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== '''K-fee | == '''K-fee commercials''' == | ||
{{Infobox|title = K-fee | {{Infobox|title = K-fee commercials|image = K-fee Car.png|imagecaption = A screenshot from the '''K-fee Car''' commercial.|maker = K-fee, Jung von Matt, Cobblestone Filmproduktion|date = 2005|type = Television commercial|language = English, German}} | ||
In 2005, German caffeine company ''K-fee'' released nine 20-second long | In 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 advert is very uncommercial and upsetting, though its shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | ||
The | 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. 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. | |||
An episode of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' featured a segment where the audience and Jay reacted to K-fee's ''Car'' commercial. It was hosted on K-fee's official website back in 2005 along with the adverts themselves. | |||
== '''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. [[File:K-fee_zombie.jpg|thumb|250px|The K-fee zombie actor.]] | |||
'''<u>Commercials featuring the zombie</u>''' | |||
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* '''Car''': The commercial begins with a relaxing scene of a white car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. When the car passes behind a large tree, the camera follows. When it pans off the tree, the car is gone. Then, a zombie with a frightening scream then suddenly pops into the scenevery briefly, scaring the viewer. | * '''Car''': The commercial begins with a relaxing scene of a white car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. When the car passes behind a large tree, the camera follows. When it pans off the tree, the car is gone. Then, a zombie with a frightening scream then suddenly pops into the scenevery briefly, scaring the viewer. | ||
* '''Fishing''': This shows a man fishing, and not long afterwards the zombie appears, surprisingly not looking directly into the camera as he screams. | * '''Fishing''': This shows a man fishing, and not long afterwards the zombie appears, surprisingly not looking directly into the camera as he screams. | ||
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[[File:K-fee_gargoyle.jpg|thumb|250px|The K-fee gargoyle actor.]] | [[File:K-fee_gargoyle.jpg|thumb|250px|The K-fee gargoyle actor.]] | ||
'''<u> | Commercials'''<u> featuring the gargoyle</u>''' | ||
* '''Beach 1''': This depicts two lovers on a beach about to kiss, and just as they're about to, the gargoyle jumps up screaming from the bottom of the screen, blocking the view, with blood dripping from his mouth. | * '''Beach 1''': This depicts two lovers on a beach about to kiss, and just as they're about to, the gargoyle jumps up screaming from the bottom of the screen, blocking the view, with blood dripping from his mouth. | ||
* '''Beach 2''': This shows a relaxing scene of a boardwalk near a beach, when the gargoyle appears upside-down and screams. | * '''Beach 2''': This shows a relaxing scene of a boardwalk near a beach, when the gargoyle appears upside-down and screams. | ||
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=== '''The Amazing World of Gumball''' === | === '''The Amazing World of Gumball''' === | ||
In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', the episode named "The Internet", parodies the K-fee | In the Cartoon Network animated series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'', the 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. | ||
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 rid of the video about his reaction, 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 rid of the video about his reaction, which has given him unwanted fame. | ||
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