F'd Ad Fridays: Jordache is back to remind us that it was once a relevant brand

These retrospective ads for has-been brands can easily backfire, if they show a steady regression in cool factor.




From the chic disco divas to the People of Walmart? How the mighty have fallen.

PETA brings you Bloody Mario

You've got to hand it to PETA. Their creativity is as boundless and their shamelessness.

This time, they're after Super Mario:

"When on a mission to rescue the princess, Mario has been known to use any means necessary to defeat his enemy—even wearing the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers.

Tanooki may be just a "suit" in Mario games, but in real life, tanuki are raccoon dogs who are skinned alive for their fur. By wearing Tanooki, Mario is sending the message that it's OK to wear fur. Play Super Tanooki Skin 2D and help Tanooki reclaim his fur!"

In this version of the game (complete with infuriating MIDI-type music), you are the skinned raccoon dog, chasing after a flying Mario, dripping blood from your flayed pelt he has wrapped himself in. Fun for the whole family!

Enjoy the game here.

F'd Ad Fridays: A Public Service Announcement about deadly assassins

This bit of fun is from Greenstorm Film.



Hey, didn't that bald guy used to be in Smashing Pumpkins?

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If sugar is fattening, how come so many kids are thin?

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Facepalm, right? This kind of folksy anecdote is always dangerous, when used in place of science, but at least this was from a time when neighbourhoods were still built with sidewalks and and kids spent all day active outdoors.