04/24/24
February 25, 2004
What If?: Yes, you saw that commercial right. Marion Jones competing in floor gymnastics, Randy Johnson bowling, Lance Armstrong in the boxing ring, Urlacher and Vick playing for the Avalanche and Andre Agassi fielding 2B for the Red Sox. Nike rolls out their spring campaign asking "What if..." in some rather creatively editted (and long) commercial spots starting tonight.
posted by jerseygirl to culture at 09:48 PM - 14 comments
How natural did Randy Johnson look as a bowler? (save for being a foot taller than anyone around him)
posted by dales15 at 10:58 PM on February 25, 2004
Very strange advertising.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:44 PM on February 25, 2004
How natural did Randy Johnson look as a bowler? Randy Johnson doesn't look natural period :) He does have the awesome mullet though, so he may have fit in well.
posted by pivo at 12:01 AM on February 26, 2004
booo, this is the internet, we wanna watch the commercial. (which can be watched on the Nike site if the obvious Watch the Ad link is still visible on their US front page. if it wasn't Flash I would strip the link out for you, my skills are limited) Randy Johnson totally looks like a bowler. No problem believing that one.
posted by gspm at 01:30 AM on February 26, 2004
I don't know if that was really randy johnson, i'd guess it was because it looked very smooth. that wasn't really andre agassi in the red sox uniform though. they editted his head over todd walker's body. i distinctly remember that dugout scene from last year where he's facing varitek, it was after walker hit a HR. todd walker also played second, was #11, etc.
posted by jerseygirl at 06:40 AM on February 26, 2004
scratch the 11 part. it was still todd walker's body though.
posted by jerseygirl at 06:44 AM on February 26, 2004
I seem to recall that either Johnson or Schilling really is an agressive and good bowler in their off time. So that one may have been real. The rest were clearly video edits, particularly the marion jones one.
posted by tieguy at 07:19 AM on February 26, 2004
I thought it was a great ad. The tennis sounds when Serena served the volleyball and Vick spitting onto the ice were nice touches.
posted by mbd1 at 07:21 AM on February 26, 2004
Cool ad - should've had Serena doing something less tennis-like (archery? luge?)
posted by kokaku at 10:13 AM on February 26, 2004
That's an excellent ad.
posted by grum@work at 11:08 AM on February 26, 2004
should've had Serena doing something less tennis-like (archery? luge?) I agree. I thought the funniest segment was Lance Armstrong boxing. Can't get much further from cycling than that. Here's a slightly more direct link (still Flash).
posted by dusted at 12:29 PM on February 26, 2004
Why can't I trade places with Mike Tyson? He can be a professional desk jockey, and I can make millions of dollars making an ass of myself.
posted by rocketman at 04:14 PM on February 26, 2004
That's a great ad.
posted by Sister Havana at 12:37 AM on February 27, 2004
Eerie. I just caught that commercial while watching the Cavs/Rockets game on ESPN. Nothing really new though. Nike is just rehashing their "Bo knows..." concept. Still, it was goofy to see Agassi playing baseball.