A Reject Toy Called Snot Becomes a Hero in This Animated Toy Store Spot

Chris Palmer Directs Pre-Holiday Campaign for U.K. Retailer Smyths

Published On
Oct 13, 2017

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Let the U.K. Christmas wars begin! British toy store chain Smyths got a positive reception last year for its first work out of McCann Manchester, featuring a little boy who's not afraid to dress up as a "queen" for the day. Now, the retailer is back with a pre-holiday animated spot featuring a rejected toy, called Snot.

Snot is, true to his name, green, lumpy and sticky. He's basically an accident -- the result of a production line error, and the spot sees him alone, wandering towards a Smyths toy store. The other toys look afraid, but it turns out that's because of the massive dinosaur toy on the loose; Snot saves the day by being sticky and indestructible. The moral of the story is that Smyths is the only toys where you can "pick Snot" (geddit?).

Chris Palmer at Gorgeous directed for McCann (which was also responsible for last year's Kevin the Carrot ad for Aldi, of which this reminds us somewhat.) The campaign also features real Snot plushies as well as a storybook.

The campaign runs from now until mid-December, and will see Smyths link up with London's Great Ormond Street Hospital and Temple Street Foundation with all profits from the plush toy and books sold in all 110 stores going to the charities.

Credits

Date
Oct 13, 2017
Agency :
McCann-Manchester
Brand :
Smyths
Client :
Smyths
Director :
Chris Palmer
Production Company :
Gorgeous
Joint Heads of Marketing :
Martina Moran
Joint Heads of Marketing :
Sinead Byrne
Managing Partner :
Richard Aldiss
Senior Account Manager :
Kim Cleaver
Creative Team :
Adam Richardson
Creative Team :
Becci Naden
Agency Producer :
Melissa Bennett
Media Planning and Buying Agency :
UM Manchester

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