The amazing do-it-yourself gum commercial! (Bubble Gum Weekend)

When I stumbled upon this clip on YouPube, I thought it was an actual brand-new minute-long commersh for Bubblicious. This video looks quite professional.

But then I realized that it couldn't be - because very few ads from after about 1987 show people blowing bubbles that pop all over their face. Bubbling is one thing - but some self-styled guardians of class seem to take offense when others blow bubbles that burst in their face, so this phenomenon is largely absent from later gum ads.

Investigating a bit more, I found that this isn't an ad that actually aired. It's an "Internet marketing project" - whatever that is. Apparently, some folks made their own professional-looking ad for Bubblicious at their own expense. Why they'd do that is anyone's guess, but here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL9HvJ5QKI

It's unclear whether people have actually been led by that clip to believe Bubblicious will send them free gum if they enter a contest. However, that offer is fictitious.

But the folks in that video did bubble with extreme efficiency.