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New Prius commercial?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by kkister1492, May 22, 2005.

  1. kkister1492

    kkister1492 New Member

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    I just saw a new Prius commercial. It has Steve Young in the park telling everyone about his Prius. A mime tries to move away from him and eventually tells him to shut up. "Prius - People can't stop talking about it". And then it shows Steve alone on a park bench looking for the next person to tell.

    Very cute!
     
    #1 kkister1492, May 22, 2005
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    Hee hee! I can't wait to see it!
     
    #2 bookrats, May 22, 2005
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    Just out of curiosity, what were you watching when it ran?
     
    #3 PeeDeePrius, May 22, 2005
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    I think I was watching something on TLC. Maybe it was America's Ugliest Bathrooms or Trading Spaces. I was shocked when I came back from the kitchen to hear the ending and then, since my TiVo was on, replayed it. Pretty funny.
     
    #4 kkister1492, May 22, 2005
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    I think that the Steve Young Toyota ads are produced for the Northern California Toyota dealers. So if you're not in Northern California, you probably won't see them.
     
    #5 aforkosh, May 22, 2005
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    In LA there is a commercial with people walking and car wheels turning, but no one going anywhere, except for a Prius which passes through the scene.
     
    #6 Ron Dupuy, May 22, 2005
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    That commercial was first seen during the Super Bowl.

    The fact that the Steve Young commercial was on TLC instead of a network is what surprised me the most. I had to do a double take and then replay it. I wondered how for these commercials were shown.
     
    #7 kkister1492, May 22, 2005
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    thank heavens for TiVo!

    cant wait to see the commercial myself
     
    #8 DaveinOlyWA, May 22, 2005
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    Has anyone been able to successfully extract video from a TiVO or similar digital recorder? Is it possible?
     
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    Yes, it's quite easy - that's what the "Tivo To Go" feature is designed to do ... that assumes you have a recording with the commercial in question in the first place.
     
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    Saw this commercial too last week, but have not seen it again since! I don't remember what I was watching at the time, though.
     
    #11 Presto, May 25, 2005
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    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    that was the Super Bowl commerical
     
    #12 DaveinOlyWA, May 25, 2005
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