Magic Bullet vs Tiddy Bear: Bullet & the Bear

Jess: I’ve been writing about Magic Bullet since day 1, so I was pretty comfortable that it would prevail against Bender Ball. However, Tiddy Bear beat Hawaii Chair, and that’s one win I didn’t expect. I could pull the voting logs (yes, they exist) and see how many times Chris voted, but I choose to believe that it was just a simple matter of people liking the Tiddy Bear commercial more than the Hawaii Chair commercial.

I believe that the story of the Magic Bullet commercial is compelling enough to ensure Tiddy Bear’s defeat this round. I like the ease of the conversation between the “hosts” and the “guests.” Sure, they threw in Berman’s hangover and Hazel’s cigarette with permanent ash, but the other people having breakfast (or is it brunch), like that one guy who looks like Rick from Magnum P.I., are just as important to the story of the commercial as anyone. Lots of infomercials tried to get this format to work for them, but very few did it as well as this one, which is one of the main reasons why I think it beat Flavorwave Turbo back in Round 3. Well, that and I think people will listen to anyone with an accent go on and on about things for hours (Planet Earth, anyone?).

Tiddy Bear doesn’t have a commercial that can go on for 30 minutes. Tiddy Bear barely holds my attention for 2 minutes, and that’s mainly because the whole time I’m thinking, “Did they just say…? What? They said Tiddy Bear, right? I heard that correctly? Tiddy Bear? Tid-dy Bear. Wow.” By the time I’m through with my thought process, the commercial is over.

And this match is over, too, for me – Magic Bullet FTW.

Sandy: Well, first I have to say that I am sad to see that our brackets are coming close to an end. Nevermind that my chances of winning are long gone.

But moving on to one of our final battles, I am still shocked Tiddy Bear has made it so far and I think it sadly has met the end of the line. Magic Bullet is just too much of an icon and too compelling to beat. I mean, is there anyone who hasn’t seen the commercial on some lazy Sunday morning and really started thinking to yourself that yeah, I need one of those. I mean, if I had a magic bullet I would be so healthy and instead of sitting here on the couch I would have already finished my 6 mile run and made my fresh strawberry smoothie and moved on to picking fresh basil from my garden for some homemade pesto later that day.

Clearly I’m sold – Magic Bullet moving on!

Amy: Well, you all know how I feel about this one. I’m so OUTRAGED that the Hawaii Chair lost to the Tiddy Bear. I’m, naturally, taking my rage out on the Tiddy Bear personally. Granted, this is a tough one, because I’m also still holding a grudge on the Bullet because it beat the Obama Chia. Man. I really hold on to stuff, I should see someone about that. None of that changes that I have to rate the Tiddy Bear vs. the Bullet. Personal feelings aside, Jess and Sandy are right…Tiddy Bear just doesn’t stand up to the 30 minute marathon that is the Magic Bullet. I’ve watched the full Magic Bullet commercial on my own…more than once. It’s engaging. It’s inspiring…I’m SURE I can make all those items. And the handy little rings-that-turn-it-into-a-cup thingie so you can make and then, IMMEDIATELY, drink your daiquiri…well, that’s just genius. Daiquiris For The Win! I mean…Bullet! Bullet For The Win!

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