another internet meme becomes a commercial

[zirnitra]

Just wondering if anyone remembers a flash video from about 5 years ago called Magical Trevor, http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/magical+trevor/ well yellow pages have employed jonti picking's skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4BlpFk0lU same tune different video. he had previously done a few adverts for anchor butter in the style of weebl and bob but just featuring cows.

what does everyone think of it? I think that it's the worst case of bandwaggoning ever it was a fad so long ago. also I don't know too many 12 year olds who require the use of a directory service. however the number is undeniably memorable 118247 is still on an eternal loop in my head.

 

[KBKarma]

Great. Now I've got Magical Trevor stuck in my head.

 

[B4D 9R4MM3R]

God, I thought that stuff had died out ages ago. I really hope it doesn't reemerge again to haunt us all.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Great. Now I've got Magical Trevor stuck in my head.

Everyone loooooves, Magical Trevor...

 

[Abercromby3]

i fucking loved this, and nostalgia'd bad

 

[Arrers]

It was kind of a lame ad, to be honest. I prefer the ads that reference the A Team.

 

[Chickenlittle]

You're fucking kidding me. Seriously.

Just...Wow.

 

[SmilingKitsune]

I'm still waiting for an ad icorperating "all your base are belong to us".
Edit: Just now realised I've got the damn song stuck in my head.

 

[XJ-0461]

I know. Did they ask 8 year olds to come up with their next ad campaign?

 

[Ophiuchus]

It's not really a meme though, is it? It's just a cartoon that a lot of people know, by someone who is surely approached quite a lot for contracts like this. It's only natural that they'd want to use it. Joel Veitch did pretty much the same in the various adverts he's made.

Still, yeah, I stopped in my tracks and nostalgia'd hard when I saw it yesterday.

 

[Johnn Johnston]

I did double take the first time I saw it, but apart from that, I didn't find it to be too remarkable.

 

[Lord George]

118 247 its now the only number I remember beside the Halfords 0800 001066 ditty you here that you want your advert heard you damn well make it musical

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Meh, I suppose its a smart move on the part of Yell to appeal to a large number of people that know the tune, but the advert is pretty poor, really.

Having said that, it managed to stick in my head, so I guess it works.

118 24 7...

 

[SamSmith]

118 247 its now the only number I remember beside the Halfords 0800 001066 ditty you here that you want your advert heard you damn well make it musical

That's Hastings Direct. Only just put 2 and 2 together with this number. Battle of Hastings was in 1066. Pretty smart.

 

[Taekwonty11]

I loooooove Magical Trevor

 

[darkcow55]

British phone numbers are funny.

 

[Dudemeister]

What you seem to have forgotten is that MAGICAL TREVOR IS FUCKING EPIC!
And now, because of this, Yellow Pages is also epic.
Also, I think the fact that it came out about 5 years ago proves that it can't be bandwaggoning since there is no wagon on which to band.

 

[Mockingjay]

Look at him now he's disappearing a cow



lol nostalgic

 

[Lothae]

I remember singing this song in my head for two days after I first listened to it. The sequels were rather sub-par, but I suppose that was to be expected. Good on the Yellow Pages to capitulate on the catchy tune I suppose.

 

[hotacidbath]

I can't wait until they start putting Salad Fingers into advertisements.