In Videos: Nannerpus, Denny's Super Bowl Commercial
"It's Nannerpus!!!" It's...what? If I had watched the Super Bowl then I would've seen this Denny's commercial at the appropriate time, like before they gave away their advertised free Grand Slam breakfasts on February 3. But better late than never, as it took me about two seconds to fall in love with the eight-legged, mustachioed, pancake-loving banana. And even if the commercial is outdated, Nannerpus lives on at nannerpus.com, Twitter, and Deviant Art. Watch the video after the jump.
Nannerpus, Denny's Super Bowl Commercial
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11 Comments:
Awww, the poor guy knocks his own eye out!
sarahdlr at 1:20PM on 02/12/09
Every morning, I put the TV on while I get ready and really just vaguely listen to it, but when I saw this the other day, I stopped and watched. The WTF? element sucked me right in and now I love it (and sing the song all the time).
emgroff at 1:37PM on 02/12/09
Nannerpuss vs. bananaphone...FIGHT!
onalark at 1:51PM on 02/12/09
@sarahdlr: I love that part. Heh.
@emgroff: I CAN'T GET THE SONG OUT OF MY HEAD.
@onalark: Nannerpus all the way. :)
roboppy at 2:07PM on 02/12/09
ah, to have been a fly on the wall at the advertising brainstorming session where this idea was born.
absentmindedprof at 3:36PM on 02/12/09
The eye! The eyeeeee!
fossilization at 3:37PM on 02/12/09
also, when we watched this after the superbowl, we actually rewound our DVR like two times to try and figure out where his knocked-off eye went. it's down there by his peel-tentacle on the left. :D
absentmindedprof at 3:37PM on 02/12/09
Oh they still play it without the free breakfast part, ive been enjoying it immensly.
annabanannas at 4:22PM on 02/12/09
I love nannerpuss! I actually tweeted about him when the ad first aired and he started following me...which was creepy. I appreciate his helpful breakfast tips, though!
VerySmallAnna at 7:44PM on 02/12/09
Now I kind of wish I'd watched the Superbowl. I can't stop laughing...
hrwalf at 7:53PM on 02/12/09
My son and I were screaming when it first aired on the superbowl commercial. We love random commercials like this (and I think he is the only boy in his high school with "bananaphone" on his ipod).
We played it for my husband and he just didnt' get it. When we first heard it, we thought it said nanner-butt, but then figured out that it must be "puss" after all.
floridayaya at 9:24PM on 02/12/09