Sugar Puffs

The Recliner

Saw this on TV late last night and thought I was hallucinating

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaB7Q-9uwp4

Sound familiar to anyone

Star Lord

A sugar puffs crimp? O_O

monkeyfudge

I bet the Flighty Zeus are behind that advert.

The Recliner

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I bet the Flighty Zeus are behind that advert.

I wonder what the odds are on the Honey Monster making an appearance in the next series

WindSock

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a91889/mighty-boosh-pair-furious-with-sugar-puffs.html?rss

The Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are reportedly angry at breakfast cereal Sugar Puffs for copying their singing style on a TV advert, The Sun reports.

The comedy duo are taking issue with the cereal brand, famous for its Honey Monster character, for using their "crimping" singing technique.

"A pal of the Mighty Boosh boys was lying in his pants watching daytime telly and saw the advert, a source revealed.

"He rang the Boosh and congratulated them on their work for Sugar Puffs.

"They were baffled and checked it out on the internet. They hadn’t been asked permission to use the style and are speaking to lawyers about getting the Honey Monster’s crimp removed from the airwaves."

Crimping is the singing of short songs based on random objects and events that are delivered by the characters Vince Noir and Howard Moon in each Mighty Boosh episode.

Posting on the YouTube clip of the advert, one Boosh fan wrote: "How dare they steal the crimp! Noel and Julian are the only crimpers in these parts..."

Another added: "I'm never buying Sugar Puffs again."

In a way, they should be flattered. I'd have less respect for them if they took legal action and sued.

Star Lord

This is an outrage!!!!

Would YOU want to be associated with Sugar Puffs?

Captain Crunch FTW!

WindSock

What about Howards JuJu beads? They started it.

monkeyfudge

Personally I'd like to see all products and services advertised via the power of the crimp in future.

Crumble Froo

id hate to see them take legal action... it takes them from being a small freindly type love, to a more... seemingly corporate love... which makes it a little less lovable.

Star Lord

Sugar puffs are the devils dangleberries, and as such, are not worthy of the crimp.

Shiminay

I'd be rather angry too, I remember thinking "I'll bet they just ripped this off" when I saw that add. The Boosh lads have another 3 or 4 years tops worth of potential earnings from the shows and whilst I'm sure it won't be the last thing they'll do, defending their ideas (and earnings) is something they should be entitled to do.

monkeyfudge

It does tend to be irritating how blatant advertising companies can be in ripping off other peoples ideas.

About 2 or 3 different companies took the imaginary gun thing from Spaced.

And there was a Playstation advert that was a complete rip off of the nature documentary sections from Big Train.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMuTsBFQTE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scICOe1nRkE

grames_bond

WindSock wrote: »

In a way, they should be flattered. I'd have less respect for them if they took legal action and sued.

they have every right to sue, the thing about the crimp is theat the lads dont want it to be overly commertial (sp??) notice how noel never crimps when he is a guest on a tv show! he doesnt want it to become a stupid fad which is exactly what it will become with this rediculous advert, more power to the lads, whats next, the honey monster gonna start turning his back on people?!

Galvasean

Wow, some serious ripping off going on there.

WindSock

I know it must be a pain in the hole that advertisers have ripped off something from a show to pedal their wares, but can you copyright a style of singing?

feylya

I would imagine you could argue that it's a trademark style

Crumble Froo

well, they did ask where they could go with crimping. now they know.

Goat Mouth

Sugar Bastards!

Never liked them anyway. Seriosly, they were always a ****e cereal.
Just have more reaosn to dislike them now.

monkeyfudge

Golden Grahams FTW!

Star Lord

More champagne on your cereal sir?

Crumble Froo

yourrrr goin to be waaaaaaaaaasted!

feylya

Just watched that again and it is a near identical rip off of the soup crimp and the 4 way crimp.

Star Lord

I hope that if I ever bump into the Honey Monster, that I remember to keep a pistol hidden in my mustache goatee

feylya

One must always keep a pistol in their facial hair!

And your sig now has me listening to SOAD.

monkeyfudge

I find it kind of creepy how the box of sugar puffs also joins in.

Is this some new ability of the Honey Monster? Is it capable of possessing any items that bear it's likeness?

feylya

Howard's Joo joo beads are Sugar Puffs....

grames_bond

this isnt the first time the boosh have been ripped off for an ad! does anyone remember the ad that used the "death cabs-ride of your life" idea done first in the ape of death episode (bollo)

Star Lord

... no? Don't remember that ad at all... ?

feylya

It kinda rings a bell but I'm not sure.

grames_bond

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

... no? Don't remember that ad at all... ?

ive looked everywer for it but i cant find it, (damn death cab for cutie takin up all the youtube vids) i only remembered it from the commentary on the first season of the boosh! they definatley did copy it, and the boosh wer not happy which is why they have takin the sugar puffs ad so seriously!

EamonnKeane

WindSock wrote: »

I know it must be a pain in the hole that advertisers have ripped off something from a show to pedal their wares, but can you copyright a style of singing?

Yeah, that'd be like Lenny Kravitz trademarking jazz.

sweetoblivion

At the TCT gig that he hosted the other night, Noel told a little joke about putting a picture of your enemy on your shoe...then a few minutes later said he had a stone in his shoe, took off his chelsea boot and, yep you've guessed it, had a picture of the Sugar Puffs Monster on it! :P
Also they did the 'Sugar Monster no no' crimp at the BBC3 documentary thing. I highly doubt they'll sue, just take the piss at every available opportunity!!

grames_bond

sweetoblivion wrote: »

Also they did the 'Sugar Monster no no' crimp!!

what crimp?! any videos?

grames_bond

grames_bond wrote: »

what crimp?! any videos?

if anyone is interested it is here! very funny little dig, a tiny bit into it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RpFy0yQ8s

Crumble Froo

three minutes into it now (the rugby is on... apparently it's a bigger priority than boosh :rolleyes:)... but have to say, julian's looking really well. he's annoyingly goodlooking, he just never quite gets his hair in order.

loving this outfit though

Star Lord

Why can't I think of who/what that's meant to be?
I fail

monkeyfudge

It's the wife of the guy who tells them about Old Gregg in the bar.

Crumble Froo

im an artist too! i stick shells on things. not much money in it.

Star Lord

Aha!
I'd thought they were assorted grains or something!!!
That's genius!!!!

Crumble Froo

excellent idea alright. god i hate all of ye who are getting to see them live

grames_bond

Crumble Froo wrote: »

excellent idea alright. god i hate all of ye who are getting to see them live

be careful here! you kno that the boosh are NOT playing dublin this year! so the people who are going to see them....eh in england....are lucky! and im one of them!

Crumble Froo

i never mentioned dublin >_>

also... i hate you.

grames_bond

Crumble Froo wrote: »

i never mentioned dublin >_>

also... i hate you.

cant we all just be friends.....no? aw!!