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Compare [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]. |
Compare [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]. |
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* ''[[30 Rock]]'' has Jenna doing one of these ads for a Japanese energy drink. It involves a random face punch. |
* ''[[30 Rock]]'' has Jenna doing one of these ads for a Japanese energy drink. It involves a random face punch. |
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* In ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' Victoria dreams of the day that she's achieved enough fame that she can sell out for a boatload of money. She ends up doing a commercial for adult diapers. (They preserve the freshness of crotch!) |
* In ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' Victoria dreams of the day that she's achieved enough fame that she can sell out for a boatload of money. She ends up doing a commercial for adult diapers. (They preserve the freshness of crotch!) |
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* Conan O'Brien did a [[Super Bowl Special]] commercial for Bud Light, where he did an embarrassing ad in Sweden which got released in the United States. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d13MkCDNKlo |
* Conan O'Brien did a [[Super Bowl Special]] commercial for Bud Light, where he did an embarrassing ad in Sweden which got released in the United States. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d13MkCDNKlo ]. |
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** He would also use the above Schwarzenegger ads for clips for ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien''. |
** He would also use the above Schwarzenegger ads for clips for ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien''. |
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* On ''[[Don't Trust the B In Apartment 23]]'' [[Dawson's Creek|James Van der Beek]] filmed an energy drink commercial in Vietnam. As expected it is hilariously bad. |
* On ''[[Don't Trust the B In Apartment 23]]'' [[Dawson's Creek|James Van der Beek]] filmed an energy drink commercial in Vietnam. As expected it is hilariously bad. |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* http://www.japander.com/ is a Web site devoted to cataloging these. |
* http://www.japander.com/ is a Web site devoted to cataloging these. |
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* [[Cracked]] has |
* ''[[Cracked.com]]'' has a [http://www.cracked.com/funny-3966-japanese-commercials/ topic page on Japanese commercials], as well as list articles focusing on with [http://www.cracked.com/article_17080_8-humiliating-japanese-ads-starring-oscar-nominees.html Oscar nominees] [http://www.cracked.com/article_14924_the-5-most-ridiculous-celebrity-cameos-in-japanese-ads.html celebrity cameos]. |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zb6fKHYCwA This gem] from ''[[The Meth Minute 39]]'' parodies the concept. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zb6fKHYCwA This gem] from ''[[The Meth Minute 39]]'' parodies the concept. |
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* ''[[The Onion]]'' parodies this by having [[Barack Obama]] appear [http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-earns-money-for-us-by-appearing-in-japanese,21292/ in a Japanese advertisement] to earn money to help the U.S. economy. |
* ''[[The Onion]]'' parodies this by having [[Barack Obama]] appear [http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-earns-money-for-us-by-appearing-in-japanese,21292/ in a Japanese advertisement] to earn money to help the U.S. economy. |
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