'South Park' takes the piss out of Pepsi with its own giddy spots
Posted on Mon Mar 9 2009
The candy-colored Pepsi campaign was ripe for parody, and who better to do so than the kids of South Park? Comedy Central is airing a series of South Park promos that look just like the relentlessly peppy "Refresh everything" Pepsi commercial. Check out several of the promos here. Promoting the upcoming 13th season of South Park, they enliven Pepsi's transparent marketing message with disembodied heads and catch phrases (and sometimes gibberish) from the network's most-watched show. They're clearly having fun at the expense of the peace-and-love Pepsi vibe, as Cartman spouts his infamous "Screw you guys, I'm going home" and also offers up the lesser-known but still brilliant "Oh my Jesus Christ monkey balls." Sweeeet.
The spots came from Comedy Central's in-house team of writer/producer Sarah Jackson, broadcast designer Dana Kinlaw, and director of on-air creative Jeffrey Blackman. South Park, no stranger to skewering well-known brands (and world leaders, celebrities, God, mom, apple pie, etc., etc.), kicks off its new season on Wednesday.
—Posted by T.L. Stanley
