Joe la Pompe, since 1999

“Masked to unmask copycats.”

Little dancer standing motionless / ouh là… oups!

THE ORIGINAL?
Audi A4 Multitronic – 2001
Watch the TV Commercial
Source : Culture Pub,
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
Citroën C4 Cactus « hula girl » – 2019
Watch the TV Commercial
Source : Packshotmag
Agency : Traction, BETC Group (France)

Eng “In these two commercials, the car is so stable in driving conditions that a little dancer on the dashboard remains desperately motionless! Quite a surprising remake for a well know french creative agency. Copycat or coïncidence? Be the judge.”

Fr « Dans ces deux films publicitaires un petit danseur reste désespérément immobile sur le tableau de bord de la voiture, tellement celle-ci est stable en conditions de conduite. Un étonnant remake assumé, une coïncidence ou un recyclage honteux? À vous de juger. »

Be the judge!

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  • Not Elvis

    02.21.2019 - 16:19

    I remember the Audi one. It was a big hit here in Spain. All the gas stations sold cheap reproductions of the tacky little Elvis. I even bought one for my little kids to laugh with it. the music was a cover of « King of the Road ». Terrific ad.

  • Karim

    06.25.2019 - 20:38

    I just saw the Citroën commercial on TV and it instantly reminded me of that of Audi for their Multitronic system. So I googled it, thinking that people would have noticed the similarities too! And there you go! 😉
    If Citroën is aware of what they’re doing, then they’re really dumb. Those two commercials are exactly the same, this is so insane!

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