10 Funny South African Commercials
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ย. 2024
- I put together 10 - or more - funny commercials from South Africa that I've found and liked. I hope you enjoy the compilation and have fun with them. Tell me in the comments which one you like the most and I will include your vote in the ranking for the video.
These ads are included:
1. Chicken Licken, "Popcorn Chicken" (Easy Bucks) from 2023
2. The Courier Guy, "Eight South African Ways To Protect Your Parcel" with Leo Prinsloo from 2023
3. Nando's, "Happy Cop" from 2011, director Cindy Lee @cindylee3465
4. rubybox, "Come to Me" from 2016, director Cindy Lee @cindylee3465
5. King Price Insurance, "Sexy to a tractor" from 2018
6. Ford Bantam (Bakkie), "Ubuntu" from 2007 by JWT SA, CD Paul Strappini, won the Creative Circle Award 2007
7. Savannah, "Monkey" with Barry Hilton and Hugh Masebenza by FCB Cape Town ("If you hum it, I play it")
8. 1st for women, "Mentos" from 2012, directed by Anton Visser
9. Yellowpages
10. Kulula.com, "Credit Card" resp. "Visa" ("Dancing"), probably from 2007, the song is "Popcorn" by Gershon Kingsley from 1969
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11. Cape Town Fish Market from 2014 by MullenLowe South Africa
11.5 Cape Town Fish Market, "Sorry" from 2014
11.7 Cape Town Fish Market, "Really Sorry" from 2014
Which commercial is your #1? Tell me in a comment, your vote will be included in the ranking!
0:50.
Is that Leo Prinsloo?
@@Rob-fc9wg You're right, it's him! 😊
@@DaliborTruhlar
He's very well known in Oz 🇦🇺
Cheers.
@@Rob-fc9wgYes, the famous heist video etc. 🤣
@@DaliborTruhlar
Yep.
Hilarious. South Africa has unique sense of humor. I wouldn’t hit mute like I do for all American commercials.
I'm glad you enjoyed them 😊
American here. I didn't laugh once at any of these commercials, it's hard to make something humorous that doesn't rely on cultural relevance.
The perfume ad was completely hilarious!
You're right, it is! I'm glad you liked it! 😊
South African wit, subtle, understated and extremely funny. I own up to it- Come to me tops it.
@christinewillis7545 I'm so glad you like it! Nicely put 😊 And thank you for your vote!
A lot like dry Aussie or Kiwi wit.
But with a slight Afrikaans accent.
" do something sexy to a tractor" !! I'm dying! 🤣🤣🤣
I'm glad you like it! It is very good 😊😊😊
What about a backhoe?
the perfume segment is still cracking me up
I'm glad you like it! It is funny 😊
I was cracking up on that one, then the "You have to do something sexy to a tractor" had me howling. My wife ran downstairs to find out why I was making so much noise.
Those were hilarious! The rolling ball ad…! So many business opportunities out of one accident! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm so glad you enjoyed them 😊😊😊 Thank you for your vote for the Yellow Pages, you're right, so many business opportunities!
They're all great. The sales lady in the perfume commercial was hilarious
I'm glad you enjoyed them! And thank you for your vote! 😊
The women's insurance company. 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for your vote, I'm so glad you liked it! 😊
I played the perfume commercial for somebody at work. Long story short, they showed somebody else et cetera and now I've got a written warning.
"sorry"
I'm sorry to hear that but thank you sharing! I hope they didn't come for you? 😊
@@DaliborTruhlar I'm not saying I am a trouble maker, but my visits to HR are almost scheduled ahead of time.
@@nautifella When the times comes, you will come 😊
@@nautifella Dont know who you work for but I would consider finding another job.
How did you cum to the conclusion that it was SFW video?
00:47 The legend armored car driver with nerves of steel!!!
Good choice! The Orkney Snork Nie! 🤣🤣🤣
I wondered who else was going to pick up on that. I am an Aussie in Brazil and that clip was legend all over the world.
@@gemini6999 😊😊😊
call robbie and josh., glad to see him relaxed
@@gemini6999 American in California. Know about him here too. That was some amazing driving and predicting ahead the moves of the attackers. He's like the real deal.
Thank you so much for these really funny i lived in S Africa as a child in the 60s we came back to Northern Ireland and i returned as an adult to work and left in 1982 and came home again loved the country
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank for sharing your story, you seem to be a traveller, from south to north to south 😊
"You have to do something sexy to attracter her/do something sexy to a tractor" is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life.
You're right, it's hilarious! Such a smart play of words 😊
Thank you for the clarification, I'm hearing impaired and the caption didn't say what was going on. Makes sense now, although it was funny also when I didn't have a clue what was going on.
@@SWilkin676 🥰
The yellow pages ad was epic. I loved it.
@prakasavigraha6104 I'm so glad you say that! Thank you for watching to the end 😊
The perfume one made me belly laugh. I'm still smiling as I type this.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
Do I need to rub it first lol
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That’s an old one from a Scottish comedy show Kick up the 80s
I just watched it a little bit, nice one, thanks for the tip @@pauls3204
The ‘tractor’ one was hilarious! They are all excellent though. Gave me a good laugh. Thank you 🙏 from Outback, Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺 💖🙏
Thank you so much for your nice words, I'm so glad enjoyed it, my friend! 😊😊😊 Greetings from Austria 😊
I love how they used a shameless emulation of "Careless Whisper", probably to avoid paying for the music. 😄
You're right, exactly! 😊 @@hemmo3732
I know absolutely nothing about South Africa, but based on these commercials, it sounds like an awesome place!
That's nice! I'm glad you like them 😊
The country has some serious problems, but the people there are amazing. They're quirky, funny, personable, and aside from stuck-up Johannesburg, very friendly and hospitable. The Xhosa just melt your heart with their warm smiles and the Zulus are bold and sarcastic AF. The English carry on the most interesting conversations and the Afrikaners are fiercely loyal and will make you their friend for life . The Coloureds will keep you laughing, dancing, and VERY well-fed!
@@yossarian6799 Thank you for your positive and insightful description, that's very nice 😊
South Africa 🇿🇦 is amazing ❤️ I love and i miss it very much. My neighbour are just moving to ZA next month “take me with you” 😂 to a german young boy to leave Germany behind to South Africa it means a lot. 🙏🏻
Go there get a loyal tour guide that will take you to the safe places. Just be aware there is non perfect country in this planet.
I’m sure you will enjoy it too.
@@cuteduckdontlie4636 That's nice of you! 😊 Greetings to you and your neighbours 😊
the mentos in the man had me in stiches ;-) thank you for brightening my day
I'm so glad you liked it, thank you for your nice comment! 😊 You're right, I have to laugh myself every time I see it 😊
"you have to do something sexy to attract her (to a tractor)" - funny!
That's a good one 😊 I'm glad you like it!
The rolling ball commercial was hilarious!! How did they fit in one disaster after another?? 🤣🤣🤣
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It is a very good one 😊😊😊
In astronomy, there is a programme you can use called SExtractor (it helps you identify objects like stars in an image). So doing something sexy to a tractor really hit the laugh bell there 😂😂😂😂😂(besides which the way both guys acted it out was just super brilliant!) The "coming" perfume was also super hilarious - how did they get away with it! 🤣🤣And a shout out to one of my all-time favs - the Ford Bakkie holding the nation together! An absolute classic! And I'm not "sorry" about it at all😂
Kulula - those dance moves were killa LOL oh and the 'a-tractor' (attract her)
You're right! We should be practicing these moves 😊 Thank you for your votes!
The perfume ad made my day,I can't stop laughing 😂
I'm so glad you like it! It is amazing 😊
stolen from the satire play "sinderella" by Jim Davidson
laughed out loud at the perfume advert--the others are good but I LOVE this one
I'm glad you like it! It IS a good one 😊😊😊
Is it a real advert or a comedy sketch?
@@alangknowles A real commercial, as far as I know
@@alangknowles I just double checked - just to be sure - it is by "rubybox" from 2016 and it is even on their company's TH-cam page, so it should be real 😊
Based on a very old joke.
@0:47 it's the guy who was in the firefight in the armored car.
Gotta love that guy!!!!!❤🎉😊
You're right! Leo Prinsloo 😊
The perfume one is definitely the best
Thank you for your vote! At some point I will make the ranking, let's see who wins! (But it's going in this direction 😊)
4:03 storyline of the enterprising blokes still crackin' me up in me Bakkie
I'm glad you still like it, it is very good and intelligent 😊
Nice compilation, feels like a time machine 15 years back. Thanks!
South Africa is a fascinating country, thank you for this collection
You're right, it is! Thank you so much for your nice comment 😊
The second ad was a true South African courier. I saw a video, where he fought off several cars and trucks with gunmen shooting them. He IS a badass!
You're right! 😊
He is a little bit more than a courier, he was driving a cash in transit van. But yes he is the real deal.
😊@@JJSmith1100
Absolutely. Leo Prinsloo, former Special Task Force officer. For the whole heist footage, search for "INSANE video of failed heist in South Africa".
i recognised him too ,extreme bad ass bro
Loved the tradies and the come to me ad! They’re all hilarious though. I miss ZA - most of it anyway! None of these would fly here and you’d be cancelled or burnt at the stake. 👍🏻
I'm so glad you like them! And thank you for your vote 😊 You've been to South Africa or lived there?
Yes, I lived in the Western Cape for several years. Cape Town is a wonderful place but not so sure what it’s like now. Went back to NZ and now in the relatively stable and prosperous Australia. I’ve been back and forth quite a few times too but not since 2013.
@@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus Nice! You seem to be on the move very often 😊 I'm actually thinking of making a video with Australian commercials - are there currently some good ones you like?
You might find some good material, but much of the stuff I’ve seen recently goes out of the way to avoid cancellation. The irreverent larrikin humour still exists though in the places where rough men, and women, go about their business. The see you in the Northern Territory campaign was a classic : CU in the NT. 😲🤣
CU in the NT - I didn't know that one! 🤣Thank you for the information! But it seems to be unofficial (selling t-shirts?). Also, Larrikin was new to me (I'm from Austria), so a great opportunity to learn something new 😊 Great inspiration! @@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus
It's so good to see that there's still a sense of humor somewhere!
Mentos and coke was the funniest!
I'm so glad you enjoyed them! 😊😊😊 And thank you for your votes! But in this video is no Mentos or Coke, maybe you watched my other video: th-cam.com/video/ByDZXvTUXGA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hQk-ml6lmp4z95yp&t=340
THE BLONDE WITH THE PERFUME IS PERFECT
I'm so glad you like it! Thank you for your vote 😊
Lousy sense of ... Savanna is a great Cider. AU😊
@@damienomen68 😊😊😊
0:45 thats leo prinsloo the same guy that stopped the cash in transit heist.
You're right 😊
I haven't heard that tune in the Kulula ad, "Popcorn" since I was in school! Great memories in this video.
I'm glad you like the song and even remember the name! Most people know it but don't know how it's called 😊 Good memories!
When I still used to live in South Africa I generally watched the adverts because they were so good. The original Caltex GTX ads with "Hennie and Swaer" were absolute classics.
Thank you for the tip with these guys! I didn't know the commercials and just watched some of them 😊
I had a good laugh 😂😂😂. I filmed number 11 11,5 and 11,7. It was such a fun job to do, the director is such a lovely guy to work with 😊
You filmed the Cape Town Fish market commercial? That's great! Thank you for telling me 😊 You were behind the camera? I would love to put you in the description of the video. If you like, tell me your name and I will include you there!
LOVE THE YELLOW PAGES ADVERT ❤
Greetings from England
Thank you for your vote, I'm glad you like it! 😊 Greetings from Austria!
Those are so much better than the brain numbing ads we have in No. America. Thanks
Thank you for watching 😊
These ads are brilliant. Love 'em.
I'm so glad you like them! 😊
The one with the large rolling ball was easily the best.
Yellow Pages! I'm glad you like it, thank you for your vote 😊
3:47 "You have to do something sexy to attract her..." (a tractor?) HAHAHAHAHAHA!
I'm glad you like it! It is a great one 😊😊😊
Thanks for this man; in these trying times you gave me laughter.
I LOVED the one w/ the two electricians the best. That made me LOL, so that' my fave.
Aaand... the last 3 (11, 11.5, 11.?) made for a fantastic ending. It's 'funny' that in comedy, saving the best, or at the very least top 3 bits for the close is a brilliant idea.
@jimm3370 I'm so glad you liked it! And thank you very much for watching, your votes and for your nice comment 😊 You're right, the electricians are fantastic, I was suprised myself the first time I saw it. The #11,11.5 and 11.9 are always tricky because you want to show the best immediately but need something special also for the end - I'm glad it worked this time 😊😊😊
lol commercials from my own country NOICE
I'm glad you like them, thank you for watching! You are the first from South Africa 😊
So smart and funny 😂❤ love SA so much!
You're right! I'm glad you like them 😊
Perfume: Looks & Brains... she's a keeper.
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The Courier Guy = #1!
Great choice! Thank you for your vote 😊
Better than the medication ads in the US.😅
I'm glad you enjoyed them 😊
"It doesn't smell like come to me....." 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣 Brilliant ad!!
I'm so glad you like it! It is very good 😊😊😊
Very clever.
@@innfield8836 😊😊😊
Ooooh my goodness the perfume and the soda v mentos commercials!!! IM WEAK 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm so glad you like them !😊 And thank you for your votes!
Hey he is the real life hero, Leo Prinsloo, who fought robbers caught on Dashcam!
Salute!
You're right! 😊😊😊
"This doesn't smell like come to me" DEAD😂
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My favorite was "Sugar gives you go" in the 1970s. When I used to try to educate my classmates that sugar gives a spike in energy, then it drops off, they would respond with, "But sugar gives you go" (because that is what the advert said).
That sounds great! Thank you for the information, I didn't know about the commercial 😊I tried to google it but there doesn't seem to be a lot additional information. Oh well ...
The one with the cola and mint really cracked me up. Only guys would do suchs "experiments" 😂😂😂
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I love to see South Africa's most famous armored car driver getting TV commercial work.
I'm glad you like it! 😊😊😊
I thought I recognised the bloke.
Leo Prinsloo 😊 @@brianthesnail3815
That Nando's-ad the best one. But I guess it only makes sense to a South African who will be aware of the corrupt traffic cops.
I'm glad you like it, thank you for your vote! And I think it's funny everywhere 😊
that guy doing the defence moves in 2nd commercial was the driver involved in that insane shoot out on freeway of the armoured car
You're right, Leo Prinsloo! 😊
Calling from the Caribbean. Did Marley recieved royalties for . . . 🎵🎶Every little thing is Gonna be alright?🎶🎵
I'm pretty sure the copyright holders of the song received royalties but you have to ask the agency that produced the commercial. I don't know which one it was, I myself would be grateful for more information about who produced it. Greetgins from Austria1
@@DaliborTruhlar thanks for answering
@@savagepro9060 😊
These adverts are brilliant.
I'm glad you like them! 😊😊😊
This was medicine for my nostalgia. 😄
I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊
The perfume one is hilarious
I'm glad you like it, thank you for your vote! 😊
My favourite was the perfume one, it was absolutely golden!
I'm so glad you like it! Thank you very much for your vote 😊
2:12 - I love the two different reactions to the chip here! Great end to a funny commercial!
You're right 😊
That Chicken Licken ad was completely unrealistic I'm afraid.I've seen bakkies go through the Beit Bridge border crossing with double the height of that load.
@markwillies7666 You made me laugh! 😊😊😊
No it still doesn't smell like "Come to me" 💀😂😂😂
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"Do you know your money stole my Savannah...?" I saw the punchline coming a mile away, but doncha love a good old joke?
You're right, it's a classic 😊 I didn't know the commercial before making the video, then I learned that it's quite famous. Do you know what year it came out?
I can't find an original air date; many repostings of the ad and vids like this, and apparently one of the actors is living on the streets in Johannesburg, sadly. But the product itself was first sold in '96. @@DaliborTruhlar
Yes! I remember the same joke acted by two chimps moving a piano downstairs, way back in the 1970s. Younger one says to the older one 'Hey Dad, Dad, do you know the piano's crushing my foot?' 'No son, but you hum it and I'll play it'.
Thank you for the information, that's nice! 😊Also important because they often credit the Savannah commercial with coming up with that phrase. Question is which one is older, PG Tips or Savannah? Here it is: th-cam.com/video/HgzEBLa3PPk/w-d-xo.html @devijankowicz9491
The perfume commercial: my jaw dropped and then I laughed and laughed and laughed!
That's nice! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊
The perfume advert for the win! The blonde lady is hilarious!
I'm glad you like it! Thank you for your vote 😊
"Le' me buy you lunch!"😂😀🙁😀
@Space_Debris Let my buy YOU lunch! 😊 I'm glad you like it, the dialogue is perfect!
I did like the perfume commercial. But my favourite was the yellow pages one.
Nice! Thank you for your vote 😊 Judging by the comments, I think, Yellow pages is becoming number 2, maybe more - good competition!
Glad to see your still uploading Thumbs up 👍
Hello, my friend, it's nice to see you again 😊 Yes, I've been busy but it's good to be back and to talk to you again!
Two of my all-time favorites were Steers "Broke Bakkie Mountain" and Nando's "Where's my chips?" South Africans are the most wonderfully weird people on Earth!
The Nando's commercial is very good! It's actually by the same director as Nando's "Happy Cop" and rubybox's "Come to Me", numbers 3 and 4 in the video. 😊 The Broke Bakkie Mountain, is it this one: th-cam.com/video/UYlJR8ssnHg/w-d-xo.html ?
@@DaliborTruhlar yes that's the one!
@@yossarian6799 That's great! 😊
Bro down a 2L bottle of coke and said, “nothing” 😂😂😂he don’t even need insurance bro 😂
You're right! That's a good one 😊
The yellow pages was hilarious!
Great one! I'm glad you liked it 😊
"Come To Me" was brilliant, and hilarious. I don't know how that slipped past the censors over here.
The "Ubuntu Electricians" Ford ad was the cleverest advert, playing on the BEE and AA rules. Good one for the Ford 1/2 tonner.
I'm glad you like them! You're right, they are both amazing 😊😊😊
I found this by accident after watching the Budweiser Clydesdale ads., and I just loved the tractor ad ! The next one had me thinking how racist until they swapped places, then I had to laugh. I live in West Australia and I found it quite hard to understand some of the dialogue but I love it anyway😊😊
@jackyfreeman5530 I'm glad you liked them! Thank you for your votes, that's great 😊
it's funny how something is racist as hell when it's one way but somehow not the other way and it's funny? You have a very perverted definition of racism.
Like America, the sense of humor is the first casualty when you don't actually have anything to worry about.
The yellow pages ad was great 😂
I'm so glad you like it! Thank you for your vote 😊
That's the dude driving the security van that got jumped! Way cool sir!
You're right, it's Leo Prinsloo! 😊
From England..you're ads are killing me..Super good.Can understand Afrikaans..
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THANK CHRIST they are only 13% here. And you guys realize the "courier guy" ad was that famous driver with titanium balls who was getting shot at on the freeway. BEST ONE.
Praise the Lord, you are a Christian!🙌🙌
Yes and I visited SA in the 70's. I knew what was coming. The world should take a lesson from SA about what large numbers of them means. @@savannahbridge437
13% but 50%
who's 13% dirty savage whiteys or black originator native beautiful people?
The Leo Prinsloo cameo was awesome.
You're right 😊
The man doing the self-defense commercial, #2 I believe. That man is an absolute legend. He is/was a cash courier driver, prior military I believe, whose vehicle was attacked by multiple armed robbers. Thanks to multiple vehicle cameras, it was all recorded for YT :). His response was friggin epic. Leo Prinsloo Prior SAPD SWAT equivalent. South Africa, not San Antonio :). Vid name; "Driver of armoured vehicle evades armed robbers in brazen highway heist | CAUGHT ON CAMERA"
You're right, the guy is amazing! The video was something, he's a perfect fit for the commercial 😊
I understood the " Come to me" ad because I had heard it before .In English.The rest of em- not a word.
When you already know it, it comes much easier! I mean, the understanding 😊
Humor in South Africa is certainly different than it is in the United States.
I like the one with the bear farting in the truck.
I'm glad you like it! Thank you for your vote 😊
Great collection. Against all odds, it makes me want, in my drunken state, want to move of South Africa.
That's great, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊 And I hope you are now sober enough to decide when you will move there 😊 @lacydaniels5568
The rolling ball disaster was best, then the dingbat perfume tester.
Thank you for your votes, I'm glad you like them! 😊
The Come to me ad was a crack-up. Greetings from a Saffa in NZ.
I'm glad you liked it, thank you for your vote! 😊Greetings from Austria 😊
2:43 Do I have to rub it first?! 😂😂😂
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4:04 - My weirdness, I thought this was a promotion or commercial. 😂
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The tractor one was brilliant.Especially the way they somehow avoided a lawsuit about the George Michael knock-off.
I'm glad you like it! And you're right 😊
This just tells me I need to move to South Africa and open a chicken restaurant. that is the most expensive chicken I've ever seen in my life. I'm going to get rich and I'm going to buy one of those cars that has a truck bed in it ...I miss them.😎
I understand your feelings and I wish you best luck with you truck bed! I'm just afraid, the 30 South African Rand they are talking about in the first commercial is not enough to buy you such a car 😊
Lol R30 is like $1.50.
Armstrong Beer commercial has all these beat to heck!!
That sounds amazing! I tried to find it but apparently I couldn't. Can you give me a link?
I loved them ALL! Im new and this is the first time Ive seen or heard about this channel. I must say, I am very impressed at how much I laughed! A welcomed change from World events! Thank You! I Subscribed because I need this in my life🤣 Blessings,Fran
@BatOneTwo Hi Fran! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊 Thank you very much for your nice comment and for subscribing, I hope you will find more that makes you smile or laugh!
@@DaliborTruhlar 🤗 Im sure I will. Have a great day!!
@@BatOneTwo Have a great day, too! 😊
The perfume one and the "fresh fish" one were my faves 😂
Thank you for your votes and for watching to the end! I'm glad you like them 😊
@@DaliborTruhlar you're welcome 😊
They were all great!
@@Just...Peachy 😊😊😊
2:45 Lucky No. 3 .. was gonna click off but it smells like “come to me” too!! 😂😂
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Many years back, when we lived in SA, there was a great commercial for TV fees I think. Every character’s name was John and then another, where they were trying to comment on a soccer match but this was impossible since you could only see the game from a distance. This is some 20 years ago but I remember them fondly. You don’t happen to know those? Maybe you could show them here also. Anyway, thanks for sharing. I miss South Africa 🇿🇦🥰
Thank you very much for the question, that's a good challenge 😊 And thanks for watching 😊 But I'm sorry, I tried to find the commercials but I couldn't. It would be important to know the name of the company/product/brand etc. Do you have any idea for whom the commercial was?
Omg finally a new Video! I love it! Very good content!
It's so good to hear from you again, my friend 😊And I'm so glad you like them! 😊
THANKS FOR SHAREING
Thank you for watching! 😊
They are all great. Loved them all 😅😬😷
I'm so glad you like them! Thank you very much for your nice comment and for watching 😊😊😊