Spongmonkey
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The Spongmonkeys are an Internet phenomenon, created by Joel Veitch, that has crossed over into television in the form of a Quizno's commercials. They are a pair of creatures that appear to be graphically edited tarsiers with human mouths, and appear on the web at the rathergood.com (http://www.rathergood.com/) website. These creatures float in the air in front of a hydrangea bush while singing a song called "We Like the Moon". One of the Spongmonkeys plays a guitar, while the other makes vocalizations that resemble singing.
In early 2004 the Spongmonkeys began appearing in television advertisements for Quizno's Subs singing an altered version of their song called "We Love the Subs". It is unclear whether the use of mutated rodent-like creatures with vaguely disturbing facial features will motivate consumers to order food products.
Like many Internet cult phenomena (such as Badger Badger Badger) it was first launched in the B3ta newsletter in January 2003, although the first appearance on the site dates back to a post from a member called Nacho in June 2002.
External links
- Moon Song (http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/)
- Quiznos homepage (http://www.quiznos.com)
- MSN Slate article (http://slate.msn.com/id/2095868)
- B3ta Newsletter 73 (http://www.b3ta.com/newsletter/issue73/)
- First appearance of the Spongmonkeys (http://www.b3ta.com/board/164046)