I was visiting Calgary last week and saw a TV commercial for McDonalds that made me do a double take: Two guys standing in the kitchen eating burgers, and one asks why his roommate was nice enough to bring him lunch. “Just looking out for my friend,” he says, or something like that.
Then there’s a voiceover promoting a 2 for 1 sale on burgers, or the like.
Then it cuts back to the guys, and the burger-giver has moved over really close to the other guy, giving him a sexy look like he’s coming on to him.
That’s my recollection and it might not be entirely accurate. But it was odd enough to make me wonder what I just saw. Nothing offensive, of course, but I was surprised that it looked like McDonalds was using a gay come-on to sell burgers.
Did I see what I thought I saw?
Don’t know about the Canadian ad, but maybe the positive response McDonalds got from this French ad inspired them to try something similar in other countries.
No, guy number two is moving closer to obscure guy number one’s view of a promotional ad for the sale. In other words he wanted guy number one to think he laid out more cash than he really did.
ETA: I think the ad was stuck to the fridge door or something like that. (Can’t search Youtube at work.)
Leaffan is correct. The ad is one of several with the same thing. In another one, a guy treats his lady to a double cheeseburger or somesuch, and is deflated when a commercial comes on their TV announcing how cheap it was.
Ahhhhh… I see now. Completely missed that.
Thought the first guy was trying to get some, via a cheap hamburger.
Thanks for clearing that up.
I think it is meant to look like he’s coming on to his buddy, though, from the buddy’s POV.
Whatever you say, Sigmund. 