This is a delight. In this collection of commercials for Panda Cheese — a product of Egypt — people who say no to Panda Cheese learn that the decision comes with repercussions. Specifically, an assh*le panda shows up and ruins their day. The execution is pitch-perfect — the direction, the creepiness of the panda, the dissonance between the violence and Buddy Holly’s “True Love Ways” — I award this ad campaign five panda attacks (out of five) for a perfect score of PANDAMONIUM!
Seriously, this is the best video to come out of the Middle East since… uh, since… there’s no way I can finish that joke without mentioning terrorism, is there?
(thanks to Rob at Topless Robot for the tip, video also at boing boing)
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The interwebs demand Deal With It shades.
Seriously, this is the best video to come out of the Middle East since…
Uh … Arabic numbers? Hummus? Bar Refaeli?
This panda’s actions tell everyone to Deal With It. Shades would just be the icing on the cake. I do nothing but look at ads/advertising stuff all week, and this is probably going to be the best of them all.
Sad panda is an angry panda.
Anyone else notice the old school mac’s in the office? Is Egypt really 20 years behind in computer technology or are those just cheaper to smash? I remember having one growing up.. while my friends all had sega and super nintendo I had kings quest on my mac… in 16 shades of gray!
/calls therapist
There should be more kid-shoving in commercials. It really moves product.
The panda problem in Egypt has officially been deemed a pandemic.
I haven’t wanted to have sex with a panda this much in months!
Well, weeks certainly.
That’s that WWF Panda
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Any relation to “Sexual Harrassment Panda” on South Park?!
This went over much better than Egypt’s “Panda’s Labrynth”
I love how the father comes close to abusing his son. No way you’d say that in an American commercial. … The dad would be white with a half-black, half-Asian son and he’d give him a smile and a big hug after he put the cheese in the cart.