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| − | The following is a list of minor mentions of the Muppets, ''[[Sesame Street]]'', or Jim Henson |
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==Delta Faucets== |
==Delta Faucets== |
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==Dr. Pepper== |
==Dr. Pepper== |
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| + | [[File:Dr._Pepper_MTM.jpg|thumb|300px|A Dr. Pepper sticker on the door of [[Pete's Luncheonette]] in ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''.]] |
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| − | In [[2005]], a television advertising campaign for |
+ | In [[2005]], a television advertising campaign for "Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper" featured a recording of [[Jim Henson]] and [[Frank Oz]] singing "[[Mahna Mahna (song)|Mahna Mahna]]." The commercial featured a couple on a date at a fancy restaurant. The man is claiming to have won the lottery and given it to charity. As he talks, his date sips the drink and suddenly the restaurant breaks into a musical number, with all the patrons and servers bobbing their heads to the song. |
==NFL== |
==NFL== |
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| + | [[File:E&BFootball.jpg|thumb|300px|Ernie welcomes a flock of sheep to the party.]] |
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| − | A very brief clip from a ''Sesame Street'' [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment|sketch]] with [[Ernie]] and some [[sheep]] appeared in a commercial first shown during the [[2011]] |
+ | A very brief clip from a ''Sesame Street'' [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment#guesswhatsnext|sketch]] with [[Ernie]] and some [[sheep]] appeared in a commercial first shown during the [[2011]] Super Bowl. The clip was digitally altered to include St. Louis Rams football caps on the sheep and a sign on Ernie's door. |
| − | + | The commercial also contained segments from ''[[Happy Days]]'' (with [[Henry Winkler]] and [[Ron Howard]]), ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (with [[Michael Richards]]), ''[[The Office]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'' (with [[James Gandolfini]] and [[Tony Sirico]]), ''Cheers'' (with [[George Wendt]]), ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' (with [[Betty White]]), ''[[Full House]]'' (with [[Dave Coulier]]), ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Family Matters]]'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''[[ALF]]'', ''[[Minor_TV_Mentions#How_I_Met_Your_Mother|How I Met Your Mother]]'' (with [[Neil Patrick Harris]] and [[Jason Segel]]), ''[[Friends (TV show)|Friends]]'', ''[[Glee]]'', ''Modern Family'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and ''[[South Park]]''. |
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| + | The trailer for the 2014 comedy movie (directed by [[Nick Stoller]], starring [[Zac Efron]] and [[Seth Rogen]]) starts with an a capella version of "[[The People in Your Neighborhood (song)|The People in Your Neighborhood]]". [http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=neighbors] |
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| − | A version of the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song "[[One of These Things]]" was used in a 2004 commercial. <small>([http://adland.tv/commercials/subway-one-these-things-2004-030-usa video])</small> |
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Revision as of 21:35, 26 June 2015
The following is a list of commercials and other advertisements which contain minor mentions of the Muppets, Sesame Street, or Jim Henson.
Delta Faucets
A portion of the Sesame Street song "Hands" was used in a 2009 commercial. No visuals appeared, only the vocals of Jerry Nelson as The Count. (YouTube)
Dr. Pepper
A Dr. Pepper sticker on the door of Pete's Luncheonette in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
In 2005, a television advertising campaign for "Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper" featured a recording of Jim Henson and Frank Oz singing "Mahna Mahna." The commercial featured a couple on a date at a fancy restaurant. The man is claiming to have won the lottery and given it to charity. As he talks, his date sips the drink and suddenly the restaurant breaks into a musical number, with all the patrons and servers bobbing their heads to the song.
NFL
Ernie welcomes a flock of sheep to the party.
A very brief clip from a Sesame Street sketch with Ernie and some sheep appeared in a commercial first shown during the 2011 Super Bowl. The clip was digitally altered to include St. Louis Rams football caps on the sheep and a sign on Ernie's door.
The commercial also contained segments from Happy Days (with Henry Winkler and Ron Howard), Beverly Hills, 90210, Seinfeld (with Michael Richards), The Office, The Sopranos (with James Gandolfini and Tony Sirico), Cheers (with George Wendt), The Golden Girls (with Betty White), Full House (with Dave Coulier), The Dukes of Hazzard, Family Guy, Family Matters, The Brady Bunch, ALF, How I Met Your Mother (with Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel), Friends, Glee, Modern Family, The Simpsons, and South Park.
Neighbors
The trailer for the 2014 comedy movie (directed by Nick Stoller, starring Zac Efron and Seth Rogen) starts with an a capella version of "The People in Your Neighborhood". [1]