The Viral Factory Introduces ‘Exobaby’ for Hyundai

By Erik Oster 

Well here’s a strange one. The Viral Factory created the online spot “Exobaby” for Hyundai, likening Hyundai’s safety features to a baby wearing a robotic exoskeleton.

“They made him a suit to make him more than human, he’s Exobaby,” says the booming, over-the-top voiceover at the beginning of the spot, as the character is introduced. Features of the Exobaby include “advanced high strength steel,” “smart trunk” (for pooping), “blind spot detection,” “lane departure warning system,” “forward collision warning system,” “bath evade,” and “smart parking assist system.” Just in case the Hyundai logo on the suit and car-related features weren’t obvious enough to clue you in, the voiceover concludes by saying, “Oh, let’s be honest: the baby in the suit is you in the new Hyundai. You get it?” If you don’t, you probably should not be behind the wheel.

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The idea is ridiculous and is stretched pretty thin by the end of the 90-second spot (somehow it feels longer), but the worst part has to be the “let’s be honest” bit calling attention to the blatantly obvious. There must have been a better way to transition to the footage of the car than saying, “By the way, we were obviously talking about the new Hyundai the whole time.” Since the ad features a baby doing baby stuff (and even manages to work in secondary view bait via a dog), however, it stands a chance of going viral no matter how crazy the premise is. Stick around for behind the scenes footage after the jump.

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