Mad Men - Bye Bye Birdie vs. Patio Diet Cola Ad Comparison Video

From Mad Men - 3x04 - The Arrangements: the Patio Diet Cola advertisement imitating the opening scene from Bye Bye Birdie.

I tried my best to sync it up. The most logical way for me to do that was to use audio cues: some kind of brass instrument was prominent and easy to pick up on, so I used that. I separated the audio: left is the original and right is the Patio Diet Cola ad from Mad Men. As you can see for yourself, the ad is not "an exact copy, frame for frame" as Ken Cosgrove says. It's pretty close though, though it's not as close as the Dirty Dancing scene from How I Met Your Mother (see my other videos for that one).

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[musicaltheatergeek79]

The "Mad Men" parody chick looks too modern. Her hair, for one. They should've given her a flip like Ann-Margret has, and '60s eye makeup. As it stands, it looks like a spoof or tribute video a modern-day fan would make an post on YouTube.

[slc2466]

Ann-Margret is off-the-charts here- charismatic, sexy and talented, and she's even more so during her reprise of "Birdie" at the end of the film.

[aakksshhaayy]

She's no Ann Margaret

[ShutTheFuckUpDonkey]

after studying both advertisments very closely i have come to the conclusion that i would happily put my penis inside both of these women.

[robertoelvicio2054]

nice nice nice

[kRedz88]

yeah i got more of a 90s feel from the mad men girl

[HiddenWen]

Both are hot.

[Imahoplessromantic21]

I prefer ann margret over the other girl any day

[Pewerle]

Dat cheeks !

[euphoricrose]

Bird-HEE

[Fred Smerlas]

Roger says it at the end of the scene; "She's not Ann-Margaret".

[Fred Smerlas]

They should have just let Sal sing it....he would have been less annoying.