Over the rainbow

It is quite a while ago since I added another commercial to this blog. Previously, I have added commercial from the power company Genesis Energy who is known for their ads with the pukeko birds charming us with their funny little ideas.

This time it is from the New Zealand we like to think we are living in, a bit idyllic with beautiful nature and good people. The musician Tiki Taana has made a remake of "Over the rainbow" song and all the profit is going to Starship Hospital which is a hospital for children and young people....and this ad is also for a power supply company, this time Mercury Energy.

Just beatiful. That's what it is.

A boy and his sheep

I love cute commercials. The ones that just give you a warm feeling on the inside and a little chuckle towards the end. This is a TV adert from ASB Bank and the boy is saving up for a Nintedo DS. I think he is pretty smart!

Rico - with a licence to...

I just love the Air New Zealand commercials. Here is one with Rico - an annoying little creature with a licence to ... confuse... Get it?

Hoof it!

It's time for some funny commercials again!
This is a good, old Toyota commercial showing the daily life on a farm where absolutely everything goes wrong. The word " bugger" is used a few times in this commercial to show the frustration. New Zealand farmers may be known for being people of few words. It is good then to have one word saying it all.

The word was used as a swear word years ago, but has softened its meaning over the years. As far as I remember, there still were some protest after this ad was aired on TV.
In other English speaking countries it has more of a sexual meaning, so the commercial was actually banned some places. Enough said.
It's funny- and that's all that matters.



Another Toyota commercial showing very determined bulls.
Hoof it, mate!

Pooky Street

I have been looking for these commercials for a while but could not for my bare life remember who had made them. Today, they popped up on TV again. This is from the power supplier Genersis Energy NZ and the stars of the video are the little pukeko family. Pukeko is a NZ native bird. Aren't they cute? Just look at how the little ones are walking...ahhh...



...and one more...



"Scroll down" to see Behind the Scenes...

If this doesn't make you fly....

Here is the latest Air NZ commercial with Richard Simmons as the star of this in flight safety video.
This time the crew has kept their clothes on and are instead showing us the 80's aerobic moves.
You may also notice that Paul Henry (former TVNZ broadcaster) and Phil Keoghan (host of Amazing Race) are in it as well. Move your body!!!

Moo to you too

Another funny commercial. This time we are going for a Norwegian one (with subtitles).
Don't leave the mobile phone in the pocket, guys. Bad things could happen.

Nothing to hide?

I have to admit I don't really enjoy that programs and movies gets interrupted by commercials several times during the viewing. 
The only exception is the funny ones. If the commercials are either overly cute (babies or pets) or make you laugh, it is the thumb up from me.

That's why I want to introduce you to some of the commercials down under.
This one is from Air New Zealand. Please note the uniforms or rather lack there of...
Music by Gin Wigmore : Under My Skin.



So what's the deal? When are you coming?