Sunday, January 8, 2012

New Hub Ad? New Hub Ad!



An intrepid pony found this adverstised in the Los Angeles Times this morning.

Any guesses? Looks official to me!

EDIT: Yep! It's official!

DOUBLE EDIT: High-res version!




87 comments:

Sir Spike-alot said...

Hmm, I'll think about it.

Xeross said...

Mad? As in crazy, anypony that hasn't gone crazy yet, perhaps that's coming up now?

Sir Spike-alot said...

@fanofchaosSo many wanting first, yet they don't realize there's no reward.

Porks said...

Celebrating the 3-Apple lunch?

braderunnar said...

First Bridesmaids. Then Poltergeist. Now Mad Men.

If this is legit, the the Hub has the best advertising department ever.

fanofchaos said...

@Sir Spike-alot
actually i wasn't waiting :D I just came and saw this

SonsofLoki said...

I got here EARLIER than first!

SkyrimOrBust said...

Well, yeah, it's an ad, it says "The Hub," but what REALLY proves it's legitness is how fucking clever and awesome it is.

I love The Hub.

DcmRulz said...

Mad men and ponies. My life is complete.

Gwriterk said...

The Hub has just exceeded my expectations yet again. Well DONE!

Ten said...

Nice mad men spoof, seems legit!

braderunnar said...

"then* the Hub"

Derp.

sostotigog said...

That's Rainbow Dash in a business suit. I'm just saying.

Vinnyboiler said...

"Any guesses? Looks official to me!"

Nah, on closer inspection, it looks more awesome to me!

D. Shadows said...

Meh, not that interesting except I'd save the newspaper clipping to enshrine in the MLP and peace lovers shrine next to my violent video game collection and gore related fanfiction shrine.

louster200 said...

Haha oh man... this is wonderful.

wandering wastrel said...

I guess 3-apple lunch is meant to refer to a 3-martini lunch? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-martini_lunch)

Jimperator said...

Much respect for the Hub's advertising department. Reaching out to any and all potential audiences by blending cute colorful ponies with more mature preexisting media is a bright idea.

ClosetBrony said...

Didn't we see Dash dressed similarly in a recent Drawfriends post?

BZKlint said...

So Rainbow Dash in a suit is now canon?

RainbowYoshi said...

What pony does that big red eye belong to?

BZKlint said...

@RainbowYoshi

Rainbow Dash. A bit of her mane is just barely visible.

Sunset Sprinkles said...

Oh my Luna. I need that paper for a poster!

Scribejay said...

We can make this happen right? We can make the Mad Men intro with ponies? The Simpsons did it.

Knuckleshy said...

I went and checked the wiki and there is 2 more AppleJack episodes coming up so they may be advertising them in a sneaky way with the 3 Apple Lunch quote if you count the Sisterhood Social Episode earlier in the season as the first AppleJack episode of the second season. Then again it could be a reference to 3- Martini Lunch as wandering wastrel pointed out.

Rey Graham, the TimeWolf said...

I found mine in my paper and I posted it up on my wall.

Tears of a Valedictorian said...

The is the best possible thing! The Hub's ad department is amazing.

I remember when I first started watching MLP in April/May, I spent about half an hour trying to re-cast the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce office with ponies.

That was my first clue that maybe I was more into this pony show than I realised.

James Corck said...

O_O

Oh wow, that looks like an awesome ad!!! Mad Ponies is something I've never seen done in fanfiction guys. Wouldn't it be great to have one crossover with that? Or at least, a story inspired in it? It could work. I bet there's publicity companies in Equestria.

zorinlynx said...

Excuse me while I squee so loud all of New York hears me!

MAD MEN! PONIES! My favorite two things together!!

anname219 said...

I LOVE YOU HUB!
Needs more rarity and Fluytershy though...

zorinlynx said...

Excuse me while I squee so loud all of New York hears me!

MAD MEN! PONIES! My favorite two things together!!

Harwick said...

I love these official spoof ads. So much.

WizardWannabe said...

Mad Men parody? Ha, oh wow, these ads go above and beyond what is necessary, I love it.
And how long til we get a crossover fic now?

Nykkes64 said...

Bring more ads on every newspaper in the USA!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^

Huundee said...

how absurd!

/)^3^(\

Senior Waffles said...

House keeping!! I come in anyway? I come in anyway.

Not Trixie said...

Dear The Hub,
I LOVE YOU!

Not signed by Trixie.

Arlax said...

Cool ad, thank you Hub!

zorinlynx said...

Has a quality image of this been posted anywhere yet?

Somepony said...

Heh I gotta admit, these Hub advertisers hit the bullseye on quality Pony ads every time. This, the Bridlemaids, the "There's a Pony for that," etc.

Makes me smile everytime, gotta love it!

cpbrony said...

Now could this be Mad Men or 12 Angry Men? If it is 12 Angry Men.... well.... lol. 6 Angry Ponies. What would they be on a jury for?

Princess Luna said...

@Sunset Sprinkles Yes, what is it?

Princess Luna said...

@cpbrony As a matter of fact, 6 angry mares is in the fanfiction archive here.

Akirasip said...

Looks...
*puts on sunglasses*
Awesome!

Figment said...

The color scheme and font reminds me of Gamestop.

CanterEdlund said...

I was hoping their next parody advertisement would be "The Pony with the Dragon Assistant"

Jedimom said...

Definitely "Mad Men"...refers to the three Martini lunch and the font is basically the same as the "Mad Men" logo

-JediPony

rockaholic617 said...

does anypony know what page its on?

David said...

I'm sure this was a most pleasant surprise to the eight people who still read the Los Angeles Times.

Sunset Sprinkles said...

@Princess Luna

I want that ad. Please take me to Los Angeles on your back.

Princess Luna said...

@Sunset Sprinkles You are aware that the other me on here, just named Luna, is the older one, right? I'm not even big enough to have anypony on my back.

Princess Luna said...

@Sunset Sprinkles You can have a chariot ride though.

Sunset Sprinkles said...

@Princess Luna

Aw...but you're Princess Luna! You can do anything!
A chariot ride will be fine, though. Will you accompany me?

Dantes_Grill said...

I have never seen mad men, it feels like I'm missing allot in life =P

Curttehmurt said...

Seems legit

We require vectors

Princess Luna said...

@Sunset Sprinkles Sorry, I was readying the chariot, the answer is yes.

CityFlyer502 said...

@zorinlynx Oh, so that's what I heard this morning.

If this doesn't say how prominent our dear ponies have gotten, I don't know what does. Brilliant times infinity. YOU ROCK, HUB!!!

Night Spectrum said...

@fanofchaos It takes real effort to be last!

Sunset Sprinkles said...

@Princess Luna

Roa- er, sky trip! Onward to Los Angeles!

The Lone Foodster said...

"Mad Mares" would have been funnier. But still a great ad :)

ddf said...

It's official!
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376046_287285934653829_119249468124144_756288_317062523_n.jpg

The Hub just posted it on their Facebook.

Xian217 said...

@ddf
It's theirs. The hub just posted it on their-

Nevermind.

Smashmatt202 said...

I TOTALLY don't get what the ad is referencing to, but I LOVE it all the same!

Marshall said...

I love this show's ads.

Blue fox said...

To bad the toy's aren't as epic as the add's

Nightmare Moon said...

@Smashmatt202

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men - This is what the reference is to.

TheVampirate said...

is there a larger version (HQ) of that picture anywhere? i have access to a printer that can print out large glossy posters and giant banners and I'd love to make a poster of that.

Shimmyzmizz said...

Anypony know what section of the paper it was in?

Twilight_Sparkle said...

Why can't that be in my paper the Wichita Eagle :(. Guess that's what i get for living in kansas

John said...

That is too freaking cool. What's funny is that I've often thought someone should do a pony version of that very Mad Men animation, so to see an OFFICIAL version is just beyond awesome.

payphone101 said...

OMG YAY!! I saw the Los Angeles Times this moring on my driveway and i was like, "Nah. i aint gonna bother." the i see this and im like " WOOOO HOOOO!!!!"

PinkiePi said...

I still like the, "Ponygiest" ad better. Pinkie looks soooo adorable in it~

mycutiemarkisagun said...

People didn't get the reference? Seriously?

I mean I've never watched an episode but c'mon...

Alfisti said...

Yeah, I think we can safely say they're marketing to the adult audience...

...This, I love.

Char.fudge45 said...

They need to do an animated version

Garrett said...

This is strange ... I've recently been drawing Rainbow Dash in a suit. I've done it three times. Now the official folk are doing it. Tygerbug at Deviantart, if you're curious ...

Inkan1969 said...

Both the links are dead. Did something happen?

zorinlynx said...

@Inkan1969

http://hushpad.zorin.org/links/mlp/mad_ponies.JPG

I hate link rot!

That shouldn't go away anytime soon. :)

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