Lobsters resigned to their fate in Uno spots

No one's going to think of Uno's when they're in the mood for seafood. Hell, I don't even think of it when I want pizza. (Their pies are so dense, it's like they baked a chef inside each one.) Having turned bad pizza into an art form, the chain ventures into uncharted waters (nice metaphor!) with a summer menu that, according to publicity materials, features lobster-inspired dishes. Lobster-inspired? What are we talking here, shredded haddock and expired mayonnaise? I don't know, and I don't want to know. TV commercials from Full Contact Advertising in Boston feature talking lobsters. The ads would be better if the clawed freaks were shown eating their own, like Boost Mobile's cannibal hogs. Still, one short vignette stands out: A panicked crustacean shrieks at the top of its brine-filled lungs: "Uno has lobster! Run for your lives!" I couldn't have said it better myself.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

July 16, 2009 in Animals, Food and drink, Full Contact Advertising, Gianatasio, Restaurants, Uno's | Permalink