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Subway drops turd in pool during Olympics Who will win the gold for crappiest commercial airing during the Olympics? Probably Subway, whose Scrabble spot isn't tied to the Games but has been airing on NBC anyway, in a seemingly endless loop. The ad shows people emerging from Subway restaurants dripping wet, and seeming refreshed and happy. The source of their joy, it turns out, is that they're covered in soda—having been splashed by other gleeful patrons who've been excitedly peeling Scrabble game pieces off their drinks. The ad is Wendy's-esque in its presentation of anti-social behavior as lighthearted fun. And it's not even a new spot. Subway liked it so much in 2007 that it's brought it back for an encore. —Posted by Tim Nudd

August 19, 2008 in Nudd, Subway, TV | Permalink

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I hate this commercial. I'd be super pissed if someone splashed soda all over me at Subway, and not gleefully laughing like these people.

Posted by: Jen | Aug 19, 2008 10:49:31 AM

I am sick of the ad too. Its annoying to start, and then they have just run it too much during the Olympics.

Posted by: Hendrik-Jan Francke | Aug 19, 2008 9:38:53 PM

Don't insult our intelligence, Subway. They ran this commercial a year ago, except it didn't have the Five Dollar Footlong posters all over the walls. Fricken Photoshop. People didn't like getting soda splashed on them then, and they won't now either. It's the Olympics for crying out loud. Don't just phone it in.

Posted by: Songspeak | Aug 20, 2008 11:03:40 AM

The commercial is terrible but the title of this blog post is great.

Posted by: james | Aug 22, 2008 9:49:29 AM

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