Dramatic Prairie Dog meme reaches Super Bowl commercial status
February 9th, 2010 by James
The famous “dramatic chipmunk” internet meme has been used in a CarMax commercial that aired during the Super Bowl:
In case you were wondering what this has to do with Japan: The footage of the prairie dog that became the “chipmunk” of internet legend was from an episode of the Japanese TV show ” Hello! Morning.”
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That didn’t work. The music wasn’t dramatic enough, the animal shuffled round instead of turning dramatically, and it looked bored, not wide-eyed.
That’s what you get for being years late for a meme.
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Wow, these are really bad.
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FAIL
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Woah… Japan, the only place where Porn Actresses also can host children shows.
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Que???
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Yes. Oh, except they’re not pornstars?
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Actually – it made it at least twice on the air. 2 commercials featured the dramatic prairie dog. This one and one called “Internet TV” by Vizio Internet Apps. (http://bit.ly/an1PQo) True, it’s more of a beaver, and it uses different music, but the reference is clear.
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2million dollars down the toilet for a shitty 30s SB advert
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The noise the girl makes at the end of the video segment is holy-shit-terrible. I imagine it scared the ass outta the prairie dog.
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I thought the sound was really cute – but then she’s Tsuji Nozomi, whom I believe is unable to not be really cute.
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Dramatic Prairie Dog IZ DRAMAtic!
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haha i saw that commercial and laughed when I saw the dramatic pause prairie dog….even if the rest of the commercial wasn’t great.
internet memes will never die
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It’s good to know that Japan Probe delivers all the Japan-related news that I need.
BTW it’s a chipmunk, not a prairie dog. Everybody knows that.
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Chipmunk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tamias_minimus.jpg
Prairie Dog? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prairie.dog.600pix.jpg
You make the call!
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