“That monster is not my friend”: the unusual “Stranger Things” commercial that has become a trend

The story of ‘strange things’It was so unusual and fantastic for the public that a commercial from the 80s became popular on social networks because it tells the story of the first season to the letter, however it is a creative advertising campaign from a few years ago, made by Netflix.

The famous TikTok audio titled: “That monster is not my friend”Comes from a Netflix commercial with which the second season of ‘Stranger Things’ was promoted and has a commercial cartoon format that pretends to be a video from 1980 but in reality it is not because it came out in November 2017.

The truth is that the original video from which the popular TikTok audio comes out goes at a slower speed and is called “I’m happy with Stranger Things”, So the idea that the series is based on an 80s commercial is actually a farce why Netflix I intended to promote this series in a different and original way, but not to confuse the public.

This is the original video that includes the commercial from which the audio of “That monster is not my friend”Which in recent days has become quite popular on TikTok in several ways, even if the commercial as such has also been a trend on social media as many people have believed the rumor that in this cartoon the series was enough.

The truth behind the “Stranger Things” commercial.

Although it wasn’t as popular at the time as it is now thanks to social networks, this ‘Stranger Things’ commercial hides a curious secret as it is based on a very similar video that years ago could be seen on television in Colombia with a jingle. very similar from which the popular song is inspired.

“With my Gudiz I am happy because they are made of corn, they are colored balls, their flavors are sweet. When I eat the yellow one, the sun rises and shines and if I eat the green one everything is colored”Says the original spot from where Netflix Latin America It was inspired and winked so that all Colombians could grasp the reference, something like when Chilindrina appeared in an ad for “Stranger Things”.

The premiere of the second part of season 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ approaches Netflix to make its debut on July 1, and at the moment it does not appear that Netflix has prepared a video like these, although that may already be season 5 confirmed. something similar happens to dismiss the success story.