Quizos Commercials Explained
A quick look at my stats this month shows that an unexpected number of people happened upon this site looking for an explanation to the surreal Quizos commercials I spoke about some time ago. While I certainly can’t give a proper explanation, a friend of mine recently sent me this article, which at least puts a name on the creatures.
Apparently they’re called “spongemonkeys.” Other than that, I can offer no further rationale, nor can I recommend any pharmaceuticals which might enable one to view the ads with the proper levity, so to speak.
These characters come from a man named Joel Veitch, who makes television shows for Britain’s Channel 4* (according to his Web site, www.rathergood.com). On his site, you can see these creatures in a January 2003 video clip, in which they sing about loving the moon, marmots, cheese, dirigibles, and several other nouns. The clip, which calls the characters “spongmonkeys,” seems pretty clearly the basis for the Quiznos ad. (Quiznos says a guy from their ad firm received the clip in an e-mail from a friend and decided it was perfect for a new campaign.)
