Reynolds Introduces “Winnie-the-Screwed” in Hilarious Spoof
With the turn of the new year, A.A. Milne’s classic images of Winnie-the-Pooh and the majority of his friends entered public domain as their copyright protection expired. In his never-ending wit, actor Ryan Reynolds wasted no time using the likeness of our favorite, furry old bear. The fake ad introduces “Winnie-the-Screwed,” a poor bear riddled with excessively high phone bills. A problem that so many identify with these days, Winne finds hope when he switches to Mint Mobile, a company owned by Reynolds.
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“We are introduced to Winnie-the-Screwed and his Big Wireless Bill, and the Stories begin,” starts the 1:29-minute video. Reynolds offers a prologue to the story though, explaining to his viewers about the copyright release. As in Disney’s “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” Reynolds begins with a calm reading of the text as the camera zooms into the nostalgic fonts and etched illustrations.
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“Bump, bump, bump, he slams the front of his head as hard as he can against the table as he realizes how much he’s being charged. It is, as far as he knows, the only way to have a cell phone, because he hasn’t yet switched to Mint Mobile. Anyhow, here he is getting worked over like so many people, and ready to be introduced to you,” Reynolds continues to narrate from the satirical work.
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At the end of the spoof, the narrator mentions that he tells “Christopher Robin that anyone can get 3 free months of Mint Mobile now until Friday at midnight. The end,” according to the video published on Reynold’s Instagram page. Of course, the page also makes sure to include fine print for the deal as well.
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Mint Mobile, who Reynolds used in the text, also shared the video to their Instagram page with the caption: “Big Wireless won’t be robbin’ Christopher anymore.”
Big Wireless won’t be robbin’ Christopher anymore pic.twitter.com/SYjauxLfig
— MintMobile (@Mintmobile) January 2, 2022
Reynolds suggests at the beginning of the video that he expects to be hearing from “a certain Mouse about this Pooh very very soon.” Though the original stories entered public domain on January 1st, the Walt Disney Animation version of Pooh and his friends remains protected by copyright for years to come.
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