Due to the write-up of the commercial being from late February 2001, we might find it if we look through commercial compilations from that time.
I looked through a couple commercial compilations and didn't find it, some of them were even from the day it was supposed to premiere. I also checked some of the surrounding months but it wasn't there either, though there were some other Nickelodeon food ads. I'm convinced this is or was online at one point considering the quality of the screenshot and my recollection of having accidentally watched it in a compilation.
I don't know how long the commercial was on TV and I can't remember what the date was on the video I watched but early 2001 gives us the best chance of finding it. I would be surprised if it's not in any 2001 compilations.
Post by LSuperSonicQ on Sept 20, 2022 20:45:45 GMT
Yeah aside from the fact that it looks fake, I don't think it has any relation to the television commercial. Even the official print ad doesn't really help us find the commercial at all, it just gives up some more visuals to look out for.
That one press release with the air date is probably the biggest lead we have, it allows us to search through commercial compilations from a time period we can confirm it aired in.
Post by adashofseaglass on Sept 21, 2022 9:04:28 GMT
Little update on where we're at with this one; a couple of hunters felt that we might have to brute force searching for this ad in commercial compilations the way we did with the Demon Lady ad, and that's exactly what we've been doing. Here's a YouTube playlist of all of the compilations we've scoured so far that don't have this Got Milk ad: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrtzku5doW_wR53YTYKAXUbZ1tAOnHkCT&jct=N2YeWFif2scg-u1WIlFkUk4uQdaQbA
It's worth noting that as we've browsed we can absolutely see a concentration of Got Milk? adverts on Nickelodeon commercials concentrated roughly between January and September 2001, with a higher amount between Jan and April. We keep seeing recurring commercials, but most of them are live action: specifically an Avengers-themed one, and a couple with a guy dressed as a milk carton. This totally lines up with the February 24th 2001 air date for You Wish/Shanghaied, although we haven't been able to find much in the way of promotion for that event either...My gut feeling is that this promo, if it exists, may have only aired on the dates of the special, or just before/occasionally in between each airing.
I've tried searching through Got Milk? commercial compilations too, to no avail. There were apparently over 350 commercials for the Got Milk? campaign, and the creator, Jeff Manning, says in his book that they were licensing to dozens of properties in an indiscriminate way. I'm wondering if seeking out individuals who worked on the Got Milk? campaign might be another avenue. Right now, we're considering reaching out to people with large Nick tape collections from this period - Fry Letterman and Vintage Kid. From the comps I've personally looked at, I feel that we may get lucky if we focus our efforts on finding Nickelodeon tapes specifically within this timeframe.
The final thing I'd like to note when searching is that, assuming the screenshot we have isn't faked, it may bear little resemblance to the print ad - especially because Spongebob and Patrick are in a different part of the house. There's another photograph up in the Discord that just looks to be a flopped picture of the print ad, rather than a genuine VHS pic.
(First time being here on the wiki - lovely to meet you all! )
Little update on where we're at with this one; a couple of hunters felt that we might have to brute force searching for this ad in commercial compilations the way we did with the Demon Lady ad, and that's exactly what we've been doing. Here's a YouTube playlist of all of the compilations we've scoured so far that don't have this Got Milk ad: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrtzku5doW_wR53YTYKAXUbZ1tAOnHkCT&jct=N2YeWFif2scg-u1WIlFkUk4uQdaQbA
It's worth noting that as we've browsed we can absolutely see a concentration of Got Milk? adverts on Nickelodeon commercials concentrated roughly between January and September 2001, with a higher amount between Jan and April. We keep seeing recurring commercials, but most of them are live action: specifically an Avengers-themed one, and a couple with a guy dressed as a milk carton. This totally lines up with the February 24th 2001 air date for You Wish/Shanghaied, although we haven't been able to find much in the way of promotion for that event either...My gut feeling is that this promo, if it exists, may have only aired on the dates of the special, or just before/occasionally in between each airing.
I've tried searching through Got Milk? commercial compilations too, to no avail. There were apparently over 350 commercials for the Got Milk? campaign, and the creator, Jeff Manning, says in his book that they were licensing to dozens of properties in an indiscriminate way. I'm wondering if seeking out individuals who worked on the Got Milk? campaign might be another avenue. Right now, we're considering reaching out to people with large Nick tape collections from this period - Fry Letterman and Vintage Kid. From the comps I've personally looked at, I feel that we may get lucky if we focus our efforts on finding Nickelodeon tapes specifically within this timeframe.
The final thing I'd like to note when searching is that, assuming the screenshot we have isn't faked, it may bear little resemblance to the print ad - especially because Spongebob and Patrick are in a different part of the house. There's another photograph up in the Discord that just looks to be a flopped picture of the print ad, rather than a genuine VHS pic.
(First time being here on the wiki - lovely to meet you all! )
Shanghaied/You Wish actually first aired on March 9th, the Got Milk print ad even mentions this.
That being said I did manage to find this video from the premiere which mentions Got Milk in the sponsor segments during the commercial breaks once the episode starts. Sadly the only milk ad I could find that aired alongside the episode was the Avengers one. youtu.be/w4W4ctkDNeQ
Last Edit: Sept 21, 2022 13:03:30 GMT by nostalgiaguy
Little update on where we're at with this one; a couple of hunters felt that we might have to brute force searching for this ad in commercial compilations the way we did with the Demon Lady ad, and that's exactly what we've been doing. Here's a YouTube playlist of all of the compilations we've scoured so far that don't have this Got Milk ad: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrtzku5doW_wR53YTYKAXUbZ1tAOnHkCT&jct=N2YeWFif2scg-u1WIlFkUk4uQdaQbA
It's worth noting that as we've browsed we can absolutely see a concentration of Got Milk? adverts on Nickelodeon commercials concentrated roughly between January and September 2001, with a higher amount between Jan and April. We keep seeing recurring commercials, but most of them are live action: specifically an Avengers-themed one, and a couple with a guy dressed as a milk carton. This totally lines up with the February 24th 2001 air date for You Wish/Shanghaied, although we haven't been able to find much in the way of promotion for that event either...My gut feeling is that this promo, if it exists, may have only aired on the dates of the special, or just before/occasionally in between each airing.
I've tried searching through Got Milk? commercial compilations too, to no avail. There were apparently over 350 commercials for the Got Milk? campaign, and the creator, Jeff Manning, says in his book that they were licensing to dozens of properties in an indiscriminate way. I'm wondering if seeking out individuals who worked on the Got Milk? campaign might be another avenue. Right now, we're considering reaching out to people with large Nick tape collections from this period - Fry Letterman and Vintage Kid. From the comps I've personally looked at, I feel that we may get lucky if we focus our efforts on finding Nickelodeon tapes specifically within this timeframe.
The final thing I'd like to note when searching is that, assuming the screenshot we have isn't faked, it may bear little resemblance to the print ad - especially because Spongebob and Patrick are in a different part of the house. There's another photograph up in the Discord that just looks to be a flopped picture of the print ad, rather than a genuine VHS pic.
(First time being here on the wiki - lovely to meet you all! )
Welcome! And great research, I'm really glad to hear the progress that's been made on going through those commercial compilations. Like I said earlier, I'm almost positive I came across it recently in one of them. No idea what the date on it was but your timeline would make a lot of sense and now we can focus our efforts there. I'll look through some more content from March to April when I get a chance.
Never thought about contacting people from the campaign either or even reaching out to other communities. There was that mention earlier in the thread that the screenshot came from the Nickstory Discord server which is one that I'm in. I could ask around there and see if anyone is familiar either with the commercial or the origins of the screenshot too.
Little update on where we're at with this one; a couple of hunters felt that we might have to brute force searching for this ad in commercial compilations the way we did with the Demon Lady ad, and that's exactly what we've been doing. Here's a YouTube playlist of all of the compilations we've scoured so far that don't have this Got Milk ad: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrtzku5doW_wR53YTYKAXUbZ1tAOnHkCT&jct=N2YeWFif2scg-u1WIlFkUk4uQdaQbA
It's worth noting that as we've browsed we can absolutely see a concentration of Got Milk? adverts on Nickelodeon commercials concentrated roughly between January and September 2001, with a higher amount between Jan and April. We keep seeing recurring commercials, but most of them are live action: specifically an Avengers-themed one, and a couple with a guy dressed as a milk carton. This totally lines up with the February 24th 2001 air date for You Wish/Shanghaied, although we haven't been able to find much in the way of promotion for that event either...My gut feeling is that this promo, if it exists, may have only aired on the dates of the special, or just before/occasionally in between each airing.
I've tried searching through Got Milk? commercial compilations too, to no avail. There were apparently over 350 commercials for the Got Milk? campaign, and the creator, Jeff Manning, says in his book that they were licensing to dozens of properties in an indiscriminate way. I'm wondering if seeking out individuals who worked on the Got Milk? campaign might be another avenue. Right now, we're considering reaching out to people with large Nick tape collections from this period - Fry Letterman and Vintage Kid. From the comps I've personally looked at, I feel that we may get lucky if we focus our efforts on finding Nickelodeon tapes specifically within this timeframe.
The final thing I'd like to note when searching is that, assuming the screenshot we have isn't faked, it may bear little resemblance to the print ad - especially because Spongebob and Patrick are in a different part of the house. There's another photograph up in the Discord that just looks to be a flopped picture of the print ad, rather than a genuine VHS pic.
(First time being here on the wiki - lovely to meet you all! )
Shanghaied/You Wish actually first aired on March 9th, the Got Milk print ad even mentions this.
That being said I did manage to find this video from the premiere which mentions Got Milk in the sponsor segments during the commercial breaks once the episode starts. Sadly the only milk ad I could find that aired alongside the episode was the Avengers one. youtu.be/w4W4ctkDNeQ
Ooh, great catch! The commercial being aired on February 24th lines up well as enough time for a good promotional period...I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't air again at all after this event. Thanks so much for checking the Slime Time vid - I believe someone else adding to the above playlist had a look too. The more eyes on this, the better!