With everyone’s Cannes hangover slowly subsiding it seems (does seem rather quiet, today), let’s try to provide some sort of energy boost with this new spot from David & Goliath for Kia, which serves a sequel to the automaker’s “Joyride Dream” Super Bowl ad from 2010 and features those playful characters including Yo Gabba Gabba‘s Muno once again.

The four cuddly creatures are no less adventurous on this go-around–which again promotes the Kia Sorento–as they soak up mountain views, crash a pool party, entice a bear and even enjoy some line dancing during their travels. The idea the basically the same, though the music is obviously different, as D&G subs The Heavy’s overplayed “How You Like Me Now” with the less immediate mod/garage stylings of Those Darlins and their tune, “Red Light Love.” Will it catch on and invade our head space, for better or worse, like The Heavy’s track did? Probably not. Credits after the jump.

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David&Goliath nixes the Yo Gabba Gabba gang and Heavy soundtrack in favor of a CGI-addled extravaganza starring everyone from Poseidon and aliens to tribal warriors with its 2011 Super Bowl entry for Kia and its Optima line.

Really though, is there any chance in hell the agency/brand can triumph over last year’s spot? We think not, though at least a cameo from the animated crew could suffice.  Oh well. You can be the judge and the wait for the USA Ad Meter on Monday to see how it fared.

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