The Whopperettes: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Advertising

| name = The Whopperettes

| image =

| caption =

| agency = Crispin Porter + Bogusky

| client = Burger King

| director = [[Bryan Buckley]]

| title =

| product = Whopper

| year = 2006

| actor = Brooke Burke

The '''Whopperettes''' is a series of [[advertisement]]s created by [[Crispin, Porter + Bogusky]] for [[Burger King]], featuring [[Brooke Burke]].

==Background==

The commercials premiered during [[Super Bowl XL]] and featured [[The Burger King|the King]] orchestrating a Broadway-style show, reminiscent of [[The Rockettes]]' Shows, featuring women dressed as burger condiments and toppings. The King is featured "directing" the show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Theresa|title=Burger King to send extended ad to customers of Sprint phone video|publisher=USA TODAY|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2006-01-20-burger-king-usat_x.htm|date=2006-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= La Monica|first=Paul|title=Super Bowl advertisers hope for extra-large laughs|publisher=CNN Money|url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/news/companies/superbowlads/|date=2006-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Super Bowl's Super Ads|publisher=ABC News|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Business/story?id=1560561&page=1|date=2006-02-05}}</ref> The commercial was shot in a warehouse in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It took a total of five days to complete the shooting of it.<ref name=Adland/> Brooke Burke was cast as the role of the Top Bun in this commercial.<ref name=CastWhopperettes>{{cite web|title=Whopperettes Cast|url=http://whopperettes.evb-archive.com/index2.html|publisher=Burger King Brands|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>

==Virtual interaction==

After the commercials were over, the audience had the ability to go onto The Whopperettes website and create their own show. The website allows the user to enter their name and what condiments they prefer on their Whopper, and once they finish that, they can watch their show that they customized to their liking.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|title=Super Bowl Ad 2006: Burger King and the Whopperettes|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/super-bowl-ad-2006-burger-king-whopperettes-190786.html|publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=NationsRestaurantNews>{{cite web|title=Burger King tests new customizable website|url=http://nrn.com/archive/burger-king-tests-new-customizable-website|publisher=Nation's Restaurant News|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>

==Staff==

The staff who played roles in producing this commercial include the following:

*Creative Director : Rob Reilly

*Director : Bryan Buckley

*Production Company : Hungry Man Productions, NYC

*Costume Designer : Angus Strathie

*Choreographer : Michael Rooney<ref name=Adland>{{cite web|title=Burger King BK&nbsp;— The Whopperettes - (2006) |url=http://adland.tv/commercials/burger-king-bk-whopperettes-2006-60-usa|publisher=Adland.com|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Burger King advertising]]

* [[Crispin, Porter + Bogusky]]

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.cpbgroup.com/ Crispin, Porter + Bogusky’s homepage]

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