We Love the Subs




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Summary: In 2004, fast food company Quiznos launched a national advertising campaign featuring animated rodent-like creatures screech-singing an ode to the chain's toasted sub sandwiches. The TV commercials were instantly polarizing and lodged themselves in many viewers' brains like a recurring fever dream. In this episode, the people behind the campaign share the story of how the ads got made. Show Notes Jonas Downey on Twitter - 00:08 Quiznos website - 00:21 "We Love the Subs" commercial - 00:46 Joel Veitch's site, Rathergood - 3:04 Tarsier on Wikipedia - 4:29 "We Like the Moon" video - 5:27 Ty Harper's website - 5:45 The Martin Agency website - 5:49 Kerry Feuerman's website - 6:30 Quiznos coupon commercial - 15:57 Quiznos Huns commercial - 16:00 REGO Restaurant Group on LinkedIn - 21:51 "Where's the Shop? Cliff Freeman Slips Into History Books" (AdAge) - 30:22 PIZZA PIZZA - 30:38