Pepsi Cola And Michael Jackson To Burn Up The Super Bowl Airwaves This Sunday


Rumor has it that a Pepsi ad celebrating the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller will air during halftime of the Super Bowl, no doubt to keep people from switching over to the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet and get them extra-pumped for Tom Petty’s set. The ad will not be a “funny” re-enactment of the legendary commercial shown above; instead, it’ll reportedly be based on the video for the album’s title track, although I’m wondering if it’s going to double as a promotion for the big Pepsi/Amazon MP3 music giveaway that’s also launching during the big game. (Yes, I know Justin Timberlake was going to be the face of that campaign, but maybe everyone came to their senses and realized that a new-ish packaging of a classic record was a better way to get people excited about not illegally downloading music?) [Starpulse / YouTube]

 
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  1. Tenno  |   Posted on Jan 29th, 2008

    You know, that commercial just puts a smile on my face. Sigh, back when it was all awesome.

  2. Mike Barthel  |   Posted on Jan 29th, 2008

    I hope they give the Filipino prisoners a royalty for using their YouTube video.

  3. kathotdog  |   Posted on Jan 29th, 2008

    Getting Drunk while watching The Puppy Bowl is the closest thing to nirvana that I will ever find.

  4. BadUncle  |   Posted on Jan 29th, 2008

    hmmm…A half-time of Pepsi promotion and Tom Petty, or Puppy Bowl? There’s simply no question. Hello, barking happy-makers.

  5. kathotdog  |   Posted on Jan 30th, 2008

    @BadUncle:

    Last year The Puppy Bowl featured a kitteh half-time show – I hope for another one.
    Pick your favorites:
    [animal.discovery.com]
    I’m rooting for Kira and Scuba.

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