• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, October 7, 2014

If Masterpiece Theatre is too highbrow and episodes of "The Walking Dead" are just too implausible, how about watching "Dead Mouse Theatre," where dead mice perform onstage? This is the first campaign for Tomcat rodent control, created by Barton F. Graf 9000. The ads take aim at D-Con, claiming Tomcat kills up to 12 mice faster than its competitor. The overload of dead mice, each with black stitches over their eyes, is put to use in "Dead Mouse Theatre." In "Fitzy Gibbons," a washed-up baseball player is greeted by a fan. He relives the most embarrassing moment of his career and dies -- for the second time. See it here. Another TV ad, "Vikings," depicts two former childhood pals on opposing sides. When the Viking returns to pillage his friend's town, the pal replies: "But we went to summer camp together." It doesn't matter. Watch it here. A 45-second online video stars a distraught "Leprechaun" underneath a rainbow and an empty pot of gold. The thief is confronted and initially denies stealing the loot, but his gaudy accessories rat him out. One thing I did learn: Leprechauns keep a precise tally of how much gold is in their pot. See it here. If all that wasn't enough dead mice for you, there's also a Tumblr page. Ringan Ledwidge of Rattling Stick directed the videos.

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