Friday, May 2, 2014

Drano The Plunger Games Ad (Proposed)

In this proposed ad for Drano, a game show called “The Plunger Games” has a number of contestants (let’s say four) all racing to unclog a toilet. Three of them use plungers of differing types (one is the red rubber one we all know from cartoons, another is the black type with the extra fold-out section for unclogging toilets, and the third is the space-age-looking plastic one with the collapsible accordion part for extra pumping power), while the fourth contestant uses Drano. Well, the first three get all hot, sweaty and tired, as well as lots of water splashed on them from vigorously pumping the plungers, while the fourth contestant simply pours the Drano in the toilet and it unclogs the toilet. So the fourth contestant wins the contest, but is disqualified from the show because she “cheated”, using a method deemed to be “far too easy”. The audience boos and throws stuff at the game show host, and they rush the stage to carry the Drano-using contestant out on their shoulders in triumph. (But incorrectly sensing the audience’s rush as hostile, the contestant throws the remaining Drano at their faces, and they scream in agony, which serves as a warning to keep Drano away from unprotected skin and eyes. Just kidding. But it is dangerous stuff, so maybe they should do something like this in their ads for the sake of consumer/product safety.)