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What a bunch of wusses! by LionsPhil2005-03-10 14:29:01
  My favourite banned ad... by Avium 2005-03-10 15:38:53
...was an early one for the Reebok pumps. Those shoes that had little air bladder so you could "custom fit" your shoes by pumping air into them.

Scene: Two guys on a bridge preparing to bungee jump. One guy pumps up his shoes, the other is wearing some other brand. They both jump at the same time.

The camera shows the guy with the pumps bouncing up and down on the end of his bungee cord.

Pan left to a pair of non-Reebok shoes in a bungee cord...sans person.

It didn't last a week.

Of course, sometimes, they don't ban the ad, they change it. Anyone on this side of the pond remember the Mazda(?) commercial for their minivan with the running commentary by the dog. Lines like "There's enough room in here to swing a cat!" and "Hit that cat! Hit that cat! ... Darn those ABS brakes." were changed in later airing due to complaints by cat lovers.
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