Posted on 04/01/2005 12:23:54 PM PST by weekendwarrior
TV ad pokes fun at rival's appearance on NBC's "The Apprentice"
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Pizza giant Papa John's aired a commercial poking fun at a rival's featured appearance on NBC's "The Apprentice" Thursday night.
The Louisville-based pizza delivery chain aired a 30-second ad during the broadcast of the NBC reality show with real-estate mogul Donald Trump. On the show, two teams were tasked with creating a new pizza idea for Domino's, a competitor of Papa John's based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
In the ad, Papa John's founder and chairman John Schnatter is shown in a boardroom setting asking "Why eat a pizza made by apprentices when you can call the pros at Papa John's?"
Trump sits in a similar boardroom during the reality series.
Papa John's also used the ad to introduce a new "Spicy Meatball" pizza.
Papa John's said in a statement the ad was scheduled to run in 64 television markets Thursday night.
Now thatza spicee meataball!
I believe you're thinking of Papa Murphys, which does have excellent pizza.
Papa Johns has never been that good I think, I kind of preferred Pizza Hut, but I would rather ignore both and goto Montana's speciallity of MacKenzie River Pizza *mmmmmmmmmm*
Are you saying they put St John's Wort on their pizzas?
For the same reason some folks put on ham.
They're clueless as to what is pizza.
I don't mind Domino's.
It's not gourmet pizza but it's still good.
Papa John's is pretty good too.
Godfather's...now that's good pizza.
I disagree. Instead Pizza Pizza, they should call it Cardboard Cardboard.. Pizza Hut is bad, but not the worst.
Poppa John's is probably the best of the big delivery chains, IMHO. There are local shops that can beat it, but none of the nationals comes close.
I prefer the local shops over the national.
Agreed CiCi's is bad, but hey all you can eat for $4.. what do you expect? The worst of any national chain that sells pizza is without any competition, in a class of crap all by itself... so far in the gutter NO ONE will ever be close to them is Chuck E Cheese.
Locals are a hit and miss... most local shops suck eggs, a few of em produce very high quaility and good product.
We do have a couple here in the Chicago area..
Went to their website and I see they're giving away a year of free pizza and the chance to meet Donald Trump. What kind of company tortures their possible customers with a contest like that? Bad pizza for a year and meet a guy with a combover? Might as well give 'em a store or a franchise so at least they could torture other less fortunate saps with bad pizza and get some satisfaction...
Now Godfather's Pizza used to be down here in NC, that was at least halfway decent pizza, although homemade is best.
LOL! If it weren't for the sauce, they would be indistinguishable.
Papa John's is good right when it's gets delivered, but give it a few hours, and it's almost unpalatable because of the sogginess. Pizza Hut seems to last the longest. It's usually still edible a few days afterwards. Dominoes has by far the best buffalo wings. They're thoroughly cooked unlike Pizza Hut ones and are drenched in extra buffalo sauce, unlike those bone dry Papa John's ones.
See? Now that's the sort of creative pizza idea I was looking for from the numbnuts on the show. Meatball? Not very creative. One actually went out on a limb and suggested pepperoni.
Papa John's did a great job lampooning The Apprentice and their competitor.
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