The 6 Flags Dancing Hobo
| QuickTime link to the two :15 commercials, which will pop in a new window. 1.5 MB. |
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| If I don’t keep dancing they said I’d never see my family again |
6 Flags is a regional theme park. This means everyone throughout America does not get an equal chance to see the crazy homeless 6 Flags’ dancin’ hobo. He lives on the grounds and dances about for popcorn and empty soda cups with ice in them.
In these two fifteen-second spots, witness the simple beauty that is the dancing homeless man, and gaze in wonder at his hypnotic power. I deem this to be some of the best work of “awful” advertising; viewers are helplessly captivated by the strange dancing man. He is the perfect hook to an otherwise generic commercial. No words can describe the effect these commercials have, they should have sent a poet instead of me (a drunk).
| QuickTime link to the two :15 commercials, which will pop in a new window. 1.5 MB. |
Comment // July 3rd, 2005 // 2:45 pm
I never knew he was supposed to be homeless, I thought he was just a random old guy.
He’s not quite as annoying this year as he was last year and the year before though.
Comment // July 22nd, 2005 // 8:33 pm
I heard a rumor that the old, bald guy was really Dana Carvey in one of his disguises from the movie (the name escapes me) where he dons all kinds of costumes and becomes all sorts of wacky charectars. All I remember from the promos was “Turtle! Turtle!”
I hate these 6 Flags commercials for one reason and one reason alone. That stupid farking song gets in my head for days!
Comment // July 28th, 2005 // 3:30 pm
I thought it was suppose to be Junior Soprano on Valium !!
Comment // August 4th, 2005 // 2:50 am
I thought it was the ghost of Christmas past.
Comment // September 13th, 2005 // 9:21 pm
My dad says the Six Flags dude may be computer-generated. I disagree, but you never know…
Oh, and the name of that movie was Master of Disguise.
Comment // November 25th, 2005 // 2:21 pm
You all are crazy, this commercial is hilarious. You cannot be in the 18-49 demographics. I assume not. Relax and enjoy
Comment // December 5th, 2005 // 11:50 pm
guys, this is the best commercial ever! i get up and dance along. it’s just a funny guy dancing to some crazy music!
Comment // December 6th, 2005 // 1:21 pm
I heard the original track this song came from on the radio when I was out somewhere and all I could think about was the dancing crazy man.
Comment // December 19th, 2005 // 11:26 pm
His name is Screamer. And he’s not a hobo. You guys are fuckin’ retarded. :)
Comment // February 12th, 2006 // 1:58 pm
its a 22yr old man
Comment // March 6th, 2006 // 6:51 pm
i need the song played!!!!!
Comment // March 28th, 2006 // 11:58 pm
I am an old man myself and I really love this commerical. Never been to 6 flags, not a roller coaster person, but that commerical is very good, because it identifies the place, 6 flags and sticks in our minds.
Have a great one.
Comment // March 29th, 2006 // 11:36 am
I have to agree Diligentman, these commercials do get the job done.
Comment // April 17th, 2006 // 1:47 am
these commercials SUCK,
BLOW ME
Comment // April 17th, 2006 // 11:46 am
You sir just got a job as a writer.
Comment // May 7th, 2006 // 3:55 pm
whats the name of the song? i cant find it anywhere and its bugging the crap out of meeee
Comment // May 12th, 2006 // 3:02 pm
meow
Comment // May 13th, 2006 // 5:42 pm
Möchten Sie meinen Affen sehen?
Comment // May 20th, 2006 // 3:25 am
Sonny Goodman is the dancer. He’s 50 and made up. They shot for a month in Florida. Those flippers on water?? He deserves a medal!
Comment // May 21st, 2006 // 8:14 pm
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Comment // May 21st, 2006 // 8:14 pm
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Comment // May 21st, 2006 // 8:18 pm
That’s Sonny Oldman
Comment // June 29th, 2006 // 5:02 pm
The song is “We Like To Party” by the Vengaboys.
Comment // June 29th, 2006 // 5:03 pm
The song is “We Like To Party” by the Vengaboys.
Comment // July 3rd, 2006 // 12:44 am
quoted from 6 flags site:
Until 2004, Six Flags parks would do separate commercials for each park, sometimes with special themes (like Great America’s 25th anniversery in 2001). In 2004, Six Flags began a series of commercials linking all parks. The commercials were notable for a new mascot, “Mr. Six.” Each would start off with an old man in a tuxedo and red bow tie slowly getting off a bus only to start wildly dancing. The commercials were an immediate hit and Mr. Six became an official mascot for the parks, although he was retired after the 2005 season.
Mr. Six must be Mr. Goodman
Comment // July 3rd, 2006 // 12:45 am
just found this:
Due to his spryness, it is believed he is played by a much younger actor under heavy makeup and possibly a bald wig. Six Flags, however, has thus far refused to reveal the actor’s identity. However, in February 2006, writer Paul Davidson revealed on his website [1] that Mr. Six was played by Danny Teeson of Queer Eye for the Straight Girl. Further proof of this identification was found by Mark Evanier, using Google. He found a reference to Danny Teeson playing Mr. Six on the website for Professional Vision Care Associates. His name has since been replaced with “Mr. Six” on the site.
Comment // July 31st, 2006 // 9:09 pm
Would somebody please tell me how I can download 6 Flags theme song onto my cell phone as a musical ringer. Much appreciate the info. Will pay if necessay.
Comment // December 30th, 2006 // 8:01 pm
To make a ringtone, you gotta get the music off a cd or download it, edit it down to a 15-20 sec clip with software like Audacity or something, then with a program called BitPim and a USB connector cable for your specific phone (or you can use bluetooth of so equipped) install it in your ringtone folder in the phone.
Comment // February 28th, 2007 // 1:14 am
This Mr. Six – What a fun lively character. It is sad to see how many spoil rotton people live amoung us. To take life and have it so good all you can do is meditate on the down side of depression. Theme parks are for the people who want to enjoy life, but those that like live a on the depressing side of the line I suppose you can check yourself in to the mental health department – pop some anti depressants and join the happily depressed theme at the local sanitarium.
Comment // February 28th, 2007 // 11:45 am
Mister Six, did you make this cartoon? http://www.strindbergandhelium.com/park.html Be honest.
Comment // May 10th, 2007 // 6:31 pm
The dancing man is suppose to be the owner of the ad agency that holds the six-flags account!!!!
Comment // May 12th, 2007 // 2:26 pm
And every time the door to his office opens you hear the theme song play (doo da doo dap dip dip dip dip do da doo) *door closes, music abruptly stops*
“Johnson, that man is more of a genius then we could ever hope to be.”
“Yessir Stevens, right as always sir.”
Comment // October 9th, 2007 // 11:05 pm
That old guy scares the young out of me. He reminds me of grandpa in the original
Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I love that movie, but don’t want to see him at Six Flags.
Somebody in the marketing department should be put to sleep. I thing ageism
is just as bad as racism. What if they had black people bouncing a basket ball, or a Rosie going “ching chong ching”? What if they showed a white girl going to college. The white people would be up in arms. What if they showed a Japanese man making a reliable car. Can anybody say D-Day? We should pray that the old people of this nation don’t grow brains and figure out that you guys think that they can dance. Until that day comes, I’ll pray enough for all of us.
Comment // January 17th, 2008 // 12:10 pm
Not only that but sexist to!!! NOW DO MY LAUNDRY CRACKA!! xD
Comment // April 24th, 2009 // 9:18 pm
HE IS AWSSOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!