Todd Munn, associate creative director
Sean Blixseth, creative director
George Mitchell, editor
Mission Control, editorial company
Chip Sloan, sound engineer
Marc Greenfield, director
Cassandra Brown, agency producer
Food Chain Films, production company
Digital One, post-production company
R/West (Portland, OR), ad agency
Suburban Auto Group, client
“The Date” :30
(Open on a high school couple parking at lookout point)
Guy: Here we are.
Girl: I still can’t believe my Dad even let us touch his new car.
Guy: (not really listening) Oh yeah?
(Guy leans over for a kiss. A banana peel flies through the air and hits him)
SFX: Whack!
(Guy looks back. Cut to the Trunk Monkey sitting in the backseat)
Girl: Uh, I think it came with the car.
(Guy looks freaked out. Girl brings his attention back. He goes in for a kiss)
SFX: Cocking of a shotgun.
(Cut to the Trunk Monkey sitting in the backseat brandishing a shotgun. Guy jumps out of the car and runs into the night)
Girl: Wait!
Anncr. (VO): The Trunk Monkey Chaperone Version. An innovative idea you’ll only find at Suburban Auto Group.