Fanta Fantanas — Best current TV commercial*

I'm certainly in as good a position as anyone in the world to judge: I mean, I'm staring over my PowerBook at the boob tube right in front of my treadmill, tuned to MTV for the past few weeks (VHI and the boring people on all their reality shows finally did me in — I just couldn't take another look at Hulk Hogan rolling his eyes or Adrianne Curry, lovely as she is, crying because bozo partner Christopher Knight dissed her yet again), about 10 to 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Fantanas always bring a smile to my face.

I referred to them as the dancing Fantas until I went to the Fanta website earlier today and learned their proper name.

I stand corrected.

I learned a lot of other important stuff there, like the fact that each of the Fantanas (above, from left: Sophia, Amie, Mimi and Kala) wears an outfit corresponding to the color of one of the four Fanta flavors (grape, orange, pineapple and strawberry)

I'm even — ever so slowly, mind you, but hey, gimme a break already — learning their steps and routine so I can try out for the next one.

I haven't a clue what the commercial's music might be like, of course, since the sound is always off on the TV to allow for the ripping nonstop volume 10/10 Who/Prince/Cranberries soundtrack of bookofjoe.

Runner-up: Dairy Queen's "Ripping the Wig Off" spot flogging its new Mint Mocha MooLatte,

where two newscasters are just about to go on the air when the male co-anchor starts madly sucking on his partner's drink: she's too smart — and mean — to simply get angry.

Much better: she gets even — and then some — by ripping off the guy's hair-plug toupee

just as he begins reading the news.

The best part is her smirk as she tosses the toupee off the set.

Ha.

That'll show him!

Want to see it?

No problema.

*On MTV