Hey Kid, Catch!

"Hey Kid, Catch!" is a television commercial for Coca-Cola starring Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle "Mean" Joe Greene. The commercial debuted on October 1, 1979, and was re-aired multiple times, most notably during Super Bowl XIV in 1980. The 60-second commercial won a Clio Award for being one of the best television commercials of 1979.

Hey Kid, Catch!
AgencyMcCann Erickson
ClientThe Coca-Cola Company
LanguageEnglish
Running time1 minute
Product
Release date(s)October 1, 1979 (1979-10-01)
Written byPenny Hawkey
Directed byN. Lee Lacy
Music by"Coke and a Smile"
Starring
Production
company
N. Lee Lacy/ Associates Ltd.
CountryUnited States

During its planning and filming stages, McCann Erickson, the advertising agency that created the commercial, used the working title "Mean Joe Greene". The commercial was a part of Coca-Cola's "Have a Coke and a Smile" ad campaign of the late 1970s.

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