Protesting Snack Ads

PopChips' Potato Chip Commercial Speaks Out Against Potato Cruelty

This humorous potato chip commercial from PopChips features a proud potato chip activist getting all up in arms about the way innocent potatoes are deep fried and turned into unhealthy snacks.

Rather than dipping its cuts of potatoes into hot oil or baking them, PopChips are made by popping them with hot air and pressure. As a result, the chips are healthier and contain no fake coloring, flavors, preservatives or grease. This commercial is staged like the shooting of an ad, where one of the actors is so passionate about potatoes, he deviates from the lines he's supposed to say. At one point in the ad, the potato enthusiast even goes as far as to bring out a sign to protest "baby potato cruelty."

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SCORE
2.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 21%
Activity 57%
Freshness 8%