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  • The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Pepsi needed something huge to compete with Coke so they rolled out their biggest campaign ever: “Pepsi Stuff” It featured a soon-to-be infamous commercial that claimed for 7,000,000 Pepsi points you could win a Harrier Jet (one of the most advanced military jets of the time). Pepsi execs assumed the astronomical “price” of the military plane was set high enough to indicate it was a joke, but ambitious & cunning college student John Leonard saw it as a challenge. Enlisting the help (and funding) of mountaineering buddy Todd Hoffman, the 21-year old hashed out a plan to score the grandest prize of all. What ensues is an outrageous goose chase for the infamous Harrier Jet and a legal battle with Pepsi that changed advertising forever.
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    When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.

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  • @wutang23361
    @wutang23361 Рік тому +7949

    This is a prime example of corporations really not thinking how determined people can be to go after what it is you want. This doc should be a motivation to go get what it is you want.

    • @seth410
      @seth410 Рік тому

      Fk-wits like this ruin fun.

    • @theEmirateXaaron
      @theEmirateXaaron Рік тому +31

      It’s not even out yet it could be garbage but yeah let’s do that lmao

    • @KayJay940
      @KayJay940 Рік тому +20

      Its really a prime example also of how poorly the US economy and taxes have gotten.
      Take this and even the McDonald's Monopoly promotions. Companies cannot even afford to do these like back in the 90s.
      In Canada Mcdonalds did 1million cash grand prize. Which is actually like 1.5 since you dont pay tax on winnings in Canada. Now its like a Car and not even a nice one like a Sante Fe or some junk. Which you know is somw sort of write off.
      Taxes and Regulations have crushed these businesses so hard they dont have any incentive to give back or do those kinds of prizes any more.

    • @theEmirateXaaron
      @theEmirateXaaron Рік тому +22

      @@KayJay940 sounds like someone missed their opportunity to run these companies

    • @sumit6190p
      @sumit6190p Рік тому +1

      When Pepsi marketing exec think they are the best.

  • @thegamegatsby4483
    @thegamegatsby4483 Рік тому +315

    I'm 40 years old, saw the add and for me it was a 100% legit offer.

    • @jungokkim8138
      @jungokkim8138 Рік тому +3

      for japanese anime weeb? maybe 😂

    • @Bmr4life
      @Bmr4life Рік тому +18

      Agreed. It was a real offer.

  • @hillarydegracia1651
    @hillarydegracia1651 Рік тому +3579

    Back in law school this case is talked about a lot in first year contracts classes. Kinda cool to see a documentary to see everyone's perspectives!

    • @xXGziAcxMoErRoZXX
      @xXGziAcxMoErRoZXX Рік тому +23

      Now I just need one on that snail in a bottle

    • @KORInashi
      @KORInashi Рік тому +69

      My contracts professor had the jacket from the catalog. Lawyers are the funniest kind of nerds.

    • @Widemouth1832
      @Widemouth1832 Рік тому +15

      We did like 3 days on this case. I am watching this.

    • @James21691
      @James21691 Рік тому +12

      What is the academic perspective and what's your opinion? (as someone who has no idea about this case)

    • @Widemouth1832
      @Widemouth1832 Рік тому +64

      @@James21691 it's been a few years. I believe the professor discussed this case within the context of "puffery". The ability to embelish your claims AMD reasonableness of contracts. My professor ultimately thought Pepsi screwed up and the courts made some leaps to get them out of the hole.

  • @aerospaceguy4639
    @aerospaceguy4639 Рік тому +494

    The documentary 11/10, was heart warming and touching. It was fun but the real takeaway was Leonard's Friendship with Todd was worth to shed a tear for. Absolutely amazing

    • @FunnyBloxYT
      @FunnyBloxYT Рік тому +3

      Thanks for the review

    • @WaqarAli-vn1zy
      @WaqarAli-vn1zy Рік тому +5

      I wish I had a friend like Todd

    • @JulieWalmsley
      @JulieWalmsley Рік тому +6

      Agree! And Leonard's low-key friction with Avenatti on the road was great too.

    • @steverich1518
      @steverich1518 Рік тому

      @@JulieWalmsleyI wouldn’t say it was very low key but the tension was great

  • @VoicesFromAI
    @VoicesFromAI Рік тому +382

    “You’re on Netflix, you can say whatever you want” - that was such a great line

    • @edwardfights4900
      @edwardfights4900 Рік тому +13

      I cannot stand it when someone is on a Netflix documentary to tell one story and they won't say anything. Why else would you be on a documentary for??

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark Рік тому +1

      It’s great for a lot of reasons.

    • @dybcar
      @dybcar Рік тому +8

      I still remember those times, when saying whatever you want was just a normal thing.

    • @edwardfights4900
      @edwardfights4900 Рік тому +1

      @@dybcar yep

    • @harsani6810
      @harsani6810 Рік тому +9

      Wich is ironic cause they blipped him on Netflix

  • @JPLOWMAN2
    @JPLOWMAN2 Рік тому +1511

    Dude was ambitious, I’ll give him that. He should’ve gotten that jet purely on merits

    • @keiths81ca
      @keiths81ca Рік тому +29

      And he could claim under modern intrepretations of the Second Amendment, lol.

    • @dayxah
      @dayxah Рік тому

      @@keiths81ca Yeah he should go to Pepsi and just start shooting while demanding the jet. That would be the most patriotic way. HELL YEAH BROTHER!!! Boys gon git him a jet today.

    • @mantis_toboggan_md
      @mantis_toboggan_md Рік тому +2

      @@keiths81ca SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte Рік тому +13

      Sorry, the best Pepsi could offer him was an old soviet light cruiser;)

    • @Schnoz42069
      @Schnoz42069 Рік тому +3

      @@mantis_toboggan_md WELL REGULATED MILITIA

  • @karthik_mv
    @karthik_mv Рік тому +6128

    Bravo Netflix
    You made me excited about a documentary

    • @keijijohnson9754
      @keijijohnson9754 Рік тому +44

      I know right? After seeing them come out with far too many of the same drab depressing stuff in the Docu side of things, it’s about time they came out with something actually more lighthearted.

    • @Atlos82
      @Atlos82 Рік тому +7

      I watched the trailer and im excited, but now i fear that i have actually seen most of the show and all the good parts.
      If you think about it, he may have a the US law on his side, but Pepsi is no weapon arms dealer. And even if the could deliever a war weapon to a civilian what can he do with it ?
      Funny yes ... lets see if this wil be a good show.

    • @jjperceval
      @jjperceval Рік тому +6

      @@keijijohnson9754 omce upon a time they litterally could have given away an entire navy considering they owned the worlds 6th largest

    • @vicente9567
      @vicente9567 Рік тому

      ^^

    • @YouAreTheRaidBoss
      @YouAreTheRaidBoss Рік тому +2

      To me this looks way too het up for a documentary I could enjoy. To each their own

  • @karimamin2
    @karimamin2 Рік тому +1764

    The fact that the judge threw out the case is a crime on its own.

    • @mrshadow4007
      @mrshadow4007 Рік тому +242

      @TETRIS EFFECT For 6,999,999 Pepsi points

    • @dcaseng
      @dcaseng Рік тому

      Nobody ever investigates these judges when they make ridiculous decisions that clearly expose they are bought.

    • @tigerdalandan
      @tigerdalandan Рік тому +72

      @@mrshadow4007 Your comment is now worth 8,000,000 Pepsi points

    • @Alex_K221
      @Alex_K221 Рік тому +20

      … I mean… the case was a bit ridiculous….even if he technically did have a case….

    • @swapsplat
      @swapsplat Рік тому +40

      Jeez, spoiler alert.

  • @1111111yeah
    @1111111yeah Рік тому +100

    We all need a friend like Todd

  • @GalethBladimirSaldanaHuerta
    @GalethBladimirSaldanaHuerta Рік тому +125

    I support John Leonard. Actually, I will never buy a Pepsi product again until the Harrier Jet turns legal and Pepsi buy one for John Leonard.

    • @armancz
      @armancz Рік тому +5

      OH SNAP! Sнiт just got real.

    • @sparrowhawk5673
      @sparrowhawk5673 4 місяці тому

      I'm sure your teeth will very much appreciate that

  • @AsianShadowrunner
    @AsianShadowrunner Рік тому +1324

    I actually remember this story back in the 1990's. I remember thinking back then "Seriously, no one buys THAT amount of soda and uses it!" Lo and behold, when I heard this story, I did a double-take. To this day, a repeat story never happened in my lifetime.

    • @michaelversace456
      @michaelversace456 Рік тому +24

      We read about it here in Australia because we had something similar. McDonald's started their Monopoly game give away and 3 people were successful on getting what was needed for a large cash prize. McDonald's bailed but eventually paid. After that we were told about Pepsi and the jet issue.

    • @maazkalim
      @maazkalim Рік тому +2

      ...“paid” in full, like 100% - if not more, Mr "@@michaelversace456"?

    • @farisrachmadyo2795
      @farisrachmadyo2795 Рік тому +4

      Because no corporation would that stupid to repeat the same mistake the pepsi did again

    • @maazkalim
      @maazkalim Рік тому

      would be that stupid* There! FTFY 😊
      A way too optimistic assessment, given corporations are just as part of the inner-side of Human Civilisation behind all that façade of pseudoscientific idealism, Mr @@farisrachmadyo2795.
      *Edit Note:* Added the typo-correction line as a prefix.

    • @roxwize
      @roxwize Рік тому +1

      @@maazkalim What

  • @SKtube0
    @SKtube0 Рік тому +457

    I can recall actually seeing that commercial then a while later, a news story about how some kid had the required points and wanted the Harrier. I was rooting for the kid to get his jet though I knew Pepsi would fight like hell to not make that happen. Should be one hell of a documentary!

    • @Mockthenerd
      @Mockthenerd Рік тому +48

      The joke is, they could have made it into a PR thing. Maybe not bought he a jet but give him a few million and buy him a jet flying tourist thing. Be like "This is how we treat our loyal customers".

    • @vgrepairs
      @vgrepairs Рік тому +8

      @@Mockthenerd he sent a check for 700k to pepsi. he didnt buy a bunch of pepsi products for points.

    • @KRYMauL
      @KRYMauL Рік тому +10

      @@Mockthenerd Yep, he sent in the money to get his jet, and any lawyer would take that case because if they didn’t give it to him Pepsi would be sued for false advertising.

    • @lildyo
      @lildyo Рік тому +3

      @@KRYMauL and yet the case was thrown out of court

    • @KRYMauL
      @KRYMauL Рік тому

      @@lildyo Well of course it wouldn’t make it to court. If they lost the case in arbitration it would loose for the same reason a lawyer would love this case, a judge would hate it.

  • @Chubnutz78
    @Chubnutz78 Рік тому +198

    When he said “ I chose Todd!” I felt that

  • @benjaminbrown4813
    @benjaminbrown4813 Рік тому +327

    The fact he didn't win the case is an injustice 😔

    • @MartaRC32
      @MartaRC32 Рік тому +67

      I think that if it were today, they would have gotten a huge settlement and maybe a look-alike plane. Back then, without social media and the internet, the political power of the big companies ruled the world... now, it´s social media and media in general...

    • @Mengkysan
      @Mengkysan Рік тому +11

      Spoiler alert....

    • @NoNameNoWhere
      @NoNameNoWhere Рік тому +5

      Not really. It would have set a dangerous precident that, if you make a joke, it MUST be taken laterally.

    • @NoNameNoWhere
      @NoNameNoWhere Рік тому +4

      @@MartaRC32 No, it would have lost today as well.
      It was clearly a joke. Advertisers are allowed to make jokes. Juicy Fruit didn't literally turn people's heads into fruit. This jet was clearly not an actual reward.

    • @Yourballix
      @Yourballix Рік тому +4

      @@NoNameNoWhere that is a shit comparison

  • @patrickgranstrm2537
    @patrickgranstrm2537 Рік тому +249

    This is one of the best produced and directed documentaries I’ve ever seen. Yeah it’s silly and funny but oh man - the cutaways, acting, cinematography, editing is PHENOMENAL

    • @tiredgardener
      @tiredgardener Рік тому +17

      Apart from how it handled the story about how Pepsi screwed over people in the Philippines. You know, the actual interesting part that last about 5 minutes in a 4 part documentary of a kid saying 'I want my Jet'... after he was offered $1 million, small fry compared to the $40,000 prize in the Philippines scandal.

    • @mrincodi
      @mrincodi Рік тому +7

      @@tiredgardener The documentary is awesome, 10/10 in my book, but you’re also right.

    • @goochglad4523
      @goochglad4523 Рік тому +8

      The documentary is great but it runs out of fuel just like John did. It is a "feel good"-story but had a "feel bad" ending.

    • @TheJoshLange
      @TheJoshLange Рік тому +1

      Agreed. Hats off to the team. Really made you feel like you heard from all the big players, which is surprising

    • @getradvideo
      @getradvideo Рік тому

      Completely agree! So impressed by this doco series!

  • @AlfredAmeneyro21
    @AlfredAmeneyro21 Рік тому +609

    When they edit the trailer for a documentary as if it was the next movie by Edgar Wright, Steven Sodebergh, or Guy Ritchie, you know it's gonna be good. And in some way, this life story can actually fit any of these directors. Already knew the story, but oh boy, I got excited for this.

    • @kaneelliott9104
      @kaneelliott9104 Рік тому +2

      spot on! i wanna know who created this trailer! haha

    • @theeternalnow6506
      @theeternalnow6506 Рік тому +2

      Same. I knew the story, but this is a magnificent trailer and I'm also very curious to this one.

  • @petercarley9260
    @petercarley9260 Рік тому +91

    Great show. Crazy how corporations clearly own this country

  • @youatemysandwich1
    @youatemysandwich1 Рік тому +54

    I remember this ad and when I saw it I totally thought it was a legitimate offer. So did everybody on my street.

    • @tithayaphulpraphan682
      @tithayaphulpraphan682 Рік тому +11

      I've never saw the ad but I was like THERE WAS NO DISCLAIMER THIS AD IS LEGIT the whole time.
      The Pepsi peeps in the series are so arrogant and annoying trying to laugh off and said it's obviously a joke.

    • @steverich1518
      @steverich1518 Рік тому +6

      @@tithayaphulpraphan682it’s so criminal yet they are just laughing about it. I’m disgusted with Pepsi as a company and will make sure I never drink any of their products

    • @lominero5
      @lominero5 Рік тому +2

      ​@@steverich1518 Same!

  • @bailzzzzzz
    @bailzzzzzz Рік тому +40

    Todd Hoffman - what an absolute solid gold dude

  • @pa2707
    @pa2707 Рік тому +162

    I'm never drinking Pepsi again, that's for sure, not that I ever liked it anyways, but I'll be extra aware now not to buy it if coca cola wasn't available at some shop. The documentary ended on a cheerful note, it was a well made film, and it shows what's important in life. Truth, sincere human values, friendship and honor. All of which Pepsi lacks. The kid should've gotten some compensation, if not the actual jet, same goes for the people who died in Philippines and their families.

    • @martykaspik
      @martykaspik Рік тому

      Man that was 20 years before and all corporations are bastards. They dont need you

    • @dublog4416
      @dublog4416 Рік тому +7

      Same!

    • @Mike-wc3jo
      @Mike-wc3jo Рік тому

      Shouldn’t be drinking any of that rat poison anyways

    • @FunnyBloxYT
      @FunnyBloxYT Рік тому +6

      Yea right pepsi is basically a bad company

    • @eclipse369.
      @eclipse369. Рік тому +5

      you know how they got the pepsi flavor?
      One day a man dropped a cigarette butt into a coca cola, then another man later on came by and drank from this cola and liked this taste. The end.

  • @cherbearvegas
    @cherbearvegas Рік тому +474

    This must be where they got that episode for The Simpsons where Bart won an elephant and they were trying to pay him off because it was a joke 😂

    • @deetee8247
      @deetee8247 Рік тому +15

      Thankyou! I was scanning the comments section for this 😂

    • @kevinreylek2366
      @kevinreylek2366 Рік тому +60

      Strangely, that Simpsons episode aired 2 years before Pepsi ran the Harrier ad!

    • @Johnnied4life
      @Johnnied4life Рік тому +20

      OK, OK...what if we use the $10,000 to surgically transform Skinner here into ...some kind of a lobster-like creature?

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive Рік тому +15

      “WHERE’S MY ELEPHANT?”

    • @dbone3356
      @dbone3356 Рік тому +8

      @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive I love that elephant song. Reminds me of elephants.

  • @frog2000zaba
    @frog2000zaba Рік тому +121

    The doc was really good and quite heartwarming in respect to the life-long friendship between the guys! Beautifully shot as well.

  • @newsiderecords
    @newsiderecords Рік тому +36

    I will never drink any Pepsi till i die! That changed everything for me.

  • @SouthernBelleNorthoftheBorder
    @SouthernBelleNorthoftheBorder Рік тому +32

    great documentary...what i appreciated and loved the most was the friendship between John and Todd...it is as much about that as it is about the case...perfect timing for this documentary to be released considering how we have watched and experienced first hand over the past two years the little guy getting steamrolled by the big guy (pun intended) what we need now is a real life david and goliath story to happen in politics where we the people decide--not corporations or biased judges--I have no doubt that in that situation David wins!!!! If this case had been heard by a jury of 12 people-12 regular people instead of a judge who socialized in circles with people like the Clintons it would have set an important precedent and sent a message to these corporate giants that they should think carefully about how they advertise to their consumers. If Pepsi conducted their affairs with integrity and cared about how they looked to the public they would have offered John and Todd at least 10 million dollars right away instead of suing him and wasting money on court cases and lawyers to avoid having to keep their word. They are just as guilty of fraud as Avenetti. What we need are people with the courage to stand up to the giants who manipulate and control our youth through unrealistic ads and CONtent. In this case all they proved was that whenever you assume (as they assumed everyone would know they were joking) too often you make an Ass out of U and me. Props to the Canadians for being savvy enough to include a disclaimer in the Canadian version of the same ad...

  • @jasonag619
    @jasonag619 Рік тому +613

    Now this is a documentary I would love to see

    • @tomarnold7284
      @tomarnold7284 Рік тому +1

      You got it before me!

    • @devonkennedy1386
      @devonkennedy1386 Рік тому +1

      Why because it’s full of YT people and it’s about & for YT’s?

    • @Yourballix
      @Yourballix Рік тому

      @@devonkennedy1386 shit comment

    • @hvdveer
      @hvdveer Рік тому +1

      You basically already saw it

    • @joshlock4627
      @joshlock4627 Рік тому

      It has Avanati in it, playing a good guy. It’s good until that sleaze steps in

  • @KayJay940
    @KayJay940 Рік тому +368

    I actually had the pepsi lether jacket which was baller back then.
    You could actually buy points at least at point. And it cost me like 1000 points plus 65 dollars or something. And pretty sure I had to pay shipping as well.

    • @KayJay940
      @KayJay940 Рік тому +13

      Also I was Pro at the Pepsi challenge and won every time.
      Pepsi the bubbles stick to side of glass, Coke bubbles go straight up. Try it.

    • @Ausf
      @Ausf Рік тому +1

      Make the shipping higher than the cost of the jet, and now they don't lose anything.

    • @ungabunga7879
      @ungabunga7879 Рік тому

      (spoilers to the documentary i guess if you want to know the details when it comes out)
      IIRC, being able to buy the coins plays into what the kid did at some point, and thats the "loophole" that it was cheaper to BUY the pepsi coins than it was to just get the soda? i dont remember exactly, but that could be it

    • @PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick
      @PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick Рік тому +1

      That Pepsi jacket was anything but "baller."
      You would have gotten beat up at my school for wearing something that lame

    • @KayJay940
      @KayJay940 Рік тому +1

      @@PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick huh wonder what thats like. Tell us more. I never got beat up in school. I mean I was in a few fights but usually they ended up becoming freinds after.
      I did know a guy that got mugged for his 8ball jacket tho.

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy Рік тому +380

    I’m surprised nobody made this into an actual movie, it’s such a great story.

    • @kryse4806
      @kryse4806 Рік тому +8

      the story is already pretty crazy, honestly dont think hollywood can make it better, it would just be more dramatized and more inaccurate

    • @minister2965
      @minister2965 Рік тому +22

      legit changed the law in advertising, even learnt about this in law school lmao.

    • @boskostoybox
      @boskostoybox Рік тому +3

      I'm still waiting for that Press Your Luck movie that was gonna star Bill Murray as that guy that record on VHS the pattern of the board.

    • @dario1998
      @dario1998 Рік тому +3

      North Americans be like: somebody took a big shit forgetting to flush it.
      WOW MAN SUCH A BIG STORY LET’S MAKE A 10MLN$ FILM ABOUT THAT

    • @MartaRC32
      @MartaRC32 Рік тому +1

      After this great documentary, nobody will dare try. Also, no actors can play those real-life people who are characters in themselves...

  • @Mengkysan
    @Mengkysan Рік тому +56

    Todd comes across as a hugely likable person as does Leonard.
    On a personal note, I took that advert as a genuine offer. To me it was unobtainable at 7 million points and set to be tongue in cheek by Pepsi but it was still a legitimate offer. Shame on Pepsi and I hope this Netflix series hurts their bottom line to the tune of the cost of a Harrier Jet

    • @michaelrobbins282
      @michaelrobbins282 Рік тому +9

      I agree with you and if they would have been able to have a trial by jury I believe Pepsi would lost this case.

    • @ncranger78
      @ncranger78 Рік тому +3

      Totally agree!! I hope this documentary hurts their sales big time!

    • @UKeXtremeMedia
      @UKeXtremeMedia Рік тому

      It won't

    • @v1deo.hunter.d317
      @v1deo.hunter.d317 Рік тому

      To be fair, he never did obtain the 7 million points

    • @FeezFBaby
      @FeezFBaby 5 місяців тому

      @@michaelrobbins2821000000000% Pepsi would’ve lost bro hence why Pepsi got to that c*nt judge & bought her so she can rule in their favor. She was 100% bought & she was for sure for the big corporate companies. What she did screams of corporation stuff.

  • @GroteMayoPinda
    @GroteMayoPinda Рік тому +55

    This documentary is a real devastating blow to the Pepsi brand. Even if he won or lose. I will never think the same of Pepsi. And this story is so amazing. It is good to conversate with your friends. This story will forever follow the Pepsi cooperation, untill the end of their day's.

    • @jessenl360
      @jessenl360 Рік тому +2

      Never bought it anyway.

    • @jonathanbowen3640
      @jonathanbowen3640 Рік тому +3

      I wont ever drink it again.

    • @Jekalmat
      @Jekalmat Рік тому +2

      Totally agree !
      I kind of liked Pepsi because they are the underdog. Well, not anymore !!!

    • @bailzzzzzz
      @bailzzzzzz Рік тому +10

      All of the pepsi employees apart from the guy who made the advert come across as so smug and unlikable. Pretty sure the ad guy is sick of pepsi as well.

    • @jed23ify
      @jed23ify Рік тому

      Never bought Pepsi to begin with, but will make sure to not buy any of their other products.

  • @SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial
    @SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial Рік тому +581

    Fun fact, this trailer has basically the entire story in it

    • @LordTreeko
      @LordTreeko Рік тому +28

      Not even close. There is 0 context for anything 😂

    • @crabbyalmond5039
      @crabbyalmond5039 Рік тому +99

      spoiler alert: he doesn't get the jet, the mega corporation bought a judge who threw the case out by saying no reasonable person could have believed the ad was real, even after Pepsi paid to put the ad and bothered to put a price on the jet.

    • @andrewdiaz3529
      @andrewdiaz3529 Рік тому +16

      They name dropped so many different kinds of crazy people and suggested PepsiCo did even more illegal messed up stiff than they usually do, I don't care if I already know the ending.

    • @bread8465
      @bread8465 Рік тому +1

      I'm not a fan of Pepsi or any big corporation, but the ad was clearly a joke which the guy took literally as his own joke... why is Pepsi evil for not giving him a fighter jet again?

    • @theblobconsumes4859
      @theblobconsumes4859 Рік тому +8

      @@bread8465 Because, for one, you could actually buy Pepsi points back then. For two, there was no fineprint that clarified its reality and there was no fictional context beforehand, like a story. It's a mixture of legal reasons and real ones. Obviously, when knowing legalities, it'd also be clear that the offer wouldn't be real in the first place due to the fact that a harrier jet would have to be modified in order for a civilian to be able to own it. Regardless; There's a clear reason why it happened. Legally speaking, they would not have gotten out of this case if not for the loopholes and leaps made.

  • @esmadura1264
    @esmadura1264 Рік тому +6

    Belgeseldeki haritada Türkiye'nin toprakları Ermenistan sınırları içine çizilmiş aynı şekilde haritada İstanbul yerine konstantinople yazılmış. Netfilx bunları nasıl açıklayabilir.

  • @aea9420
    @aea9420 Рік тому +66

    Never drinking pepsi again.. Great documentary though! And what amazing friendship they have

    • @MACFANTASTICKYPESS
      @MACFANTASTICKYPESS Рік тому +1

      yea dont buy it u gonna make the company bankrupt XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    • @Ms.NoNo2
      @Ms.NoNo2 Рік тому

      Make sure to look up the full list of brands own by Pepsi Co. I haven’t eaten a bag of lays in years. They let an employee die in the warehouse floor and made the workers continue working around the dead body.

    • @29subhra
      @29subhra Рік тому +3

      Coke is way better who the hell drinks pepsi

    • @aea9420
      @aea9420 Рік тому +2

      @@29subhra agreed coke all the way

  • @ThatForHonorGuy
    @ThatForHonorGuy Рік тому +16

    Can't help but wonder what would've happened if they ran Michael's Campaign
    (NOT Saying They Should Have, Just Questioning)

    • @Bmr4life
      @Bmr4life Рік тому

      They should have

    • @ishmael802
      @ishmael802 5 місяців тому

      Probably would have got a good pay off.

  • @tilde3904
    @tilde3904 Рік тому +2

    A 3+ hours documentary that should have been like 50 mins in total

  • @BeverlyHighland
    @BeverlyHighland Рік тому +90

    I remember this. My cousin and I collected 500+ Pepsi points for stuff we never got to send in for. The only thing we got out of it were ulcers.

  • @yvan2563
    @yvan2563 Рік тому +5

    I think the original number of 700,000,000 points was even funnier because it's absurdly high. The more zeroes the better. It also has the side-effect of costing vastly more than the jet.

  • @DavidMFlorin
    @DavidMFlorin Рік тому +92

    I love this story, one of my favorites in the history of marketing. That said, I wonder if they are going to also bring up the Pepsi 349 Incident, another famous marketing blunder of epic proportions by the same company.

    • @lazysloth8776
      @lazysloth8776 Рік тому +8

      That one killed people

    • @riccisantiago
      @riccisantiago Рік тому +6

      I agree...that promotion was a big blunder..and this one lives were lost :(

    • @bosserman444
      @bosserman444 Рік тому +10

      Is that one in the Philippines where everyone got the same lotto number?

    • @riccisantiago
      @riccisantiago Рік тому +2

      @@bosserman444 yes

    • @patrickr4762
      @patrickr4762 Рік тому

      Oh man I know this. I lived this when I was a kid.

  • @masterofnone11
    @masterofnone11 Рік тому +11

    I love how 3 of the Pepsi big wigs chose Coca-Cola in the blind taste test 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @sakura3457
    @sakura3457 Рік тому +4

    You showed the eastern part of Turkey as Armenian territory. What a propaganda.

  • @me0on0utube
    @me0on0utube Рік тому +78

    I remember seeing this commercial as a kid and saying (out loud) "It would be something someone actually got those points"

    • @rvog6584
      @rvog6584 Рік тому +2

      Similar age & same reax. My desire 4 a jet was nowhere NEAR Jon's tho so I didn't pursue it. :-)

    • @kingswing00
      @kingswing00 Рік тому +4

      Yup. When I saw it as a kid I was like "wait... Is that possible?".

    • @darkrac2
      @darkrac2 Рік тому +3

      Yet a judge says a "reasonable person" wouldn't believe(when the target audience are kids who are more gullible than adults) and throws out the case. Idk about the US legal system but if there was a possibility to appeal against the verdict in a higher court, they should've done it. It's a stupid judgement. Felt bad at the end of the documentary.

    • @rvog6584
      @rvog6584 Рік тому +2

      @@darkrac2 civil cases like that rarely change upon appeal. As todd said 'corporate decision by a corporate judge.' If they had then taken it 2 a circuit court... no reason 2 think it wouldn't have been upheld. :-(

  • @hbkx5
    @hbkx5 Рік тому +66

    I have heard this story for years and always thought it should be a tv movie, now it's coming true.

  • @talalbyt
    @talalbyt Рік тому +26

    After this, Pepsi now wishes it had paid John the money he deserves...this is going to make them lose a lot

    • @lilianagonzalez2861
      @lilianagonzalez2861 Рік тому +3

      I hope so

    • @jamesw9873
      @jamesw9873 Рік тому

      Yeah, I'm sure the 12 people who watched the documentary and will actually stick to their vow of never drinking pepsi ever again will be a bigger financial loss to this multi billion dollar corporation than the 23 million (which is actually 92 million because as the documentary points out, you couldn't buy one jet. You had to buy at least four) they would've had to fork out to pay for the harrier jet

    • @TushTV
      @TushTV Рік тому

      @@jamesw9873 oh trust me, you’ll see a change.

    • @jamesw9873
      @jamesw9873 Рік тому

      @@TushTV I'll see a change? Will I though? Will I personally, really notice a tiny, tiny handful of people boycotting a multi-billion dollar corporation? You've obviously never worked in retail. It's hilarious how deluded individual consumers are in regard to the impact their custom actually has.

    • @steverich1518
      @steverich1518 Рік тому

      @@jamesw9873ou are an imbecile if you don’t think this documentary is going to result in a drastic loss for Pepsi. Look at all the comments already Einstein

  • @hicalebih8902
    @hicalebih8902 Рік тому +15

    “This is Netflix you can use whatever language you want”
    *He had no hesitation 🤣*

  • @rachelblackwelder8716
    @rachelblackwelder8716 Рік тому +6

    That would have been a better title: "Johnny Wants the Jet"

  • @tan2784
    @tan2784 Рік тому +10

    I will not buy pepsi as from today till they give him a jet.

  • @bisket2003
    @bisket2003 Рік тому +14

    Johnny wants the jet! This promo made me give a sincere smile!

  • @golvellius6855
    @golvellius6855 Рік тому +8

    Another reason of 80s 90s were the best times of all time

  • @keepcalm1224
    @keepcalm1224 Рік тому +6

    This is definitely an example of a corporation taking advantage of the little guy. Think about how many sodas they sold with this promotion. They made billions of dollars, but didn’t have one executive bright enough to actually consider that someone might achieve the 7 million points needed to get the Harrier Jet they advertised. As soon as Pepsi released that ad, they made a verbal agreement with every single person who viewed it and purchased more Pepsi products because of it.
    And the fact that a judge didn’t follow the law, even at that time concerning contractual agreements and ruled in favor of Pepsi, because of his own hubris and mocking of these two young guys, is a crime in and of itself.
    This judge could have at least ordered Pepsi to give them the actual going price of the jet at that time. So instead of the jet, they received the value of it.
    Maybe someone with some juice in Washington will see this doc and do something for those guys. It would be a dream fulfilled for them.

  • @shaider1982
    @shaider1982 Рік тому +7

    that's not the only problem pepsi did. in the early 1990's, the infamous 349 incident here in the Philippines from a raffle by Pepsi happened. some of the settlement was just finished a few years back.

  • @mopseydocks6014
    @mopseydocks6014 Рік тому +26

    Hopefully they talk about the lawsuit because there were so many good one-liners in the ruling.

    • @ov3rkill
      @ov3rkill Рік тому +1

      Could you cite some one-liners they used in the ruling?

  • @WaqarAli-vn1zy
    @WaqarAli-vn1zy Рік тому +15

    I wish I had a friend like Todd

  • @joswitten1758
    @joswitten1758 Рік тому +4

    Pepsi owes the guy a jet…

    • @NoNameNoWhere
      @NoNameNoWhere Рік тому

      It was a joke, you joke. Why do they owe him a jet? Loool

    • @user08653
      @user08653 Рік тому

      @@NoNameNoWhere pepsi had put a disclaimer in the canadian commercial, but they did not in the american. SO HE SHOULD TOTALLY GET THE JET! THEY COULD USE A DISCLAIMER IN THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL TOO.

  • @Rayla150037062
    @Rayla150037062 Рік тому +7

    It sucks they didn't win the jet, but honestly, I think they should have won the case. It isn't that hard to write a disclaimer.

    • @Yodagamer1
      @Yodagamer1 Рік тому +1

      Even the person in charge of the commercials at pepsi said the changes they made to the ads during the lawsuit were clearly an admission of guilt.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Рік тому +73

    James Dyson got his Harrier Jump Jet. It's in his company car park and he didn't buy any Pepsi at all!
    These's a story for you Netflix

    • @B.D.E.
      @B.D.E. Рік тому

      Yeah but he's a prick.

    • @fcscouto
      @fcscouto Рік тому

      it doesn't work... it was taken out of the Mediterranean sea after a British pilot landed in the water instead of on the aircraft carrier.

    • @Redcoat6650
      @Redcoat6650 Рік тому

      perks of having money

    • @leokimvideo
      @leokimvideo Рік тому

      @@Redcoat6650 Is that a crime?

    • @ktrobb5569
      @ktrobb5569 Рік тому +5

      Did he say it was a crime? Or did he say PERKS? 🤔

  • @armstrong1990
    @armstrong1990 Рік тому +17

    A Netflix doc finally worthy of a thumbs up!

  • @killzone3507
    @killzone3507 Рік тому +4

    in the Philippines, Pepsi and Coca-Cola has a section system, some tribe will prefer coke and some prefer pepsi. And I can't still forget the pepsi 345

    • @tithayaphulpraphan682
      @tithayaphulpraphan682 Рік тому +2

      It was mentioned in the last episode. Pepsi just proves once again that they're the shit in a bad way.

  • @senditletmeknow
    @senditletmeknow Рік тому +1

    GIVE HIM JET
    (he meet the requirements, nothing else to overthink)

  • @marian007bond
    @marian007bond Рік тому +2

    my favorite part of this was when the netflix guy simply'' This is Netflix. You can use whatever language you want.''

  • @calvinallan2208
    @calvinallan2208 Рік тому +5

    "Johnny wants the jet "would have been a better name 😂😂

    • @akhere4279
      @akhere4279 Рік тому

      May be pepsi is getting free promotion here or they paid?

  • @micromage6103
    @micromage6103 Рік тому +29

    "Johnny wants the jet"
    Best shot in the trailer by far.

  • @shanjidamithila
    @shanjidamithila Рік тому +55

    They actually made a documentary on this!!! 😂😂
    Hopefully Pepsi will give him his jet this time. Maybe a petition can help him.

    • @ronrr2334
      @ronrr2334 Рік тому +2

      Or just pay them back at least. Pepsi made money from their efforts to get the points.

  • @CyrilJap
    @CyrilJap Рік тому +5

    Not buying any Pepsi product anytime soon.

  • @terryguinan104
    @terryguinan104 Рік тому +10

    Question: who is still drinking Pepsi.

  • @jondelreal
    @jondelreal Рік тому +41

    I love the style this trailer exhudes. Big fan of the ending bit where they zoom in on their interviewees.

  • @86Kera
    @86Kera Рік тому +8

    This was a fun documentary to watch. The friendship between Jon and Todd’s had was the best part of the show .

  • @eclipse369.
    @eclipse369. Рік тому +10

    Give that man is damn jet!

  • @KoRnBaKo
    @KoRnBaKo Рік тому +8

    Just finished watching this, great series. Shame he didn't get the jet though. I thought he did with a jet being in the background a lot when he was talking to the camera.

    • @ishmael802
      @ishmael802 5 місяців тому

      Nah

    • @KoRnBaKo
      @KoRnBaKo 5 місяців тому

      @ishmael802 Eeeehhhh that's already been established that he didn't get it, but nice try though. 😎

  • @anirudh1217
    @anirudh1217 Рік тому +15

    I read about this case in a reddit post last year. Didn't think Netflix would make a movie out of it.

  • @michamichalski2340
    @michamichalski2340 Рік тому +4

    Knowledge is power they say. Now I know I'm not going to buy pepsi ever again, that's for sure.

  • @g-unit-rl7xz
    @g-unit-rl7xz Рік тому +14

    Netflix is KILLING the documentary game man

  • @llZephyRll
    @llZephyRll Рік тому +2

    After watching the documentary, even the interviews made it seems like the Pepsi higher-ups knew what they were doing and simply said what they needed to so they didn't look like fools. If this case ever made it to a jury trial, I feel like they would have lost big time.

  • @MrTaff22
    @MrTaff22 Рік тому +1

    this is netflix, you can use whatever language you want🤣
    luv it

  • @johancakep
    @johancakep Рік тому +6

    "Johnny wants the jet" sounds like a cool punk band name.

  • @ThatNoobKingRoblox
    @ThatNoobKingRoblox Рік тому +1

    the fact that that pepsi won this lawsuit but redbull lost the lawsuit for not actually giving you wings

  • @substatikvideos
    @substatikvideos Рік тому +1

    It's funny because this wasn't the only Pepsi involvement in military. In the late 80s Pepsi kind of had it's own Navy. Look up the Pepsi-Soviet navy deal.

  • @AlmightyDude420
    @AlmightyDude420 Рік тому +22

    Finally, something on Netflix I actually want to watch

  • @chetanrawool
    @chetanrawool Рік тому +73

    Looks fun, I like that, tone feels different from other corporate fraud related documentaries.

  • @Collaps_ing
    @Collaps_ing Рік тому +3

    Best documentary I’ve seen in a LONGGGGG WHILE. Also screw Pepsi lol. I don’t drink their products anyway cus I’m a water guy but now I never will 😂💯

  • @vishalgupta3497
    @vishalgupta3497 9 місяців тому +1

    Netflix did the same thing what pepsi did.
    Showing a jet in the set up 😂

  • @nickcraggs7478
    @nickcraggs7478 Рік тому

    Netflix this is the shit you're best at. Forget trying to find new ways to squeeze customers and just produce more documtaries like this to retain us.

  • @TheMaverickanupam
    @TheMaverickanupam Рік тому +5

    If all the other items in the ad were being given away then why would anyone presume the jet wasn’t up for grabs. And when u r advertising to youngsters u dangle the first prize as something that’s possible to get but barely. And I am shocked at the Pepsi marketing executives just brushing him off like they have never set foot outside their offices and spoken to real people outside the fantasy world they create for them through ads.

  • @garylee3893
    @garylee3893 Рік тому +7

    I absolutely love these guys, I just love, and thank you, its a great lesson in positive motivation, there ain't nothing impossible, to take another 90s theme JUST DO IT. Thank you man. Great inspiration

  • @JedPB67
    @JedPB67 Рік тому +6

    Can’t wait for this! I’ve wanted to know more about this story for a long time!

    • @JS-oi5jt
      @JS-oi5jt Рік тому

      There's a really good youtube video already about it.

  • @melaky4910
    @melaky4910 7 місяців тому

    This is by far the best documentary I have ever seen. Absolutely astonishing! 10/10.

  • @dillydraws
    @dillydraws Рік тому

    This is the most literally example of "The harrier jet was the friends we made along the way"

  • @TheMaverickanupam
    @TheMaverickanupam Рік тому +5

    Just the right pace and number of episodes. Don’t make lengthy docu series.

  • @shourov331
    @shourov331 Рік тому +3

    I saw this story on a yt short, now there's a documentary bout it haha

  • @Mr--_--M
    @Mr--_--M Рік тому +1

    *Laughs in Coca-Cola 🤭🥤

  • @nickwinn
    @nickwinn Рік тому +1

    I remember drinking so much Pepsi for this and peddling Pepsi to everyone I knew and only got enough for a shirt.

  • @WDSimp
    @WDSimp Рік тому +4

    That's a hell of a trailer, guys.

  • @itsjemmabond
    @itsjemmabond Рік тому +7

    Hands up if you think he should have received that jet. I'll go first.

  • @Juice5522
    @Juice5522 Рік тому +21

    I want my elephant!
    I love this song. Reminds me of elephants 🐘

  • @inesbaz
    @inesbaz Рік тому

    Netflix, please, I really need a "making of" of this documentary

  • @greggymarkapsay9168
    @greggymarkapsay9168 Рік тому

    I wish they'd also make a "Pepsi I have a 349 cap, where's my 1 million Php."

  • @VanLe-fn9rf
    @VanLe-fn9rf Рік тому +6

    This makes me think of the one time Bart demanded, “Where’s my elephant?!” 🐘

  • @GhoOoda
    @GhoOoda Рік тому +3

    Never drinking pepsi again

  • @ABGAN100
    @ABGAN100 Рік тому +13

    Pepsi should have given the guy the jet, the Judge must have been payed off! it's clear that they made the offer and they made it on a national level and made no disclaimers!

  • @Jekalmat
    @Jekalmat Рік тому +2

    Not a huge Cola fan, but when I purchase soft drinks, I always prefer Pepsi, because they are the underdog. Well, not anymore.

    • @aye3678
      @aye3678 Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately, Coke also has a terrible record themselves. Look up the shady shit they've gotten away with. Just another evil large corporation.

  • @lect0n7
    @lect0n7 Рік тому

    That commercial portrays a high school kid wearing a Pepsi Stuff Pleater Jacket, a pre-1998 Pepsi logo t-shirt, a pair of 45¢ Chinese made Pepsi sunglasses _(meaning, in-context, he’s not got a flight suit, he’s not wearing a David Clark H10-76 Military Aviation Headset or a _Bone-Dome_ (Flight Helmet), they may as well have offered a _Pepsi Stuff_ Nuclear Submarine _(which requires a specially-trained crew of nearly 150 elite sailors trained in the skills necessary to operate & maintain it safely)_

  • @OpenBiolabsGuy
    @OpenBiolabsGuy Рік тому +26

    I remember that commercial! That was legendary! This faux pas was the legend that followed.