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[[File:Dr_Pepper.png|right|300px]]'''Dr Pepper''' is a soft drink marketed as having a unique flavor. Created in the 1880's by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas, and first served around 1885, Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia and South America. | [[File:Dr_Pepper.png|right|300px]]'''Dr Pepper''' is a soft drink marketed as having a unique flavor. Created in the 1880's by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas, and first served around 1885, Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia and South America. | ||
A $10 million advertisement campaign in 1985 saw Godzilla featured in two commercials for Dr Pepper, while the drink | A $10 million advertisement campaign in 1985 saw [[Godzilla]] featured in two commercials for Dr Pepper, while the drink was also featured in the U.S. version of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. Release|Godzilla 1985]]''.<ref name="Dr Pepper Bubbles Up To Godzilla">[http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-02/entertainment/ca-5791_1_dr-pepper]</ref> Dr Pepper also sponsored a little-seen tie-in music video of the song "I Was Afraid to Love You" for ''Godzilla 1985''. | ||
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==Commercials== | ==Commercials== | ||
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Shot in black and white, this commercial shows a cast of [[Japan]]ese and [[America]]n citizens watch [[Godzilla]] destroying a city. He tries drinking from a tanker truck, but doesn't like the flavor, and incinerates a train car full of lemonade. He then finds a giant can of Dr Pepper on the roof of a nearby building. After drinking it, he is finally appeased. | Shot in black and white, this commercial shows a cast of [[Japan]]ese and [[America]]n citizens watch [[Godzilla]] destroying a city. He tries drinking from a tanker truck, but doesn't like the flavor, and incinerates a train car full of lemonade. He then finds a giant can of Dr Pepper on the roof of a nearby building. After drinking it, he is finally appeased. | ||
===Godzilla Commercial #2=== | ===Godzilla Commercial #2=== | ||
A female monster named [[Newzilla]] begins rampaging through a city. [[Godzilla]] picks up a nearby tree, and offers it to her as a bouquet of flower, with Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet song playing in the background. Newzilla swats the tree out of Godzilla's hands in rejection. Godzilla then finds a giant can of Diet Dr Pepper on a billboard and offers her the beverage, finally appeasing her. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" columns="dynamic" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" columns="dynamic" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | ||
Drpeepergirl.jpg|[[Newzilla]], a kaiju created for the Dr Pepper Godzilla commercials | Drpeepergirl.jpg|[[Newzilla]], a kaiju created for the Dr Pepper Godzilla commercials | ||
Gc1303.jpg | Gc1303.jpg | ||
Godzilla 1985 Dr Pepper Machine. | Godzilla 1985 Dr Pepper Machine.png|A Dr Pepper machine in ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. Release|Godzilla 1985]]'' | ||
Godzilla 1985 Dr Pepper Can. | Godzilla 1985 Dr Pepper Can.png|Major McDonough (Travis Swords) drinks a can of Dr Pepper in ''Godzilla 1985'' | ||
I was reincarnated into a skateboard my n.jpg|Dr. Pepper Godzilla skateboard | |||
Goji skate.jpg | |||
Godzilla 1985 bumper sticker.jpg|Promotional bumper sticked for ''Godzilla 1985'' | |||
Diet Dr Pepper Can (1986)-1.JPG|Diet Dr. Pepper can with a Godzilla T-shirt offer on the back | |||
Diet Dr Pepper Can (1986)-2.JPG | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">AOhUTnFhFwI</youtube>|Dr Pepper Godzilla commercial #1}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">AOhUTnFhFwI</youtube>|Dr Pepper Godzilla commercial #1}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">1_ZBxLjk4qs</youtube>|Dr Pepper Godzilla commercial #2}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">1_ZBxLjk4qs</youtube>|Dr Pepper Godzilla commercial #2}} | ||
<youtube width="300" height="169">5C7sSLdx1zg|"I Was Afraid to Love You" music video | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">5C7sSLdx1zg</youtube>|"I Was Afraid to Love You" music video}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Food]] | [[Category:Food]] | ||
[[Category:Heisei Series]] | [[Category:Heisei Series]] | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
[[Category:Tie-Ins]] | [[Category:Tie-Ins]] |
Revision as of 15:59, 17 February 2020
Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed as having a unique flavor. Created in the 1880's by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas, and first served around 1885, Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia and South America.
A $10 million advertisement campaign in 1985 saw Godzilla featured in two commercials for Dr Pepper, while the drink was also featured in the U.S. version of The Return of Godzilla, Godzilla 1985.[1] Dr Pepper also sponsored a little-seen tie-in music video of the song "I Was Afraid to Love You" for Godzilla 1985.
Commercials
Godzilla Commercial #1
Shot in black and white, this commercial shows a cast of Japanese and American citizens watch Godzilla destroying a city. He tries drinking from a tanker truck, but doesn't like the flavor, and incinerates a train car full of lemonade. He then finds a giant can of Dr Pepper on the roof of a nearby building. After drinking it, he is finally appeased.
Godzilla Commercial #2
A female monster named Newzilla begins rampaging through a city. Godzilla picks up a nearby tree, and offers it to her as a bouquet of flower, with Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet song playing in the background. Newzilla swats the tree out of Godzilla's hands in rejection. Godzilla then finds a giant can of Diet Dr Pepper on a billboard and offers her the beverage, finally appeasing her.
Gallery
Newzilla, a kaiju created for the Dr Pepper Godzilla commercials
A Dr Pepper machine in Godzilla 1985
Videos
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References
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