Well, the Cookie Monster’s out of the bag. The Martin Agency is doing a Super Bowl spot for DoorDash directed by Michel Gondry via production company Partizan.
While the Big Game commercial is not yet available, this teaser titled “Paper Towel” provides a taste of what could be in store–starring Sesame Street’s Grover and Grammy and Tony Award-winning actor and rapper Daveed Diggs.
The teaser centers on a convenience store delivery of paper towels, which comes at a most opportune time for Grover. This ladders up to the bigger Super Sunday spot which features three first timers to the Big Game–Daveed, Sesame Workshop (with assorted Muppets) and DoorDash.
DoorDash invites consumers to join them in support of Sesame Workshop’s global educational media and social impact programs. Starting on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, DoorDash will donate $1 for every order up to $1M to Sesame Workshop. This builds upon DoorDash’s $200M Main Street Strong pledge to support merchants, Dashers and local communities.
Below are credits for the Super Bowl work.
Credits
Client DoorDash Agency The Martin Agency Danny Robinson, chief creative officer; Jerry Hoak, EVP/executive creative director; Jonathan Richman, creative director; Steve Sage, VP/creative director; Derek Nance, associate creative director/writer; Jayne Goodall, copywriter; Kelsey Whipple, art director; Tasha Dean, EVP/head of integrated production; Tricia Hoover, executive producer; Ann Parker, sr. producer; Chris Gsell, digital producer; Rachel Bensinger, jr. producer; Luke Divita, sr. strategist; Blake Smoral, strategist. Production Company Partizan Michel Gondry, director; Lisa Tauscher, managing director/exec producer; Kelly Martin, head of production; Raffi Adlan, producer; Debo DeBartolo, sr. production supervisor; Matty Rich, production supervisor; Darren Lew, DP; Maxwell Orgell, production designer; Alex Fagin, art director; Karen Baird, key costumer. Editorial Final Cut LA Jeff Buchanan, Dillon Stoneburner; Evan Bluestein, assistant editor; Jamie Nagler, producer; Ana Orrach, head of production; Suzy Ramirez, exec producer. Postproduction/VFX JAMM Adam Scott, colorist; Carver Moore, color assist; Glyn Tebbutt, VFX supervisor/lead compositor; Eric Pascarelli, shoot supervisor; Brian Hajek, Graziella Gandolfi, Flame artists; Connie Ho, CG artist; Justine Pregler, producer; Asher Edwards, exec producer. Music Bill Sherman. Audio Sound Lounge Steve “Major” Giammaria, mixer; Rob Browning EP. MGFX Carbon Matthew Stevens, creative director; Maggie Robinson, producer; Matthew McManus, exec producer.
How do you top one of the most viral brand videos ever made? Spoiler alert: you can’t. But when Dollar Shave Club tapped Zack Seckler to direct a new campaign to revive the absurdist humor of its iconic launch video, he knew he had a rare opportunity to create something special.
The brief was simple: introduce the concept of a physical “Club” that people would love to join while showcasing Dollar Shave Club’s products and embracing the weird. From script to direction and post, Seckler--an alum of SHOOT’s 2021 New Directors Showcase--was invited to help sculpt that vision.
The result is this “Welcome to the Club” spot which invites us to join a unique, seemingly exclusive but in reality an accessible and affordable fraternity of Dollar Shave Club members. But you need to know the password or more accurately, the two-word phrase--"shave money."
“The Club” campaign brings the brand back to its humorous roots, reflecting a new chapter after being acquired by Nexus Capital Management from Unilever in late 2023. The work takes Dollar Shave Club back to its disruptive beginnings and what made the brand a viral sensation from its inception in 2011.
