The year was 1996, and the cola wars were raging. Despite Pepsi's celeb-soaked advertisements, Coke still held the bigger market share, so the second-place brand decided to roll out their biggest campaign ever: Called "Pepsi Stuff," it featured a soon-to-be infamous commercial implying that if you just bought enough of their products, you could use "Pepsi Points" to purchase sunglasses, leather jackets… and maybe a Harrier jet? Pepsi execs assumed the astronomical "price" of the military plane was set high enough to indicate it was a joke, but college student John Leonard saw it as a challenge, and decided to call their bluff. Enlisting the help (and funding) of mountaineering buddy Todd Hoffman, Leonard hashed out a plan to score the grandest prize of all – even if it never existed in the first place. Shot in a rollicking, irreverent style and soaked in the music and culture of the mid-'90s, Pepsi, Where's My Jet? sits down with Leonard, Hoffman, the commercial's creative team, and a truly unexpected cast of tangentially-involved public figures to tell the legendary tale of the kid who sued Pepsi for a fighter jet, and became the hero of a new generation.
Show Info
Web channel: Netflix
(2022 -
2022)
Average Runtime: 40 minutes
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
HistoryLegal
Episodes ordered: 4 episodes
Official site: www.netflix.com
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Previous Episode
Landing the Plane
Episode 1x04; Nov 17, 2022
Interviewees recall a 1992 campaign in the Philippines that went so awry, it led to riots and deaths. In 1999, John's court battle reaches a conclusion.
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x04: Landing the Plane | Nov 17, 2022 | |
| 1x03: The Bad News Bears | Nov 17, 2022 | |
| 1x02: Let's Make a Deal | Nov 17, 2022 |
Extra Details
Also known as:
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Pepsi, hol van a vadászgépem? (
Hungary)