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Budweiser 'Whassup?!'

Campaign · 1999 · Niche

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Budweiser turned a phone greeting into an ad campaign that won Cannes in 2000.

Clip · Annoying Orange on YouTube
On Reflection: Budweiser Whassup!? | shots
Budweiser / Anheuser-Busch
The Untold History of Budweiser’s ‘Whassup?’ Super Bowl Commercial
MEL Magazine
Oral history of the "Whassup!" Budweiser commercials, part 1 of 4
Marc Tyler Nobleman

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Numbers

Milestone date
By end of Jun 2000
Dec 25 ’99 to By end of Jun 2000
Platforms
6
Started on TV
Origin
Mixed
Food & beverage

Mechanics

  • CatchphrasePrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Budweiser adapted Stone's short into paid TV spots. Web parodies and Scary Movie carried the greeting beyond the ads. A UK novelty single reused it, and Budweiser later revived the format.

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Apr ’99NovApr ’00JulOctMar ’01Dec ’04Sep ’08Jun ’12Mar ’16Dec ’19Aug ’20TVOpen webPressBox officeAudioYouTube
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Timeline (11)

  1. December 1999

    Budweiser / DDB Chicago seed · Dec 25 ’99

    Budweiser aired Stone's True adaptation; NYT dated its debut to Christmas Day, later accounts to December 20.[1][2][3][4]

    Oral history of the "Whassup!" Budweiser commercials, part 1 of 4
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  2. January 2000

    Budweiser owner response · Jan 30 ’00

    Budweiser paid to air the figure-skating girlfriend variant during Super Bowl XXXIV.[1][4][5]

  3. April 2000

    Wired platform jump · Apr 27 ’00

    Wired covered AP's copyright threat against Bonner's GeoCities parody and the ensuing email complaints.[6]

  1. afterlife · May 25 ’00

  2. milestone · By end of Jun 2000

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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