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Gucci - The Exquisite Gucci Campaign (2022) :90 (UK)

“I’ve always been charmed by cinema.
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Badland: Sweden Democrats copy a 30 year old beer ad for their election song - edit by edit.

We have an interesting IP tiff in the political advertising landscape in Sweden right now.

Sweden Democrats "So much stronger - Make Sweden great again" election song 2022

Så mycket starkare - Sverigedemokraternas vallåt 2022 - Gör Sverige bra igen
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Jeremy’s Razors - The Greatest Commercial Ever (2022) 3:54 (USA)

Jeremy’s Razors takes a torch to Harry's and Gillette aiming to be the best a conservative man can get.

In an obvious over-the-top parody of DollarShaveClub's "Our Blades Are F***ing Great", Jeremy’s Razors enters the scene.
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Chevrolet​ Chevy Silverado - New Generation (The Sopranos) - (2022) :60 (USA)

Close to 15 years after The Sopranos aired its final episode on HBO, two of the show's biggest stars came together for a must-see 2022 Super Bowl
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Cadillac LYRIQ EV - ScissorHandsFree (2021) :60 (USA)

Edgar ScissorHands is having a rough teenage time as his scissorhands get in the way for, well, everything.
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Jimmy John's - The King of Cold Cuts (2021) :60 (USA)

Meet the king! In a not so subtle nod to every gangster movie ever made, we have the larger than life mafioso getting angered by his new competition.

Small Beer: In the world of extremes, drinking doesn't need to be!

In its first work for Small Beer Dark Horses shows that even in a world of extremes, drinking doesn't need to be The campaign also sees the agen

Ogilvy Social.Lab and Panenka Football Magazine create poignant tribute to Maradona (2020)

Ogilvy Social.Lab and Panenka Football Magazine present The Ball of God, a cinematic and touching video tribute to Diego Maradona, set in the place wh
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Malin Nilsdotter - Princess Tuvstarr (2020)

Malin Nilsdotter creates jewelry with a clear nod to fantasy and fairytales, so it makes sense that her new commercial for her brand would be a modern
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Fornite & Epic games launch "Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite" protest ad #FREEFORTNITE

Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc - legal docs available here - because they don't want to be limited to the App Store for payment

Darrell Lea - No worries Jan! (2019) :30 (Australia)

Deborah Kennedy is back being the Bosslady with her assistant Jan. A clear homage to "Not Happy Jan" that ran in 2000.

14 Hands Unveils New Canned Wine Line by Spoofing Iconic Beer Ads

Rather than fighting against beer, Seattle-based creative agency Copacino+Fujikado is pulling up a cheeky stool to the bar with its “Grab a Wineski” d

Dietz & Watson - Deli Deli! (2018) :30 (USA)

A pretty obvious homage to Bud Lights' "Dilly dilly" and equally ignorable.

Your Brain On Drug Policy with Rachael Leigh Cook (2017) 1:20 (USA)

Rachael Leigh Cook explains that the war on drugs is a war on people in a remake of her iconic spot

Star Wars - I am your father (2017) social

Wanna hear a fun idea? Let's do Star Wars Father's Day!
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Ogilvy & Mather New York - 1981 / Fame musical number internal video

In 1981 Ogilvy&Mather New York had this idea for the christmas party that the should make a "Fame" parody video / musical number.
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Norrlands Guld - A beer - (2012) :30 (Sweden)

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Mad magazine spoofs Economist "light bulb" poster, in reverse.

Mad magazine and ad agency Serviceplan in Germany have revived the Economist "light bulb" people sensor poster from way back in a spoof sure
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Brigham Young University / BYU - New Spice | Study like a scholar, scholar

Student employees and in-house video staff at the Brigham Young University "oldspiced" an ad for the Harold B.

Hanson are Ramone to the Bone

We've done this before , discussed album covers that look like other album covers, and as it turned out the genre of twin album covers never end.
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Comhem - Web Hits / Viral homage / Youtube Hits by Judit & Judit - (2009) :45 (Sweden)

Judit & Judit the comhem girls who already nod to Snapple's Wanda, have created a homage to all those virals out there in this 45 spot to cel
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Kiwi - Car Sex - (2009) :25 (Norway)

Harking back to the eighties here, this baby-free diaper ad shows the ending of sex in a car.

Kiwi - Ménage à trois - (2009) :40 (Norway)

This is the beginning of one helluva refreshing campaign for diapers: No shots of blue liquid, no shots of diapered bums, heck not even a baby in sigh
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Badland: We're getting inspired from the 1994 Kirshenbaum & Bond reels now are we?

Ok, fine I'll post it, even though I think this is a Badlander that isn't really a proper Badlander, since so many are emailing me about thi

Comhem - Judith & Judith talk about Broadband - (2009) :30 (Sweden)

Judith & Judith are twins with great hair and they apparently spend their days answering customer letters, as their heads barely peek over the cou

Roygalan - Ralph the Gorilla - film, Sweden

Here's a follow-up to that poster with the puking gorilla which nods to the serial award winning Cadbury Gorilla - except this one is created by
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JCPenney - The JCPenney Club / The Breakfast Club (2008) :30 (USA)

Don't you, forget about me!

Scalextric - Be Little Water - (2008) :30 (Spain)

For Tecnitoys/Scalextric; Scalextric was looking to create a brand-building online viral.
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Weezer - 'Pork And Beans' video - (2008) 3:18 (USA)

Features Kevin Federline , Tay Zonday of 'Chocolate Rain' fame, nunchuck guy, Nima Nima dude, Miss South Carolina, and "Leave Britney a

Alice in Cokeland - (2008) 1:35 (Sweden)

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Gainomax - Scary Monkey - (2008) :30 (Sweden)

Short rationale: In Sweden, most people eat a banana after exercising, not knowing it is inadequate in proteins and carbs.
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iBrush toothbrush with tunes homages Apple 1984

hacky hack mchackerhack "Do you think anyone will notice if we rip off that ancient Apple 1984 commercial?"
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Garmin - Grab Your Garmin Music Video (2007) 2:30 (USA)

Music Video featuring former lead of Grim Reaper, Steve Grimmett rockin' out for Garmin

Certus - Scary Pigs (2006) 0:28 (Belgium)

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Tooth Tunes - Revolution (2006) 0:30 (USA)

Kid toothbrush ad nods to 1984.
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Battlefield2 trailer homage to Sony Bravia balls

Ford - King Kong - (2005) :60 (Thailand)

Pepsi - Spartacus (2005) :30 (USA)

Pytka creates another epic ad.
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New viral homage to old viral "Bad Day at the Office"

Remember that film which spread like wildfire across the net in 1998-1999 nicknamed "Bad Day at the Office", the clip that showed an angry o

ABC - Nike Streaker Homage (2003) - 0:30 (USA)

Diet Pepsi - Easy Rider (2002) :45 (USA)

Clayton called this ad "Blasphemous but amusing".

Wall Street Journal Redux

On April 9, the Wall Street Journal went to the newsstands with a new redesign.

Pepsi - Britney Spears Through Time / Now and Then (2002) :90 (USA)

Pepsi Spears Through Time 90 second commercial.

Nike Shox - Boing (2001) - 0:30 (USA)

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Little Brother Is Watching

Milk and Mobile Phones.

Milk? and Mobile phones? What do they have in common? The packaging of course! But don't drag that all the way to the ads.....

Vauxhall - Baby president - (1996) 0:90 (UK)

1984 baby speaks to y'all!

Pepsi - Shaq - Don't Even Think About It / "Shaq Playground" (1994) - 0:45 (USA)

Little guy tells Shaq off. He's the little mean Joe.

Anchor - The Cat and the Cream (1993) :30 (UK)

The animation and soundtrack in this advert is a clear homage to old Tom and Jerry cartoons, but far enough away to not be sued for copyright infringe

Boddingtons - Facial cream - (1992) 0:40 (UK)

​The cream of Manchester strikes again.
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Lotto - Hvis du vandt - (1992) 0:60 (Denmark)

A young woman pictures what she would do if she won the lottery.

Anchor Real Dairy Cream - Cats / The Birds homage (1991) :30 (UK)

A young lady prepares for a luscious dinner party.
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Maxell Tapes - The israelites - (1990) :30 (UK)

"DARLING CHEESE HEAD"
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Maxell tapes - The Israelites - (1990) :30 (UK)

It's not easy hearing the lyrics right, is it?
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McDonalds - Double Features 2 (1987) - 0:30 (USA)

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