10)

Thursday: Sour Patch Kids (7 out of 10)

Friday: The Candy Dump: Chocovic Jade, Gazillions, Fauchon Hazelnutties, Fruities & Fruitips (6 out of 10)

Weekly Average: 5.875 ... 44% chocolate content (if you count the Nestle Crunch Crisp as chocolate).

POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:37 am Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyFun StuffNews

Comments
  1. That commercial is GROSS!

    Comment by Nanette on 7/09/07 at 10:43 am #
  2. Yeah, that commercial just creeps me out.
    Their singing rabbit one, however, is all kinds of awesome.

    Comment by william on 7/10/07 at 1:17 pm #
  3. I love the commercial, personally, and I think it took balls for them to air it!

    Comment by Tristyn on 7/10/07 at 5:37 pm #
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