So I'm in the car with, er, "Dave" when he turns to me and asks, "If I were to say to you 'I can't read!', would that mean anything to you?" My face lights up as I retort, in an anguished yet enthusiastic voice, "Only one thing smells like bacon, and that's bacon! What's that say? I don't know-- I can't read!"
I'm quoting, of course, from one of the most inspired commercials of all time, for Beggin' Strips dog treats, wherein the camera careens around the house from the viewpoint of a manic dog desperately searching for the origin of a bacony smell. It seems Dave had tried to describe this commercial to his girlfriend, but you might as well describe Michaelangelo's David to a blind man. Until one basks in its glory firsthand, it's just a giant naked guy with a sling.
And therein lies the problem. I searched the web, font of all things pirated from television, and came up empty. The best I could find was this sound clip which lacks soul. The full commercial captures the existential angst of the hungry dog driven to the brink of madness by a tantalizing aroma from an unknown source. It makes me chuckle just thinking about it. Be the dog.
I want that commercial.
Surely someone out there can come to the rescue?
Posted by Peter at March 8, 2003 01:15 PMDid you find it? I've been looking everywhere, and the only beggin' strips files I've found have been small parts in audio. I've GOT to find that video!!
Posted by: Joel on July 2, 2003 01:28 PMI'm looking for the beggin strips audio, I don't really need the video, the audio will fit my purpose fine. Just e-mail me if you still have it, or know where you can get it.
Posted by: Zach Isbell on August 22, 2003 03:34 PMhttp://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1050/
That's it
Posted by: Jessie on March 2, 2006 09:24 AMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxgM3lr-mg
youTube to the rescue, if you still care
Posted by: amos on February 10, 2008 07:08 AM