The ad, created by BBDO New York, was intended to promote Kickstart, a beverage combining Mountain Dew, fruit juice and caffeine. Like Kickstart, a puppymonkeybaby, evidently, also combines three things people love.

The commercial was by no means a hit in the Ad Meter ratings, mind you, landing 55th overall with a sub-4 rating (out of 10). But just as not all heroes wear capes, not all successful commercials end the night cloaked in greatness.

Mtn Dew In the original ad, which was from BBDO New York, he breaks into a living room, repeats his name over and over and licks the face of one of three guys sitting on a couch while inducing them to try the then-new Mtn Dew Kickstart, made from Mtn Dew, fruit juice and caffeine - or as the ad stated, "three awesome things ...

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then the ad likely wasn't aimed at you. Even though Mountain Dew spent an unholy amount to air an ad to the largest television audience of the year, they focused on a fairly small slice of that audience – the young men who look and act like those on the couch at the beginning of the spot.

The plan works and the monkey drops the dog, its fall cushioned by the thick undergrowth. Three residents then scramble towards the foliage. One of them manages to find the little puppy in the bushes and passes it back to the others. The puppy was later adopted.

Mpox was discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research. Despite being named “Monkeypox virus,” the source of the disease remains unknown. However, African rodents and non-human primates (like monkeys) might harbor the virus and infect people.

Agency BBDO was behind the ad, with Don Marshall Wilhelmi serving as creative director and copywriter.

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BBDO Agency BBDO was behind the ad, with Don Marshall Wilhelmi serving as creative director and copywriter. He reflected on the spot in MEL Magazine, saying, “It's probably the biggest TV investment that they can make because it's one of the few times during the year where people pay attention to ads.