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• songspeak

  This is Howie do it

  posted by jamie | 12.22.08 | permalink | 4 comments

  

  Let's flip the track, bring the old school back

  This past weekend, I saw some commercials on NBC for a rather disturbing new series. It’s called Howie Do It, and involves Howie Mandel (of A Fine Mess, Walk Like a Man, and more recently, Deal or No Deal fame) playing practical jokes on everyday average people.

  I liked it the first time when it was called the Jamie Kennedy Experiment, and then the second time when it was called Punk’d with Ashton Kutcher. But do we really need another one of these shows? With Howie Mandel of all people? I mean, the dude can’t even touch another person due to his debilitating fear of germs, but he’s going to spray shit at people for kicks?

  And don’t even get me started on the punniness of the title. Montell Jordan would be rolling over in his grave.

  If he were dead.

  Tags: 00s tv, 00s tv commercials, 80s movies, 90s music, a fine mess, ashton kutcher, deal or no deal, fear of germs, hidden camera shows, howie do it, howie mandel, jamie kennedy, jamie kennedy experiment, montell jordan, mysophobia, nbc, practical jokes, pranks, punk'd, punniness, this is how we do it, walk like a man

• songspeak

  OfficeMax Power to the Penny tv commercials

  posted by matt | 08.05.08 | permalink | comment?

  The penny prank commercials OfficeMax has been playing are their attempt at cashing in (har har) on the YouTube generation I guess. It’s what happens when a bunch of adults get together and try to make a viral video (it’s viral!). Oh– I know– these hidden camera techniques are likely not legit. I’m sure that the “businesses” are actually actors also and the whole thing is staged.

  I’m kind of hoping that some group like Improv Everywhere will organize a mass invasion of OfficeMax stores and go in and pay for everything with pennies. Maybe they can bring a whole truckload like this jag.

  OfficeMax states, “We’ll take your pennies!”. So here’s a challenge to you Songspeak readers: Go ahead, gather your pennies and go buy some shit at OfficeMax. Tell us how annoyed they get. Record it. Maybe we’ll post your hidden camera footage.

  Tags: 00s tv commercials, improv everywhere, officemax, penny, pranks, viral video, we'll take your pennies