Random Commercial Challenge

Can we make some awesome

commercial

s in 30 seconds? Let's talk about that. ♪ (musical theme) ♪ - Good morning mythical! - We have a history of making television

commercial

s, specifically of the local commercial variety - Mmhm. - Through the years. We even did a little TV show. Oh, we did it, huh? - Not long ago. - I almost forget it! ... about it. Today we're going to do some commercials of a slightly different variety in slightly more pressurized environments.... That's right. Over on the AdBlitz YouTube channel, our good friend Harley from Epic Meal Time has come up with some rules for creating awesome commercials.

And today we'll use those rules to play a game we call: (Rhett, about dramatic music) The Random Trading Challenge! Well, here's how it works: we have two hats, as you can see. - Two hats. - In this hat we have sheets of paper. Harley's rules for great ads are written in them. Basically, ingredients that, if you have one of these to promote whatever product you have, it's almost guaranteed to be a great commercial. In this hat we have written on sheets of paper the products we have to promote. We don't know what these products are, but we'll put out a product and a method of promoting said product, we'll put the two together, and each of them is a round or a

challenge

.

Correct. - that we are going to have to individually create a commercial. - Good. And this is how we will do it. We have a green screen set up right here outside the set and we'll go there. We can take the accessory, which will probably be what we are trying to sell, and someone else has been made available to us. - MMM. - So we have 30 seconds... 30 seconds live... to do our commercial. And then we can do whatever we want in the post. We can add music, we can change the background, that's why we do it on green screen, we can do effects... because we'll sort of be directing these commercials in post-production.

So maybe we don't know... - I don't know how to do effects. - exactly how everything will turn out. Well, just to summarize: once we have everything ready and we're on the green screen, you'll count down and then we'll have 30 seconds to do our live commercial. - Yes. And then we do our little things to him. And then you'll tell us who made the best commercial. - Or what is your favorite commercial. - We have several rounds. - Alright, first round! - I'm going to go first. - Well! - Just because... can I? - Sure! - Of course I can!

Okay, then I'm going to reach, reach, reach, and feel, feel, and pull, pull... - Okay, first... - Why do you put the Y at the end - of all the words? - I'm promoting the product with one criterion, and the way I'm promoting it using Harley's rule of an awesome commercial: Nothing says "buy me" like a good dose of American patriotism. - American patriotism... - Selling a measuring stick! - Sell a measuring stick. - Good luck with that, Link! (Link) Thank you. ♪ (harp strumming) ♪ (Rhett) Okay. Link, I see, you have your criteria. (laughs) (Link) Yes, give me... (laughs) and my flag.

Give me a second. Okay, Link, you have 30 seconds starting on three, two, one, done. - ♪ (country music) ♪ - Wow! Hello! You don't know me and it doesn't matter. I'm an American and I like to measure things like you, my fellow American. Look at this: it's a stick that will measure... about a yard. If you want to measure less than a yard, it has increments. And you can use them, Americans, like me. You can be like me and I know you want to be. If you want to measure something larger than a yard, I don't know how to help you. - (Rhett) Time's up! (applause) - (Link) How was that?

That was good, Link! Thirty almost perfect seconds and I want to buy a measuring stick. - Can I have this? - Yes. Do you think I can turn a shirt green again? - (laughs) - Because I think I'm going to... - No, that will lose its effect! - I'm going to regret that choice. - Okay, now it's my turn. - I have a pimple on my shoulder. - Please don't mention that. - I'll have to cover... okay. - Alright. So I have a rule here. The first thing I'm going to sell is... a log. - (both laugh) - I'm going to sell a log and use the rule: a good slogan makes your product unforgettable. - Good slogan.

Alright! - Okay, here we go. Get out there, log boy! That's what I'll call you if you do it right. ♪ (harp strum) ♪ (Link) Take your place. You will have 30 seconds for your announcement from - three, two... - ♪ (dramatic music) ♪ - Hello. Do you want... a log? Would you do it? (laughs) What would you do if you had a log? Would you burn it? Would you burn it? Would you do it? Do you want a registration? You could hit someone with it if you're mad at someone. If I gave you this log, would you hurt someone with it? (laughs) What would you do with a log?

Do you want a registration? - (everyone laughs) - (Link) What? Okay, time. - (laughs) - (Link) I was so... Come here! I was so mesmerized that I completely forgot the time. - (Rhett, laughing) Yeah. - I was like, when is the real announcement going to start? - (Rhett and the team laugh) - (Rhett) That was the announcement! - That was like... - I said the word "wood" about 17 times! - I loved. - Mmm... wow. Is there going to be like... - Every time I say "wood" something... is going to happen. - Oh really? Still don't know what? - (laughs) Yeah. - We'll have to figure it out, but I think the sheer repetition was the strength of that. - Yes.

Mmm. - I'd like to put on a t-shirt, so I'm ready - to go to another round. - Really sure. Alright? So I'm going to choose my product. Here it is: a hubcap. Oh. Wow, you have a lot... wait, don't go back to the same thing! - That? - Oh, you chose... Oh, good. - I'm sorry, I thought you were... - I'll get into the other thing. - Yes. - Alright, here's a long question: you can bet that if one celebrity is using your product, everyone else will want to use it too. - Celebrity endorsement of the hubcap. - Well.

Alright. - (Link) Plus a shirt. - ♪ (harp strum) ♪ - (Rhett) Alright, Link, are you ready? - (Link) Yes. I have a celebrity... Goorgen. Okay, can you stand... stand here and... this is the hubcap? You only need to take 30 seconds to sell hubcaps. Alright. You start in three, two, one. - ♪ (Bollywood music) ♪ - You may know me, I'm Goorgen from Shift It! Move it! guy. Today I have a hubcap for everyone. This hubcap is perfect for any car and any style of car. Many different ones! Have a 4, 5 or any hubcap you need, we have it. But today we sell this type.

Hubcaps! If you are interested, ready for sale. ♪ (Bollywood music continues) ♪ (Rhett) Time! Oh, I love the freeze at the end! - (Link) Perfect! (laughs) - (Rhett) The freeze at the end was good! - I want this hubcap. - (Goorgen) Was it good? Because of the freezing at the end, you can put something on top like a little clink or something. Because there were a good three seconds there. - Alright, come here, Link! - Yes Yes. - Is it almost okay? Do you want... - No, it's fine, perfect. -UH Huh. - Perfect, Goorgen. - Alright. Well. - You want to buy a hubcap, right? (Laughs) Good job, Director Link.

Let's see what I'm going to promote is... - a giant pencil. - Well. And I'm going to apply the rule: nothing triggers the phrase "I want that" more than a beautiful woman. (laughs) Okay. Alright! - Beautiful woman! - ♪ (harp strumming) ♪ Okay, the commercial starts on three, two... - (slightly louder voice) Hey. I'm up here. - ♪ (romantic music) ♪ Hello. I'm Rhettina. I am a beautiful woman. Sometimes we beautiful women... our delicate little hands (laughs) have problems with normal sized pencils, that's why I use a... (laughs) a big pencil. I never have trouble finding it and I can write very large.

I write circles and swirls. - (laughs) Get a big pencil. - (Link) Time's up! - (crew laughs) - Oh my God. - (Rhett laughs) - (Link) I don't know if I want... (Link) Come back here. I don't know if I want you to come here. - (Rhett laughs) Oh, sorry. - Do you have back pain? (Rhett) No, if I bend over, my breasts will fall out. Well, that's fine right now, Rhettina. Again, I forget to watch the 30 seconds... - Yeah. You're horrible, man! - Because I'm hypnotized by your, ah... - The moment! - your ability to act.

Alright. Your only responsibility is to tell the time! I have to promote an ear of corn using the technique of... babies are - adoya-- adorable... doyable... - Adoyable! - sale of machines. Babies... - And corn! and corn. Alright, let me prepare some corn. - Alright. They have in it! - ♪ (harp strum) ♪ (Rhett) Oh, look at that, Link, you found a baby. (high-pitched voice) I did it. Hello. This is Evie. Evie, look here. - Look at this camera. - Well. It starts in three, two, one. - ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ - (Link in deep voice) Hello. I am a baby.

And if I know anything about babies, because I am one, it's that we love corn. Corn is the most spectacular yellow thing that we like to consume and we recommend it to all babies because you can make all kinds of things with it, especially corn syrup, which is very healthy for you and is good for everything. - (Rhett) Time! Well done, Link! - (Link) Well done, Evie. - I don't know. I have a plan for publication. - I think I know what you're going to do. - Let's hope it worked. - Okay, the last one. I'm going to sell toilet paper and use the rule: you can melt consumers' hearts with cute animals. - Cute animals. (Rhett) Oh, I'm sorry!

I'm not used to being a woman. (Laughs) What? Did you knock over the chair with your... breast? ♪ (harp strum) ♪ - (Link) Okay, I look good. - Ah, Link, I really like what you did with the last ad, so I take a point of inspiration. Well. In three, two... - ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ - (Rhett, abruptly) Hey. I am a chinchilla. You know they say what separates animals from humans is that humans use toilet paper. I don't. I like to put my little hands on this and wipe my butt. I have the cleanest butt in the animal kingdom because I use toilet paper just like humans.

So take it from me, chinchilla: use toilet paper. Wipe your butt with it. (Link) Cut! Come. - (Rhett) Okay. - A.J., making an appearance! The fluffy chinchilla! Thanks to Google for sponsoring this episode and thanks to you for liking and commenting on this video letting us know your favorite ad we made. - Do you know what time it is! - Hello, I'm Bran. - I'm Carly. -And I'm Rusty. - And we're at the North Carolina State Fair. (in unison) And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythology. Be sure to watch and vote for your favorite 2015 Superbowl commercials starting February 1st on the AdBlitz YouTube channel.

I had a false turn and then I brought it in. Click over to Good Mythical More, where we hang out with our two favorite people: Goorgen and A.J. the Chinchilla. (Rhett) Link owns a watermelon farm. - (deep, silly voice) Welcome. - Hey. Here it is. My watermelon farm. Check it out. Well. You're talking to me? I'm here. Hey man. - You. Check it out. - Do you trade chinchillas for watermelons? - Ha. Well take a look, man. There is. - Is it a watermelon? Bingo. She's big, isn't she? I bet a whole farm on this puppy.

Well, she's not a puppy, she's a watermelon. - Oh. -But she is quite big. - Well.