Is using Cheech and Chong to promote brownies genius, folly or something else?

General Mills has hired the stoner comedy duo Cheech and Chong to help promote a line of brownies. A video invites viewers to "get high ... on fiber." Today's Question: Is using Cheech and Chong to promote brownies genius, folly or something else?

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