That 'Banned' Wendy's Commercial Continues to Spread

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In case you haven't seen it (though it's a year old so maybe you have), here's the "banned" Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich commercial it's creator claims he created but was not approved by the client. He says Wendy's has nothing to do with it but we're sure they're quietly smiling over the video's growing popularity.

by Steve Hall    Mar-24-08   Click to Comment   
Topic: Commercials, Viral   

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Not sure why this would be banned...because the guy "explodes?" It's somewhat entertaining, but nothing that shocking.

Posted by: A Copy Writer on March 24, 2008 10:35 AM

Even if this was banned, wouldn't Wendy's still own the commercial since they paid for production?

I'd imagine it's technically not legal for the copywriter to post this.

If that's true, something is fishy and Wendy's is probably behind it.

Posted by: gibbs12 on March 24, 2008 12:29 PM

banned ads cache, no?

;)

COQ ROCK was an approved ad cross-platform series with CP&B working along with mad/evil/genius of video sneezes that turn into viral ads...asabailey...

Posted by: arthur barbato on March 24, 2008 12:44 PM

banned adds cache, no?

;)

COQ ROCK was an approved ad cross-platform series with CP&B working along with mad/evil/genius of video sneezes that turn into viral ads...asabailey...

Posted by: arthur barbato on March 24, 2008 12:45 PM

I think the fact that they say it was "banned" makes it even more interesting for most people and therefor more viral...

Posted by: Christoph on March 24, 2008 1:35 PM

I never said I created it. It was an ad created by McCann that then never ran for obvious reasons. I liked it, so I posted it on youtube.

Posted by: jpickar on March 24, 2008 4:29 PM