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#1090029 - Sat Apr 04 2015 09:53 AM Budweiser three frogs ad (“Bud--weis--er”)
root17 Offline
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Can anyone point me to the following Budweiser three frogs ad?

Budweiser wanted to replace the three frogs with three lizards (with independently moveable eyes) and used this ad to make the transition. The three lizards are watching the three frogs on lily pads in a pond croaking the iconic line “Bud--weis--er”. In the background is a pond-side bar with one end of the neon sign “Budweiser” broken. The sign is dangling at a 45 degree angle over the pond. One of the lizards says (in a great Brooklyn accent) something like, “Whoa! I’m no electrician, but that looks dangerous.” The sign then falls in the water and the three frogs are killed.

I remember seeing this ad several times on TV, but can’t find it on the internet. Can anyone point me to it?
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#1090033 - Sat Apr 04 2015 10:36 AM Re: Budweiser three frogs ad (“Bud--weis--er”)
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Google "budweiser frog lizard electric". I would post a link, but some of the youtube comments are not suitable.

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#1090035 - Sat Apr 04 2015 10:57 AM Re: Budweiser three frogs ad (“Bud--weis--er”)
root17 Offline
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That’s it, Dippo. Thanks for pointing me to it.

John
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#1090116 - Sat Apr 04 2015 06:31 PM Re: Budweiser three frogs ad (“Bud--weis--er”)
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That is hilarious! Thanks so much.
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#1090287 - Sun Apr 05 2015 11:11 AM Re: Budweiser three frogs ad (“Bud--weis--er”)
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Seeing all these ads in quick sequence makes this even funnier than I had remembered. But it was also sobering to see all the details I had remembered incorrectly. I don’t think I’ll ever listen to “eye-witness testimony” in a court trial in the same way from now on!
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