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In April of 2005, German caffeine company ''K-fee'' released nine 20-second long television commercials as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign for their coffee drink. These adverts have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the adverts are very uncommercial and upsetting, though its shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | In April of 2005, German caffeine company ''K-fee'' released nine 20-second long television commercials as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign for their coffee drink. These adverts have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the adverts are very uncommercial and upsetting, though its shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | ||
The commercials consist of a peaceful scene, such as a car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. However, at some point in the ad, the scene gets briefly interrupted by either a | The commercials consist of a peaceful scene, such as a car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. However, at some point in the ad, the scene gets briefly interrupted by either a zombie or a gargoyle screaming at the camera, followed by the company's slogan and the product. | ||
K-fee received a lot of complaints from their viewers, and soon after that, the ads stopped being aired on television. Some people say that on some other occasions, a warning message was displayed before the advert played, informing any young children, individuals who are easily scared and people with heart conditions to not view the footage, however this could never be proved. | K-fee received a lot of complaints from their viewers, and soon after that, the ads stopped being aired on television. Some people say that on some other occasions, a warning message was displayed before the advert played, informing any young children, individuals who are easily scared and people with heart conditions to not view the footage, however this could never be proved. | ||
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== '''The commercials''' == | == '''The commercials''' == | ||
Each commercial had a German version and an English version, with the captions at the end in the respective language. There were also either a zombie or a gargoyle at the end of each advert. The zombie was played by American actor '' | Each commercial had a German version and an English version, with the captions at the end in the respective language. There were also either a zombie or a gargoyle at the end of each advert. The zombie was played by American actor ''Brad Johnson'', and the gargoyle ''(known as Batboy)'' was played by his brother, ''Adam Johnson''. These ads were first aired on television on April 30th, 2005. [[File:K-fee_zombie.jpg|thumb|250px|The K-fee zombie actor.]] | ||
=== '''Commercials featuring the zombie''' === | === '''Commercials featuring the zombie''' === | ||
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[[File:K-fee crew.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The '''K-fee crew''' on recording set, June 10th, 2004.]] | [[File:K-fee crew.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The '''K-fee crew''' on recording set, June 10th, 2004.]] | ||
*'''Director''': Kai Sehr | *'''Director''': Kai Sehr | ||
*'''Actors''': | *'''Actors''': Brad Johnson ''(Zombie)'', Adam Johnson ''(Gargoyle / Batboy)'' | ||
*'''Producer''': Kai Stoecker | *'''Producer''': Kai Stoecker | ||
*'''Advertising Agency''': Jung von Matt (Hamburg, Germany) | *'''Advertising Agency''': Jung von Matt (Hamburg, Germany) | ||
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Gumball watches the video, commenting on the white car driving through the hills and staring closely at the screen, when suddenly the loud scream is heard, causing him to have an intense reaction which gets recorded and posted to the web. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get the video removed, which has given him unwanted fame. | Gumball watches the video, commenting on the white car driving through the hills and staring closely at the screen, when suddenly the loud scream is heard, causing him to have an intense reaction which gets recorded and posted to the web. The rest of the episode involves Gumball trying to get the video removed, which has given him unwanted fame. | ||
== '''Gallery''' == | == '''Gallery''' == | ||
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<gallery captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#E87057" bordersize="small" captionsize="large" captionalign="center" widths="200" position="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#E87057" bordersize="small" captionsize="large" captionalign="center" widths="200" position="center" spacing="small"> | ||
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K-fee Turbodrink.png|A can of K-fee Turbodrink. | K-fee Turbodrink.png|A can of K-fee Turbodrink. | ||
K-fee crew.jpg|The '''K-fee crew''' on June 10th, 2004. | K-fee crew.jpg|The '''K-fee crew''' on June 10th, 2004. | ||
K-fee zombie.jpg| | K-fee zombie.jpg|Brad Johnson, the K-fee zombie actor. | ||
K-fee gargoyle.jpg| | K-fee gargoyle.jpg|Adam Johnson, the K-fee gargoyle actor. | ||
K-fee Zombie and Batboy.jpg| | K-fee Zombie and Batboy.jpg|Brad ''(Zombie)'' and Adam ''(Batboy)'' on the recording set. | ||
K-fee June 2004.jpg| | K-fee June 2004.jpg|Adam Johnson being turned into Batboy. | ||
K-fee Car.png|K-fee "Car" commercial. | K-fee Car.png|K-fee "Car" commercial. | ||
K-fee Beach.png|K-fee "Beach" commercial. | K-fee Beach.png|K-fee "Beach" commercial. | ||
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[[File:Original K-fee music without the screamer|thumb|330x330px|none]] | [[File:Original K-fee music without the screamer|thumb|330x330px|none]] | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== '''Links''' == | == '''Links''' == | ||
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* ''[[:Category:K-fee|All screamers using K-fee commercials]]'' | * ''[[:Category:K-fee|All screamers using K-fee commercials]]'' | ||
