Ice is back with a brand new… song?

October is icy and I’m not talking at all about the weather! First, Google has an ad with people talking into ice cream cones. Didn’t see that one coming. Second, everyone’s favorite white rapper (no offense, Eminem) is back with a brand new invention song. Didn’t see that one coming either, but isn’t it just what we need in 2025?

I was just a middle school boy wearing Jordan shoes, sporting a Starter jacket, and crushing on Wendy Binstead. Or was it Heather Abbott? Either way, I always appreciated how Vanilla Ice gave a shout out to my mother in “Ice, Ice Baby.” That was sweet of him. Well, he’s back and he’s still got the 5.0 with the ragtop down so his hair can blow. Does my mom get another shout out, though?

Vanilla Ice comes across as someone who hasn’t ever taken himself too seriously, which is super refreshing, isn’t it? Adam Sandler is another star who knows his farts stink just like ours do. It’s cool to see these two in a music video together, along with a hero in a half shell. I’ve never really loved Ford Mustangs but Ice’s 5.0 is rather sweet, I’ll admit.

-Out of the Wilderness

The ChatGPT Pull-Up Commercial – The Music and What GPT stands for…

ChatGPT recently helped a dude raise his dating game and now it’s helping a dude raise his body. Literally. Gravity is crazy, right? We get excited about pulling our bodies up a few feet like we’re supernatural or something. Have you ever thought about what angels must think of us humans? We get fascinated by some simple things! 🤣

Speaking of simple things, the music. More on that below but first check out how ChatGPT helps get bigger, faster, stronger…

The Music. We are simple creatures on some levels, so the song choice fits. It’s “Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)” by Simple Minds. Here’s the full track…

Also, have you ever wondered what GPT stands for? You and I are in the same boat then… it stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer.

-Out of the Wilderness

Who’s the Woman in the New Peloton Commercial? Answers Here!

It seems like people either love or hate Peloton. Those that use their equipment and services love them. Everyone else… it’s hit or miss. Of course, that one commercial didn’t do them any favors. But it’s 2025 so people just need to get over it! Peloton has two goals: 1) Make money and 2) Help people get healthy. Now they have a “New Cross Training Series powered by Peloton IQ” to help us get there… and a new commercial to go along with it. Check it out then scroll down for the name of the woman starring in the ad…

Starring in the ad is athlete and model and newlywed? and entrepeneur Britni Sumida. The song in the commercial is (very ironically) called “Just Pause” by Soaky Siren. Here’s the full track.

What do you think about this new Peloton ad? Does it inspire you to get out there be faster, stronger, more healthy?

-Out of the Wilderness

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Commercials are Diabolical

Anyone remember those music promotionals that advertised new artists by comparing them to ones we were familiar with? “If you like New Kids on the Block, you’ll love Backstreet Boys”… OK that’s a bad example because everyone loves NKOTB… but you get what I mean. Well, hold on to your bloody kitchen knives because if you love ‘true crime,’ then you’ll love these commercials from Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

General Mills has taken the cereal ad market into a whole new direction, haven’t they? A cinnamon square who eats other cinnamon squares is full-blown cannibalism cinnabalism. In other words, kids– don’t try this at home. But do try the cereal, I guess? The tasty square in the ads above is voiced by musician/artist Greg Chun (@GregChunVA).

To be honest, these ads serve to remind me of a couple of things. 1) I like the taste of cinnamon and 2) Why did General Mills stop making Peanut Butter Toast Crunch!? That was my favorite cereal for a long time. 🥹

-Out of the Wilderness

The Hard Rock Bet Commercial – Who’s the Actor and the Pro Boxer?

Given my jaw-dropping history with Hard Rock Bet, watching this new commercial was sort of like experiencing the pain of a wound that had *almost* healed. Like sliding into second base and reopening the strawberry from the last time you slid into second. When does a batter (me) come to his senses and just NOT slide into second?? Deep thoughts aside, this ad from Hard Rock Bet is pretty great. Take a look then keep reading for more about the star actors.

The Stars. The two co-stars sharing the spotlight in this commercial are an actor named Ryan O’Flanagan and a boxer named Michael Tyson. Ryan is “a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, and content creator.  He has appeared on shows like New Girl, Abbott Elementary, Platonic, Dave, American Vandal, The Orville, and Players.” That’s straight from his website but you also might remember him from this series of videos from Funny or Die.

Michael Tyson, on the other hand, was nothing to laugh at in the ring. Better known as Mike Tyson, he was a h#*#@$ll of a boxer. I still remember where I was when he fought Evander Holyfield, probably one of the most epic matches I’ve seen, right up there with Thug Rose’s kick to the head.

A commercial hasn’t made me laugh as heartily as this one in a long time. The delivery of the line “Don’t sell yourself short, man… that’s really cool,” sends me into a laughing fit every time. The joke is obviously that Ryan is treating Mike’s boxing legacy as if it’s on par with being a bag boy at Winn-Dixie (I can say that because I was a bag boy at Winn Dixie). A job that any young teenage kid can get and Michael Tyson just needs to keep working hard and he’ll find his way up. 🤪

Check out Ryan’s website for more funny stuff– RyanOflanagan.com— and find him on Instagram too– @RyanOflan. I don’t know if Mike Tyson is on Instagram, I’m still afraid to cross him even if it’s just on the internet.

-Out of the Wilderness