Monday, January 19, 2015

The best commercials ever to come from Holland

"Even Apeldoorn bellen." Or as it's known to Americans: "Just call us." Probably a collection of the most clever commercials ever from Holland. They're made for an insurance company, Centraal Beheer, and feature people getting into the most ridiculous, but technically plausible situations. The answer to their situation is always simple, Just call us. The formula is incredibly simple, but unlike DIRECTV's ads, doesn't get old because it's applied very, very well.

I'm gonna feature three well-known ads here: Two that have been translated into English, the third one's my personal favourite. The first one is probably the most familiar with everyone. The commercial features Adam and Eve in paradise. Although this Adam sounds like he'd rather have Steve.


Do they ring a bell? They should, they're hilarious. Another one that was translated into English was their acupuncture commercial. This is the perfect example of a completely ridiculous situation that is technically plausible. Imagine this: you go to an acupuncturist somewhere in Asia. The guy pins you full of needles and leaves you to sit and relax. When suddenly, a fire breaks out! What do you do?


How they kept coming up with these is a mystery. They were consistently genius. My personal favourite is something that could theoretically happen when on holiday. This ad has a great rollercoaster of feelings. At first you feel compassion for the man on holiday with a full car, then you feel scared of him not being able to save the day. When you're feeling glad that he saved it, it gets crushed in the most funny way. Check it out here:

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