Farting Around With Hotel Advertising

A television commercial for South African hotel chain City Lodge titled "Soggy Pants" has put some people's knickers in a twist. In it, a hotel guest, accoutred only in grunders of dubious taste, wakes up in the morn and has a bit of a misadventure in the hotel.

As is sadly the norm nowadays, some folks have complained, and the local advertising authority is currently investigating.

https://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20041030094143335C317229 <- Click here for the full story.

https://www.citylodge.co.za/ <- Click here for the spot,found on City Lodge's home page.

Agency: TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris
Production: Fresh Water Films, Johannesburg, South Africa

ART DIRECTOR
Rupert Allcock
WRITER
Patrick Robertson
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Paul Warner
DIRECTOR
Lourens Van Rensburg
AGENCY PRODUCER
Chantel Kriel

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hahahhaha... That soundtrack made it.

Offensive and distressing huh? No, the characters personal habits were offensive but that was tha fun-ey man. The VO was great too. :)