Mentos, the Freshmaker — first aired?

First aired: Early 1990s in the U.S..

Mentos, the Freshmaker — the spot?

The spot: A person in a small jam eats a Mentos, solves it in an absurd way, and holds up the roll while a Europop song plays.

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What were the Mentos commercials?

Mentos, the Freshmaker

Brand: Mentos
First aired: Early 1990s in the U.S.
The spot: A person in a small jam eats a Mentos, solves it in an absurd way, and holds up the roll while a Europop song plays

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Dubbed-looking European ads in which someone got their shirt dirty, ate a mint, and then, say, got it re-pressed at a wedding by walking through the bridal party. The music was relentlessly upbeat and made no sense.

The Foo Fighters parodied them in the Big Me video in 1996, which is how a lot of people remember them. The song, and the roll held up to camera at the end, are the '90s in nine seconds.

Sources: Wikipedia — Mentos

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What were the Mentos commercials?

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