Commercialism

Part 1: Advertising Audio

1. Mentos
2. Dentyne Ice
3. Budweiser (extra credit: who's playing? [U. Wisc. Marching Band])
4. de Beers (accept Zales or diamonds)
5. Polo.com (Ralph Lauren)
6. Beef (composer and piece? [Copland - Rodeo/Hoe-down])
7. United Airlines (composer and piece? [Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue])
8. eToys (song and artist? [Iz: over the rainbow/wonderful world])
9. Hyundai (song and artist? [The Faces: Ooh La La])
10. Philips (song and artist? [Gomez: Getting Better])
11. Gateway
12. Meow Mix
13. Trojan Condoms
14. Green Giant
15. 7-up
16. Xerox
17. AAMCO
18. 1-800 Call ATT
19. Playstation 2
20. Sprint PCS
21. Good 'n Plenty
22. Taco Bell
23. Southwest
24. Rice Krispies
25. Pepsi (Artist? [Aretha Franklin])
26. Pepsi (Artist? [Faith Hill])
27. Pepsi (Artist? [Spice Girls])
28. Pepsi (Artist? [Britney Spears])
29. Toys-R-Us
30. Mounds/Almond Joy
31. Dr. Pepper
32. Gatorade
33. VW (EC for Cabrio) (song and artist? [Nick Drake - Pink Moon])
34. Coca Cola
35. Mr. Clean
36. Slinky
37. Twix all in the mix
38. Clorox
39. Snickers
40. Old Navy (Perf. fleece) (EC: who's singing? [Morgan Fairchild])
41. Gap (sweaters) (EC: who's singing? [Left-Eye, Macy Gray])
42. Oscar Mayer
43. Kit Kat
44. Sprite
45. Oreo
46. Mountain Dew
47. Alka-Seltzer
48. Doublemint
49. Sara Lee
50. Chili's (baby back ribs)
51. Fritos
52. Campbell's soup
53. lifesavers
54. tresemme
55. Chiquita Bananas
56. Bud Ice Penguin
57. maxwell house percolating
58. The More You Know PSA
59. pentium

Part 2: Ransom Note

1. B -- Bisquick
2. uff -- Puffs
3. y -- Crystal Light

4. W -- A&W
5. e -- Degree

6. h -- Harvest Crisps
7. a -- Sears
8. v -- Ivory
9. e -- Cheetos

10. y -- Joyva
11. o -- Land o Lakes
12. u -- Snuggles
13. r -- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

14. k -- Special K
15. i -- Cinnamon Toast Crunch
16. t -- Sprite
17. t -- Mott's Apple Sauce
18. e -- ERA
19. n -- Pepsi One
20. s -- Crisco

21. W -- Wisk
22. i -- Nabisco
23. t -- Tostitos
24. hi -- Sun Chips
25. n -- Nestle

26. t -- Nestea
27. he -- Head & Shoulders

28. n -- Knorr
29. e -- Cheer
30. x -- Xerox
31. t -- Stove Top

32. 4 -- 4C

33. ho -- Whoppers
34. u -- Mug
35. rs -- Snyder's Pretzels

36. i -- Cheese Nips
37. de -- Tide
38. nt -- Bounty
39. i -- Bic
40. f -- Friendly's
41. y -- Honey-Comb

42. t -- Toblerone
43. h -- Honey Maid
44. e -- Febreze

45. pr -- Pringles
46. o -- S.O.S
47. d -- Dove
48. u -- Bounce
49. c -- Waffle Crisp
50. ts -- Grape-nuts

51. wh -- Cool Whip
52. o -- Coors
53. se -- Secret

54. lo -- Bigelow Tea
55. g -- Folgers
56. os -- Grape-Nuts O's

57. co -- Ricola
58. m -- Slim-Fast
59. p -- Pepsi-Cola
60. r -- Cracker Jack
61. i -- Tropicana
62. s -- Raisinets
63. e -- Sweet 'n Low

64. t -- Crest
65. h -- Charmin
66. i -- Skittles
67. s -- Pepto-Bismol

68. r -- Ruffles
69. a -- Haagen-Dazs
70. n -- Lean Cuisine
71. s -- Luvs
72. o -- Downy
73. m -- Mazola

74. n -- Kleenex
75. o -- Meow Mix
76. te -- Blistex

77. o -- Coca Cola
78. r -- Trident

79. e -- Dole Pineapple
80. l -- Vintage Seltzer
81. s -- Oreo O's
82. e -- Ortega

Part 3: Product Placement - The ultimate triumph of commercialism-as-entertainment

What films are shown below?

Blade Runner          Tomorrow Never Dies
Back to the Future          Wayne's World

Mission:Impossible 2          Thomas Crown Affair
Home Alone          Memento
Austin Powers 2          The African Queen
The Sixth Sense          Hedwig & The Angry Inch

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider          Scream
Zoolander          Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Gods Must Be Crazy          Ghostbusters
State and Main          Josie and the Pussycats