Coke Zero Puts A Twist On Mean Joe Greene Ad For Super Bowl

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By Kelly West
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During tomorrow’s Super Bowl event on NBC, we’ll get to see the new Coke Zero ad entitled “Mean Troy,” which is a take on the classic Coca-Cola ad that aired in 1980 featuring Mean Joe Greene. From what we’re hearing, the new version, which features Pittsburgh Steelers’ Troy Polamalu has a surprise ending. We’ve got the videos of the original ad as well as a look at the new version.

Having only been a couple years old when the original spot aired, I had to You Tube the ad to see what they were referring to with this remake. It premiered during the Super Bowl in 1980 and it's pretty charming. Here it is, in case you aren’t familiar with it:

And here’s a video featuring some of the new commercial that is set to make it’s grand debut during the Super Bowl this Sunday:

In the video below, Troy Polamalu talks about being in the ad. He’s a pretty funny guy:

Kelly West
Kelly West
Assistant Managing Editor

Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. She an expert in all things Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.