The girls in the office don’t just love this video because of the yummy eye candy – actor/model Michael Johnson – but we get to join him on the fastest walk across America (with a delectable view of his rear-end, I might add). Michael and the team managed to cover the vast distance from New York’s famous Brooklyn Bridge to San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge in a 14-day cross-country trip. The video is combination of 2, 770 still photos of major and minor American landmarks. 

This viral has already had been viewed more than a whopping 1, 242 829 times in its first week! So I guess Levi’s are feeling pretty chuffed for getting on board to sponsor this very original and creative concept. The brand is featured at the end of the clip but Michael wearing jeans is a constant in the video.

This viral has the potential to parallel the international success of the “Where the hell is Matt?” YouTube video, which may be further proof of the way viral videos are changing the nature of advertising.

Ladies, any take on who you’d like to see in the sequel?

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