The Mountain Dew “Puppy Monkey Baby” commercial aired during Super Bowl 50 (2016) to promote Kickstart and instantly became infamous. For roughly $5 million in airtime alone, viewers were served a CGI hybrid — puppy head, monkey torso, baby legs — 😳bursting into a football fan’s living room, climbing onto his lap, licking his face, and chanting its own name while pushing soda. The reaction was sharply divided: some praised it as absurdly memorable, while many found it creepy, invasive, and deep