Verizon, Formerly Menace Mobile
Verizon has sprung for a new ad campaign set in the Austin Powers world, with four stars from the cast — Mike Myers, of course, as Dr. Evil; Rob Lowe as Number Two (Robert Wagner is alive but is 96); Seth Green as Evil’s son Scott, and Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina — and director Jay Roach. The premise of the two-minute spot is that Dr. Evil is proposing “Menace Mobile”, a wireless carrier with confusing pricing and plans. Scott pooh-poohs the idea on the grounds that “This isn’t evil. This is just typical phone company stuff.” Then, after some back-and-forth, comes this exchange:
Scott: Diabolical phone companies are why we’re all switching to
Verizon.
Dr. Evil: I thought Verizon was just like the rest of the wireless
