"Coca-Cola: Blade Roller," directed by David Fincher in 1993.
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David Fincher's Blade Runner-inspired commercial for Coca-Cola (1993)
Watch this fantastic 1994 Pizza Hut TV commercial that's entirely in Klingon
In 1994, Pizza Hut aired this TV commercial in the UK that was reportedly the first completely non-English advertisement on British television. The entire thing is in Klingon.
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Fantastic psychedelic Levi's commercials from the early 1970s
In the early 1970s, Levi's ran these fantastic psychedelic TV commercials with narration by Ken Nordine, the beat creator of the pioneering Word Jazz albums of the 1950s that melded far-out poetry with hip musical accompaniment. Far fucking out.
Cannabis ad brilliantly parodies prescription drug commercials
Oregon-based cannabis delivery company Briteside has just created a dope ad for its new weed subscription box service. The one-and-a-half minute long video takes a well-deserved shot at Big Pharma by parodying their formulaic TV commercials.
Side effects may include euphoria, increased appetite, uncontrollable giggles, elevated sensitivity to musical dopeness, and reduced anxiety.
Amazing comedian Jonathan Winters riffing between takes in a 1972 Big Boy commercial
"Oh, no! Oh crap! They shot big boy in the ass!"
As seen on r/ObscureMedia: "Raw footage of Jonathan Winters improvising during down time on a Big Boy commercial. Winters riffs on superstars, his early days, and his 8 months spent in a mental institution."
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Bose locks down central London to shoot commercial
In this commercial for headphones, a young woman dances in an eerily empty Piccadilly Circus, London's famously crowded tourist attraction. The creative director of the ad explains how it was done:
"We never quite believed we would actually be able to lock down central London in such heavily populated and high security areas," Grey London executive creative director Dominic Goldman tells AdFreak. "We used a helicopter for the ariel shots, which had understandably strict airspace rules. We held back traffic and people for a few minutes each take. This wasn't easy to produce. Most of this was captured in camera with minimal clean-up in post."
Giant inflatable duck hates drinking water in Japan
In this Japanese TV commercial we learn that anyone who tries to prevent college students from enjoying any beverage other than water will face the wrath of a giant inflatable duck. Read the rest
Thai agricultural fertilizer TV ad may be the best fertilizer TV ad ever
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25 of the most potent TV commercial earworms ever, all in one video
Listen at your own peril.
