Scripting News: Wigglin Spree

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Wigglin Spree

I find this commercial endlessly fascinating. Just love the song. And the dancing. Simple pleasures.

BTW, I've been saying this for years -- why don't companies put their ads on the net? Really high quality versions. They are ads after all, they want us to watch them, right? Or what am I missing?

Apparently it's sung by Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies. Here's an MP3 of the beginning of the song. Some people love the ad (like me) and others hate it. ";->"

Okay there's a bit of wiggling on the Jell-o site. Not enough and not the commercial with the kid and the cow.

Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:00:47 PM

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