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{{Quote|Ever been so wide awake?|K-fee's iconic slogan}}
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In April 2005, a German beverage company named [[wikipedia:Jump scare#In advertising|'''K-fee''']] released nine 20-second-long television commercials as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign to advertise their coffee drink. These commercials have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the adverts are very uncommercial and upsetting. However, their shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer.
In April 2004, a German beverage company named [[wikipedia:Jump scare#In advertising|'''K-fee''']] released nine 20-second-long television commercials as part of their ''Wide Awake'' campaign to advertise their coffee drink. These commercials have been heavily criticized for their content and many feel that the adverts are very uncommercial and upsetting. However, their shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer.


The commercials consist of peaceful scenes, 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, accompanied by a fast heartbeat.
The commercials consist of peaceful scenes, 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 advertising campaign and the product, accompanied by a fast heartbeat.


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, easily scared individuals, and people with heart or certain health conditions to not view the footage. However, this is unproven.
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, easily scared individuals, and people with heart or certain health conditions to not view the footage. However, this is unproven.
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=== The Amazing World of Gumball ===
=== The Amazing World of Gumball ===
In the Cartoon Network animated series ''[[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' ([[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball (season 2)|season 2]]) episode named "The Internet", parodies the K-fee commercials. In one scene, Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing the web while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the K-fee Car ad.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00DI3AZDI/ref=atv_dp#btf-product-details The Internet episode.</ref>
In the British-American Cartoon Network animated series ''[[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]]'' ([[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball (season 2)|season 2]]) episode named "The Internet", parodies the K-fee commercials. In one scene, Gumball and Darwin appear randomly browsing Elmore Stream-It while watching videos. Among these videos, they come across what is implied to be the K-fee Auto ad.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00DI3AZDI/ref=atv_dp#btf-product-details The Internet episode.</ref>


Gumball watches the video on Elmore Stream-It, 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.<ref>The Amazing World of Gumball, Gumball | Uploading An Embarrassing Video | The Internet | Cartoon Network, retrieved 2018-12-26 https://youtu.be/jjq_LkeTuyE?t=19s</ref>
Gumball reacts to the video on the website, 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.<ref>The Amazing World of Gumball, Gumball | Uploading An Embarrassing Video | The Internet | Cartoon Network, retrieved 2018-12-26 https://youtu.be/jjq_LkeTuyE?t=19s</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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File:K-fee.png|The K-fee logo.
File:K-fee.png|The K-fee logo.
File:Now, without so much caffeine..png|Now, without so much caffeine.
File:Now, without so much caffeine..png|Now, without so much caffeine.
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic English.png|Latte Macchiato Classic Bottle 2
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic English.png|The Latte Macchiato Classic Bottle 2
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla English.JPG|Latte Macchiato Vanilla Bottle 2
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla English.JPG|The Latte Macchiato Vanilla Bottle 2
File:Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein..png|Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein.
File:Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein..png|Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein.
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic.png|Latte Macchiato Classic bottle.
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic.png|The Latte Macchiato Classic bottle.
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla.png|Latte Macchiato Vanilla bottle.
File:K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla.png|The Latte Macchiato Vanilla bottle.
File:K-fee Turbodrink.png|A can of K-fee Turbodrink.
File:K-fee Turbodrink.png|A can of K-fee Turbodrink.
File:K-fee crew.jpg|The '''K-fee crew''' on June 10th, 2004.
File:K-fee crew.jpg|The '''K-fee crew''' on June 10th, 2004.
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File:K-fee June 2004.jpg|Adam Johnson being turned into Batboy.
File:K-fee June 2004.jpg|Adam Johnson being turned into Batboy.
File:Another behind the scenes photo of Brad Johnson as the K-fee Zombie.png|Another behind-the-scenes photo of Brad Johnson as the K-fee Zombie
File:Another behind the scenes photo of Brad Johnson as the K-fee Zombie.png|Another behind-the-scenes photo of Brad Johnson as the K-fee Zombie
File:K-fee Car.png|K-fee ''Car'' commercial.
File:K-fee Car.png|The K-fee ''Car'' commercial.
File:K-fee Golf.png|K-fee ''Golf'' commercial.
File:K-fee Golf.png|The K-fee ''Golf'' commercial.
File:K-fee Beach.png|K-fee ''Beach'' commercial.
File:K-fee Beach.png|The K-fee ''Beach'' commercial.
File:K-fee Yoga.png|K-fee ''Yoga'' commercial.
File:K-fee Yoga.png|The K-fee ''Yoga'' commercial.
File:K-fee Fishing.png|K-fee ''Fishing'' commercial.
File:K-fee Fishing.png|The K-fee ''Fishing'' commercial.
File:K-fee Buddha.png|K-fee ''Buddha'' commercial.
File:K-fee Buddha.png|The K-fee ''Buddha'' commercial.
File:K-fee Meadow.png|K-fee ''Meadow'' commercial.
File:K-fee Meadow.png|The K-fee ''Meadow'' commercial.
File:K-fee Surfing.png|K-fee ''Surfing'' commercial.
File:K-fee Surfing.png|The K-fee ''Surfing'' commercial.
File:K-fee Boardwalk.png|K-fee ''Boardwalk'' commercial.
File:K-fee Boardwalk.png|The K-fee ''Boardwalk'' commercial.
File:Kfeecar.jpg|The automobile (A [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Malibu#Fifth generation (1997)|Chevrolet Malibu]]), located at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car at LAX Airport, being picked up.
File:Kfeecar.jpg|The automobile (A [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Malibu#Fifth generation (1997)|Chevrolet Malibu]]), located at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car at LAX Airport, being picked up.
File:Btsfishing.jpg|K-fee ''Fishing''.
File:Btsfishing.jpg|K-fee ''Fishing''.
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