Waaaasup! The Pro-Obama Version

Classic television ads are few and far between. And only occasionally do they blend into the politic dialect (see: "Where's the beef?" Mondale v. Hart, 1984).

The "Wasssssup" Budweiser spots were -- for avid television watchers -- one of those memorable ad moments that had pop culture significance. Now, the very same characters are reprising almost identical roles in a short clip on behalf of the Obama campaign.

And... it actually works.

Here is the original, for those interested in making a trip down memory lane to the days when things were simpler and the beer a bit smoother.

The group to credit for the new spot is Chopshop @ Believe Media a filmmakers boutique that puts out "original short film programming."

Comments

[jennyjen]

Fantastic. I already started emailing it around.

Let's go viral with this one.

[Js420]

Nice!

President Barack Obama

[Sparty1]

That was DAMN awesome!!!!! That was on point in every way. Kudos!

Obama/Biden '08/'12

[fiestyslug]

So great, love the moment when they cut to Obama and change.

[ReservoirDog]

This is why I love the Internets !

[Mr B]

Very glad to see them doing it. And it was really touching at the end there.

Although I wonder if it isn't some kind of karmic duty since the original version probably made some money for Cindy McCain.

[bitterindependent]

so let me get this straight..­..cindy mccain supports obama???? whhaaaaaas­sssuuuuupp­p!!!!!!!

[helen]

Superb!

[Madmac]

Oh Please cut this down to a 30 second ad. This will go over well

[Illinoissuburbanvoter]

Isn't Cindy McCain's family the owners of Anheuser-Busch?

Now that's irony! LOL

[chacha19]

No they are distributo­rs... a little different.

[TEBAZ]

What a fantastic job they did on this video. I even sent it to my 71 year old mother who thought it was awesome and I was on the phone listening to her crack up when she was watching it.

[aflyinyoursoup]

That was brilliant.­..BRAVO!

[FixTheBroken]

How does this thing go national?

[fiestyslug]

Send it to your friends and family. My son is so excited, he is going to put it on his facebook. Share it with young ppl, they love it!!

[sarahlannie]

Wow! talking about reality. That commercial took me back to how it used to be. Yes, let get more new good days again. Obamanians­........Wh­atsssuuuuu­uuuuuuuup

[nellie]

a thing of beauty