Snickers Get Some Nuts Ad

- "Get Some Nuts" is an advertising campaign from Snickers
- Commercials star Mr. T
- A commercial was pulled off the air by Snickers manufacturer Mars, Incorporated
- In commercial that offended, Mr. T calls a speed walking man "a disgrace to the man race"International Herald Tribune: Snickers Ad Pulled Off TV After Group Accuses It of Using... (July 25, 2008)
- The Human Rights Campaign Foundation said the advertisement stereotyped gay menInternational Herald Tribune: Snickers Ad Pulled Off TV After Group Accuses It of Using... (July 25, 2008)

"Get Some Nuts" is an advertising campaign by the Snickers brand of candy bars. The television commercials and videos feature Mr. T. One commercial in particular sparked controversy in the United Kingdom. After receiving complaints from a gay rights group regarding a commercial where Mr. T berates a speed walking man, the Mars, Incorporated company pulled the advertisement off the air.International Herald Tribune: Snickers Ad Pulled Off TV After Group Accuses It of Using... (July 25, 2008)
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In one of the videos Mr. T can be seen chasing a speed walker, who is wearing yellow shorts, down the street in a pick up truck. Mr. T shoots at him with a Gatling gun loaded with Snickers and tells him to "run like a real man."
After receiving a complaint from a gay rights group, the distributer of Snickers, Mars, Incorporated, agreed to pull the commercials off the air in the United Kingdom.International Herald Tribune: Snickers Ad Pulled Off TV After Group Accuses It of Using... (July 25, 2008)