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‘I’m a Mac / I’m a PC’ Guys Now Pitching Ozempic

If you’re an Apple fan of a certain vintage, you remember the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” series of ads from Apple, starring Justin Long and John Hodgman. They’re together again, this time pitching Ozempic, with Long as the brand name (“Hello, I’m Ozempic”) and Hodgman as the generic alternative (“And I’m other GLP-1s, kind of like him”).

It’s a testament to the power of Apple’s iconic campaign that Ozempic can simply rely on its audience’s familiarity with the characters and their dynamic to shorthand their sales pitch.

One notable difference from the “Get a Mac” spots: The 3-minute 17-second “Water Cooler” ad, for example, is 40 seconds of “ad” and 2 minutes 37 seconds of “disclaimers” (which, to his credit, Long seemingly reads in a single take).

(The main link is to “They’re Back,” which explicitly acknowledges the actors’ prior relationship, with Long noting “It’s been a minute,” to which Hodgman responds, “Actually, it’s been 8,476,092 minutes” since their last commercial, or about 16 years. The last “Get a Mac” ad with the duo aired in 2010—16 years ago.)

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