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In April 2005, a German beverage company named '''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, though their shocking visual is built to simulate the effect that the product has on the viewer. | In April 2005, a German beverage company named '''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, though 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. | 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. | ||
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An episode of ''[[Wikipedia:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', aired in April 2005, featured a segment where the audience and [[wikipedia:Jay Leno|Jay]] reacted to K-fee's ''Car'' commercial. It was hosted on K-fee's official website back from 2004 to 2007 along with the other adverts. The K-fee ''Car'' commercial was also featured in 2005 on ''[[wikipedia:...on Television|Tarrant on TV]]'', a famous British show, as well as on ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. | An episode of ''[[Wikipedia:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', aired in April 2005, featured a segment where the audience and [[wikipedia:Jay Leno|Jay]] reacted to K-fee's ''Car'' commercial. It was hosted on K-fee's official website back from 2004 to 2007 along with the other adverts. The K-fee ''Car'' commercial was also featured in 2005 on ''[[wikipedia:...on Television|Tarrant on TV]]'', a famous British show, as well as on ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''. | ||
On January 29th, 2021, Rhys Lapsley (Wollstone Studios, | On January 29th, 2021, Rhys Lapsley (Wollstone Studios, Rhys Productions 11 on this wiki) uploaded a [[Screamer Wiki:K-Fee : The Infamous Commercials Documentary|one-hour documentary video]] featuring the actors from the commercials as well as several others involved in their legacy of them. | ||
== '''The commercials''' == | == '''The commercials''' == | ||
Each commercial had both German and English versions, with the captions at the end in the respective language. There was 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 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, Brad Johnson]] | Each commercial had both German and English versions, with the captions at the end in the respective language. There was 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 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, Brad Johnson]] | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" captionalign="center | <gallery widths="200" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="small"> | ||
So wach warst du noch nie.png| | So wach warst du noch nie.png|"So wach warst du noch nie." | ||
Kaffee in hohen Dosen.png| | Kaffee in hohen Dosen.png|"Kaffee in hohen Dosen" | ||
Ever been so wide awake.png| | Ever been so wide awake.png|"Ever been so wide awake?" | ||
Canned caffeine with coffee.png| | Canned caffeine with coffee.png|"Canned caffeine with coffee." | ||
Canned caffeine with coffee 2.png| | Canned caffeine with coffee 2.png|"Canned caffeine with coffee." (Alternate) | ||
K-fee.png| | K-fee.png|The K-fee logo. | ||
K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic.png| | K-fee Latte Macchiato Classic.png|Latte Macchiato Classic bottle. | ||
K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla.png| | K-fee Latte Macchiato Vanilla.png|Latte Macchiato Vanilla bottle. | ||
K-fee Turbodrink.png| | K-fee Turbodrink.png|A can of K-fee Turbodrink. | ||
K-fee crew.jpg| | 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.png|K-fee ''Car'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Beach.png| | K-fee Beach.png|K-fee ''Beach'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Golf.png| | K-fee Golf.png|K-fee ''Golf'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Yoga.png| | K-fee Yoga.png|K-fee ''Yoga'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Fishing.png| | K-fee Fishing.png|K-fee ''Fishing'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Buddha.png| | K-fee Buddha.png|K-fee ''Buddha'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Meadow.png| | K-fee Meadow.png|K-fee ''Meadow'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Surfing.png| | K-fee Surfing.png|K-fee ''Surfing'' commercial. | ||
K-fee Boardwalk.png| | K-fee Boardwalk.png|K-fee ''Boardwalk'' commercial. | ||
Kfeecar.jpg| | Kfeecar.jpg|The automobile (A [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Lumina|Chevrolet Lumina]]) is being prepped for K-fee Auto. | ||
btsfishing.jpg| | btsfishing.jpg|K-fee ''Fishing''. | ||
golfbts.jpg| | golfbts.jpg|Behind the scenes of K-fee ''Golf''. | ||
moregolfbts.jpg| | moregolfbts.jpg|More behind the scenes of K-fee ''Golf''. | ||
kfeeunknownbts.jpg | kfeeunknownbts.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Commercials]] | [[Category:Commercials]] | ||
[[Category:K-fee]] | [[Category:K-fee]] | ||
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{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
