Jul 11 2008Well, At Least He Drives A Prius Ad Campaign
This is a ad from a campaign designed by the Bed & Breakfast Advertising Agency for Toyota's Prius. It uses the tagline "Well, at least he drives a Prius" as if driving a Prius makes up for tossing a body in the river (which it totally does). There are two more after the jump, including a guy chatting it up with a hooker, and some dude's wife making out with the gardener. Man, I freaking love good advertising. Seriously, this is how you sell products, folks. Sometimes I wish I had gone into advertising, I'm always coming up with stuff like this. Like, oh oh -- I've got one. Okay: it's a picture of a pasty, overweight guy lying on a sofa. He's got a laptop resting on his chest. The keyboard is Cheeto stained and the desktop background is some chick with monster gazongas. His two-inch member is hanging out the fly of his boxers and the caption at the bottom reads, "Well, at least he writes Geekologie."
Hit the jump for the other two ads.
Toyota Prius Campaign - Prostitute, Lover, Killer [trendhunter]
Thanks Romeo, we should totally start our own ad agency.
Reader Comments
1. Tyler J - July 11, 2008 12:03 PM
Those are fantastic.
2. Popadopolis - July 11, 2008 12:13 PM
Why stop there? Do they sell these things in Iraq? Two words: suicide bomber.
...At least he drove a Prius.
(too far?)
3. Amy - July 11, 2008 12:13 PM
I like them but I bet they'll get a lot of flack.
4. SmokingGirl - July 11, 2008 12:14 PM
Yes, be a major douche bag and partake in douchebaggery...but for god's sake drive a Prius.
So you killed a hooker? That's alright, at least you drive a Prius which means you care about the planet. *thumbs up* Good for you...
5. Julian - July 11, 2008 12:22 PM
who picks up a hooker in broad daylight? Not that theres anything wrong with that, the reason I ask is because I've never seen a hooker in broad daylight. they only come out at night. As a person who works in advertising and am literally working on an Army ad right now I can safely say I wish i had those ads to work on, its a lot better than "Army: For your next mission in life, stay strong" . . . how I've managed to not slit my wrists by now is amazing.
6. Uncle Eccoli - July 11, 2008 12:40 PM
The guy in ad #1 is the hooker's pimp.
The guy in ad #2 is the guy in the bathrobe in ad #1.
Right?
7. Richard - July 11, 2008 12:53 PM
it's called spec work (which means it wasn't sanction by client, paid for, or published)
http://commercial-archive.com/node/144101
8. Wrong order - July 11, 2008 12:56 PM
@6 --- It tells a story.
1. Guy finds wife with gardener
2. Guy disposes of said wife and gardener
3. Guy gets "ancy" after disposing of wife and decides to pay for a little nookie
9. Uncle Eccoli - July 11, 2008 1:59 PM
@8
Ah so.
10. Uncle Eccoli - July 11, 2008 2:00 PM
@8
I suppose the shock of catching his whore wife with the lawn jockey caused him to lose all his hair, then? ;)
11. $250 Free Gas Card - July 11, 2008 2:00 PM
Isn't dumping dead body's bad for the environment though?
12. neptune - July 11, 2008 2:08 PM
I think these are creative, but I think the body one crosses a line. It's too extreme for the slogan. Ironically, it would probably get more shit if he'd run over an animal or something.
13. egomanimac - July 11, 2008 2:30 PM
Long time reader, first time poster. I just have to say that I look forward to reading Geekologie everyday, mainly for posts like these. Whoever this guy/girl/baby is who writes this stuff is a kindred spirit...if I believed in spirits.
14. Jerod Cykoski - July 11, 2008 2:39 PM
First time reader, long time masturbator. Will the writer of Geekologie please stop posting in the comment area. I'm talking to you #13. You hear me. Tinted windows don't mean nothing, we know who's inside.
15. egomanimac - July 11, 2008 2:53 PM
2nd time poster, also long time masturbator. I'm honored that Mr. Cyko would consider me as the geekologie writer. Are they hiring?
I love how they pick on the new guy. It's just like prison.
16. eightway - July 11, 2008 3:05 PM
Toyota knows that people buy Prius's, not for the environmental benefits, but rather as guilt amelioration for the buyers consumptive lifestyle.
This ad campaign nails this rather nicely.
-Wes (Prius driver)
17. anonymousryan - July 11, 2008 3:25 PM
I think people are ignoring #7, the ads were not made or commissioned for Toyota. People in advertising often create these spec ads for their portfolio and they're usually outrageous. For more examples, see the Volkswagen Polo suicide bomber ad or the Ford Sport Ka cat decapitation ad.
18. Momboelitist - July 11, 2008 4:07 PM
Ohhh, they said Prius! I guess I looked away to quickly...LOLOLOL!!! *wipes tear*
For the slow witted (meaning most every poster), what I was eluding to is that in my haste I thought they used the word "penis" (not really but for the sake of comedy, pretend with me). You see how amusing that is?
Hmmm, forget it....my touch is lost.
19. Chris - July 11, 2008 5:27 PM
They should have used the same guy in each one, like it's one story. He catches his wife cheating, gets a hooker, and has to dump either the hooker or gardener in the river.
20. day late and $ short - July 11, 2008 5:54 PM
@19 - good call. See @ 8
21. Violet - July 14, 2008 12:33 PM
It's ripped off from the show "Weeds"... the pot-dealer mom, when repeatedly confronted about her trade, responds "I'm a good person! I drive a Prius!"
Hilarious ads, since the quote on the show was a joke about hypocrisy.
22. myspoonistoobig - July 14, 2008 6:27 PM
@5: More than you think. I work in Hunt's Point. Some hookers in broad daylight; many, many more at night. To quote a long-haul trucker that had to spend the night parked outside my warehouse: "I've never seen so many hookers." When a professional, long-haul trucker says this, it carries meaning.
23. flapjack - July 15, 2008 3:04 PM
have one with a guy taking a shot in the mouth
24. guate6 - July 17, 2008 4:41 PM
The first picture looks like Agent 47.
#15: I bet I know who you are! (no, not the writer).
25. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 1:44 AM
it's called spec work (which means it wasn't sanction by client, paid for, or published)
26. penis enlargement - October 5, 2009 12:47 PM
Health and fitness is always a person's prime concern today's hectic lifestyle and fast-paced society.