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Coors Light - Beer Man

Company: Coors Brewing Co.
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Brand: Coors Light
Ad Title: Beer Man
Business Category: Alcoholic Beverages
Media Outlets: Television
Country: United States
Region: North America
Agency: FCB Worldwide
Year: 1999
Target: Mainstream
Ad Spotter: Steven Capsuto
Company: Coors Brewing Co.
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Brand: Coors Light
Ad Title: Beer Man
Business Category: Alcoholic Beverages
Media Outlets: Television
Country: United States
Region: North America
Agency: FCB Worldwide
Year: 1999
Target: Mainstream
Ad Spotter: Steven Capsuto
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George Wendt, who once played Norm Peterson on "Cheers," runs across a long, green field, to a romantic love song ( a variation of The Carpenters' "Close to You") -- seemingly to fall into the arms of a woman. Making note that he is overweight through an unflattering closeup on his rear, he quickly tires and stops, doubled over for breath.

But then his "romantic" interest shows up -- the beer man at a baseball game, who coyly winks at him. "I think you're beautiful," says Wendt, a fan who has crossed the field in search of a beer salesman. "Gee, thanks," the vendor replies awkwardly, as Wendt painfully clarifies: "I was talking to the beer."

The final shot shows that the two men are holding up a game as they stand on the field.

The ad message invokes same-sex romance, only to bring a slightly negative bite at the end in the tone. A company seeking the gay market so desperately as Coors has in recent years could fashion a smarter commercial.

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Bill , New York, NY
Well considering this commercial is for Coors, a company which has for years been known for being discriminatory against gays, I can't say the commercial is that much of a surprise if you choose to view it as anti-gay. I personally never did see it that way and I am gay, so...It was a fun little ad and I am more concerned about the fact that a man is so enamored of a beer that he would declare his love for it. Seems to me he could use a good detox and rehab center.

Jamison , Santa Cruz, CA
Stupid, annoying, trivial, and offensive. Exactly what you'd expect from Coors (or any beer company), but did it really have to have George Wendt in it?

Todd Hill , Montreal
Only vaguely offensive but pervasively boring. We already know that much of the world is populated by blobby (hetero) Homer Simpson clones running on only one firing brain neuron (which is focused on beer). Why would TV viewers ever need or want to see more of that? Also, the response of the beer vendor was entirely too ambiguous for me to figure out. Coors has a long-standing, low-rent/white trash image. Maybe they oughta focus on fixing that instead?

Ken , New York City
Uh, duh! He was in "Cheers" and he loves BEER. Stupid. Excellent, non-threatening commercial.

Ken , Yreka, CA
I too didn't find this anti-gay. In fact, I find it pretty gay friendly because the vendor is obviously gay and not stereotyped ('cause I know how much ya'll hate those!) and Wendt wasn't repulsed by the vendor's suppositions but merely cleared them up.

Dean Morris , NYC
The editor tends to treat body types that don't fit the model type as offensive. These guys are chubs, a bear-related type, and the butt shot and side lighting of the salesman are sexy to gays and bi's who look like this. By the way, many men DO look like this, and inserting a little sexy thrill into the beer (or whatever) purchase is fun (self-mocking) and funny (switcheroo punch line that only half-ignores homoeroticism).

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Company: Coors Brewing Co.
Brand: Coors beer
Country: United States
Region: North America
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Brand: Coors Light
Country: United States
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Company: Coors Brewing Co.
Brand: Coors Light
Country: United States
Region: North America
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Brand: Coors Light
Country: United States
Region: North America
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