Geico Cavemen
| QuickTime link to the :30 spot, which will pop in a new window. 3 MB. |
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| Caveman sticking it to the non-cave man |
This is one of my favorite spots currently airing on TV. It’s an ad for Geico car insurance featuring maligned cavemen. Some of you may have seen the lesser played version of this spot where after the announcer finishes recording the commercial, we see an angry caveman on the set throw down a boom mic and storm off.
This is one of those commercials that is so weird it does a good job of getting your attention. And metrosexual passive-aggressive cavemen are just funny.
| QuickTime link to the :30 spot, which will pop in a new window. 3 MB. |
Comment // December 18th, 2005 // 3:45 pm
This is my favorite commercial for every reason. But what I love the most about it is the caveman who refuses to order any food. The facial expression he has when he put down the menu is so priceless. I love it!
Comment // December 22nd, 2005 // 7:37 pm
Every time I’m at a restaurant I order the roast duck with the mango salsa.
Comment // December 22nd, 2005 // 10:40 pm
They left this one open at the end…hoping for a sequel !
Comment // December 27th, 2005 // 11:49 pm
I always order the Roast Duck with the Mango Salso, but no one ever “gets it”. How is it that I’ve seen this thing about 600 times (and still laugh every time) but no one seems to know what I’m talking about!?
This commercial is a close 2nd to the Nextel dancing boys.
Genius.
Comment // December 29th, 2005 // 12:26 am
This is too funny
Comment // January 3rd, 2006 // 12:05 am
who are the actors? they are very good.
Comment // January 3rd, 2006 // 9:10 pm
They remind me of Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and Val Kilmer. They were in “The Salton Sea” together.
Comment // January 4th, 2006 // 12:29 am
Hey Rumbledog, are you TELLING me caveman#1 ISN’T Val Kilmer? I coulda sworn it was him!!
Comment // January 4th, 2006 // 5:07 am
I don’t know. Are you being sarcastic? I tried to find some confirmation on the web that it’s him, but to no avail.
Comment // January 6th, 2006 // 10:39 pm
Dog. I wasn’t being sarcastic, just kind of a wiseass. Its not him. But he does look EXACTLY like him.
Comment // January 8th, 2006 // 10:14 pm
I’VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE TO FIND OUT WHO THE ACTORS ARE IN THE GEICO CAVEMAN COMMERCIAL– I HAVE THIS NEED TO FIND OUT IF INDEED THE CAVEMAN ON THE RIGHT IS VAL KILMER— THEN I READ THIS SITE AND REALIZE I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS IT’S HIM. WHERE CAN WE CONFIRM WHO THE ACTORS ARE ?
Comment // January 10th, 2006 // 5:30 pm
That is definately IceMan.
Comment // January 13th, 2006 // 1:57 pm
It has to be him. Especially at the end of the scene, just like in “the saint”.
Comment // January 22nd, 2006 // 8:11 pm
How about that. Cavemen are still around. Kind of puts a hole in the theory of evolution, doesn’t it?
Comment // January 25th, 2006 // 3:10 am
Welcome guys.
I had a recent epiphany, and realized that the
key to the greatness of the “I’ll have the roast duck with the mango salsa” line, is the calculated pause after “duck”.
Sheer acting brilliance I’m tellin’ ya. This commercial is, in all seriousness, better than some movies I have suffered through lately. At least it makes you laugh and smile and feel good about the person who created it, as opposed to wishing that the screenwriter in question gets mauled in a horrific lawn mower incident….
Comment // February 6th, 2006 // 4:14 am
where can i order the commercial of the cavemans?
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Comment // February 7th, 2006 // 8:09 pm
What’s up with the guy with no appetite? AND, if they’re cavemen shouldn’t they be in … well, a cave. Sooooo, the research was done and they don’t exist do therefore they weren’t there so the commercial must be figment of our collective imaginations.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Comment // February 8th, 2006 // 6:19 am
I side with the cavemen. Geico should have been a little more culturally informed.
Geico doesn’t care about cavemen.
Comment // February 8th, 2006 // 2:54 pm
there are 3 commercials total, but i can’t find any clips of the 2nd. it’s the seque between the tv crew member walk-off and the dinner apology; there are 3 cavemen in a living room, one is playing the piano, and they see the commercial. anyone know where i can find that clip?
Comment // February 12th, 2006 // 2:44 pm
i keep telling my husband that th3ese are real people and he tells me they arent, well are they or arent they? let me know, i thought i saw them on t v once before as real people,
Comment // February 16th, 2006 // 7:19 am
This is one of those commercials that will last forever.Kudos to the team that directed it.
Tumbs Up!
Comment // February 17th, 2006 // 1:41 am
Allright guys/ladies, enough about the caveman. Lets talk about the Nextel Dancing Boys. They’re even funnier than the Caveman (God bless them!).
How can something so gay, be so mainstream hilarious! And how much money do Hip Hop pioneers – Salt ‘n Pepa – get everytime they play it?
Comment // February 18th, 2006 // 10:47 pm
Man!!! I thought I was the only one wholoved this commercial. The expression on the 2nd cavemans face IS priceless. I always love a good commerical and the ranks in the top 3 for me!!!
Comment // February 18th, 2006 // 11:03 pm
Yes. The actor on the right in the Geico TV spot IS VAL KILMER. He had not been very busy lately and decided to do a few small projects like this, just for kicks.
Comment // February 23rd, 2006 // 9:04 pm
I could have sworn the caveman on the right was Val Kilmer too, but it’s not listed on his IMDB. This is one of the funniest ads I have ever seen, one of the only ones I don’t fast forward to on tivo!
Comment // February 24th, 2006 // 12:12 am
I am glad to know I am not the only one who is irresistably compelled to watch this commercial everytime it comes on. The actors, whoever they are, did so much with just a couple oflines, and their facial expressions. And they did it through all those prosthetics! Amazing!
I think the secret of the commercial, what makes it so apealing is the underlying premise that caveman are STILL around, (weren’t we all aware of that??) and they actually have CULTURE! The way they play it is as if they are college educated; business men. That idea in it self is hilarious.
And then when they get obviously offended at the guys ignorance, well, it just hits you right in the ol’ funny bone.
Most comercials I get sick of, but this one, well…I’m definitely hooked! It gets funnier every time!
Comment // February 24th, 2006 // 5:53 pm
Best commercial since the Little Caesars Pizza 4 Bucks commercial!
Comment // February 24th, 2006 // 7:28 pm
Makers of obnoxious commercials everywhere could take a good lesson from this one on the value of subtlety and underplaying.
Comment // February 26th, 2006 // 10:14 pm
Okay. True or False. The Geico Caveman commercial is even funnier than the Nextel Dancing Men. I’m taking a poll.
Comment // February 28th, 2006 // 2:23 am
I love this commercial. The caveman’s tude he throws at the Geico guy is priceless at the end, I laugh every time!
Comment // March 1st, 2006 // 2:18 pm
These guys are a marketing phenomenon that occurs once in a generation.. ENJOY IT..
Lets hope they take these guys to the next level which is a mondern day MUNSTERS / ADAMS FAMILY series, we need a little comic relief these days and with the paramters the media can work with as they are… these two cavemen are GOLD.
They took that “PARDON ME, DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON” line and replaced with the I’ll have Roast Duck and Mango Salsa request… Of course you need a “straight” man ( PUN INTENDED)
to deliver that pursed lip gay face shot to make it work.
Comment // March 3rd, 2006 // 12:05 am
Roast duck one is second to the one when he drops the boom mic…what about the one when the cavemen are at home?
last…where can we download these commercials..ive looked everywhere please help!
Comment // March 3rd, 2006 // 12:08 am
where can i download this…..i need them too funny
Comment // March 5th, 2006 // 8:07 pm
I cannot believe that Ronda Harvey on this blog wrote: “i keep telling my husband that th3ese are real people and he tells me they arent, well are they or arent they? let me know”.
You have got to be the dumbest person on this planet.
Yes I agree this is the best comercial televised current but unfortunately it brings out the “Blondes” who still believe there is no such thing as an actor and real cavemen still exist..
Comment // March 6th, 2006 // 4:22 pm
one of the best commercials ever.
their underbite and the attitude thrown at the modern man is hilarious!
omg!
Comment // March 6th, 2006 // 9:43 pm
So, the guy that you posted the photos of (the three links) is the guy that played Skipper on Sex in the City…the one Miranda dated early on.
In case you were wondering….
SD
Comment // March 6th, 2006 // 9:53 pm
Ok, I found the second ad…you can view it here….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFrQqaQ7i4&search=caveman
It’s not as good as the third one.
Comment // March 14th, 2006 // 7:24 pm
I think the announcer and the two cavemen are all the same person. Watch the expression on the announcer’s face carefully when he sits down at the table, then compare it to the others.
Comment // March 24th, 2006 // 3:27 pm
I think the Geico commercial is one of the funniest commercials ever made. The facial expressions on both the cavemen and the Geico guy are priceless. I laugh every time I watch it. Obviously, it’s totally goofy and makes no sense but, then again, so is life.
Comment // March 25th, 2006 // 10:24 am
Funniest THING I have ever seen. Period. Modern genious, Anyone know how I can download all three commercials?
Especially number 3.
Please email me direct:
acil@optonline.net
Thanks
Comment // March 25th, 2006 // 10:25 am
Funniest THING I have ever seen. Period. Modern genious, Anyone know how I can download all three commercials?
Especially number 3.
Please email me direct:
acil@optonline.net
Thank you
Comment // March 27th, 2006 // 8:58 pm
everytime i see this commercial its makes me laugh loll everytime lol
Comment // March 28th, 2006 // 11:58 am
who are you fucking people? why would you care about a commercial this much to investigate it and it’s actors/producers/etc die a horrible painful death and leasve the gene pool unhithered
Comment // March 28th, 2006 // 1:43 pm
People wanted to know the actors and looked them up. Kind of ironic someone would talk about cleaning up the gene pool with the name “Nekromantik”
Comment // March 29th, 2006 // 10:54 am
where can i find a clip of the original commercial where the caveman throws down his headset(or whatever) and says “that is NOT cool!!” I want to see that one.
Comment // March 30th, 2006 // 2:52 am
Absolutely one of the best ads in some time. It’s the absurdity of the scenario and dry humor which makes it so funny. Bonus points for the jab at “political correctness”.
I always watch this one through when I see it on the tube. Now I can get a fix whenever I need it, thanks to this website.
Comment // March 31st, 2006 // 12:58 am
Man, I thought I was the only fool to crack up everytime that caveman made that face. I’m sure that we all found this site the same way….
….So how do we get the clips?
Comment // March 31st, 2006 // 3:59 pm
Follow the Quicktime link in the article to get to the movie. Later posts now let you just click on the still frame to view movies.
Comment // April 2nd, 2006 // 9:55 pm
Nerd-Alert.
Comment // April 4th, 2006 // 4:28 am
I still (to this day) swear that the one caveman IS Val Kilmer. Regardless of who it actually is I still say it is Val.
Comment // April 4th, 2006 // 3:28 pm
The best commercial ever made. It is as if you are actually seeing a real caveman. Superb!
p.s. The caveman on the left is obviously the weaker performance of the two and should have his ASG card taken.
Comment // April 5th, 2006 // 5:59 pm
thank you, SD, for posting the 2nd one!! i’ve been looking everywhere, it seems like!
Comment // April 11th, 2006 // 2:15 am
I’ll tell you who I think is the caveman who lost his appetite. I think it’s the one and only Billy Bob Thorton. Tell me that definitely doesn’t look or sound like him.
Comment // April 11th, 2006 // 10:57 am
As someone pointed out earlier, the actors are two men named Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber.
Comment // April 16th, 2006 // 3:37 pm
I thought I was in a “Twilight Zone” episode. I would talk to my wife and others about the caveman geico commercials. And they would say that is one of the dumbest commercials. I felt I was the only human left in a world of robots. At least now I know I am not alone. And I did not fall into another parallel world where everone else wears goatees etc. Thanks.
Comment // April 20th, 2006 // 9:47 pm
Check out: http://www.upwithcavemen.com
Comment // April 21st, 2006 // 3:13 pm
I absolutely LOVE these commercials! In fact, so much so that I switched my auto insurance to Geico! When they sent me a satisfaction survey which asked how easy it was to sign up, I think we all know what the answer was … so easy a caveman could do it! I feel so at one with this community!
Also, I love the roast duck caveman’s disgust indicated by shaking his head after his friend says, “Yeah, next time, maybe do a little research.” EXCELLENT! If that’s really Skipper from Sex and the City, I have to say – way to go, Skip!
Comment // April 26th, 2006 // 7:23 pm
Has anyone else suspected that one of the cavemen is played by the same guy who plays the announcer? Nice doubling if it’s true.
Comment // April 27th, 2006 // 3:56 pm
This is the greatest commercial that will ever be made… unless they make another caveman commerical!!!
Comment // April 27th, 2006 // 4:20 pm
This “Catch-22″ scenario you speak of, Joe, presents a causality crisis that chills me to the bone.
Comment // April 28th, 2006 // 5:05 pm
This is my personal favorite commercial of all time.The expression on the 2nd caveman’s face is priceless.Does anyone know where I can get a good picture of the 2nd caveman staring the Geico guy down at the end.I want to make it my desktop.
Comment // May 3rd, 2006 // 8:38 pm
http://www.hidetheshortfilm.com/images/29.jpg Someone posted a pic of Ben Weber, here’s a pic of Jeff Daniel Phillips. I found it on the website for his short film “Hide.”
Comment // May 4th, 2006 // 1:46 pm
I was sure one of the actors was Harry Hamlin. Since I haven’t seen much of him since LA Law I figured he’d be willing to do such a funny commercial. I wonder if they smell.
Comment // May 14th, 2006 // 6:53 pm
A great deal of thought is put into any great advertisement. There are many subtle nuances that make the CM series one of my favorite campaigns. CM3 is the best only because the other 2 brought us to that point. These cavemen live together in a nice home and have money. That indicates to me that they are gay (“not that there’s anything wrong with that” Seinfeld). That being said, I think that the caveman that ordered dinner used his influence to make sure that the caveman without an appetite attended the “I’m sorry for offending you” appology dinner. It’s a classic husband and wife situation.
The creators should be applauded. I wish more companies would realize that there are intelligent viewers out here.
The next ad should personalize them with names and what they do for a living (or would that take away the mistique?). It would make a great TV series as long as they had good writers.
Comment // May 15th, 2006 // 1:48 pm
creo que si el cromignon fuera un poquito mas peludo seriaalgo mucho mejor. ademas el sexo no es bueno con condon.
Comment // May 22nd, 2006 // 3:17 pm
to analyze even further….
the implication of the scene further shows us the complex character development: the cavemen are there, they have dressed up, and traveled to the restaurant, obviously at the Geico representatives’ invitiation. So they were willing to “hear him out” for his apology.
Yet they still want to make it clear that they’re pissed and aren’t letting him off the hook easily… love it!
Comment // May 31st, 2006 // 12:46 pm
This is pure genius. THANK GOD you people appreciate these ads as much as I do. I can’t say I thought I was alone, but I never dreamed there were this many of us who “got it.” Nice work on the analysis by Caveman Dan. Exactly what I was thinking.
Comment // May 31st, 2006 // 1:01 pm
Also, is it just me or does the Caveman playing the piano sound EXACTLY like actor Thomas Lennon of Comedy Central’s “Reno 911″ (plays Officer Dangle – the one who always wears short shorts) and also from MTV’s “The State (that sketch comedy that was on like 12 years ago). The piano playing caveman in the second ad sounds just like that guy, and he is out of focus so we can’t see his face. I checked Thomas Lennon’s credits on IMDB and found nothing about the Geico caveman ads, but seriously – it sounds EXACTLY like him, even the tone of voice in his delivery.
Comment // June 3rd, 2006 // 1:42 am
Have you noticed that the Cavemen are wearing white linen suits? The Roast Duck guy has sunglasses on top of his head! In addition to the superb writing, the commercial is expertly edited. To get so much into such a short commercial is amazing. Like many of you, I thoroughly enjoy seeing it every time it airs, which is a sign of the commercial’s excellence.
Comment // June 8th, 2006 // 11:29 pm
Sequel? Could there be a cross advertising promotion where the Cavemen appear in an Aflac commercial? Get it? The Aflac Duck and the Caveman ordering the roast duck? Well, Aflac did do something like that in the Chinese food delivery commercial. That’s a funny one too.
Anyway, yes, the Geico Caveman commercial makes me laugh every time I see it. The script, directing, editing, makeup and acting are all perfect.
The ironies are numerous. In my view, the basis of the joke is the modern-day corporate caution and fear of offending a group, or in other words, the necessity to be “politically correct”, otherwise you might somehow offend someone or some group in even the most subtle or unintended way. As safe and “PC” as the faux commercial tries to be, they end up being caught in a very sticky and embarrassing public relations mess.
By the way, I wonder why in the script, they didn’t say “Neanderthal” instead of “caveman”. I think Neanderthal would have worked even better. I wonder if there was somehow a fear of using Neanderthal for some PC reason?
The second irony is that the cavemen not only exist (in this fictional world), but they are far from the unintelligent and unsophisticated stereotype that the faux commercial carelessly assumes them to be.. The corporation is embarrassed to learn that they not only exist, but they are sophisticated, in clothing, taste and culture and evidently have political power, enough to command a lunch meeting at a fancy restaurant to receive a face-to-face apology. Without an apology, the cavemen could presumably unleash their political power to the masses, or to their powerful kind, to organize some kind of rogue action such as a boycott against the offending corporation.
Another irony that tops off the humor and finalizes the commercial is the modern sensitivity of the caveman, who whenever portrayed in any other attempt, are portrayed as having very little personality or emotion, or perhaps a very rough personality. It says, “Yes, Cavemen not only still exist but their feelings can be hurt.”
Final thought, bottom line – As an advertisement does it get the message out? My guess is yes, since the commercial has been running for so long. It probably has helped create more name recognition for Geico and good feeling for the name, and perhaps it has gotten the message across that it is easy to use Geico.com.
Comment // June 9th, 2006 // 11:44 am
There are actually two “prequels” to this spot, one where a Caveman boom operator throws down his mic on set after the announcer says his line, and then one of the two Cavemen in their hip apartment setting seeing the spot on TV and being mildly offended.
Comment // June 13th, 2006 // 12:09 pm
This is the best commercial I have seen in several years!!!! My husband and I get upset when we catch the tailend of it on TV. I have to hand it to the marketing director..this is awesome!!! Just awesome!!!
Comment // June 13th, 2006 // 10:44 pm
A month ago the buffalo Sabres were playing the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ottawa has a player named Vaclav Varada, and to be kind, he has a face only a mother could love.
Before he went to Ottawa, ha played for the Sabres, and was a fan favorite.
Someone in the crowd in Buffalo held up a sign that was truly classic. It just had a picture of Varada, along with that infamous phrase, “I’ll have the Roast Duck with the Mango Salsa”.
Not only did it bring down the house, but it got newspaper mention!
Comment // June 14th, 2006 // 5:25 am
“metrosexual passive-aggressive cavemen”
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // June 14th, 2006 // 5:59 am
i wanna know who plays the two cavemen in the commercial???
Comment // June 17th, 2006 // 12:45 pm
Excellent dudes. Everyone I know loves it. Maybe a sitcom is in order or a whole line of tee-shirts!!!!!!!
Comment // June 18th, 2006 // 6:08 am
I think they just got Val Kilmer(no appetite) and Don Johnson(roast duck…with the mango salsa) in one of his oldschool Crockett attire. Doubt they needed much makeup for either one. Was wondering when their careers might take off again. They really need to thank Geico for the getting their hairy faces back in the spot light again. And for putting out great commercials.
Comment // June 19th, 2006 // 9:54 pm
Jesus, I just dont get it. This is by far one of the WORST commercial campaigns EVER. I can’t believe you all love it so much. Even the old Gayco commercials with the squirrels was funnier than this waste of time. Wow, I still get puzzled by how easily the cattle are amused.
Comment // June 20th, 2006 // 7:59 am
Go here for the clips, search Geico. http://www.funnyclipcentral.com/commercials.php
Comment // June 20th, 2006 // 12:18 pm
Anyone got a recipe for Roast Duck with Mango Salsa?
Comment // June 20th, 2006 // 9:04 pm
This is unquestionably one of the most excruciatingly unfunny commercials I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m stunned that anyone over the age of ten actually finds it amusing.
Wow, cave men DO still exist, what a stroke of comic genius.
Golly gee, that dummy who thought cave men were extinct sure did look foolish.
Hilarious.
Hopefully Geico will include some dinosaurs or dodo birds in their next spot, boy will that be funny.
Comment // June 22nd, 2006 // 3:35 pm
Has anyone considered Harry Hamlin for the Duck/Mango Salsa guy? The expression on his face is EXACTLY Harry Hamlin’s!
Comment // June 22nd, 2006 // 4:17 pm
Oops! I’m one of those who obviously can’t read! Just saw entry #17 re the actors. Mea Culpa!
Comment // June 23rd, 2006 // 12:12 pm
i knew i wasn’t the only one who thought one of the cavemen looked like val kilmer, every time i saw the commercial, i giggled to myself and wondered if anyone else thought that too.
Comment // June 24th, 2006 // 2:32 am
How did they get to the apology dinner? Do cavemen even DRIVE? IF so, what sort of car? Maybe a Chevy Boulder? I
Comment // June 25th, 2006 // 12:07 am
By far the funniest commercial out there…I don’t think anyone famous plays the cavemen…a link to their names were listed above…True comedic genius…all we need now are a bunch of t-shirts featuring these guys…
Comment // June 26th, 2006 // 9:42 am
The second I saw the caveman who had lost his appetite, I KNEW it was Vincent! I absolutely LOVE HIM!!! And, I love this commercial. I didn’t know there was this much support. I love the internet. Great page, guys! Hi, Vincent!
Comment // June 27th, 2006 // 12:11 am
There are so many nuances to this commercial…you get an immediate impression of the CM attitude when you see the one on the left, just glaring. Mouth open. Arm draped over the back of the chair. The Armani suit and sunglasses on top of his head. Shaking his head in disgust. The poor Geico apologist looking so beaten down and ashamed. Sheer genius. This commercial is the Great Albino Catfish – with so much dreck out there, this one is 30 seconds of hysterical brilliance.
Comment // June 30th, 2006 // 3:18 pm
Really dumb. You would have to be a caveman to find it funny.
Comment // June 30th, 2006 // 3:20 pm
Dumb. You would have to be a caveman to find if funny.
Comment // June 30th, 2006 // 6:43 pm
It’s my all time favorite commercial. Each and every time I see it I laugh. But what happened to the commercial where they showed a white couch with a framed painting / drawing of a cave drawing depicting cavemen hunting down woolly mammoths with spears? THEY NEED TO DO MORE of these guys and less of that Gecco.
Comment // June 30th, 2006 // 9:22 pm
I love the commercial and has others have said, it just gets better each time. It beats the Alka Seltzer ones of days gone by. Hope it gets lots of awards. What I don’t like is that now every Madison Ave adman will be trying to be the next bets, off the wall, out there, goofy commercial. They simply don’t get the fact that this commercial is a bit of magic and it won’t happen again, ever. The harder the ad makers try to duplicate the freshness, the caught off guard insanity of it, the more truly hideous ones we will have to watch. Already it’s happening. The “wow” guy from Visine. That horrid nasally voice he has. And that awful Snickers commercial where an idiot is serenading a guy eating one. We are using the mute button a lot these days. Soon it will be goodbye forever to commercial TV. Ads get longer, louder and more humiliating each day. Doesn’t anyone think about how our country looks to the rest of the world when people judge us by what we watch? I am embarrassed to think of Japan or Europe or England watching these ads.
Comment // July 1st, 2006 // 3:57 pm
The one I miss is after saying, “so easy, even a caveman could do it”, a caveman behind the scenes throws down a piece of equipment (a boom mic, if I remember correctly) and shouts, “Not cool!” and goes storming off.
Ahhhh, what I would give to see more of the cavemen!
Comment // July 2nd, 2006 // 12:24 am
I agree with Jason, the initial “Caveman” spot where they are part of the crew should always precede the “restaurant.” There was another where the announcer tries to apolgize to the Cavemen and thy accuse him of being condicending. I’ve only seen that spot once
Comment // July 2nd, 2006 // 12:35 am
The Original “Caveman” commericial is available at http://www.martinagency.com. From the home page click on “What We’ve Done” on that page click on the Geico Icon in the upper right-hand side of the page and then click “Insult” you get a Quick Time :30 second of the original.
Comment // July 2nd, 2006 // 6:05 am
A seriously awful commercial. I’m really surprised so many people like it.
Comment // July 2nd, 2006 // 1:22 pm
Your opinion and 50 cents will buy your virginity back…
Comment // July 6th, 2006 // 12:46 am
# Max Says:
March 14th, 2006 at 7:24 pm
I think the announcer and the two cavemen are all the same person. Watch the expression on the announcer’s face carefully when he sits down at the table, then compare it to the others.
I thought the same thing, only I think the caveman with no appetite and the announcer are the same. Do you notice that they are never shot in the same scene?
Comment // July 6th, 2006 // 7:56 am
It’s such a relief to find a whole bunch of people who appreciate the humour of these ads. I chortle uncontrollably everytime they are aired.Without a doubt they are the funniest out there. I’m certain a sitcom would be a huge hit. It would be a shame if the original actors were not involved if a sitcom was ever made. Hey! Great idea about the t-shirts.
Comment // July 6th, 2006 // 11:51 pm
re: the actors
the one as the boom operator is JOHN LEHR. (comediclectures.com and johnlehr.com) (john is starring in a new improvised sitcom this nov. on tbs: 10 items or less.) he’s also back as a caveman along with the other two duck/mango salsa guys in a bunch of new spots. they’re going to be amazing!
Comment // July 10th, 2006 // 5:27 pm
I googled “roast duck with mango salsa” and got here, proof the commercial is so good there is a community of others with similar good taste. Good job Geico and Martin Agency
The start of this thread says it best …metrosexual passive-aggressive cavemen are just funny.
Comment // July 12th, 2006 // 2:25 am
The passive-aggressive caveman looks and acts exactly like someone I know, which makes it even more hilarious for me.
Comment // July 12th, 2006 // 4:08 am
both caveman performances are brilliant. notice that when lefty says “roast duck” he says it with emphasis and looks at the announcer, then turns [to waiter] and continues, “with the mango salsa.” many posts seem to imply that it takes a movie star to convey a performance of this calber; i think they miss the point. it takes a talented, uncorrupted ego to bring a performance like this come off.
Comment // July 12th, 2006 // 10:17 am
I almost bought GEICO auto insurance but then I saw this ad and realized how poorly GEICO treats cavemen.
It’s sad that they didn’t do more research before running such a promotion.
I’ll buy their product when the tarpits freeze over!!
Comment // July 13th, 2006 // 1:15 pm
While this is without question, a true gem of a commircial, I think the best thing about it is that the actor who is playing the “Non-Eating” caveman is none other than Val Kilmer. Yes, the “Saint” is also a caveman.
Comment // July 13th, 2006 // 5:39 pm
I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. Val Kilmer is not in this commercial. The actors are listed above in this comment thread.
Comment // July 14th, 2006 // 1:48 pm
The point is the guys like “well if i knew cavemen were still around i wouldnt have made a joke about them”. Its a play on the “i didnt know you were native american, sorry about the joke about drunken indians”. like the apology is so obviously pathetic as to not even be an apology. Its only slighly less offensive as “oh i didnt know you were black, i mean you dont look black”. But since its not against any specific race its about cavemen. Im not sure what the point of the commercial is. They should say at the end: “dont try to apologize for something you didnt think was wrong in the first place”. Or in this case dont order dinner for a caveman he might order the most expensive item to get you back.
Comment // July 16th, 2006 // 5:52 am
I have started to use the “roast duck phrase” during conversations that I could care less about. I too swore it was Val Kilmer. My 3 year old cracked me up when my wife asked “what do you want for lunch baby”? My daughter replied ” I’ll have the roast duck with the mango salsa”!!
Comment // July 17th, 2006 // 1:38 pm
i was on an important and very serious business call and a friend came in with his long hair a mess, unshaven, with his sunglasses on his head. i wasn’t really paying attention when he pointed to himself and then pointed @ my whiteboard. he’d written ‘i’d like the roast duck, with the mango salsa’. i had to put the call on hold cause i was laughing so hard. what made it so funny was that we’d never talked about the commercial.
this commercial is a good barometer. if someone doesn’t think this is funny, question their intelligence. they miss 95% of the commercial because their limited intellect can only process so much @ one time; so all they see is cavemen in suits, and think it’s stupid. the ad should be used as a litmus test for screening everything from job applicants to potential mates.
so, yeah, Paul, i guess that makes you lord of the idiots. but suddenly, with the woman who thinks the ‘cavemen’ are real, a new contender has emerged…
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Comment // July 23rd, 2006 // 12:23 am
this is a fanstastic commericial that has excellent social commentary. I am glad other folks hate PC sensitive people too
Comment // July 24th, 2006 // 12:31 am
I love the Geicko commercials on my tv. It’s the best I could see in all. They should make more of that little lizard animated computer often on the screen, he’s so cute.
The voice-over man Jake Wood is good to talk for the lizard.
The Best Regards
David J. Goulard
Comment // July 26th, 2006 // 4:59 am
The incomparable stare by caveman without apppetite cracks me up everytime. I’d love to know what he’s thinking at that moment. My guess is, “and I suppose you expected me to order every dish on the menu, guzzle it down like a savage and ask for a doggy bag to to provide for the hungry family back at the cave”.
Comment // July 26th, 2006 // 10:45 am
PLEASE BRING BACK THE GECKO!!! Your new commercials with Lil’ Richard Burt B., etc. are terrible. I hope you are not taking the Gecko off the air. He is adorable and pleasant to watch and listen to. I am sorry to complain, but I do hope you get some more requests to bring back the Gecko.
Thank you
Lou
Comment // July 29th, 2006 // 10:29 am
I agree with Lou. Bring back the Gecko!! Your recent ads with Little Richard and others are AWFUL and meaningless. You have a goldmine in the Gecko. By the way whose voice is it? I’m English and need to know.
Comment // July 29th, 2006 // 10:52 pm
I need a poster of the cavemen in #3. Anybody?
Comment // July 31st, 2006 // 8:10 pm
I don’t understand how this company thinks that the commercials that they show would sell anything. The new commercials with the stars are absolutly stupid. Me, I just turn the channel on the tv and watch something else. I believe they are after the stupid in people.
Comment // August 1st, 2006 // 12:32 pm
so if there boom guy was a caveman in #2….how could they not know cavemen exist?
Comment // August 1st, 2006 // 11:05 pm
Only a creative mind could’ve thought of such a hilarious commercial!! My friends and i constantly re-enact this funny commercial; especially the part where the caveman orders the “roast duck with the mango salsa”. Who can forget the look on that guys face when he claims “he doesn’t have much of an appetite”. HAAAAAAAH!!!! Keep mad dogging him baby!!!!
Comment // August 3rd, 2006 // 4:55 am
I guess since Geico brought Val’s career back to life…the celeb’s in the new commercial probably thought it would help them too. I think they should have made Charo a cavewoman and threw her in the mix with Val and…heyyy maybe that is Harry Hamlin ordering the roast duck! Wow..he’s sure gone downhill since LA Law was cancelled. Either way they better give those guys those big “money for more smack and booze” contracts they are holding out for to reprise their roles for new commercials.
Comment // August 3rd, 2006 // 5:04 am
On 2nd thought, that looks more like The Dude ordering the roast duck…with the mango salsa. Its Jeff Bridges as The Big Cavebowski. Think hes been typecast now.
Comment // August 5th, 2006 // 6:17 am
I cannot believe, first, that anyone likes this rubbish. Second, that all those trying to read all the supposed crap between the lines. Sure, whatever your ‘lil brain says. You can read a lot into ANYTHING if you choose to. This is just a stupid, stupid attempt at some fresh humor, and all it achieves is some stupid half apes in suits ordering from a menu. Go back to the caves and exterminate the rest of your caveman race! Bleh… Give me the “I just saved a bunch of moey by switching to geico” dorks again…If I have to suffer at least I like variety and a punchline.
Comment // August 5th, 2006 // 6:35 am
if someone doesn’t think this is funny, question their intelligence. they miss 95% of the commercial because their limited intellect can only process so much @ one time; so all they see is cavemen in suits, and think it’s stupid. the ad should be used as a litmus test for screening everything from job applicants to potential mates.
EXACTLY what I mean. Thanks for clarifying. :>)~ Yeah, were all idiots because some don’t like it. Go back to high school dude. I have a (multiple times) tested real world Intel score (IQ) of 149-168 depending on the test. Oh, and no, not from the internet. While I’m not the sharpest tool around, I am no dummy. I don’t say that to self-promote, (OK sort of..I still can’t type for crap) but I find it a riot someone nearly claiming to be the next Marilyn vos Savant because they are so intellectually inclined as to see the masterful underpinnings of this crap. ***Chucking*** I hate the commercial. Yeah I get it’s so-called intellectual undertow you are getting at and still cannot stand its presentation, among other reasons. Glad you like it, that’s cool. Just don’t think for a second you own the rights to what is good and what is excrement.
Comment // August 6th, 2006 // 2:43 am
you people need to get a life.
Comment // August 6th, 2006 // 12:33 pm
Two things my next husband must love: the movie Swingers, and the Geico cavemen. Unfrozen caveman lawyer, you nailed it.
Comment // August 22nd, 2006 // 2:42 am
My son thinks it’s Billy Bob Thornton. I have ALWAYS thought Val Kilmer, am surprised to see other people think so too.
But Geico has too many commercials! They have so many, I’m ready to rename my TV “the Geico.” As in, “Leave the Geico on when you go out so it’ll sound like someone’s home.” Or “Where’s the remote to the Geico?” Or “Turn the g-dam Geico down, I’m trying to sleep in here.”
The new ones with the “stars” is awful, awful, awful. Where’s the remote to my Geico, so I can MUTE IT every FEW MINUTES!! It’s on ALL the TIME! The lizard’s cute, but he’s ALWAYS on my Geico. I liked the other lizard, whatever happened to him? The “veddy British” one? Oh, well. That was back in the day when my Geico was my TV.
I’m so sick of Geico, but I do love the Cavemen, and y’all crack me up ordering “the roast duck with the mango salsa” in a real restaurant. Watresses/waiters are not very funny people, at least not at work, are they.
Comment // August 23rd, 2006 // 2:29 am
I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED LIKE BILLY BOB!! AM I THE ONLY ONE???
Comment // August 26th, 2006 // 6:59 pm
Love the lizard commericals. Really like the cavemen. But the new commericals with the “celebrities” are so awful that I have to mute them. I can not believe that the same creative minds that gave us the lizard and the cavemen could possibly have anything to do with these horrors.
Comment // August 27th, 2006 // 1:23 am
Linda, I totally agree with you. I live the talking Geico with the accent. But the new celebrity commercials have got to go. I hope this is just a fluke. Geico commercials usually rock!!
Comment // August 29th, 2006 // 9:29 pm
Well… I finally surfed around long enough to find out MY burning question about the two cavemen at the restaurant. I hadn’t heard of the Val Kilmer rumor before finding this site…interesting. I would have bet my last bottom dollar that the caveman with no appetite & classic stare..was none other than the brilliant actor Mr. Billy Bob Thornton. Also, his imitation of a bobble-head doll at the end is at least the perfect ending.
Comment // September 8th, 2006 // 1:15 am
I totally agree with Linda, Natasha and others about the celebrity commercials. They have to be the worst thing ever!! I say, stick with the talking gecko, he’s the real deal!!
Comment // September 9th, 2006 // 2:22 pm
Get rid of your staff who do these stupid commercials…and
Sell the Geico…as your logo…market him in merchanise ..
hats …key chains…toys ..tee shirts…..My graddaughter would love a Geico…this commercial sells your insurance..and is the cleverist I have ever seen…whoever did these commercials has real talent….so sell the Geico..it is what sells your insurance…not apes and celebrities..
Don’t loose your market..by stupid commericals…
Be clever w/ the Geico…that is your signature and market him.
Comment // September 20th, 2006 // 1:42 pm
the main caveman looks like Val Kilmer.
Comment // September 20th, 2006 // 4:35 pm
when you ask my 5 year old what he wants for dinner he says ill have the roast duck with the mango salsa
Comment // September 21st, 2006 // 10:49 am
what is the music for commercial 4… the one that takes place in the airport?
Comment // September 22nd, 2006 // 1:25 am
The music for commerical 4 is Remind Me by Royksopp — a Norwegian techno band. Commercial is on Youtube
Comment // September 23rd, 2006 // 10:41 am
Bring back the Gecko.. I love him..
Comment // September 25th, 2006 // 12:08 am
My girlfriends and i just got back from a week long trip to hawaii, where we spent the ENTIRE time quoting the Geico Cavemen guys. These commercials are marketing genius! They are so freakin hilarious it’s ridiculous. And the scoffing noises they make after their phrases is a killer!!! We can’t get enough of these dudes!!! May the Geico cavemen commercials live on indefinitely! (Can u imagine how much these actors are getting paid secomdary to the sheer popularity of these commercials!!??? It’s become a Geico Caveman Cult following!)
And like many others, i absolutely LOVE the song featured in commercial #4!!
Comment // September 25th, 2006 // 1:09 pm
So did anyone over figure out the music in commercial 4 ???
Comment // September 25th, 2006 // 3:32 pm
Does anyone know the name of the song for commercial # 4?? I can’t get it out of myhead…but I have no idea what song it is.
Comment // September 26th, 2006 // 5:05 am
yo the song name is “remind me” by Röyksopp
Comment // September 26th, 2006 // 12:36 pm
O.K., enough about the music in the airport…Let’s figure out the deeper meaning of this spot. Is the caveman in the picture behind the caveman in the airport actually the apologetic ad account executive in the restaurant (roast duck) spot? Since there is no dialogue or voice over, there must be some deeper story here. Did the exec have to continue the campaign as a caveman in order to appease the “real” cavemen? The caveman in the picture is neither of the original cavemen and is obviously a “normal” person in a bad caveman outfit-not one of the well made up “real” cavemen. I’ve only seen the commercial twice now, so if anyone has any thoughts please post.
Comment // September 26th, 2006 // 2:08 pm
The caveman commercials are hillarious…… that people creating should be paid more.
Comment // September 26th, 2006 // 11:38 pm
can anyone tell me when the geico ad with peter graves first aired? I first saw it today.
Comment // September 27th, 2006 // 6:41 pm
Yes….I thought the caveman on the right was Val Kilmer also. He’s a Val Kilmer look-alike. I think it’s the lips.
This is going to mine and my husbands Halloween costumes for this year.
Comment // September 28th, 2006 // 1:21 am
I love these guys too. What a great ad campaign that GEICO has used with them. So much that I found my costume for Halloween this year! It ought to be a hit!
Comment // September 28th, 2006 // 6:47 pm
I love those caveman commercials…absolutely hillarious! Finally besides the “i can’t believe its not butter” advertisements….i laugh every time those cavemen come on. This morning, i saw the one at the airport where he is passing by at the airport and seeing an ad on the wall….that was hillarious as well. PLEASE, KEEP UP WITH THE CAVEMEN!! IF IT DOESN’T HELP PPL TO SWITCH TO GEICO, THEY WILL DEFINITELY NOT FORGET!
Comment // September 29th, 2006 // 3:10 am
The 4th commercial seems like its going to lead into another commercial. The idea I got is even though the guy appologized, they are still using the “so easy a caveman can do it” ads. As a caveman, he’s pissed off. If hes supposed to be one of the cavemen from the restaraunt, then he feels screwed over. Doesnt matter…its still funny. Looking forward to the next one.
Comment // September 30th, 2006 // 9:56 am
Regarding the actors, I can do without Little Richard, but Burt Bacharach singing “I hope I never get his in the reeeeeear again” is hilarious. His voice almost cracks and his actions are great! As annoying as Tony Little is, the very last part of his Geico commercial with him cranking on his worthless Gazelle yelling YOU CAN DO IT is priceless. The Gecko and the Cavemen are awesome.
Comment // September 30th, 2006 // 9:51 pm
anybody know the song/artist in the latest caveman commercial where the cavemen is walking on an airport moving stairway and sees a billboard with the ad “even a cavemen can do it” — the song is so cool!
Comment // October 2nd, 2006 // 12:39 am
I love these Geico commercials. They are the funniest commercials I’ve seen in a long time. These commercials are a satire of today’s society. Nowadays it seems people tend to get offended fast, and people often read too much into things.. We’re too politically correct. This is obviously making fun of political correctness. These are great, and refreshing to watch.
Comment // October 2nd, 2006 // 2:51 pm
In response to the song in the airport commercial..It’s from the group Royksopp..the title Remind me…from Melody a.m.
This is my favorite one.. i know there is a sequel to this one!
Comment // October 3rd, 2006 // 9:25 pm
The song in the airport commercial is by a group called “royksopp” out of Finland. The fact that whoever made this commercial even new about that group just makes the commercial that much more sophisticated. The lyrics totally match the premise too. I think these commercials are really funny and I also think the one caveman looks like Val Kilmer. Maybe he goes by another name sometimes?
Comment // October 4th, 2006 // 1:37 pm
The cavemen commercial is the best thing to come around for a long, long time.
I’ve seen people from all different ages and backgrounds stop what they are doing to watch this commercial for what must be the 100th time. That’s when you know it is a classic.
And god, so much better than the gecko or those saved a bunch of money guys. I can’t even believe they’re commercials for the same company.
I just caught the tail end of the airport commercial and I can’t wait to see the whole thing!
Comment // October 4th, 2006 // 9:05 pm
Geico Caveman Fans Rejoice!!!
I just did a search for them on youTube and two days someone posted what looks like a geico caveman movie trailer on the site. Could be a spoof but we can always hope.
Comment // October 5th, 2006 // 12:58 am
Hey Highgrade! Where did you find the costume i been lookin for it everywhere!!!
Comment // October 5th, 2006 // 6:12 pm
I cannot believe there are so many fans of the cavemen commercials! I’ve not figured out the newest one yet – came here looking for the music. (Thanks all who posted it.)
There is such an intriguing end to the restaurant commercial. I have to agree with those posters who “caught on” to all the subtleties, some of them seemingly incongruous. The CM on the left comes across as the more “macho” of the 2, but he’s wearing a pink jacket. By ordering what is likely the most expensive thing on the menu, he is probably sufficiently appeased with the dinner. But the other one… Whoa daddy! That one is TROUBLE! While he has no appetite for FOOD, the focus directed at the host leaves little doubt he has his sights set on the HOST!
I also think commercial 4 is a transition. Perhaps the CM with no appetite is being treated to an exotic vacation – with the HOST?? Just an idea… We’ll have to wait for the next installment! :-D
Comment // October 5th, 2006 // 8:58 pm
i came looking for the music too what is it?
Comment // October 7th, 2006 // 2:18 pm
heres where you can get a free mp3 of remind me
http://freemacmusic.com/remind-me-by-royksopp/
Comment // October 7th, 2006 // 8:13 pm
I don’t know is the advertising mind behind this commerical but I love it and it never seems to get old with me.
I’m fairly certain I will be getting my car insurance through Geico as soon as I purchase my next vehicle.
The one I really like is the one where he is moving along this escalator and that music I can’t get out of my head.
Some one please tell me the name of the song and the artist so that I can get it for my collection.
Don’t fir these guys they know what they are doing…grat job.
Elwin R. Ponds
Comment // October 9th, 2006 // 4:17 am
Does anyone know where I can get a good costume to look like these guys?
#4 has serious subtle humour! My favorite so far!
Comment // October 9th, 2006 // 10:10 am
I love the Cavemen commercials. Not a lot of people see the wonderful humor in these but they crack me up. I think they should get their own sit-com!!!
Comment // October 10th, 2006 // 12:24 pm
The Martin Agency is the creative genius behind the Geico commercials and other very successful ads we’ve seen over the years
I couldn’t get the latest Caveman commercial music out of my head. Thanks everyone for a very interesting read this morning. Thinking of the funny commercials and finding the music has made my day.
Comment // October 10th, 2006 // 2:34 pm
L-Man you RULE! Thanks for the linky, I’ve been dying to get that song!
I love the caveman commercials as well, this latest one with the guy in the airport is hilarious and sad at the same time.
And the one in the restaurant is just classic when he won’t order anything. Hahahahhahaha, LOVE EM!
Give us more caveman commercials and quit this other stupid garbage with the celebrities.
Comment // October 11th, 2006 // 1:29 am
Mucho Thanks L-Man, I’ve been searching everywhere for that song! Such a catchy Melody, and a fantastic Song. Going to check out more of Royksopp’s Tunes to see if any others measure up.
Comment // October 11th, 2006 // 5:13 pm
Where can I get one of these white suits? (cheap!)
Comment // October 12th, 2006 // 1:09 pm
who doesn’t love the he** out of these cavemen?? the ads are true genius on so many levels! my husband agreed with Thisisme on the meaning behind ad #4..it’s definitly not the original restaurant cavemen..i found this site by accident..i love it!! there has GOT to be a sequel.
Comment // October 13th, 2006 // 4:20 pm
The Caveman commercials are great. I by-far love the first on best. The one where he throws down the mike boom and storms off. And the one that usually followed where there are 3 cavemen, one on a laptop, one playing a baby grand and one watching a huge LCD tv when then “so easy a caveman can do it” ad shows on the tv. The one stands up, rather upset and says “did you hear that?” The others react. Its an ad you have to put some thought in to. Looking at the reactions and the fact that these cavemen are so modernized.
I must say I love the new one. Where he is in the airport riding the moving sidewalk and passes the caveman sign ad. If you have not seen this one be watching for it. the reaction of the cavman is great.
Comment // October 13th, 2006 // 4:33 pm
Thisisme – you may be right. Maybe it is the exec on the ad poster. I have it on DVD, as I do ALL the good Geico ads, and I’m curios to pause it and watch it.
Rhapsody ( listen.com has the music too. Royksopp. Has their whole library.
Comment // October 13th, 2006 // 5:23 pm
please if anybody knows where you can get a similar looking mask to the cavemen faces post it on here, i desperatly want to be one for halloween. im sure you can go to a thrift shop and find some cheap yuppie looking clothes. the mask seems to be the hard thing to find.
Comment // October 15th, 2006 // 3:42 pm
i really like these commercials. I would really like to know the name of the song and the band that did the song for the airport commercial.
I have yet to see the Mic Boom Commercial. If anyone where I can wathch them let me know.
Thanks
Dave in the Cave
Comment // October 16th, 2006 // 12:37 am
I though only my husband and I were big CM commercial fans. And we just love the airport commercial song. Whom ever new the name of the band, THANKS.
Comment // October 16th, 2006 // 6:53 pm
The band is called Royksopp – “Remind Me” from the album “Melody AM” (Geico caveman song in the airport)
You’re welcome…
Comment // October 17th, 2006 // 4:17 pm
Me want caveman mask too!!!!
Anyone have any links or will I have to hire a makeup guy to make me up. The prep cloths are ex to do and I am sure you could hold a golf club. I don’t think a mask would be as good as a two piece application. That’s only if you want to spew the lines that add more then just the scary face. I mean…er ugh no offence. Cultural effect of the “caveman” look. Don’t sue me guys.
The trailer is awsome. Who made it and why?
Comment // October 17th, 2006 // 6:00 pm
Paul Says:
June 30th, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Really dumb. You would have to be a caveman to find it funny.
Paul Says:
June 30th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Dumb. You would have to be a caveman to find if funny.
Me says Paul is a dummy!
Comment // October 18th, 2006 // 5:50 pm
whoever came up with all of the caveman commercials is a genius. they are the funniest commercials ever.
Comment // October 19th, 2006 // 8:38 am
Those commercial are the best. Can’t wait to see the next one.
Comment // October 19th, 2006 // 8:01 pm
I got on this site to find the airport music. i love it and added it to my to do list for work so i wouldn’t forget to look it up!! thanks.
Comment // October 19th, 2006 // 9:46 pm
We love the cavemen commercials and are waiting for more. Glad to know you are doing a little “research” Ahahahahah (shaking head) Cavemen are watching you
Comment // October 19th, 2006 // 9:51 pm
Get rid of the “Gecho” and bring on the cavemen.
Comment // October 20th, 2006 // 1:45 am
thanks so much for listing the song..i’ve been humming it for days. thank goodness for the internet so we can share all this great info.
Comment // October 20th, 2006 // 6:28 am
dude this commercial is the best in the whole world, my bro and i always come to the t.v just to see the cavemen order the roast duck with the mango salsa, and the no thanks not much of a appetitie saying, not to mention the little head shake caveman two makes it soo reeks of awesomeness. i cant wait for more of these guys
Comment // October 20th, 2006 // 7:04 pm
NEW CAVEMAN COMMERCIAL!!!!
One of the cavemen is on a news talk show defending himself, hilarious!!!
Comment // October 21st, 2006 // 11:21 am
The song on the latest Geico commercial is…..RÖYKSOPP’S “Remind Me” on our MELODY A.M. album Please feel free to browse our website at http://www.astralwerks.com/royksopp/ You can click the commercial as much as you want or listen to other songs.
Cheers Svien.
Comment // October 21st, 2006 // 9:33 pm
These commercials are serious mind pleasers.. They’re bland, yet hilariously funny, and quite honestly, I LOVE THEM..
The Ad Agency responsible for them is BRILLIANT… The Royksopp song from the one in the Airport is a wonderful song..
The new one, with the caveman being interviewed, and the lady sayhing “Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of their rock” is freaking HILARIOUS..
The caveman manages to look more and more disgusted with each commercial.. Just when I thought the airport commercial was great, they go and spring this one on us..
Keep up the GREAT work Geico!!
(although, i’d never purchase your overpriced insurance) no pun intended
Comment // October 22nd, 2006 // 9:29 pm
The song that is playing in the background when the caveman is in the airport is by? I love it!! I have to know who the song is by. Does anyone know?
Comment // October 22nd, 2006 // 10:49 pm
does anyone know the airport where they filmed the latest geico commercial? it looks just like dulles in wash dc.
Comment // October 23rd, 2006 // 2:30 pm
I find this to be a very offensive commercial! In due respect the cavemen of the past should NOT be made fun of..They were people too, and certainly had feelings. Why not pick of MaRTIAns or something that never existed. But It really bothers me to see the hurt looks on the cavemen after they have been humiliated.
Comment // October 23rd, 2006 // 3:06 pm
While the new FOX news takeoff is good, the caveman who gets his feelings hurt at the airport has to be one of the best commercials ever made. It’s perfect.
Comment // October 23rd, 2006 // 4:22 pm
where are the hallooween masks for the cavemen??????? if gieco was smart theyd realize they could make more money selling those masks then car insurance this fall,,millions maybe everyones looking to be a cave man for halloween..
Comment // October 23rd, 2006 // 9:29 pm
Ok. Well… I too am looking to sport a nice caveman costume for halloween. And all otherslooking to do such: it seems you will have to have a prosthetic face piece (obviously the men in the commericals have one on), there’s a couple out there (just do a google search: Prosthetic caveman face something should come up)… But hell if I know how to apply one, (let alone paint it right!)
Good luck. Loox like i’m just going to have to get artsey.
Other that, i believe the some is: “Remind me” by Roykopp (somethng close to that…) it’s pretty good. (although I’d say by far their best song)
Comment // October 24th, 2006 // 1:32 pm
The way he “glides” on the airport walkway after his disappointing discovering — his whole vacation now in ruins: pure comedic genius
Comment // October 24th, 2006 // 5:33 pm
Official Awful Commercials Geico Caveman Update! http://www.awfulcommercials.com/archives/2006/10/24/geico-caveman-roundup/
Comment // October 25th, 2006 // 2:26 am
We need to all write in requests to turn the cavemen into a sitcom. It would definitely be a hit!
Comment // October 25th, 2006 // 10:28 pm
great song…
Comment // October 26th, 2006 // 12:02 pm
My husband and I are going as Caveman and *ahem* Cavewoman for Halloween … and fyi if any of you go to a nice restraunt and order the duck you’ll find waiters will start to laugh as if it were an inside joke, I tell you these guys are CLASSIC and I love ‘em.
This was so easy to explain even a “Caveman could do it” LMAO
Comment // October 26th, 2006 // 3:05 pm
New caveman spot where the caveman is being interviewd on cnn-like program.
Comment // October 26th, 2006 // 3:35 pm
OMG these are the funniest commercials ever!!
Once I was with some friends at at Denny’s and I ordered the “roast duck, with mango salsa” (with the same tone the caveman did) and everyone in the table cracked up! even the waiter! the laughter lasted for several minutes. (I ended up ordering the grand slam breakfast).
Well it seems about 95% of the repliers loved it. There are always trolls around.
Any NFL player looks like a caveman? it will be hillarious to use that phrase.
Also I want a caveman mask for halloween, I will use a suit with it.. LOL
Comment // October 26th, 2006 // 9:57 pm
I think these GEICO caveman commercials are genius, My favorite is the first one where the caveman threw down the mike boom, Points and yells out “NOT-COOL.” My wife absolutely loves #4, The one at the airport. The humor comes from them being so seriously insulted and the facial gestures are pure perfection.
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 12:58 am
I love the caveman commercial where he’s at the airport. I notice he has a tennis racket. Wonder if he’s any good. lol.
But on a more serious note…I think he is good looking in a weird Billy Bob Thornton sort of way. Why am I atracted to freaks. I am a freak I guess. :)
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 9:08 am
The power of advertising….as I said, I too LOVE the airport commercial. I think it is perfect…the way they have the caveman walking backwards when he sees the insulting billboard, his reaction, even the music.
Especially the music…thanks to finding this site, I can listen ‘Remind Me’ and visualize this commercial.
Funny thing is, while I love the music and this actor’s performance, the advert is secondary.
This commercial is up there with the Little Richard one, which they don’t play anymore.
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 5:11 pm
I actually thought one of the actors was Harry Hamlin…geez,
now I know Im wrong
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 7:18 pm
Oh my GOD, Thank you, Turner!! That caveman has ALWAYS reminded me of Harry Hamlin!!! I’m so glad someone else said it.
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 10:08 pm
I was watching CSI last night (October 26), an episode called “Dog Eat Dog” and there was a bit part for a guy named John David Moore. I know that the actors in the Caveman commercials have been IDed already, but this guy – the stocking capped boyfriend near the end of the episode – has many of the same mannerisms and his teeth are very similar to the airport caveman. Plus, his extreme “thinness” reminded me of the guy, too. I read through this whole line of comments and found where the actors were IDed by someone, but I don’t know where that person got his/her info.
Comment // October 27th, 2006 // 10:18 pm
I”m sorry – it was JOEL David Moore, not John.
Comment // October 29th, 2006 // 2:20 am
I think it’s funny because it’s a perfect satire of pettiness. We laugh largely because we often fear making such silly mistakes ourselves, and then having to hear about it, despite the obvious lack of fault. There are really so many aspects though. A big part is also the fact that the Geico guy has no choice but to show contrition, despite the complete absurdity of the cavemen’s response. That might actually be the heart of it, because everything else plays into that, for instance, the fact that although they pretend to be such sophisticates, they’re really still just dirty grunting cavemen. Plus, the caveman’s response is just so perfectly absurd, by treading just so barely shy of the line where the Geico guy could actually call them out on it. This also hints at the stereotypical husband or boyfriend having to take crap, which is made even funnier by the gay caveman undertones. Plus, although I could be stretching here, I think the very fact that they’re cavemen makes it funnier also by allowing us to be primitive in laughing at their gayness, etc. and feeling like that’s ok, in the company of cavemen (and aren’t we all just cavemen anyway…)
Metro passive aggressive cavemen is pretty funny, though, just to begin with. In many ways, I think the add is also a way of laughing at sophistication itself (caveman playing 20th century piano music), which we also like to laugh at, because it’s one of those weirdnesses of the human condition, and yet it still makes us feel inadequate. The idea of a sophisticated caveman, though, is the perfect way to laugh at sophistication itself.
Comment // October 31st, 2006 // 9:29 pm
I went to a Halloween party this past weekend as a Geico caveman. Didn’t know they were having a costume contest, left before they had it, and STILL won!
Comment // November 1st, 2006 // 11:49 am
How cool, beekay, congrats! Did anyone insult cavemen at the party? :O)
Color me sappy, but I am still listening to ‘Remind Me’. I can’t get enough of this song. IMHO, that airport advert should be awarded commercial of the year. It was perfect.
Comment // November 1st, 2006 // 2:02 pm
just saw the spot on caveman….if thats how you treat
people, you don’t need me a customer
Comment // November 1st, 2006 // 4:54 pm
Geico commercials are good, but these caveman ones are probably the best and funniest commercials I’ve ever seen. They never get old. I hope they make 100 of these :) They just can’t change the actors, because the one guy is hilarious, you all know who he is lmao.
Comment // November 1st, 2006 // 9:06 pm
do you have pics of the costume? I did the same and was curious how others turned out.
JB
Comment // November 1st, 2006 // 11:21 pm
Yeah, have some pics. Also won “most creative” costume at work. And when the insults were hurled, I had to reply with, “that’s so condescending…”
Comment // November 2nd, 2006 // 2:31 am
Any chance I could get a copy or url where I might get to see theose pics?
JB
Comment // November 2nd, 2006 // 4:44 am
I hope more ads are made using the cave man demeaner.
A classic mindset!!!
Comment // November 4th, 2006 // 12:21 am
Just spent the last hour reading these comments and lmao! So pleased to see how many others out there find these commercials funny. I never thought that I would find another commercial more funny than the restaurant one (the look on his face is classic!) but the new one, news style, is hilarious! Whoever thinks these up is just genius! I think the people that say they are stupid are just angry because they don’t get them!
Comment // November 4th, 2006 // 2:36 pm
Hi there everyone. My name is John Lehr and I am one of the Geico cavemen. Just wanted to let you know that I star in a new show on TBS. Check out the websites below and let me know what you think.
http://tbs.com/shows/10items/
http://www.greensngrains.com
http://www.10itemsorlesstv.com
Comment // November 4th, 2006 // 5:02 pm
Well, hi John! Are you the caveman on the airport walkway?
Your new show looks like fun, I hope it is as irreverent as it seems.
Your list of credentials is impressive…how does it feel to be most beloved for a spot where you’re wearing a caveman mask??!!
Good luck with your show, I’ll be sure to catch it.
Comment // November 4th, 2006 // 6:43 pm
Awesome John, good luck on the new show and thanks for visting the site!
Comment // November 5th, 2006 // 1:30 am
So happy to see others see the jokes in these commercials. They are pure gold.
Comment // November 6th, 2006 // 12:20 am
I agree the cavemen are the best, the best I tell ya! I do love the restaurant, when the one refuses to order his face is perfect… Doesn’t have to say a word the expression says it all….way to go Geico
Comment // November 6th, 2006 // 3:36 pm
Here is a link to my costume pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63098275@N00/
Comment // November 6th, 2006 // 4:50 pm
I wonder if Geico has entertained the idea of selling a collection of these commercials on disc. I would be first in line to buy. My husband thinks I’m crazy because I bookmarked all 4 of the ads on you tube so I can laugh whenever I want. I watched the one with the boom operator about 10 times in a row last Thursday and finally had to stop because I was crying so hard. There was also a 4:30 clip there where one caveman is consoling another because the caveman he though was his friend slept with his girl. But I can’t find it now. Should have saved it after I watched it. I believe it’s suppose to be a mock “movie trailer” because it said “Coming December 2006″. Pure genius. I would like to see what amuses those people who don’t find them funny.
Comment // November 7th, 2006 // 4:51 pm
Okay, I have to add my two cents – these are great commercials! I looked up Geico to see if anyone was talking about these camemen commericals, and boy were they ever! Now I know I’m not alone in my appreciation of subtle humor. But I don’t see them enough. Does anyone know during what shows they play these most often and for what audience? Sports, drama, comedy?
Comment // November 7th, 2006 // 8:29 pm
BABS (and I can’t believe I’m saying this about a commercial!), all I know is that I don’t see them often enough. But no, I don’t see a pattern. I tuned by accident to a news show and there was my dear caveman on the airport walkway. Still as perfect as the first day I saw it.
If THAT commercial doesn’t win an Clio, there is NO justice in the world.
By the way, has anyone seen the Traveller’s commercial, as a comparison? Apparently THEY think that death under water with sharks is funny.
Now see the difference, Traveller’s?
beekay: very well done with your costume!
Comment // November 8th, 2006 // 9:14 pm
Does anyone know the name of the song on the new commercial in the airport?
Comment // November 8th, 2006 // 9:26 pm
Wow, I just noticed that Svien (is that really Svien from Royksopp???) posted here on Oct. 21st! Well, if you are the real Svien — I love your song, it was perfect for the commercial and is a wonderful song.
Thank you for it.
Comment // November 9th, 2006 // 1:18 am
the name of the song in the new Geico commercial in the airport is “Remind Me” by Royksopp ..
Comment // November 9th, 2006 // 5:05 am
I have always loved the one in the restaurant. Just saw the one in the aiport tonight, and it occurred to me these ads must have developed a cult following. Googled, and Bob’s your uncle. Geez, the internet is great.
Comment // November 9th, 2006 // 11:51 am
Yes, I’m obsessing now, but Jud you’re right, cult it is. Or cult I am.
But did you notice how John sighs after looking at his itinerary? Cute little note he interjected there.
Comment // November 10th, 2006 // 12:06 pm
There are 6 caveman commercials that I know of:
1) Crew member walks off set (“not cool”)
2) Three caveman in apartment watch commercial (most miss the 3rd caveman in the background playing the piano (anyone know what piece he is playing). The piano player’s reaction is priceless. The one caveman says “did you hear that?”, the piano player pauses and waves him on like, yeah yeah, and goes right back to playing.
3) The apology (one of my favorites)
4) The CNN type interview (“I’m not a hundred percent in love with your tone right now” … “Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the rock”
5) Airport “Always something to remind me” (my favorite) The song is the title cut on a CD by a new group. I think they are from the Netherlands. It’s available on amazon.
6) Caveman on cellphone at airport who’s pissed because the sign is still up: “We’ll apparently not, cause I’m looking right at it.”
If there are more, someone let me know. There is also the film trailer on one site which is entertaining, but not part of the “series”. I love the acting in these and the underlying themes. Subtle, intelligent, and ironic. They crack me up everytime.
Comment // November 10th, 2006 // 10:09 pm
The taxi guy in the dominoe’s pizza commercial (brooklyn style pizza) -great acting, funny as hell. I am folding like a man!!
Comment // November 12th, 2006 // 7:06 pm
Loren, can’t thank you enough for the name of that song! It has been driving me crazy!
Comment // November 13th, 2006 // 9:28 pm
Sometimes I feel just like the caveman. All my life I’ve encountered the notion that my people (Native North Americans) only lived in the past or that we’re even extinct. Finally, a character situation that parallels mine. The empathy is brilliant. Love it! And I dig the hip melancholy of the Royskopp tune in the airport commercial.
Comment // November 14th, 2006 // 2:28 am
I think the commercial is HILARIOUS! I can’t stop watching it, I’m totally addicted to it. I think maybe the creative director did some mind expanding toot and wrote tehe premise in the middle of the night. Give everyone an Emmy or a Sammy or whatever they give for a Excellent commercial.
Everywhere I go~~~~~ there’s always something to remind me~~~~…that’s the CaveMan in the Airport when he sees the CaveMan sign, he get’s p!ssed!!!! Hahahhahaha
Roast Duck….(well they did creat fire, and what’s the first thing they would cook, A duck, sitting in a lake, just grab it out and start roasting. Mango salsa well that’s easy for a caveman….grab a Mango and squish it, crush some leafy herbs in the wooden bowl and kick back….dinner under the Stars!!!
Comment // November 14th, 2006 // 3:54 am
Well, how strange to find that so many other folks out (t)here appreciate the Caveman commercials as much as I do.
My favorite–since you asked!–is #4, although the Mango Salsa one is fantastic as well. Whenever any of them comes on the TV, though, I stop to turn and watch. The acting is incredibly well done. The mannerisms, the speech/pauses…just perfect. I’m sure my wife is sick of hearing me say “That guy (the one on the airline walkway seeing the poster in the terminal) just ‘nailed’ the whole thing perfectely…the bored stance…checking the boarding pass absentmindedly…” And you know what? Geico is/was the first place I thought of for getting car insurance when we moved to Alaska and couldn’t use our old provider anymore (yes, we did buy from Geico), and I’ve also started a nice little collection of newly discovered music from Royksopp, the ones responsible for the intoxicating “Remind Me” background music from #4. Sorry to anyone who disagrees, but those commercials are sheer genius…deceptively simple but overflowing with subtlety….
Comment // November 14th, 2006 // 11:05 am
Love the caveman commercials; especially the airport one with the song by Royksopp “Remind Me”! The cavemen are SEXY!!!! You Go Geico!!! Keep ‘em comin’!
Comment // November 15th, 2006 // 2:46 am
I love the GEICO caveman commercial. I love the one in the airport so much that I had to find out who sings the song. So, I spent one Saturday evening surfing the web…I am married so the answer is NO, I don’t have a life. So, once I found Royksopp and the song is called Remind Me, I of course did what all technology obsessed people do, I downloaded it and burned it to CD for all posterity. Life in the 21st Century is AWESOME. I believe the cavemen think so too!
Might I say how thrilled I am to have a place to go and discuss this…Do you remember the Geico commericial…”Collect call for Mr. Wehadababyitsaboy!” That started a trend with Geico of some pretty clever stuff…I am a Geico member and have been for 10 years so, the commercials only serve to keep me there!!!
Comment // November 16th, 2006 // 2:12 pm
Agree with all but especially with Rusty Cage Medical…that commercial just ‘touched’ everyone it seems. Amazing, isn’t it, how so many shows and movies and commercials TRY to do that with SO many words and loud noises and obnoxious actors, and here is a quiet little commercial where John communicated so much with a shrug and with a sad, disgusted look (and with a mask on, no less) at that billboard.
By the way, the ’10 Items Only’ show on TBS looks interesting. Hope it’s a success, John.
Scott, did you see that Svien from Royksopp posted here, way up top, about the song?
Yes, the internet is way cool.
Comment // November 16th, 2006 // 6:48 pm
there should be a dedicated caveman fanclub website
Comment // November 17th, 2006 // 3:35 am
I LOVE these commercials! The song on in the airport one when he’s rolling by the billboard is always in my head! I love it!I would love to down load it. But the best/worst part is I have a friend who looks like the cavemen and since I realized this, I giggle even more everytime I see them. I am also proud that I actually have GEICO insurance :) I hope my money goes to making these commercials. I can’t believe i actually took the time and found an entire message board of this. I agree with the last entry. I would join the cavemen fanclub.
Comment // November 17th, 2006 // 3:45 am
Does anyone know who recorded the song used as the track for the caveman at the airport? It starts “Everywhere I go – there’s always something to remind me – of another place and time. I can’t get it out of my head.
Comment // November 17th, 2006 // 10:46 am
Steve, Svien from Royksopp posted here, right here! The song is ‘Remind Me’ – isn’t it perfect? Isn’t the commercial perfect?
If it does NOT win a Clio, there is no justice in this world.
Comment // November 18th, 2006 // 3:39 pm
I would join the fan club too!
I have NEVER seen the commercial with the cavemen in the apartment, can’t find it on youtube.
Comment // November 18th, 2006 // 4:10 pm
glad to know so many others also like this commercial as this was my way of finding out the song title and artist in the airport spot. Geico really does have some nice commercials.
Comment // November 18th, 2006 // 8:44 pm
What in the hell song is playing for that caveman commercial where the “caveman” *no offense* is at the airport on the moving floor passing the sign that says “So easy even a caveman can do it”… Please help me thanx.
tiggerz_2i@yahoo.com
Comment // November 20th, 2006 // 7:10 pm
Why doesn’t someone write to geico to see who the actors are. Maybe they really are cavemen
Comment // November 21st, 2006 // 11:10 am
caveman 100, one of the actors is John Lehr (see post # 227), who has a new show debuting on Monday the 27th:
http://tbs.com/stories/story/0,,93260,00.html
Good luck, John.
I am not sure who the other actor is. I would imagine both are thrilled that they are in one of the best commercial storylines in 50 years. Yes, I am that old and yes, I CAN make that determination. And the commercial had better win a Clio or there is no justice in the world.
Comment // November 21st, 2006 // 6:36 pm
These are the funniest, if you like these and violence mixed go to http://www.jackinks.com/messin with sasquatch.com
Comment // November 21st, 2006 // 10:40 pm
The airport commercial is almost as brilliant as the restaurant one. And it does so with =no dialogue=, just with some hypnotic background music. Also, who noticed that the “fake” caveman’s club in the billboard is replaced with metro caveman’s tennis racket?
Comment // November 22nd, 2006 // 1:04 am
Here is a link to the song: Remimd me
http://gotmark.com/2005/11/
Comment // November 22nd, 2006 // 8:19 pm
it’s jennifer lehr here. wife of caveman # 1 john “Not Cool!” lehr (boom operator) as well as the latest one where he is in therapy (“It’s my mom, I’ll put her on speakerphone.”) he’s also coming out in a new one with….ALL THREE CAVEMEN. john improvised most of his dialogue in the commericals. so if you like the commercials you might also like the comedy in his new show ’10 items or less” premierieng on tbs monday at 11pm (can’t blame a proud wife for the plug…john has been working his ass off for 15 years to get a show on the air.)
anyway, i see that my husband has already been to this site (#227) but what he didnt’ tell you is that on his website johnlehr.com i have posted photos of his caveman transformation….so you guys might be interested in that. the brilliant make-up artists also did chuckie
Comment // November 23rd, 2006 // 12:45 am
the song for the airport commerical is called Remind Me (written by Royksopp a europian group which make dance techno electonic and a variety of music. GUYS BUY THE ALBUM its a good album. How do i join. Geico commercial are the best in the world, from the lizzard to this. My x baby is Arab, i made fun of her all the time with this. i love her and miss, especially when this comes on. we use to joke and laugh. GEICO ROCKS
Comment // November 23rd, 2006 // 1:14 am
I did a painting this Caveman in front of a computer in 2000 called ” A MAN OUT OF HIS ELEMENT” check it out on newtonbynumbers.com
Comment // November 24th, 2006 // 12:57 pm
I find your commercials to be in bad taste. Geico corportate should be more selective.
Comment // November 24th, 2006 // 8:14 pm
I love them all, and here’s something for yall to check out….they have a ‘myspace’ webpage!!
http://www.myspace.com/geico_caveman
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Comment // November 25th, 2006 // 11:18 am
Thank you, Jennifer, for the pointer to your site.
Check it out, everyone, the new ‘therapist’ commercial is good too.
I wish I knew about his off-Broadway show……
Comment // November 26th, 2006 // 8:03 am
What? They’re not ‘just’ funny and well done and clever and excellently written and acted and arranged musically, and should win a Clio?
I’ll be darned, I completely missed the socio-economic politically correct BS on them.
Woe is me, I just loved the entire lineup of commercials, which are better than 99-44/100% of the shows on television right now, for the fact that they made me smile.
What a crock anything else is.
Comment // November 26th, 2006 // 11:17 pm
the essence of the popularity of the caveman commercials is– they are just plain funny. everything came together: costume, attitude, panache, timing, content. it happens every so often and, yes, i’d love to see the series continue as long as the creators don’t let the duo become uncool.
Comment // November 27th, 2006 // 11:14 pm
love it, these are the best commercials of geico caveman.
They should reverse the commercial and make the caveman say now who’s laughing.
Comment // November 28th, 2006 // 9:40 pm
Cave man commercials (any of them) are the best commercials on T.V. right now. By far my favorites since the Avis commercial of the three white guys rapping our loud, turning down the stereo to talk to their boss, then turning it up again and continuing to rap. The face of the guy driving is timeless. “You know my peeps got the stats!” Haven’t seen Avis one on ESPN News for a while, so the CNN interview with the Caveman is constantly DVR’d and I laugh everytime. Definately better than most all movies or fake-reality t.v. shows out there right now.
Comment // November 29th, 2006 // 3:12 pm
These are some of the funniest commercials on television today. I have to stop whatever I am doing when one comes on. The “Roast Duck” and “Airport” ones are the best.
I have a co-worker who looks just like the one who says he doesn’t have an appetite. I laugh everytime I see him at work. He is now known as “Geico Man” (only by myself). LOL
Allie
Comment // November 29th, 2006 // 4:50 pm
OMG I just watched the therapist one, very good, I laughed a lot, specially the “mom is on speakerphone” and the “so easy a therapist could do it”. Bring more on!
I’m so glad the people involved in the commercial posted here! Never expected that!
Joh and Jennifer Lehr: I’m glad you’re doing so well, I don’t have TBS (in fact don’t have cable) but I’m sure to buy the DVD when it comes. (are the episodes for sale on itunes?) Keep up the good work and keep the fun coming.
Comment // November 30th, 2006 // 5:50 pm
GEICO Caveman commercials are BRILLIANT!!!! Absoultely BRILLIANT! Just one question…does anyone know whether or not he is mad or tickled about being in the billboard in the “airport” commercial? I always thought that he was thrilled, looked around to see if anyone was noticing him looking at himself, shrugs his shoulders, shakes his head with a smirk. However, others think his pissed off about it. Would love to hear your opinion.
Comment // November 30th, 2006 // 9:14 pm
I think he is pissed….like totally unfreaking believable that they would have the audacity to post that ad….too funny
Comment // December 1st, 2006 // 5:01 am
The actor playing one of the cavemen is apparently Jim Rose of the moderately famous Jim Rose Circus. Go to his Myspace profile and see for yourself. He has posted pictures of the caveman makeup being applied to his face in various stages. The before and after pics prove that he is in these commercials as they were obviously taken during the filming. That clears that up huh?
Comment // December 1st, 2006 // 8:00 pm
In the Recent Geico commercial, in the airport, the caveman on the moving sidewalk, when he sees the ad on the wall crosses his arms and turns his head is the same kind of jesture of Michael Keton.. anyone else think its him?
Comment // December 3rd, 2006 // 2:59 pm
The caveman commercial with the moving sidewalk features a great song: Röyksopp – Remember Me (Radio Edit).
Comment // December 3rd, 2006 // 10:14 pm
I love these Geico guys!!! I went to YouTube and saved all the commercial so I can watch them any time I want.
Comment // December 3rd, 2006 // 10:20 pm
You know the TV interview spot? Anyone know why they changed the end of the line ‘I think someone woke up on the the wrong side of the cave’ to ‘…wrong side of the rock?”
Comment // December 4th, 2006 // 10:39 am
I was sitting around last night after seeing the one of the newest adds/Airport. And thought to my self, there has to be a cult following because these are quite possibly the best commercial of all time. I am glad I decided to do a search this morning before I left for work. BTW, I will be late now. Regardless, My wife and I could have sworn that the mango salsa clip had Val Kilmer in it, absolutely brilliant, a cave man with higher functioning frontal lobe, and sensitivity that would suppress his appetite, a higher brain function.
Cheers to all on this board,
David
Comment // December 4th, 2006 // 2:47 pm
The Geico commercial where the caveman is on the airport walkway and sees the ad on the wall…..Does anyone know the title of the song being played?
Comment // December 4th, 2006 // 3:34 pm
Would love to see these 2 guys make the rounds on the late nignt TV circuit.
Adding a little Leno or Letterman to the mix would seal its success.
Comment // December 5th, 2006 // 12:41 am
I love all the geico commercials. The CM commercials are the funniest in a long string of funny ads. It was great reading all these compliments and analysis. I do have to disagree with the metro-sexual and anti-political correctness angle.
Essentially the premise, as I see it, is that people are much more complicated than their stereotypes. Whoever forgets that, will invariably offend someone. That’s a very serious problem made hilarious by introducing people that are no longer around to be offended.
“Metro-sexual” is a demeaning term designed to humiliate certain men by describing them as seemingly homosexual. The whole joke is ruined by the introduction of this living stereotype.
That being said, the work is so good, it leaves itself open to many interpretations. I’m loving the series!
Comment // December 5th, 2006 // 2:35 am
The song is called “Remind Me” by a Rokysopp. I love this song, and I love that commercial of the caveman in the airport too. Something about it makes me smile.
Comment // December 5th, 2006 // 2:38 am
Sorry. The name of that group is Royksopp.
Comment // December 5th, 2006 // 5:34 pm
Thanks for letting us know the song! Loved it the first time I heard it in the Airport spot.
One problem I have with the Therapist spot. Caveman looks different! I thought they may have hired another actor, but according to an earlier post from the actor’s wife, it IS him. (Which is what prompted me to look online to see if anyone was talking about these commercials.) Does anyone else think he looks different in the Therapist commercial? A different makeup artist, perhaps? He looks the same in all the other ones, but there’s a definite difference here.
That said, keep ‘em coming, Geico. I always stop what I’m doing when these spots come on. Love them.
Comment // December 5th, 2006 // 6:06 pm
OK…just did a little research. The caveman in the Therapist and the “Not Cool” commercials (John Lehr) is apparently NOT the same guy in the Airport, restaurant, or “CNN Interview” commercials. That’s why he looked so different to me. (Good luck with your new series, John!!)
But who is the Airport/Restaurant/Interview caveman? All the spots are great, but the facial and body language reactions from this particular actor are absolutely priceless.
BTW, the sunglasses on the head on Caveman # 2 in the restaurant ad are SO metrosexual! GREAT touch. LMAO!
Comment // December 6th, 2006 // 1:44 pm
“But who is the Airport/Restaurant/Interview caveman? All the spots are great, but the facial and body language reactions from this particular actor are absolutely priceless”
I think its the same guy who is watching the comerical on T.V.
the “Thats so condecending” comercial. is the Airport/Restaurant/Interview caveman.
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Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 1:17 am
another caveman commercial commercial is out. This one has him commenting on a news show window. funny stuff.
Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 8:32 am
I love these commercials to death. I think they are the funniest commercials out now. For all of you who wanted to know what the song is in the background of the airport commercial, it’s:
Royksopp and called “Remind Me”.
Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 2:53 pm
Also I love that song, in fact that’s the song I set in the hold music at my phone!, I put a friend on hold and when I return to the call he was LOL like crazy… I guess it worked!
Jennifer Lehr Comments that another commercial, newer than the therapist will be seen soon, I can’t wait!
Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 4:30 pm
WHO IS THE THEREPIST – IS IT TALIA SHIRE.
Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 9:12 pm
When does the movie come out?!?!?!?!
Comment // December 7th, 2006 // 10:51 pm
Yo Adrian (I mean CHRIS), the therapist in the commercial is definitely Talia Shire.
Comment // December 8th, 2006 // 5:14 am
Caveman is the best add ever. Make A Movie
Cave Man Fan
Comment // December 8th, 2006 // 9:00 pm
Do you guys think there is any truth to the rumor that the two cavemen are Danny DeVito and Chuck Norris?
Comment // December 8th, 2006 // 9:06 pm
I searched the web and founded this picture of DeVito, he kind of looks like the guy ordering the mango salsa (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019132/photo/38630), and this picture of Norris resembles the other guy (http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1527/chuck_norris.jpg). Do you think that I might be on to something or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Comment // December 9th, 2006 // 10:37 pm
The Caveman commercials are great! Definately speaks of how a society so ocupied with not offending anyone, and being politically correct, ends up being offencieve to a culture that no one expected to still exsist. I like the most recient one where the cave man is in an air terminal appearently going on vacation, and goes by a geico banner add “So easy a caveman could do it” Cant wait for the next commercial after that.
Comment // December 10th, 2006 // 12:15 pm
For those of you wishing to see movies about cavemen, don’t forget about Clan of the Cave Bear, Iceman and Quest for Fire (which I once heard described as a documentary… LOL!)
Comment // December 10th, 2006 // 9:23 pm
What is the name of that song when he is walking on the walkway at the airport. It seemed like an older song -
Comment // December 11th, 2006 // 1:03 pm
Cat you should read the whole post, there’s even a link to download the song…
Well in this case I remind you: is called Remind Me by Royksopp
Comment // December 11th, 2006 // 2:23 pm
The whole Caveman commercials are so freaking funny. I absolutly love them. My favorite has got to be when the Caveman is going down the airport and sees the sign and turns and gives that hilarious expression. Cavemen Rule!!!!
Comment // December 11th, 2006 // 2:27 pm
Next time I’m at a resturaunt I gotta order the Roast Duck with the Mango Salso.
Comment // December 11th, 2006 // 7:16 pm
These “caveman” commercials really are very good and very memorable. They succeed because they command your attention while entertaining you. The real beauty of the spots, however, is that the actors can portray such emotion THROUGH the makeup. Can you say Lon Chaney (The Man of a Thousand Faces)? He was the best at doing that almost 80 years ago.
Comment // December 11th, 2006 // 11:50 pm
I THINK SOMEONE WOKE UP WITH THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROCK!
This is driving me mad! Is that old bag an idiot?!
Its “woke up ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A ROCK”!!!!!!!
Arghhhhhh! That flubbed line spoils the joke for me.
Comment // December 12th, 2006 // 2:15 pm
According the to the agency that created the commercials, the actors names are Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber.
Comment // December 12th, 2006 // 10:45 pm
Check out my caveman painting I did in 2000 “A MAN OUT OF HIS ELEMENT”
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 11:42 am
THIS IS SO FUNNY THAT I HAD TO PUT IT UP ON MY MYSPACE PAGE.
I HOPE THEY KEEP THEM COMING, THOSE ARE EVEN BETTER THAN THE LIZARD.
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 12:40 pm
Neanderthals are just so totally tubalar. After reading Jean Auels’ great series, “Clan of the Cave Bear”, “Valley of the Horses”, “The Mammoth Hunters”, I decided to write my own sequel. I call it…..”Clan Of The Mammoth Valley Girls”.
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 12:48 pm
what is the song and who made it for the geico commercial with the caveman going through the airport
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 5:30 pm
Dear Editor:
Is it possible to put the name of the airport song (“Remind Me” by Royksopp) and the names of all the known actors (Talia Shire, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber) permanently in the background for those who don’t care to read through all these posts? If someone asks what that song is one more time i’m going to scream!
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 7:58 pm
For the record, there are now a total of 7 GEICO CAVEMAN Ads in rotation. The fifth is the “OTHER SIDE OF THE ROCK”; the sixth is “AIRPORT”; and the seventh made its debut only this past week. The actors are neither the same person and NONE are Val Kilmer. That is all for now.
Comment // December 13th, 2006 // 11:04 pm
Saying “WITH” instead of “ON” is the problem.
No one has ever said they woke up “with” the wrong side of the bed.
God!!! This punch line should have been so easy even a cavewoman could have done it!
Comment // December 14th, 2006 // 12:12 pm
Geico Caveman Commercials wrapup:
1. The “not cool” caveman while filming a commercial
2. The metrosexual 3 caveman watching a commercial, catch phrase “this is so condescending”
3. The Mango Salsa, not an apetite restaurant apology
4. The Airport strip with the cool music
5. The Interview and the wrong side of the Rock
6. The Therapist and the mom on speaker phone.
7. I can’t wait to see it!
Comment // December 14th, 2006 // 3:05 pm
what is the cavemans name on the geico insurance commercial
Comment // December 14th, 2006 // 8:08 pm
Great, great stuff!!
I’m lovin’ it…….
Mike
Comment // December 15th, 2006 // 12:26 pm
Does anyone know if the therapist in the Geico caveman commercial is Talie Shire(of ROCKY fame)? It sure looks like her/
Comment // December 16th, 2006 // 12:47 am
hey! …i love the caveman commercials too. now, the one where he is at the airport on the people mover- i love the song playing, anyone know the artist and/or name of the song??
Comment // December 16th, 2006 // 12:55 am
Well, to this day this is the best commercial I have seen,
No matter how often I have seen it, I still laught at it every single time. Just love it and just love all the subsequet ones that went on tv. They are all great.
I am a Geico client and do not regret. Great sevices and great commercials
And next time I go to the restaurant I will order duck with the mango salsa
keep going
c.dunand
Comment // December 16th, 2006 // 1:00 am
hmmmm…..im pretty sure that’s a squash racket he has with him. not a tennis racket……….which, of course…makes him even more HIP.
Comment // December 17th, 2006 // 4:04 pm
I, too, would like to know who the cave man is.
Comment // December 17th, 2006 // 8:19 pm
The caveman in this gieco commercial is Vladimir Radmanovic who is one of the Lakers players.I heard this during the game of Houston Vs Lakers the announcers said it was Vladimir Radmanovic.
Comment // December 17th, 2006 // 8:20 pm
I think its Vladimir Radmanovic i agree with aj they look similar so thats probably it
Comment // December 18th, 2006 // 6:29 pm
who does the music for the one where he is at the airport and sees the sign?
Comment // December 19th, 2006 // 4:18 pm
I’m happy to report these commercials made the NY Times!
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/business/media/18adcol.html?ex=1182056400&en=2de6de5f1b1a9c07&ei=5087&mkt=bizphoto
“CAVEMEN Why is prehistoric man such a preoccupation of marketers? Perhaps it is nostalgia, laced with self-loathing, for a time when there was no advertising. Or maybe because using cavemen in ads is an effective way to mock our complex modern lives.
One example is the hilarious spots for Geico insurance, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, in which cavemen somehow alive in the 21st century object to their portrayals as simpletons. The commercials are created by the Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.”
Comment // December 19th, 2006 // 8:28 pm
Love those caveman advertisements. Geico, please keep them coming.
Comment // December 21st, 2006 // 1:30 pm
I’m confused. John Lehr is NOT the actor in the GEICO airport commercial? Can someone post the name of that actor? Thanks.
Comment // December 21st, 2006 // 6:02 pm
i LOVE these commercials, especially the new one where he’s at the shrink…and i find myself oddly attracted to this pissed-off caveman. this is more than a little disturbing but he just really makes me laugh.
Comment // December 22nd, 2006 // 1:11 am
The cave man on the couch is not the same person that played the not hungry cave man, is it?
Comment // December 22nd, 2006 // 11:45 am
I love the GEICO insurance caveman commercials and the sequels very cleaver marketing and very funny but I have to wonder where they got the sequel idea from, I remember the sitcom Coach had an episode about drewers coffee saga commercial.
Comment // December 22nd, 2006 // 11:55 am
The caveman in the Therapist ad is Definitely a different actor. . . they don’t even sound alike – Hey Geico, gotta keep it consistent!
Comment // December 22nd, 2006 // 11:32 pm
I’m not sure but I think the cavemen in #1 and #6 are the same.
(#1soundguy,#6Therapist) It’s like the caveman in #1 had to go to therapy on his workman’s-comp.
Comment // December 23rd, 2006 // 1:02 pm
Well, wait til you see the Christmas morning GEICO commercial with the cavemen! It’s the best yet!
Also, Diego, – si, el sexo es mejor con condon – pero se necesita desembolsarlo y ponerlo antes.
Comment // December 23rd, 2006 // 10:34 pm
I would like to know who sings the song to the caveman walking in the airport.
Comment // December 23rd, 2006 // 10:57 pm
If you want a laugh see my caveman I painted in 2000 I’ve sold over 700 images of this to the public newtonbynumbers.com
Comment // December 25th, 2006 // 9:37 pm
Funny Schtuff, No Doubt! ; >
Comment // December 26th, 2006 // 6:18 am
These commercials are awesome. There should definately be a fan website for cavemen guys. Also, how about a cavewoman??
Comment // December 26th, 2006 // 1:39 pm
I am waiting for the ACLU to file suit on behalf of cavemen (and women). We can’t laugh at ourselves anymore and it’s only a matter of time.
Comment // December 29th, 2006 // 11:20 am
I really think someone should partner with the owners of the Geico caveman theme and make a full feature film. It would be a smash. Happy New Year all!
Comment // December 30th, 2006 // 1:58 am
I love the Geico Cavemen commercials. I am laughing right now thinking about them.
Comment // December 30th, 2006 // 7:24 pm
Hi,
I have been a fan of these commercials from the first. I think the guy is the actor on Law and Order Criminal Intent. His mannerisms are exact.Only he seems to be taller.
Comment // January 1st, 2007 // 4:45 am
The New York Times has revealed the ad agency responsible for our beloved geico caveman ads:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/business/media/18adcol.html?ex=1324098000&en=2de47b830d5785bb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
excerpt:
CAVEMEN Why is prehistoric man such a preoccupation of marketers? Perhaps it is nostalgia, laced with self-loathing, for a time when there was no advertising. Or maybe because using cavemen in ads is an effective way to mock our complex modern lives.
One example is the hilarious spots for Geico insurance, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, in which cavemen somehow alive in the 21st century object to their portrayals as simpletons. The commercials are created by the Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.
Another example is a slapstick spot for FedEx, suggesting that ancient man also worried whether important packages would arrive absolutely, positively the next morning. The commercial, by the BBDO Worldwide unit of Omnicom, was derivative of the 1981 movie “Caveman.” But if originality were the only criterion for praising advertising, there would be a house ad in place of this column.
Comment // January 1st, 2007 // 9:57 pm
I am sad to announce that the “mango salsa” caveman has become extinct which is why he is not in the third commercial . . .
obviously these commercials are working if everyone is talking about them. I recently ordered the Roast Duck at an upscale restaurant and the large party next to my table died laughing!!! Something tells me the cavmen will not be gone any time soon
Comment // January 2nd, 2007 // 12:34 am
Just repeating info from above posts – the song that plays in the commercial of the caveman walking thru the airport is “Remind Me” by Royksopp.
Comment // January 2nd, 2007 // 6:33 pm
Anyone has the youtube or similar link to the Christmas Commercial? I missed it (if it was new…)..
Comment // January 4th, 2007 // 3:10 pm
That is totally a different caveman, and though it sounds ridiculous to say, he’s just not as good!
Comment // January 7th, 2007 // 7:01 pm
My brother and I Love these commercials, so do my kids. We often get into lengthy discussions about how these cavemen would make a Great sitcom done in the old “Soap” style. We want a Cavemen Sitcom!!
Comment // January 9th, 2007 // 1:30 pm
The Cavemen theme is getting stronger, they included some of them in the new movie Night at the Museum… but they don’t talk like the ones we like…
LOL
Comment // January 10th, 2007 // 2:00 am
I would like to know who the actors r they r very good at expressing the emotions
Comment // January 11th, 2007 // 1:35 am
This is the best commercial EVER and I don’t care what anyone thinks! Geico til the day I die, arrrgh, It’s the big one! I’m coming to join ya honey! with a caveman on my back!
Comment // January 11th, 2007 // 6:54 pm
DOOOD I DONT KNOW BUT I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! OUR THE COOLEST MOST FUNIEST CAVEMEN IN THE WORLD!!!!! LIKE SERIOUSLY I LOVE YOU!!! IF YOU EVER CREATED ACTION FIGURES!! WOW I WOULD SOOO BY THEM NO MATTER WHAT THE COST WOULD BE!! WELL KEEP MAKING MORE!
Comment // January 13th, 2007 // 1:21 am
My co-worker says that the therapist is played by Talia Shire of Rocky fame. I think it’s a woman that looks like “Adrian” but actually isn’t. Can anyone confirm?
Comment // January 14th, 2007 // 3:40 am
The caveman commercials may be my favorite commercials ever. I hope they make a movie featuring the cavemen, I want to know more about them. Are they brothers? What do they do for a living? Do they have girlfriends or wives, do they have any kids? I want to hear more from the therapy session. How can they afford that swanky apartment with the grand piano, did they inherit their money? I think my favorite moment is at the restaurant when the one caveman just stares balefully at the Geico person. I think it’s the caveman who refuses to order anything. I hope Geico keeps doing these commercials, they are awesome!
Comment // January 14th, 2007 // 5:48 pm
I don’t think any Christmas commercial ever existed.
Comment // January 14th, 2007 // 6:23 pm
I love these and now there are 3 more airing in the DC metropolitan area In the first one the caveman is in the airport where he passes a poster that still humiliates the caveman. The next one he takes his fight to the media with the fake news interview which is a new classic and a last one under apparent stress he goes to see his therapist. I love these my all time favorite commercials and I still laugh and both my son and I quote the lines. Hope you have seen these.
Comment // January 14th, 2007 // 6:26 pm
Oh it is Talia Shire of Rocky fame. I knew her right away, I wish someone would interview the two cavemen.
Comment // January 14th, 2007 // 10:29 pm
Now that scientists have begun mapping Neanderthal DNA, perhaps cloned Neanderthals will some day play the roles of cavemen/women in future Geico commericals. The Screen Actor’s Guild should review its membership criteria.
Comment // January 15th, 2007 // 11:37 am
Without a doubt, the lamest commercials I have ever seen. The whole theme is aweful, and the stupid looks on the cavemans face is beyond anything I would put in a commercial, especially if I was wanting to sell my product. I have no interest in Geico insurance, and these ads just confirm that I do not want to be buying from a company that wastes its money. The Gecko ads are by far better then anything the caveman has to offer. Wake up Geico, get the Gecko back on the tube !!
Comment // January 15th, 2007 // 11:39 am
The new commercial is out and it’s great!
They are at a bar and two of them are discussing something about being a caveman and not being smart, a third approaches and says something about some lady. I didn’t catch it full and don’t remember what exactly they said.
- at least one of them is the mango salsa guy
- the third is the therapist one (John Lehr)
They aired it during the Indianapolis-Ravens Game on CBS in the first quarter.
Comment // January 15th, 2007 // 11:41 am
Let Trolls be trolls… (internet trolls I mean).
Don’t you get trolls now for commercials, wait I just saw one in a minivan commercial.. LOL
Comment // January 15th, 2007 // 1:22 pm
DrLar I saw the new one also (during the Patriots / Sand Diego game), I’ll try to get it online soon.
By the way that sure was a crazy, no-touchdown Colts game.
Comment // January 15th, 2007 // 6:13 pm
I am the chairman of the Caveman Anti-deformation League. I for one find these commercials offensive. Geico will be hearing from our vast bank of otherwise unemployed lawyeres!!!
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 12:04 am
I normally abhor TV commercials.. however I make an exception here. These are great! Best I’ve seen since the old OLD Volkswagen ads. :-)
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 12:46 am
Who does the song when the tennis playing caveman is on the people mover?
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 12:47 am
Anyone know who does the song when the tennis playing caveman is on the people mover at the airport?
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 4:12 am
Yes! I found the latest one in youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gASTTppXM48
But seems odd I can’t play it, stays on ‘loading…’
Anyone?
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 1:06 pm
Your gecko ads were cute for a while, although they got tiresome. Since then, your ads have become totally obnoxious. The caveman ads are downright insulting, and the “actor” ads are stupid, pointless and downright annoying!! Based upon your TV advertising alone, Geico would be the last insurance company I would choose to do business with. You insult the intelligence of the general public. You need to go back to the drawing board!!!
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 4:23 pm
Tell that to Geico.com directly, don’t come trolling here, this site has nothing to do with Geico or any of the ads here!.
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 6:14 pm
Just read through ALL the posts! Many thanks to all of you who did the research to answer all the questions. Best commercials ever.
Comment // January 16th, 2007 // 9:24 pm
Scroll up, russ, to find your answer.
Comment // January 17th, 2007 // 1:37 am
In the “airport” ad, I think it’s a squash racquet sticking out of his carry-on bag. This makes the caveman just a bit more sophisticated. Nice touch.
Comment // January 17th, 2007 // 12:29 pm
I love those Geico commercials. Came across this while trying to find out who played the cavemen — thanks guys! Now for my contribution — “Remind Me” by Royksopp:
It’s only been a week
the rush of being home and rapid fading
Failing to recall
when I was missing all that time in England
Has sent me aimlessly
on foot or by the help of transportation
to knock on windows where
a friend no longer live, I had forgotten
and everywhere I go
there’s always something to remind me
of another place and time
of a love that travelled far and found me
We stayed outside till two
waiting for the light to come back
we didn’t talk I knew
until you asked what I was thinking
until you asked what I was thinking
brave men tell the truth
the wise man’s tools are analogies and puzzles
a woman holds her tongue
knowing silence will speak for her
brave men tell the truth
the wise man’s tools are analogies and puzzles
a woman holds her tongue
knowing silence will speak for her
and everywhere I go
there’s always something to remind me
of another place and time
of a love that travelled far and found me
Comment // January 17th, 2007 // 3:49 pm
The new commercial is about two of the Cavemen are sitting outside on a deck at this party. and, I guess the one caveman actually signed up with “Geico”, the other one is like, you got no loyalty. After he questions his loyalty, the one who signed up is like, “Hey, It’s my life”. Then a 3rd Caveman comes to the back door, he is like, “Tina’s here, were getting back together”. Then the 2 on the deck are like, “Can you give us a minute!!”
Like all the rest of the commercials….it’s priceless!!!!
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 4:25 am
I’ve read through almost all of these posts and I have two things 2 ask:
1) does anyone have a link for the first (IMO best) one where the caveman slams down the boom-mic and yells “Not Cool!” and storms off the set. ……I love it! :-p
2) I didn’t see any other mention other than val kilmer, but am I the ONLY person who can’t help but notice that the one that doesn’t have an appetite looks a LOT LIKE
MARKY MARK >>(Mark Walberg)
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 1:38 pm
In addition to reading through the entries, you can hit control-f and search the page for your answer. Also you can use the menu bar at the right to look through all the catagories of posted videos: http://www.awfulcommercials.com/archives/category/video/national/geico/
Me saying this of course will do no good once it’s scrolled up past the bottom entry. I swear, half of these comments are people asking questions that are already answered on this page.
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 4:04 pm
I love the commercials, they make me laugh every time I see them…no matter how many times I see them.
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 4:06 pm
The actor/caveman in the airport looks like John Malkovich, in mannerism and voice.
The flub with the tv interview when the lady says, “looks like someone woke up with the wrong side of the rock” I think that was a purposeful mistake to show the idiotic tendencies of modern man who thinks cavemen lack intelligence yet make dumb grammatical errors, or it just slipped past marketing.
Read the posts the Airport song and title is repeated throughout the forum.
There are several cave men, 3 at least as seen in the party when one admonishes the other for using Geico and the 3rd comes up to say his girlfriend wants to get back together, and is given a pithy reply, very funny.
There is another new ad with the airport, when he calls Geico to let them know he sees the ad and gives it the dimensions to prove he is right in front of the ad.
I love them all, I hope they keep coming esp as a marketing person, they are genius.
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 10:40 pm
Wikipedia names the two actors used the most by geico as the cavemen they are Ben Weber from west wing and sex in the city fame. And Jeffrey Daniel Phillips who has done various spots on tv shows off and on for years.
Although I still have a sneaking position that one of them (wikipedia does say that there are more then the two named actors) is none other then Kevin Durand who was “Joshua” on Dark Angel, the voices match rather closely as well as the facial structure that is under the “make up”
Comment // January 19th, 2007 // 11:39 pm
I thought I was crazy … every time the caveman on the airport moving walkway one comes on I have to keep rewinding it… I find myself saying “I love this commercial”
They are genius!
Comment // January 20th, 2007 // 3:34 am
The cavemen have a rebuttal website now. http://upwithcavemen.com/caveman.htm
Comment // January 20th, 2007 // 7:57 pm
Gives me a woody everytime I see it
Comment // January 20th, 2007 // 9:12 pm
DrLar,
Thanks for posting the Youtube link. My son and I just watched it 3 times. Too funny. I love these and it also reminds me of the stupid sterotypes people have of other people. It is funny because it has some truth.
Comment // January 21st, 2007 // 12:16 am
For those of you that enjoy these commercials, you may be interested in the The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer. It’s about two alternate Earths: the world familiar to the reader, and another where Neanderthals became the dominant, sentient hominid.
The personalities of these GEICO Cavemen make it seem that they’ve stepped right out of the books. The chances that these caveman characters are not based on this series are so very thin . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neanderthal_Parallax
Comment // January 22nd, 2007 // 12:50 pm
They are indeed genius, still. The Royksopp song is genius, still.
I have finally been able to see that John Lehr (sorry on your show) is the caveman in the psychiatrist commercial but it is not John in my favorite one, the caveman on the airport walkway. I would still like to know the name of that actor. He is wonderful. All the actors and the different versions of these ads are outstanding. Do they televise the award show for commercials?
Kudos to Geico for bringing back Little Richard too. The other actor/regular person adverts were awful, with the exceptino of Charo. Geico, bring back Charo too.
Comment // January 23rd, 2007 // 9:45 pm
Love them all.
Comment // January 24th, 2007 // 6:17 pm
i got this far through google…but i’m still looking for the background music from the commercial when the caveman was in the airport and passes a geico ad and he goes back for a double take to see it again. love the commercial just can’t find the song that plays in the background. if anyone knows it i would love to get the info…thanks
Comment // January 25th, 2007 // 1:30 pm
Scroll up!!!!! message # 170
(people should learn to read all the post before asking questions).
Comment // January 26th, 2007 // 7:42 pm
who is the cave man in the geico commercials?
Comment // January 26th, 2007 // 9:26 pm
Who is the actress that plays the Therepist???
Comment // January 28th, 2007 // 3:23 pm
Just for fun, how many of you have purchased Geico insurance since the commercials began?
Comment // January 30th, 2007 // 2:16 pm
I think the GEICO caveman is gay.
Comment // January 30th, 2007 // 2:53 pm
Good point, Editor-In-Chief. The caveman commercials did a mind-blowingly amazing job of ‘branding’. I doubt that anyone here will ever forget these commercials and the name Geico.
If Geico does move into other markets, like ice cream, they’d have me as a customer!
By the way, has anyone seen the new one at the bar all the way through? I haven’t and wonder if it is good. I also haven’t seen it available on YouTube yet.
The one on the airport walkway is still the best. Did it win an Award yet? That and the Little Richard commercials should win, no doubt about it.
And I finally recognize John Lehr under all that makeup…he’s the caveman in the therapist’s office.
Comment // January 30th, 2007 // 7:01 pm
The bar commercial is also hilarious, so this caveman is upset because all the other caveman are bashing him because he got Geico insurance, you know Geico was demeaning the cavemen in the other ads, so this caveman says “So, having Geico make me less of a caveman?” they the awesome face gestures!. For a punchline here comes another caveman interruption that his girlfriend and him are getting back together, he gets a response “can you give us a minute please?”. (more face gestures).
They are also mix and matching commercials, sometimes we the the squirrels ones immediatly following a classic short caveman, like the followup of the airport when, after viewing the ad in the wall he calls someone, and says “I’m looking right at it, its 4×5 feet”.
Comment // January 30th, 2007 // 10:16 pm
I’m dying to find out who the makeup artists are. Does anybody have any info about them?
Comment // February 2nd, 2007 // 3:18 am
Adding another layer to the tiramisu that is the GEICO cavemen…http://www.cavemanscrib.com. They add a bit more to the whole mystique, but not so much that you wish you had a bath…
Comment // February 2nd, 2007 // 2:50 pm
The new one of the 3 cavemen at “The Party” is ok but not great. I need to zapruder the commercial to see if any of the guest are cavemen too.
Comment // February 2nd, 2007 // 3:31 pm
if you love the cavemen, watch the Phil Simms All-Iron show before the Super Bowl on Feb. 4.
That’s all i’ve got to say.
Comment // February 2nd, 2007 // 5:38 pm
OMG the caveman’s crib page was hilarious! and you can hear all the caveman’s music there! including the “remind me” one.
The shower scene, the matching of the clothes, the continuation of the therapy session, etc. All’s too funny!
Yeah the wooden racket is back!
BTW I’m trying that Roast Duck with the Mango Salsa recipe…
Comment // February 3rd, 2007 // 5:11 pm
jFp – What’s good about the party commercial is the way the third caveman comes in with a totally random piece of news. And as always, the acting is great!
Comment // February 3rd, 2007 // 8:49 pm
What seems to be missed is that the roast duck may be a slam on aflac, with mango salsa a favorite of geckos.
Kenny Rogers and Larry Gatlin took subtle shots at each other is some of there songs, like “Coward of the County”
This is how I look at the food order.
Comment // February 5th, 2007 // 2:52 pm
I look forward to the day when we will have gay NEXTEL dancing caveboys
Comment // February 5th, 2007 // 6:27 pm
Now I need to see what Tina looks like
Comment // February 6th, 2007 // 5:08 am
Are the cavemen in the movie “Night at the Museum” meant to resemble the Geiko cavemen? What are your thoughts?
Comment // February 6th, 2007 // 6:10 pm
I liked the first two Geico caveman commercials the best. After that, the others went downhill fast.
Comment // February 6th, 2007 // 8:49 pm
The caveman at the airport, the same one that passes on ordering in the restaurant…his expressions are priceless. I never get tired of seeing these commercials. Good job Martin Group!
Comment // February 6th, 2007 // 9:41 pm
I love all of the caveman commercials. I wish their was a DVD of them or website where these can be purchased and downloaded. I laugh at the same parts of the same commercials every time I happen to catch them on TV. These should have been part of the Best Commercials of 2006. They should hold all of the top slots.
Comment // February 6th, 2007 // 10:59 pm
My dad thinks there is a coralation between the therapist ad and the Suprano’s Anyone else see the similarities???
Comment // February 7th, 2007 // 12:40 pm
Tony: Geico really could sell DVDs of their commercials (the cavemen and others), and people would buy them.
Comment // February 7th, 2007 // 3:49 pm
Oh boy, this is too funny. Thanks, erin, The Caveman’s Crib is hilarious — this features the real cavemen, right? I think I am as a Jim Jones groupie…I would follow the cavemen and Royskopp anywhere. Funny aside? I had Remind Me playing when I clicked on the url.
Brilliant, there is no other word for what this ad agency has done. Why? I am looking at an empty room, tripping on Royskopp and am happy doing so. OMG, it is different each time you enter the site. Brilliant.
DrLar, thank you. One of these days, I’m sure I will happen on it from the beginning.
jFp, I almost fell on the floor at your usage of ‘zapruder’. I am blown away that this has now entered the lexicon.
Editor-in-Chief: sad to say, but that was an insult to dogs everywhere. Trust me, I love dogs and Jim has very far to go before he reaches the intellect of a dog.
Comment // February 8th, 2007 // 2:37 pm
I clicked on here to see if I could find the name of the airport song ! Wow I’m amazed at the response of the ads. Great going Geico ! I’m sure you have made Royksopp very popular & a lot of money !! I love it !! Keep making the cavemen ads …please
Comment // February 9th, 2007 // 6:02 am
HAHA!!! WOW thank god I am not the only one who loves that airport song.
Comment // February 9th, 2007 // 2:25 pm
I have the Royksopp son in my cell phone now, for the main ring tone, it’s great, I’m going soon on a trip and and will purpousely play it there to see who cracks up. LOL.
Comment // February 9th, 2007 // 5:22 pm
I love these commercials – reminds me of my daughter’s ex-boyfriend – always pissed off and feeling maligned. These cavemen are pretty good.
Comment // February 9th, 2007 // 5:41 pm
I love the way the Caveman in “Roast duck” keeps his baleful stare fixed on the Geico man while ordering food.
Comment // February 9th, 2007 // 8:42 pm
NEW CAVEMAN COMMERCIAL! I just saw it – the reporter says, “We live in a society where individual ego is at the forefront. Response?” Caveman says, “WHAT?!!!” With that look, of course.
Comment // February 10th, 2007 // 2:38 am
There is a little bit of caveman in all of us. I dont think anyone should be offended by the ads. The primitive side in the human can be a good, useful survival trait in this modern world. People who refuse to admit they have any raw, earthy spirit dwelling deep in their soul…to me seem some how lost…and out of touch. Dont see the primitive human image as a bad thing. Dont be swayed by stereotypualized aboriginal peoples. These ancients are not the the ones who have brought our planet to the brink of ruin. These commercials actualy bring out a little sadness…but at the same time…a bit more gladness…even hope. Strange but true. We can smile at ourselves for once. Peace! CC.
Comment // February 12th, 2007 // 5:29 am
The cavemen commercials are funnier than hell. I would like to see many more to come. The Gekko
ones are charming as well.
Comment // February 12th, 2007 // 9:03 pm
Man!! these commercials are PURE genius… I think GEICO has found the ONE and only social group that wont try and sue the crap out of them regardless how much ribbing they give them… mad props must go out to the ad executive that came up with this campaign.. I hope that silly bastard is driving about in a 2 million car with a mad crib to park it at…. Simply the best commercials ever!!
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 3:24 am
Just found a series of clips with a caveman playing golf with Phil Simms, very funny indeed, lots of cliches there.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=caveman+golfing&search=Search
So far only four..
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 3:13 pm
Have you guys seen the Caveman’s crib?????
Check it out all of you will love it !!!!!!!!
http://www.cavemanscrib.com/
Feel free to play with his tv,ipod,cook book He has the recipe for the roast duck with the mango salsa !!!!!
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 3:15 pm
How many of you would like to see a tv series with those cave man???? They should try at least one season and see how it goes ,i would watch every single one of them !!!
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 7:10 pm
bullseye! the ad folks hit it right on.love them or hate them,the ads have you thinking about them. for all you people with no sense of humour,the cavemen are in your mind,doing just what the ads meant to do,think of geico!
Comment // February 13th, 2007 // 7:44 pm
You MUST visit cavemanscrib.com. It is great. You are arriving for their party.. If you go into the bathroom, click on the drawer and you can see th brand of cosmetics they use! (spoiler: If you click on the rug in the bedroom, you CAN get back in.) I wish they would create the iheartcavemen.com dating website that they mention. That could be a real winner too. If you try it now you get to cavemanscrib.com….
Comment // February 14th, 2007 // 12:59 am
Caveman commercials better than the Geico Lizard could get that stuiped song out of my head from airport thanks to this site I downloaded from lIMEWIRE now I just have it.
Comment // February 14th, 2007 // 5:31 pm
Suggestion to John Lehr: try out a show with the cavemen, I think it will have better results that the 10 items or less (which I liked).
We know you play one and make the suggestion to the rest of them, including the mango salsa guys and the airport dude, BTW who’s the caveman that plays golf with Phill Simms?
Comment // February 14th, 2007 // 9:56 pm
THANK YOU for posting the name of the song from the airport commercial! I’m downloading it from allofmp3 RIGHT NOW. :)
Comment // February 15th, 2007 // 6:37 pm
I smell a sitcom here. Caveman confused for terrorist? Caveman
data analyst working for CTU on 24. Caveman on Blind date?
Comment // February 15th, 2007 // 8:18 pm
Some Other:
Caveman Idol
Survivor: Cave-land
CSI: Caveman
Lost in prehistory
24 Millenia ago
Ugly Cavewoman
Cave’s anatomy
Desperate cavewives
Comment // February 16th, 2007 // 6:28 am
I get a kick out of the caveman commercial, but the originators should know that the wheel was invented in Mesopotamia—present-day Iraq and not by early man. Estimates on when this may have occurred is between 5500 tand 3000 BC.
Comment // February 16th, 2007 // 1:57 pm
A drama / comedy would be so much better than a “ha ha, hee hee sitcom” Keep it somewhat serious like the ads.
This Just In: The Gieco Caveman has just announced that HE (although regrettably) is the true and actual father of Anna Nicole Smiths baby”. He also stated that “it all stems from a hard case of late night beer goggles…albeit he will step up to the plate and take full responsibility…and see to it that the baby is raised with the utmost love, respect and sound guidance”. When asked how he “pulled IT off”…he replied…”it was just…so easy”. …More on this tonight at 11:00. Ha!
Comment // February 16th, 2007 // 5:56 pm
I love the Cavemen commercials. I hope they keep it going.
Comment // February 16th, 2007 // 7:02 pm
I knew that I really really liked the cavemen commrcials right from the beginning, but I didn’t realize how bad I was addicted until I just caught the very end of the latest commercial, cavemen at a party. I became so obsessed with seeing it in it’s entirety that I started surfing the web looking for more info on the cavemen, and luckily found this site!!! And then a friend told me about cavemanscrib.com. I’m just loving it. And so many people on this site just totally get it–the cleverness, the subtleties, all the nuances that make these cavemen spots so damn enjoyable. I too would love to see them in an extended feature—but a tv show would be the death of them; tv networks can kill a good idea amazingly fast. On youtube I saw a clip that featured numerous scenes featuring parts of the commercials and other scenes I’ve never seen, one of which was the follow-up to the airport moving walkway scene, where caveman is on the phone complaining about the poster at the airport. I wish I could download all the commercials and just watch them whenever. Some of the analysis on this site is very articulate and insightful (and some people are just as intelligent as a piece of wood) and I’m glad to be able to visit this site and share all the positive cavemen comments. I just hope they will continue with more and more of the ads. Some people have listed “fantasy” cavemen ads; some mentioned were similar to mine: they cavemen are standing and talking, and suddenly a small green gekko runs by and they just stand and stare at it.
Their expressions and attitudes are priceless!
Comment // February 18th, 2007 // 2:01 am
The cavemen ads are a stitch! Being gay, it was so obvious to me these cavemen are very close friends. Perhaps, this is what happened to cavemen? Look at the first commercial with the apartment — it is perfect, extremely clean, light classical playing in the background, and one of them on the sofa with the wireless Apple laptop. The only piece missing was the damn cat. You cannot tell me this exists anywhere in straight world. Then, the restaurant scene, the soft pastel colors, the food order (“roast duck with mango salsa”) followed by his partner’s decision to sit and watch others eat while he pouts. Too funny!
The latest ad showing our boys at a party seems to contradict this a bit — apparently there are some straight cavemen. One guy comes running out onto the balcony announcing he and “Tina” are getting back together. Of course, he is shut down immediately as our two boys who “need a moment.”
Also, the outfit worn by our tennis-racket carrying airport traveler also is beyond “metro-sexual.” At some point, one goes over the “tipping point” and you just know the cavemen vacation in Key West and not Vegas.
The whole series is funny and the acting is quite good.
Comment // February 18th, 2007 // 10:30 pm
This is the funnies commercial series ever.
way to go geico.
Comment // February 19th, 2007 // 1:25 am
It could be that at least 2 of the cavemen are gay, either way I just want to see more of these commercials! I only have seen the ‘tina’s here we’re getting back together’ commercial once and missed the beginning, and I keep waiting for it to come back on! Just tried you tube for one of the commercials, it said it had been pulled, is there some copyright problem and they are no longer viewable on youtube? What a drag! I know this is kind of pathetic that I am so into these commercials, but there is something so appealing about the cavemen. I just love their long-suffering attitude. I am a big fan of the old Jack Benny radio program and also his later tv show, and a lot of his appeal was his whole long-suffering, I can’t get any respect demeanor. The more aggrieved and put-upon the cavemen are, the more I like them…I identify with that because I take myself way too seriously and tend to feel that I should be much more highly thought of than it seems the world is ready to agree with. We all can feel this way at times, perhaps that’s why other people respond so enthusiastically to the cavemen? I don’t know that this has any effect on my insurance needs, I don’t own a car…sorry!
Comment // February 19th, 2007 // 1:32 am
Just another thought…the cavemen seem to be very complex, so much so that they perhaps can never truly be happy…not without lots of therapy and self-help books, and even then they will still have issues. Amazingly, the ad team behind the cavemen, and the awesome actors portraying them, have created more interesting characters in a few spots that are what, 20 seconds long or less each? than you could find in a lot of movies and tv shows that are out there. Maybe I’m just trying to justify myself and make them more important than they are…but they sure are a lot of fun!!!!
Comment // February 19th, 2007 // 6:02 am
The airport one is my favorite.
The tennis racket is a brilliant detail.
The exasperated head-wagging at the end is so perfect.
Like many of you, I appreciate the subtlety of the screenplay, and the talent of the actor.
Not viewable on YouTube? I just saw them…see below link.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=geico+cavemen&search=Search
AND: you MUST VISIT CAVEMANSCRIB.COM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // February 20th, 2007 // 12:46 pm
So much good stuff since my last visit.
Something I’ve been meaning to ask for awhile — was this supposed to be an example of an ‘awful commercial’? How funny if it was, it has turned out to be one of the greatest advertising campaigns in my lifetime (long time, trust me, and I was there when Stan Freberg did Jeno’s pizza rolls and Alka Seltzer had their speecy spicy meatballs). I still expect them to win an award for it.
DrLar, is it complicated or expensive to get ‘Remind Me’ as a ringtone? I still play it daily on my computer, yes I am obsessed.
Randy from Dover, I completely agree — I hope the ad exec is being rewarded accordingly.
Editor-in-Chief, you are correct, ‘they’ would not be able to pull off a show. But ‘webisodes’ are a good idea, as some car company did recently with Clive Owen, I believe.
Perfect, Corporate Caveman. I can’t believe no one at The Daily Show has picked up on that. If not she, I’m sure some relative of hers was ‘doing’ all the caveman in whatever Era the cavemen were in, much to the consternation of the cavewomen!
I agree, Sandrine, with all you said. I still don’t understand how some have said they DID download all the spots from YouTube. Anybody?
cavewoman, I agree with all you said too and kudos on knowing Jack Benny. Vaudeville has a lot to do with how excellent these spots are, but I imagine even their creators don’t know that! As to insurance, I never took an Alka Selzter or ate a Jeno’s pizza roll….some commercials are just priceless as ‘art’ and not for their branding impact. And no to needing to justify yourself, you are correct, the ‘shoulder shrug’ done by the airport caveman (not John Lehr, right?) speaks volumes, without uttering a word. Amazing.
Anna, mine too, as I said that exasperated shoulder shrug is so priceless.
It is incredible how these commercials are speaking to so many people. And kudos to you Randy from Dover for realizing that no politically correct cretins can sue for ‘caveman insensitivity’ and try to make cavemen politically correct — HAH!
Comment // February 20th, 2007 // 4:56 pm
It’s not me. Still living off of “Heat” money.
Comment // February 20th, 2007 // 5:20 pm
I love the song, “everywhere I go there’s always something to remind me of another place and time.” Who wrote it and what CD is it on.
Comment // February 20th, 2007 // 7:49 pm
Yeah, we’re still around.
Comment // February 20th, 2007 // 9:46 pm
I work with a person who looks like the geico caveman
Comment // February 21st, 2007 // 4:57 am
there is an actor on what about brian- the ‘manny’ who i swear doesn’t even need much for prosthetics to be the caveman…i can’t look at him without thinking- caveman- and shockingly he’s not..
Comment // February 21st, 2007 // 3:28 pm
Did you see Heros this week? There is a new guy who can easily pass for one of these cavemen!!!
Comment // February 21st, 2007 // 6:16 pm
I think most of the geico commercial episodes are stupid. “so easy even a caveman can do it,” what so funny about that? Nothing! Worst of them all is the episode of the caveman seeing the psychiatrist. Would be more entertaining if they f*** each other. The producer, writer, and everybody else involved in the production must be a bunch of morons.
Comment // February 21st, 2007 // 6:59 pm
SO SIMPLE EVEN JAMES SAYS COULD DO IT.
Comment // February 22nd, 2007 // 4:37 pm
I am so in love with the caveman. I think he’s coming to see me in the Airport commercial. I just want to console him, and tell him everything will be ok. That, who cares about those Geico people….. I know he can do it, and more.
Comment // February 22nd, 2007 // 5:00 pm
Ignatz: just use your phone software to transfer the mp3 on your PC to the phone, after that assing a ring tone to it, it’s that simple, you may want to cut the mp3 so it doesn’t take much space in your phone, in some phones the file must be in the phone’s internal storage which is premium these days (around 20MB).
I cut mine (with some mp3 editiong software) so it plays the part at the airport, and I rarely let it ring for more than 30 seconds.
Comment // February 22nd, 2007 // 9:37 pm
If you have Cingular you can buy it from them.
Comment // February 24th, 2007 // 11:34 pm
ignatz – there is one on youtube that says all, and it does have most of them (I finally got to see the original one with them in their apartment). But it doesn’t include the new one I mentioned earlier, or the one in the airport where he’s on the phone while looking at the poster.
Comment // February 25th, 2007 // 2:26 am
OK, I am even to the point of trying to figure out how to follow the tips on here and somehow have the ‘remind me’ tune as my ringtone. And I am from way before the cell phone era, I have no idea how you put a ringone on your phone. That’s how crazy I am about the cavemen! Not only that but I have a crush on the cavemen, even the possibly gay ones! Just saw the one in the psychiatrist’s office -that is definitely Talia Shire – and the part at the end where he says ‘it’s my mom, I’m going to put it on speakerphone’ is priceless. Also, I love his plaid shirt. And I agree with LIsa, I want the caveman at the airport to be on his way to see me! Great news that I was wrong and you can still see the commercials on You tube. And I am going to visit Cavemans crib.com. And no, I don’t work for Geico. However, if I suddenly find myself unemployed, guess where I’d apply for a job? Whatever ad agency does these commercials! My husband thinks I’m nuts so I guess the whole world isn’t into these commercials, but I find that hard to believe!
Comment // February 25th, 2007 // 3:55 am
More YouTube stuff. You *GOTTA* check this out. Geico Caveman Trailer feat. Eliot Lipp’s “Flashlight”.
Awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j9U0qP7H3g
Comment // February 26th, 2007 // 1:13 am
Man I swear that new guy on Lost is one of the cavemen dudes? Hmmm?
Comment // February 27th, 2007 // 7:00 pm
Check out Awful Commercial’s new Cavemen FAQ (with new video) http://www.awfulcommercials.com/archives/2007/02/27/geico-cavemen-faq-and-definitive-video-post/
Comment // February 28th, 2007 // 12:56 am
Cavemanscrib site is awesome! Has anyone actually tried making the Roast Duck with Mango Salsa recipe that is in the recipe book in the kitchen?
Comment // March 2nd, 2007 // 11:56 am
OMG great news! Will it really happen (from scifi.com)
ABC has plans to turn a series of quirky commercials for insurance provider Geico which revolve around a number of indignant cavemen into a half-hour comedy pilot, Variety reported. Taking its cue from the ads, Cavemen centers on three pre-historic men who must battle prejudice as they attempt to live as normal 30-somethings in modern Atlanta.
The pilot was written by Joe Lawson, the advertising copywriter who was behind the ads, as well as other comedic Geico spots. Daniel Rappaport, Guymon Cassady, Will Speck and Josh Gordon are executive producing. Speck and Gordon, commercial directors who recently helmed the Will Farrell feature Blades of Glory, are on board to also direct.
The single-camera pilot is based on a series of Geico ads that promote the insurance company’s Web site as so user-friendly that even “a caveman could do it.” The spots follow cavemen as they react with offense to the derogatory slogan in modern locations such as a cable news program, an upscale restaurant, the airport and a therapist’s office.
Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber play the cavemen in the Geico spots; it is unknown whether they will also appear in the series.
Comment // March 2nd, 2007 // 1:16 pm
Please email me requarding the back round music from your commerical “gaveman”
EVERWHERE I GO, THERE SOMEHTING TO REMIND ME. Who is the artis?
Thank You,
camc1962
Comment // March 2nd, 2007 // 5:58 pm
READ / SEARCH THE ARTICLE OR VISIT THIS PAGE: http://www.awfulcommercials.com/archives/2007/02/27/geico-cavemen-faq-and-definitive-video-post/ BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ANSWERED 100 TIMES
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 12:06 am
I can’t believe, most of you are definately missing it! These guys ARE DEFINATELY GAY!! No QUESTION ABOUT IT!! Remember one of the earliest commercials, where one of the human is apologising to the couple while in their apartment, saying, ”I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that you two were back together again”…and the caveman says something real gay, like, ”Well, I really didn’t think we needed to put out an ad”…and the airport scene…thats a badminton raquet…I mean, how gay is that?…and finally, the case cracker1!..the newest commercial showing the two cavemen in a GAY BAR, having a ‘moment’ together, xplaining how hurt he is, loyalty compromised by signing back with geico etc…. then the other caveman barges into the room, disturbs the moment by announcing that he’s getting back together with Tina!
This clearly shows that not only did his friend test his loyalty, but his other friend seems to be denouncing his gay lifestyle to get back together with the old flame..And how gay is the dejected response..”CAN WE JUST HAVE A MINUTE HERE!!
The whole thing is…unquestionably gay…GREAT STUFF THOUGH..
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 1:07 am
My wife and I LOVE these guys, and I’d really like to know what species of hominid they represent. The pathos they express shines through so definitively!
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 6:26 am
Without a doubt, these commercials are some of the best ever! These will certainly be remembered like other commercial classics such as, “where’s the beef?” and “hey Mikey! he likes it!”. I believe these cavemen are not gay, but rather metro-sexual, educated from NYU, with relationship issues! HA! Check out my gaybarometer:
StraightGay
John Wayne..Mel Gibson..Cavemen..Squidward..A-ROD
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 10:44 am
I LOVE the cavemen!
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 3:07 pm
These cavemen commercials are brilliant! I don’t believe these guys are gay, either. That’s wishful thinking on the homosexual’s part. Any time there is male bonding it MUST be gay. NOT! Like Kobeight stated, they’re metro-sexual, educated, with relationship issues. If it is true that some sort sitcom will develop from these commercials, I would not be surprised if they did make one of them guy so as to be politically correct.
On a different note. Do any of you think that the caveman in The Apology who orders the roast duck is the same caveman in the therapist’s office as well as the caveman at The Party who has caved in and bought GEICO insurance? If so, I see a theme developing. He’s bothered by the insults, but not so much that he allows it to come between him and a good meal or a good rate with the insurance company. The other guy seems to stay the course with his determination to put a stop to these insults and does not allow himself to be bought with dinner or cheaper insurance rates.
Keep the cavemen coming GEICO!
Comment // March 3rd, 2007 // 5:45 pm
does anyone know how to make cavemanscrib into a screensaver? this is the best site ever … and who is the guy in the bedroom talking to (the door w/ the tie0?
Comment // March 4th, 2007 // 2:38 am
So, tonight, I’m flipping through the channels and see the airport ad for the umpteenth time. (Still cracks me up big-time.) I figure I’d Google the lyrics to see if its a bogus tune or not. With a couple of clicks, I’ve now spent most of the night here and cavemanscrib.com aka iheartcavemen.com. Sure these are GREAT commercials, but WHOA! You guys have a LOT of free time! I love what you’ve done with the place though . . . and I now know more about ROYKSOPP than I probably ever wanted to!
The Serf
Comment // March 4th, 2007 // 2:43 am
Oh, yeah, here’s the lyrics:
http://www.martylloyd.com/artist_r/royksopp_lyrics/remind_me_lyrics.html
Comment // March 4th, 2007 // 6:10 pm
does anyone have any photos of the geico cavemen out of costume? I’ve always wondered what they look like.
Comment // March 4th, 2007 // 11:47 pm
OK, I did it! I downloaded the Royskopp song for $2.97 from Cingular. Now if someone would only call me so I could hear the song play…are they really working on a pilot? That would be awesome. To me, there is so much crammed into a few seconds on these spots, it’s just great! And the fact that so much is open to interpretation. Someone on this email string or elsewhere on the awfulcommercials.com (there are several links on here for the Geico cavemen as I just found out) commented on the therapist’s office commercial that they liked the idea of the caveman being so eager to please that that’s why he’s going to put his mom on speaker phone. I liked that, although my take is that he just does it automatically because his mom issues are so much a part of why he’s in therapy. Some have commented that this is too derivative of Woody Allen and even that it is somehow anti-semitic but come on, who doesn’t have issues with their mom? These ads remind me, like so many others, of Tony Soprano’s sessions with his therapist, and they even have Talia Shire of Godfather fame play the therapist. Love it! I also liked a comment soemone posted about how he’s uncomfortable even looking at the therapist directly but instead is focused on his phone, which looks like a Blackberry, presumably he’s compulsively scrolling through emails. But then he does look directly at the therapist when he gets mad about her comment. Also his whole defensive posture, he’s slumped over self-protectively because he’s so emotionally fragile. This makes me think he’s the one in the airport, because that caveman is so wonderfully vulnerable as he carefully inspects his itinerary, looking so cautiously hopeful that he is going to have a nice time on his vacation, only to come across the offensive ad. Then, as others have pointed out so insightfully, he appears not just outraged about the ad, but perhaps a bit proud of it as well, on some level. The cavemen kind of like the attention, which is so universal: it’s better to get negative attention than no attention at all, because at least it helps you feel like you exist. The airport spot also cracks me up just on the debate about sports racket alone, as to whether it’s a badminton, squash, tennis, or other? and whether it’s wood or metal. Whether it indicates he’s sophisticated, or behind the times, or gay or straight. Also I love And which caveman is which from commercial to commercial: is the boom operator also the short sleeved shirt guy in the restaurant apology commerical? I love it when the boom operator shouts ‘not cool!’ and storms off the set. If may be recalling this wrong but I love it when the cavemen are in the apartment and one is playing the piano, and when the commercial comes on the one caveman says ‘that is so condescending’. But when they react wordlessly, shaking their heads and kind of looking around for someone to validate their reaction, it’s just priceless.
Comment // March 5th, 2007 // 11:22 am
Still brilliant — now Geico has follow-ups to their previous ads.
On the ‘FOX news’ parody — more blather from the female talking head and the caveman just says one word: ‘Huh?’.
I too would love to see the airport caveman out of costume. You all know that the therapist caveman is John Lehr, right?
Comment // March 5th, 2007 // 12:32 pm
Ignatz:
I’ll be on the lookout for the new ad.
Can you confirm for me how you know John Lehr is the caveman in that spot so I can add it to the FAQ?
Even if that identifies him I have trouble knowing for sure which are the same cavemen in the different spots, so if you have more info on who is who you would be a prince among princesses.
Comment // March 5th, 2007 // 1:42 pm
E-i-C, when he says: ‘what, smart?’ I recognize the voice as that of John Lehr from his short-lived show on TBS.
I think John and his wife have posted here, perhaps they can confirm it?
LOL, so do I. But I am so obsessed with these adverts that I look for differences in their prosthetics, and I don’t think my beloved airport caveman is John. I am only guessing this from the short spot where he is talking to someone (his lawyer?) on the phone about the ad in the airport.
In fact, I think the other follow-on spot is in the therapist’s office. It went by so quickly that I don’t remember what he said, but I do know it was a new spot.
I’ve been thinking about the pilot for the show — it is now news on CNN, by the way — and I’m not sure that’s a good thing. Since the public doesn’t usually see pilots, I would hope someone eventually uploads it somewhere.
Comment // March 5th, 2007 // 6:26 pm
The caveman is John Lehr. Go to http://www.johnlehr.com for more information.
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 4:27 am
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,256188,00.html
ABC is trying to make it into a sitcom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 2:24 pm
John Lehr is out of TV work right now, perhaps he could star in that?, this time ABC, I think it will better than TBS (I don’t get TBS myself).
We can include the two mango salsa guys and we’re set!.
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 4:07 pm
I agree with most that the actors definitely have talent- to be able to show emotions through a mask is definitely challenging, but they delivered.
The classic for me is the restaurant “confrontation” where one orders the “roast duck with the mango salsa”.
Brilliant!
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 6:09 pm
Go to the caveman’s party at his crib. Interactive, and too funny! http://www.cavemanscrib.com
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 7:56 pm
Man o man what’s going on? You people are really obsessed! Regardless of the fact that I have the caveman as my wallpaper on my phone, “Remind Me” as my ringtone, and almost break my neck to see the tv, when I even THINK I hear one of the commercials on, I’m not as bad as you guys! I don’t want the cavemen to become a sitcom. I think it would ruin everything. There’s a lot left to the imagination when all we have is a minute or so of them. A longer period would answer too many questions. The NOT knowing is half the fun of the whole thing. “Wonder if they’re gay, wonder if that one, is the same one as that one in that commercial, wonder what kind of tennis racket that is, wonder who the real actors are….!” Hmmm….I wonder why, when I show people the picture on my cellphone, and tell them that’s my new boyfriend, they all say WHY????!!!!!! People just don’t care for inner beauty anymore.
Comment // March 6th, 2007 // 11:33 pm
I love SC’s March 3 comment that maybe the same caveman is the roast duck mango salsa guy and the one who ‘sold out’ by buying Geico insurance, he’s upset but not about to let his outrage get in the way of him and a meal, etc. That does sound like the same guy! Meanwhile the one who ‘doesn’t have much of an appetite, thank you’, is he the one in the airport and the therapist’s office? Hmm, so much to obsess about. Also, I love that part of the joke is that Geico is willing to go right on offending the cavemen despite their apologies in the restaurant.
Comment // March 7th, 2007 // 12:39 am
for all you cavemen fans…check this out & enjoy. Priceless. Oh, wait that’s another commercial. :o)
http://www.cavemanscrib.com/
Comment // March 7th, 2007 // 3:23 am
This commercial is an all-time classic. Recently the only other commercials that have cracked me up this much have been the “male enhancment” spot with the guy that is ALWAYS smiling!!LOL A riot !! LOL
Comment // March 7th, 2007 // 3:29 am
And another one which I almost forgot about; the commercial spot for Poulander’s “All Fruit” jelly. “Would you PLEASE pass the jelly????!!!! LOL
Comment // March 7th, 2007 // 12:30 pm
I am still not sure that John Lehr is the airport caveman. Going to his site shows (E-i-C, looks like I was right) two You Tube links to the therapist spot and the boom Caveman spot. I imagine those are ‘his’ two performances.
Will the real airport caveman please stand up? (before ALL your time – :O) )
Lisa, I am afraid to say I agree. Too much of a good thing? Guess if it ever gets picked up, we’ll have to wait and see.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 4:29 am
Lisa and ignatz could be right, the tv show may dispel some of the mystique, not leave enough to the imagination. But I still want them to do one because I am addicted to the whole concept. I would like to get caveman wallpaper on my phone, too. I think it’s time for me to find a caveman obsession support group. This would be different than the support groups the cavemen themselves probably have, to help them deal with the difficulties they face from Geico, etc. Although I would attend those meetings if they actually existed, in cavewoman makeup if necessary. Have been reading a lot of the previous comments in this long discussion thread, there are so many insightful observations. Glad there are others who enjoy the cavemen. I think the caveman in the apartment/piano commercial, the one who says ‘did you hear that?’ and stands up looking at the piano playing caveman and the other seated caveman, is not in any of the other commercials. So does that mean the piano guy is one of the 2 restaurant guys? And has anyone determined if the Geico announcer actually is one of the cavemen, as discussed in some of the comments? I love the look given by the caveman in the restaurant who says ‘next time maybe do a little research?’ -he pulls this mock sympathetic smile kind of face that is just dripping with outrage, exasperation, and condescension. And yes, I like the idea that the sunglasses/mango salsa guy may have dragged the no appetite short sleeved guy to the restaurant. Maybe if they are a gay couple or 2 brothers, sunglasses caveman is higher up on the career ladder and short sleeved guy is the boom operator guy, the younger brother of the two. So is the third caveman another brother? Which one plays the piano? Please, I need answers people!
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 4:30 am
The caveman is a little known actor/musician-Tyler Traband
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 5:05 am
OK, so Cavewoman,or is it Lisa is in love with the cavemen. I have a crush on the girl in the Royksopp video for “Remind Me”
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 10:51 am
I can’t believe people like this commerical. Sitting in a group of 28 people and the commerical came on, ALL 28 people said it was the worst commercial they had ever seen, that the cavemen were repulsive and that geico insurance would be the last people they would call for insurance. They did say that they absolutely loved the gecko commerical. The commerical is not funny, interesting, educational, or anything positive. It is like they ran out of ideas so used cavemen, and is seems from well-educated in the Northeast, that they are offending and disgusting people. 28 out of 28 is a pretty decent poll.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 12:28 pm
Cindy, I haven’t counted, but I bet there are more than 28 people here who love the commercials.
E-i-C, did you see YET another short spot? This one in the therapist’s office again. She gives him (John Lehr I’m assuming) a caveman DOLL for him to role play with — priceless stuff.
They are now taking to running them back to back — last night the spot before the one above was the caveman talking to someone on his phone about the poster in the airport.
Geez, I love these commercials.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 5:02 pm
Thanks E-i-C, I hadn’t seen how to get to your FAQs, and see that all the commercials are there! Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
That’s interesting. Now that you mention it, I liked the gecko commercials in the beginning, but now he gives me the heebie jeebies, I can’t exactly describe why. Guess he’s now coming off as an arrogant little so and so.
As to Cindy’s demographic, I am from the Northeast and I think (last I looked) that I well-educated, and I adore the cavemen commercials. The airport caveman’s giant sigh and shoulder shrug gets me every time.
E-i-C, do you know if these commercials won any of the awards (forget their name again) for advertising?
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 5:45 pm
Re Cindy’s reply, I totally agree with Editor in Chief. A decent poll would be one on the street picking people at random. When a group of people are all together, of course peer pressure is going to play a dominate role in the conversation. Who wants to be the first to admit to liking it? If they do, then all of a sudden they become just as dumb as the cavemen. And Cindy, why didn’t you be the first to admit you like them? I mean what brought you here in the first place? There had to be some form of curiosity in your brain to even bring you here. And just how much did you read Cindy? Pretty much for you to realize “a lot of people like this commercial.” Those are your own words, matter of fact it’s the first line in your reply. Here’s a comparison for you: Just how many geico blogs or websites do you see out there? Regardless! It’s like a drug honey. Just be careful.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 5:49 pm
I love the cave man commercials,I find them sexy,keep on the good work!
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 6:05 pm
Opps! I meant to say Gecko blogs, not Geico. Guess I’m not a well-educated Northeasterner.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 7:18 pm
The dichotomy is brilliant! My fav – the airport scene. The background music is so propitious to the scene. Anyone know who the singer is? Next question: will we see or hear a cavewoman as a follow-up to the therapist scene? The person or persons who came up w/these ads had a pure stoke of genius. They’ve managed to enter our psyche. Can’t say that about the gecko – however cute he is.
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 7:58 pm
Found out who the singer is, yay!
Comment // March 8th, 2007 // 11:01 pm
i know men who look like them i didn’t think they were wearing a mask
Comment // March 9th, 2007 // 8:47 am
First has anyone ever had Roast Duck with Mango Salsa??? it sounds great!!! The cave man at the airport that is a great commercial too!! i do love the look of disguest as he sees the poster and the music in that one is perfect!!!!
i say when is the sit com coming!!!!
Comment // March 9th, 2007 // 5:23 pm
I just love coming to this site, especially between seeing the ads and visiting the “crib;” I wish the whole crib set up was a game–exactly the way it appears right now–that you could go back to again and again. There’s almost an elation in finding something “new” every time I drop in.
There are some “add ons” to two existing commercials that I happened to catch when I taped Survivor. As someone else mentioned there is the therapist/caveman doll scene; but there’s also a scene where he says to the therapist “If Geico had said that instead” (can’t recall phrase) “I wouldn’t be
having an existential meltdown.” And then saw the fake “CNN-
split screen interview where the woman says something about the clash of personal ego vs community and the caveman, exasperated says “What?!?!”
And as much as I’d like to see more of them, I agree with others that a regular show would take away too much of the mystique that makes them so interesting. A drama with comic overtones–maybe.
And I find it really funny that people have trouble telling the cavemen apart–are you trying to say “all cavemen look alike?”
Comment // March 10th, 2007 // 12:12 am
Im a mom in her 40s, straight laced with three kids. I have gotten to the point where im muting most commercials. Most of them are lame, obnoxious and annoying….except The Cavemen!
Thease advertisements facinate me and i enjoy them throughly. They keep u thinking.
The one who gives Geico a call complaining about the poster in the airport is GREAT! Its seconds of genuis and hip, fresh humor! A good second is the Caveman who gets a cell phone call from his mom at the therapist office!I hope thease actors get paid good and get a sitcom gig as its rumored. My 16 year old daughter likes them also. We had a extended converstaion on the
sitcom rumor” just the other day.
I think the lizzard is cute and i would like to see him and the Cave men do a combo.
We need a “Geico Cave man” fan site.
Comment // March 10th, 2007 // 5:37 pm
The cavemen look just like a kid who goes to school with my kids. The kid is a total loser & likes to beat up other kids. I like the ‘Geico Cavemen’ I hate the real caveman @$$hole..
Comment // March 11th, 2007 // 2:49 am
Still haven’t read every single post so these ideas may not be new, but here are some follow-up commercials I would like to see, or maybe on the tv show that they are working on: a courtroom scene from the class-action lawsuit the cavemen have filed against Geico -maybe witnesses called to testify about the emotional stress caused to the cavemen. For instance the therapist, only she ends up not being very pro-caveman, she’s more objective and detached, so the caveman is all frustrated about that. And one of the cavemen being cross-examined, somewhat irreverently, by the Geico lawyer. Another funny situation would be one of the cavemen at his job, maybe a staff meeting, where there is one smart aleck gets in some digs about cavemen. In fact, maybe one of the cavemen works at an ad agency and someone floats the idea of stealing the ‘so easy a caveman could do it’ only modified a bit and adapted to a different product. And maybe everyone else likes the idea and the caveman keeps trying to fight it. I love the fact that one of the caveman actors, John Lehr, has posted here, that is so cool! I just had a thought that a spoof of the Sopranos with cavemen would be great, since the one caveman is in therapy…it could start out with the caveman driving in his SUV, passing some landmarks a la the opening of the Sopranos, etc. Well obviously it is hard to come up with good ideas, so I have more respect for the folks at Martin who did these commercials now!
Comment // March 11th, 2007 // 3:14 am
Also have been meaning to mention that I love the Geico announcer in the restaurant apology scene – he gets this really uncomfortable look on his face after the one caveman says ‘yeah, maybe next time do a little research?”. It’s like he’s thinking “Oh, no, this is going to be a long night. Kill me now. Why did Geico throw me under the bus? I’m just a paid actor. Don’t shoot the messenger…” etc. Also, Talia Shire makes such a great therapist, with her beautifully modulated, soothing voice, her serene, composed, confident demeanor, she’s so reasuuring, just what you’d want in a therapist! The way her lips twitch and she’s momentarily speechless when the caveman says ‘are what? smart?” -she’s excellent! I hope both of these actors are in the tv show. I love Rocky, it’s one of my favorite movies, and now Talia Shire is in one of my favorite commericals ever. It’s amazing to say this but I’d stack these commercials up against a lot of the movies that are being proclaimed as Oscar material. I say, Oscar who? Show me the cavemen!
Comment // March 11th, 2007 // 12:46 pm
Who IS the singer in the airport commercial, and what’s the song’s name?
Comment // March 11th, 2007 // 7:48 pm
I LOVE the caveman at the airport, I want a big picture of him on a t-shirt. How can I get his picture and maybe I can have all the cavemens pictures???? Please……I”ve got to have their picture on a t-shirt to advertise that they are MY KIND OF MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS JO
GO CAVEMEN.GO CAVEMAN.. KEEP THEM ON THE COMMERCIALS AND ADS
Comment // March 12th, 2007 // 10:45 am
Madwoman, go to the facts page, where you will see the Editor In Chief express his amazement that people still ask this question after 520 freaking posts.
Jo Brown, I am surprised no one here has found out who the actor in the airport caveman sequence is. I think he was wonderful at expressing himself without dialogue and would like to know his name. I ‘imagine’ he will be in the short-lived sitcom (my prediction) and perhaps there we will find out who he is.
IF the pilot is picked up, that is, and a sitcom results.
Comment // March 12th, 2007 // 5:17 pm
it’s “remind me” by royskopp ( not quite sure of the spelling ) i downloaded cause it is so good…there is a cool video associated with it too….i love those cavemen ads ( though the actor in the “therapist” one is not as funny as airport caveman. )
Comment // March 12th, 2007 // 9:43 pm
I love the cavemen i think that they are the best thing since sliced bread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // March 12th, 2007 // 9:45 pm
i hope that they do make the sitcom about them it would be hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 12:11 am
jeff daniel phillips and ben weber are great. i havent seen pics of the two but i really hope all of its makeup.a sloping forehead isnt an attractive trait .but the concept is extraordinary.i laugh every time too,he just seems so realistically pissed off about their treatment as cavemen.i guess sometimes we all feel a little like those cavemen. great work jeff and ben .your the funniest guys on the tube.peace reverendD
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 1:20 am
There are three therapist and three FOX news ads, that I know of.
My vote is in, a TV show would not be the same. Once they are overexposed, it won’t be the same.
My take on the therapist ad – he’s a momma’s boy, plain and simple!
To those of you wondering about the appeal of cavemen – it takes a person with a certain sense of humor to appreciate these ads. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it!
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 3:29 am
My latest theory on the cavemen: the third guy of the three is less bothered by the Geico commercials than the other two. In the apartment scene, he’s the one playing the piano. You can’t make out his face because he’s out of focus, but he stops playing for a few beats, but only long enough to kind of wave dismissively, as if to say ‘Geico isn’t worth bothering about’, then he goes right back to playing. He is also, according to my astute analysis, the one who interrupts the balcony cavemen at the party to announce ‘Tina’s here, we’re getting back together!’ He’s not sitting around sulking about Geico, he’s enjoying the party! He also isn’t bothered enough to join the other two at the restaurant to hear Geico’s apology.
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 11:01 am
Just a comment to those who say they DO NOT like the cavemen commercials.
Why are you on this site if you do not like them? I would have never spent the time to search for a web site on something I have no interest in…much less read the 528 posts. I also believe it takes some measure of intelligence to “get” the commercials because you have to be able to Think about the sarcastic reactions the cavemen have. Not everyone wants or has the ability to understand this sarcasm. Others do not like to be “reminded” about prejudice.
MORE CAVEMEN!
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 11:06 am
Wow, the attempt to quote a previous comment truncated my message.
I was agreeing with you, BABS, that you hit the nail right on the head.
cavewoman, I was wondering if the airport caveman is the one leaning on the railing, defending his use of GEICO?
And BABS, I again agreed with you, that the pilot will kill the mystique of the ads.
Comment // March 13th, 2007 // 8:22 pm
Please!!! Enough of the cave men. The first couple of those commercials were really funny. Now – when they come on, I mute the tv or change channels. Bring back the lizard. He is absolutely adorable and funny.
Comment // March 14th, 2007 // 5:28 pm
me like caveman on tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // March 14th, 2007 // 8:26 pm
I wonder if there any cavewomen at all??? (other than our favorite poster here)…
If so, I hope too see one in next commercial, or are they sticking to the male characters?, there should be also children, or are they born that size? LOL
Comment // March 15th, 2007 // 1:43 am
“I wonder if there any cavewomen at all??? (other than our favorite poster here)…”
Well we know the Caveman who is with the Therapist has a mom……..It would be funny to see what she looks like.
Maybe they are “mixed” unions with only the MEN being cavemen. That would be interesting!
Comment // March 15th, 2007 // 1:35 pm
Oh I like that, Tara…..just as the commercials themselves are a brilliant sendup of prejudice, the idea that all these cavemen came from ‘mixed’ couples would give even more life to the series.
Rather than dealing with the makeup for cave ‘women’, they could hire funny female actors and put even more funny male actors to work as the elder cavemen!
I love it! Martin Agency, are you reading here?
Comment // March 16th, 2007 // 2:14 am
My friends and I are completely bored with the inane cavemen commercials. They were funny, but got old extremely quickly. Bring back the Gecko!!
Comment // March 16th, 2007 // 4:13 pm
Thought I’d share some fun links to Geico caveman related stories in case they are not already posted here. However, I think there is some kind of filter that won’t let me post the links, so here are my descriptions of them in case you want to look for them on the web. Basically you can just find them if you do a search for ‘geico caveman’ and scroll through the results:
story about a fan making a ‘tribute to John Lehr caveman doll’ and selling it on Ebay for around $80 -you have to click on the link in the story to go to the ebay site about the doll and you can see more about the doll, which is hilariously cute and clever. Look for ‘blogpunch.com’. Or just skip the article/blog entry and look on ebay!
story about the ‘evolution’ (pardon the pun) of the caveman commercials from brainstorming sessions to Super Bowl and Academy Award tie-ins. Look for a March 12 Adweek article on yahoo news.
Blog where John Lehr posts and says he was the ‘boom operator’ caveman (in his post here he doesn’t mention that): look for makethelogobigger.blogspot.com;
Interesting article with a lot of follow-up posts, though I disagree with the author -he likes the restaurant commercial but not so much the later ones: look for ronrosenbaum.pajamasmedia.com.
Ignatz, I think that the airport caveman is the tv interview caveman and he’s at the party but he’s not the one leaning on the balcony, he’s the one who says ‘hey man you sold out to Geico what do you expect?’ etc. Also I think he’s the one on the couch in the apartment commercial who says ‘that is so condescending’ and he’s the one in the sunglasses at the restaurant.
I think the one leaing on the railing at the party is the one in the therapist’s office. I’m mainly basing that on his mustache! Is that also the short sleeve restaurant guy? Not sure if he is also John Lehr, who said he play the boom operator.
Comment // March 17th, 2007 // 1:59 am
The Caveman commercials are absolutely the funniest I’ve ever seen. The facial expressions and the subtlety are priceless. I laugh every time and never tire of seeing them – stop whatever I’m doing to watch them. I hope those guys are around forever -Geico or no Geico!
Comment // March 17th, 2007 // 5:14 am
The Caveman is my father.
Comment // March 18th, 2007 // 3:03 am
Dude, IMDB is a Wiki and not as good of one as it could be either. Dont be so shocked if not everything an actor did is listed. IMDB is pretty bad about posting updates no matter how valid the update is and now they wont let you upload the actors photo unless you pay them because they figure teh actor will make money from some casting director seeing your mug-shot on IMDB,(as if real casting directors don’t have access to SAG and other PROFESSIONAL databases)! I wonder how they explain charging to upload a photo of a celeb who died 50 or 60 years ago?
Well anyway, it was interesting to read the discussion here. I like the commercial but was shocked to find that Royksopp is far more gay than they sound and personally, I’d like the comercials better if the cavemen were all straight. How do I know they aren’t? Well, in the 5 commercials I saw them in todate, not once was there a cave-chick! I rest my case. Lets have them be a lot less Villiage People and I bet they would still be helluva funny! But it is still their best commercial todate. They really messed up when they changed the Gecko’s look as well as his voice (first he was a Continental accent, now he is an auddie accent… did they think we couldn’t tell the difference?).
And think how much cheaper the insurance might cost if they spent less on production of commercials! Fire the lizard and just go with the Cave-dudes and pass the savings on to us, Geico.
Thanks.
Comment // March 19th, 2007 // 12:58 am
Add me to the long list of people who LOVE the Geico Cavemen. I was hooked from the very 1st one I saw – ” that’s so condescending “. The creators and actors are brilliant. A perfect example of those rare occasions when extremely talented people cross paths and you get a classic creation that will definately be with us for a long time. The main character/caveman is my favorite – I would love to know more about the actor. And if they don’t use the same actors for the tv show it will be a huge mistake – I for one probably won’t watch.
Another note – I am huge Val Kilmer fan and I do see a resemblence – how that could be I’m really not sure – Val Kilmer is gorgeous!
Oh, and a friendly note to the person who said bring back the lizard because she was tired of the cavemen – I agree that the Gecko is really cute but talking animals/reptiles are as old as tv itself. I think that one of the reasons that the caveman commercials are so popular is because they are so cleverly original.
And finally, I am another one who has recently become a Geico customer and it’s remarkably easy to go online and get a quote. It’s actually so easy a ca.. well, you know. (Sorry – I couldn’t resist)
Comment // March 19th, 2007 // 1:07 am
Oh, I forgot – the main reason I wanted to write: I came upon this website for the 1st time just yesterday, the same day that I became an auto theft victim ( I needed a new car anyway ) so I just wanted to say thanks to the Geico cavemen and this website ( and the Caveman’s Crib – Love it!) for cheering me up. :)
Comment // March 20th, 2007 // 10:33 am
Sorry about that, Kathy, glad we cheered you up! But you’re right, I just saw the ‘meltdown’ and ‘caveman doll’ spots again recently, and they are wonderful.
Can I ask again? Have the commercial awards been held, and did the Geico caveman campaign win?
If I see the airport one a thousand times, I will still love it. That shoulder shrug is a tour de force of acting!
Comment // March 20th, 2007 // 10:55 pm
I Have a great idea for an ad plus a bumper sticker.
Would you like to hear it? Contact me.
Comment // March 21st, 2007 // 5:11 am
Thanks ignatz.
If anyone’s interested – You can get Geico Caveman bumper stickers on Ebay.
Another note – it looks like the main character / caveman is a lefty ( he holds his toothbrush and tennis racket in his left hand in the caveman’s crib ) It may help in determining who is who or who is in which video.
Comment // March 21st, 2007 // 10:40 am
Wikipattysday Says:
“…..but was shocked to find that Royksopp is far more gay than they sound and personally, I’d like the comercials better if the cavemen were all straight. How do I know they aren’t? Well, in the 5 commercials I saw them in todate, not once was there a cave-chick! I rest my case.”
To those who already know about the “crib” I apologize for posting the link AGAIN but apparently there are some who need to view it!!
If you go through the Cavemens crib and listen to the discussion in the bed room as well as read the e mails and listen to the messages on the phone you will get clues that the Cavemen are straight. NOT that there is anything wrong with them being gay…!!..ha ha.
http://www.cavemanscrib.com/
NOW rest your case.
Comment // March 21st, 2007 // 11:32 am
I found pictures!
http://www.hidetheshortfilm.com/images/21.jpg
Jeff Daniel Phillips
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/1108/Events/1108/weber_ben?path=pgallery&path_key=Weber,%20Ben%20(I)
Ben Weber
Comment // March 21st, 2007 // 2:40 pm
I simply love the commercial when the caveman is walking through the airport and spots the ‘caveman billboard’ his reaction is hilarious. I really wish they’d do a movie featuring them. I’ve got an awesome idea for a theme that would set off their careers and set off Geico’s customer clientelle through the roof. If any producers are out there call me and we can get something started.
I also believe i’ve developed a secret crush on the caveman. I looked up his picture and actually hoped he resembled the caveman in real life. Not my luck!
Comment // March 23rd, 2007 // 11:07 am
Thanks Tara.
Okay, since I think Jeff Daniel Phillips is reallllllly cute, I’m going to imagine he is the airport caveman.
:O)
Comment // March 24th, 2007 // 9:41 am
” “Cavemen are people too.” Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber played the two earliest cavemen. ”
I found this information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geico
Comment // March 24th, 2007 // 8:21 pm
So we know for sure John Lehr was the boom operator and the one to go to therapy. I agree that his character has more issues to work out than just the one geico commercial (issues like his teachers probably thought he was not as smart as the other kids, or people telling him it’s not Holloween so take off the mask).I see that the Caveman Who Refused To Eat is the same one in the news debate and the one asking for some loyalty, but the Airport Caveman was too offended to become a sell out so that makes me think that the one who ordered the duck is the one who got the insurance from Geico.
I don’t think the sitcom would be bad because the same person who wrote the commercials is writing the pilot.
Comment // March 24th, 2007 // 9:37 pm
I have another “who is the actor” question…. The woman who plays the psychiatrist in the caveman ads looks A LOT like Talia Shire (Adrienne in the “Rocky” films)…..
Can anyone confirm that???? Thanks
Comment // March 25th, 2007 // 2:01 pm
“….tadder22 Says:
March 24th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
I have another “who is the actor” question…. The woman who plays the psychiatrist in the caveman ads looks A LOT like Talia Shire (Adrienne in the “Rocky” films)…..
Can anyone confirm that???? Thanks”
CONFIRMED Tara
Comment // March 25th, 2007 // 3:43 pm
Geico’s Caveman at the Night of 100 Stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1YRgaLtzM4
Comment // March 26th, 2007 // 10:38 am
Get rid of the cavemen commercials, Little Richard and the other guy. The only one I like is the little green Geico guy. The others make no sence to me. Make more commercials featuring the Geico guy.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Comment // March 26th, 2007 // 6:57 pm
Good find Cin!
….and Georgia, I have no interest in the Geicko but I am sure if you look you may find a site on THEM that may interest you.
THIS BE THE CAVEMEN SITE!
lol
Comment // March 27th, 2007 // 12:47 am
Glad to see some others have picked up on the Sopranos connection. I have only just begun to watch the Sopranos and I caught it right away…
Someone made a comment about a possible new Caveman commercial where all of them are standing around when a little lizard runs by. Well I have the tagline: “I remember when he was big.”
And while some are lamenting the changes that might come if the Cavemen go mainstream, remember, commercials don’t run forever. We all have memories of old favorite commercials, (“Where’s the beef?”) but time and marketing marches on.
I think a Caveman series would be really interesting. An equal opportunity vehicle to poke fun at the foibles of almost any group or community, without singling out real people, and at the same time making us squirm when a chord of prejudice is struck within. Remember Archie Bunker? We all laughed at him because his attitudes were so off base… but not completely. Some of us could identify with his prejudices and misjudgements or we knew people with his same mind-set. Funny stuff, it was…
Comment // March 27th, 2007 // 3:14 pm
where can we get the ringtone for the moving walkway one at the airport? that music stick in your head……
Comment // March 27th, 2007 // 5:26 pm
Yes in fact that is Talia Shire and as far as finding that airport commercial tune “Remind Me” by Ryksopp as a ringtone….good luck! I was lucky enough to add the tune to MYSPACE page…pretty catchy.
Comment // March 30th, 2007 // 11:38 pm
Caveman #1 Boom Operator Caveman is John Lehr, (see Cin.’s March 25 post).
Caveman #2 (and #1?) A Different Cindy, where did you find out that John Lehr, who plays the boom operator caveman, is also the therapy caveman? I think therapy caveman is also the caveman at Night of 100 Stars. I have to say the boom operator voice does seem like the same voice as therapy caveman…
If Caveman #1 and #2 are both John Lehr, that leaves Ben Weber and Jeffrey Daniel Phillips for Cavemen #3 & #4:
Caveman #3 I definitely think that therapy caveman is also party/balcony ‘switching to Geico makes me less of a’ caveman. I think that airport caveman = news debate caveman = party asking for some loyalty= mango salso caveman =couch ‘that is so condescending’ caveman.
Caveman #4 I now think that ‘no appetite’ caveman, the one who looks so much like Val Kilmer, is not in any of the other commercials.
Caveman #5? The one who is outraged at the tv commercial and hops up from the couch and says ‘did you hear that?’ doesn’t match up in appearance or voice with any of the other caveman spots.
Unless….maybe the same actors just got made up slightly differently from one spot to another?
Comment // March 30th, 2007 // 11:41 pm
Sorry, reposting this because I messed up:
Caveman #1 Boom Operator Caveman is John Lehr, (see Cin.’s March 25 post).
Caveman #2 (and #1?) A Different Cindy, where did you find out that John Lehr, who plays the boom operator caveman, is also the therapy caveman? I think therapy caveman is also the caveman at Night of 100 Stars. I have to say the boom operator voice does seem like the same voice as therapy caveman… I definitely think that therapy caveman is also party/balcony ’switching to Geico makes me less of a’ caveman.
If Caveman #1 and #2 are both John Lehr, that leaves Ben Weber and Jeffrey Daniel Phillips for Cavemen #3 & #4:
Caveman #3 I think that airport caveman = news debate caveman = party asking for some loyalty= mango salso caveman =couch ‘that is so condescending’ caveman.
Caveman #4 I now think that ‘no appetite’ caveman, the one who looks so much like Val Kilmer, is not in any of the other commercials.
Caveman #5? The one who is outraged at the tv commercial and hops up from the couch and says ‘did you hear that?’ doesn’t match up in appearance or voice with any of the other caveman spots.
Unless….maybe the same actors just got made up slightly differently from one spot to another?
Comment // March 31st, 2007 // 1:47 am
Hey…you all have got to go to this websie here. it interactive, and hilarious as hell. this is all just another way to say that we are all Nanderthal groupies. Pay homage, LOL.
Neranderthalscrib.com
Comment // March 31st, 2007 // 9:24 am
cavewoman, I was one of the ones who said that ‘therapy caveman’ is John Lehr. After hearing him on his recent show, the way he says ‘smart?’ to the therapist sounds just like him.
A question — is that ‘ringtone’ site in message #561 for real?
Comment // March 31st, 2007 // 4:27 pm
ignatz Says:
…”A question — is that ‘ringtone’ site in message #561 for real? ”
I DID NOT WORK FOR ME and neither did response #564. I do not believe there is a Neranderthalscrib.com ahnd I tried using the correct spelling (Neanderthal) as well. I suppose this was a joke HA HA…hmmmm.
Pingback // March 31st, 2007 // 10:19 pm
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Comment // March 31st, 2007 // 10:30 pm
Ignatz, saw your post about John Lehr being the boom and therapy caveman. Yes! It’s great to know for sure about one of the cavemen. :)
Comment // April 1st, 2007 // 4:37 pm
CAVEMAN COMMERCIALS CANCELLED!!! I just heard, because of some kind of lawsuit, there will no longer be any caveman commercials. Bummer!
Comment // April 2nd, 2007 // 2:09 am
Cancelled? Sounds like an April Fools rumor…
Comment // April 2nd, 2007 // 6:20 pm
You’ve go to get up pretty early in the morning to fool the Editor (before 6 am)
Comment // April 3rd, 2007 // 1:27 am
Updated:2007-04-01 12:58:48
Geico Cavemen Passed Over for Sitcom?
Three Actors Named, But No Mention of Ads’ Original Stars
AOL
TV: Even a Caveman Can Do It
Mark Davis, Getty Images
It appears this caveman may be out of work.
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The Cooler: Is Stoked!
(March 30) – The Geico cavemen should ignore that call from mom and get their agent on the phone, because it appears they may have been passed over for the sitcom their ads inspired.
On March 2, it was announced that ABC had ordered a pilot tentatively titled ‘Cavemen’ featuring the characters in the insurance company’s commercials.
On Thursday, Variety reported that Nick Kroll, Bill English and Kaitlin Doubleday were cast in the pilot, but there was no word on the involvement of the original cavemen, Ben Weber or Jeff Daniel Phillips.
Kroll is a regular contributor to VH1′s ‘The Best Week Ever’ and co-creator of of the Comedy Central Motherload Series ‘ I Love the ’30s’ and ‘All Access: Middle Ages.’ Before he was a cast-out caveman, Weber was best known as one of Miranda Hobbes’ boyfriends on HBO’s ‘Sex and the City.’
The show is one of 14 pilots being produced by Touchstone Television this spring. The pilot follows the cavemen as they “struggle with prejudice on a daily basis as they strive to live the lives of normal thirty-somethings in 2007 Atlanta.”
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2007-03-30 18:15:19
Comment // April 3rd, 2007 // 1:32 am
How could they not cast Weber, Lehr and Phillips? Those are the original actors, and they obviously are fabulous. Did all three turn the tv show down out of fear of being typecast? If they were never offered the job, that would be terrible. I really would like to see the original actors. Then again, success on a show like this could be a double edged sword, maybe it could typecast the actor making it impossible for him to get other parts.
Comment // April 3rd, 2007 // 3:50 am
Ok, I have to sound off … It looks like the actors in the Geico caveman commercials are not going to be in the pilot / series. I don’t get it! I know that it’s possible that the actors don’t want to be in the series but I doubt that is the case. I just want to make some comments based on my observations about tv today – I have never seen so many bad shows in my life. I would love to get interested in some primetime dramas or comedys but EVERYTIME I give another new show a chance I regret it. It just doesn’t seem like the writers put very much effort into their work, either that or they just aren’t very good (I know there are alot of good actors on tv right now and their talents are being wasted ) Maybe I’m just getting to hard to please … but the way it seems to me, it’s not the concept/idea of a show that makes it successfull, it’s the individual talent of the actors PLUS good writing – period. You have that with the Geico Cavemen. At least the writer – Joe Lawson is involved but you need the actors also. Especially the Caveman’s Crib actor ( Jeff Daniel Phillips ?) I don’t know but I’m guessing that on all the best shows of the past i.e. Friends, Seinfeld, All in the Family, etc., the actors have had alot of input into their character’s personalities and lines (Why else would they get paid so much?) That also seems to be apparent with the Geico Cavemen.
Every time I’ve read anything about a possible caveman show, it has also been mentioned that the chances are slim that it will be successfull and now that it seems that the original actors aren’t going to be involved I will have to agree. I’m so disappointed. :(
Comment // April 3rd, 2007 // 4:31 am
Sad news if it’s true and I agree. My excitement and optimism about the proposed show and desire to see it dropped by 50% when I saw the posts about replacing the cavemen actors.
Comment // April 3rd, 2007 // 3:19 pm
I agree with all of you.
I suppose it wouldn’t hurt if we all sent e mails to ABC demanding the original cave men!!?
I found where we can do this and I have sent the first “complaint”.
So we are all sending to the same area, please hit the “PRIMETIME OTHER” in the CATEGORY drop down and then pick the “COMPLAINT” under the subject drop down.
http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html
Comment // April 4th, 2007 // 12:15 am
Good idea. Went to the ABC website and posted this “complaint.”
“I was finally looking forward to a new show, one featuring the GEICO cavemen, and there have been reports in the trades that the original actors will not be in it. They’ve made, I believe, a real contribution to the quality and appeal of the ads, and would have continued to do so in a sitcom, and brought viewers with them. One, Mr. Lehr, had other contractual obligations, but what about the others? Sometimes change is necessary and beneficial, but I fear that here, it won’t be.”
Comment // April 4th, 2007 // 12:56 am
Sorry, but my new favorite line:
Good news – Tina’s here; we’re getting back together!
Comment // April 4th, 2007 // 3:56 am
Thank you Tara!
Here is the ‘complaint’ I sent:
I just learned that the original Geico cavemen are not going to be in the new series… I just wanted to express my tremendous disappointment. I was really looking forward to the’Cavemen’ show but only because I wanted MORE of the (real) Geico cavemen. My personal feeling is that the show will not be very successfull without the original actors/ creators. ESPECIALLY the ‘Caveman’s Crib’ actor (the one who lost his appetite at the restaurant and passes by the Geico ad at the airport among others). I am not sure of his name – I believe it is Jeff Daniel Phillips. It’s not the idea of cavemen in modern day society that makes the commercials so successfull – although it is a brilliant, original idea – it’s the personality of the cavemen and how they cope that makes them so funny and appealing. It’s the delicate timing and the small personal touches that everyone loves. There is no doubt in my mind that the ‘main’ character, Jeff Daniel Phillips ( he is the Val Kilmer look alike – his caveman look is catchy and endearing – you’re going to need that! ) and the writer – Joe Lawson are the NECESSARY ingredients for the show to be a success. I realize that I do not have any knowledge or experience in show business but I have been a viewer of primetime tv for many years and good shows are few and far between these days. I would just hate to see a great opportunity go to waste. As I wrote in the Geico Cavemen blog … the Geico Cavemen ads are ” A perfect example of those RARE occasions when extremely talented people cross paths and you get a classic creation ” i.e. Friends, Seinfeld, All in the Family etc. etc. These shows had no catchy theme or idea but they had exceptionally talented actors and writers. With this new opportunity you have not only those two main, hard to find, ingredients but you also have an original, brilliant idea / theme. You have the ‘out of the ordinary’ caveman characters to attract the younger audience and then you have the Rodney Dangerfield – can’t get no respect ” syndrome to attract the older audience. I know it will be alot more of a challenge to fill 22 minutes instead of 30 seconds which is all the more reason to keep the original talent and work up from there. This could be the next big show !! Give it what ever it needs so it doesn’t fail!
Comment // April 4th, 2007 // 11:37 am
Great letter Kathy!
Comment // April 5th, 2007 // 1:43 am
Ben Weber is one of the caveman. Go figure out the other one, I can’t make it any easier.
Comment // April 5th, 2007 // 1:15 pm
Been away for a while and needed to get back here for my caveman fix. I have to check in at Cavemanscrib.com at least every few days too. I’m really, really enjoying that caveman who lives there. (I’ve never really been able to hear the conversation in that bedroom before the door closes.) There is just a sexiness there that I can’t quite define; I think part of it is certainly his expressions and attitude; you know he’s annoyed and you’re trying not to smile, but his attitude is funny and endearing, even when you have him wear the caveman suit and he throws you out.
I’ve actually outlined several episodes of a caveman series but I have to figure out a way to get the ideas to the right people. And if they don’t use the original cavemen, what is the point? Even if Lehr has other obligations, he can be a cameo/semi-regular, right? Don’t those #@*&% TV executives get it???? The original guys are WHY we love the cavemen–they
ARE the commercials.
And, as others have pointed out, if you don’t enjoy the cavemen why are you even reading this? Go waste someone else’s time. I actually like all of the Geico commercials; I just happen to madly prefer these cavemen! Go find a gecko website and post all you want.
Comment // April 5th, 2007 // 11:03 pm
Prediction: without the original cavemen actors, the new pilot and series will tank.
Comment // April 6th, 2007 // 2:09 am
I am from the Uk and find the Cavemen adds the best ever.
Will you be putting togeather a CD with all the adds? I do hope so, as I would buy it in a flash.
Comment // April 7th, 2007 // 2:15 pm
Sandrine says….
“…but his attitude is funny and endearing, even when you have him wear the caveman suit and he throws you out.”
OMG! I thought I had done every senerio in the bedroom and now you tell me there is a caveman suit? Where did you find that?
I suppose I must get back to work…HA HA.
Comment // April 8th, 2007 // 12:13 am
Sandrine, I never really stuck around long enough in the cavesmanscrib before, but it is an hilarious concept! The retorts in the shower are priceless.
That IS the airport caveman, right????
As to whether the MTB at the networks get it? No, of COURSE they don’t, or ‘Boomtown’ and ‘Dead Like Me’ (same MTB, just cable) would still be on the air.
Comment // April 13th, 2007 // 7:06 am
Who sings that Royksopp song in the airport commercial? Val Kilmer, Billy Bob Thornton and Kelsey Grammer are all so great in these commercials. Oh and by the way, I made up a funny joke myself – I always order the roast duck with mango salsa at restaurants and so do my kids! :P Seriously, I really love these commercials. My mom doesn’t get them. She loves the gecko. I love all of them except for the celebrity ones. Okay, Actually, I really lol out loud when Burt Bacharach sings, “Hope I don’t get hit… in the reeeeeeeeear agaaaaain…”
Comment // April 14th, 2007 // 12:18 pm
I love all the cavemen commercials and have a question. My husband says that the caveman at the airport is annoyed when he spots the ad on the wall, I say he’s proud and looking around to see if anyone notices it. What do you say?
Barb
Comment // April 14th, 2007 // 12:33 pm
Barb,
See that’s why I love those cavemen commercials, they’re so thought provoking. I agree with you I think he’s proud of the ad . They act like they’re insulted in the commercials but when no one is around they’re proud. Cavemen are not being insulted unless of course Imus calls them names.
Sean
Comment // April 14th, 2007 // 12:47 pm
You know that’s true no one is being insulted…I have never met a real caveman so we can make all the jokes we want and be politically correct. No on gets hurt…unless those guys are real cavemen, but where are the cavewomen? That’s kind of sexist isn’t it? Oh I agree with Barb, the caveman guy is proud of the ad.
Cherl
Comment // April 14th, 2007 // 5:21 pm
You may want to read the previous posts as they will answer many of the questions the last few posters have asked.
CHEERS!
Comment // April 14th, 2007 // 8:28 pm
I read exasperation in the body language of the caveman at the airport when he sees the ad. Kind of an “Oh no, not again” response.
Comment // April 16th, 2007 // 3:50 pm
Tara: the beauty of the caveman’s crib–you keep finding new things–but when you said “I thought I’d done every scenario in the bedroom”…..it made me pause. LOL. someone else on this list pointed out that you click on the rug in front of the mirror….but I warn you, he will throw you out.(cavenan suit). I absolutely love having him try on the different clothes combinations (the white tux jacket with shorts, for example) and hisn responses to each…OMG. Whenever I’m having a bad day I NEED to stop by the crib for a visit. I keep going back to the journal under the pillow, hoping for new entries…
Comment // April 16th, 2007 // 7:38 pm
When the “cavemen” come on, the world stops spinning. every new one just keeps getting better. I would love to know where I can buy a sexy little tank top with their faces on it. Better yet, 2008 calendars, I would proudly hang it up…
so much mo-jo. every woman loves a real man….”cave” man even.
andrea of concord calif…
Comment // April 19th, 2007 // 6:07 pm
I rented the movie “Unknown” which Jeff Daniel Phillips has a small part in. He is definately the actor who plays the caveman in the ‘Crib’. He plays a bad guy in the movie and some of that familiar crankiness is present in the movie character. And when he says ” Hey ” calling out to his fellow bad guys ” We got a problem ” it is definately the same voice and even facial expression. I think he is very cute!! ( as well as talented, obviously ) and if ABC doesn’t end up hiring him ( again – big, big mistake!! ) for the series I really hope someone else does so we can see more of him in the future.
PS – I thought the movie was really good – It also has Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Joe Pantoliano, and Jeremy Sisto.
Comment // April 20th, 2007 // 10:33 pm
Kathy, he is the same caveman at the airport, correct?
Is he also the caveman in the white suit on the terrace at the party?
Too bad there isn’t a picture of him somewhere.
Comment // April 21st, 2007 // 2:49 pm
http://backpeddle.ytmnd.com/
Comment // April 21st, 2007 // 5:59 pm
Ignatz- Yes, I am pretty sure that Jeff Daniel Phillips is also the airport caveman and the caveman on the terrace that asks for some loyalty. I also think he is the one that does the ‘CNN’ interview and the one that looses his appetite. I wish someone from the Martin agency or one of the actors ( Jeff! ) could confirm for us … :)
Comment // April 24th, 2007 // 12:43 am
I guess I am in the minority. I think the Caveman is such such a negative character. Bring back Gecko. He is a cutie.
Comment // April 25th, 2007 // 4:21 am
Several people have commented that the cavemen ads are negative but I see the positive in these commercials. Even though the cavemen are, no doubt, experiencing prejudices, they seem to cope very well; they don’t let it define them and judging by their refined lifestyles, they appear to be high achievers who live life to the fullest. Yes, they get irritated at times but you know that’s as far as it will go. They are good mannered ‘nice guys’ who are too well adjusted to let it really upset them. If they seemed deeply upset by Geico’s treatment of them the humor of these commercials would completely elude me. As it is, these cavemen sometimes remind me of my brother who will always slowly get that same irritated look on his face whenever I am winning a debate we’re having… to me, that’s funny :) Other times these commercials remind me of a ‘not so bright’ moment that I’ve had in the past that I can look back and laugh at. I think that maybe the difference between the people who think these commercials are funny and those that don’t is the same as people who can laugh at themselves and those who can’t. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why the cavemen are so funny… because they take themselves too seriously!
Comment // April 25th, 2007 // 1:33 pm
I made a new Geico Cavemen Fansite at http://www.cavemenonline.com
check it out if your so inclined.
Thanks!
Comment // April 26th, 2007 // 4:54 am
The actors names are Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber.
U can find pictures on the web of Ben Weber but not Jeff, Hope this helps who wanted to know.
Comment // April 26th, 2007 // 1:50 pm
i just like the music at the airport scene the last 2 commercials were not 2 good and if u r stuck on what they should do next; have the cave guys with a girl in a car leading up to having kids in the car and them getting in a minor accident to talking with police. just go another dirrection. thanks 4 reading cindy of bossier city louisians
Comment // April 29th, 2007 // 5:04 pm
When I first saw the caveman commercial, I thought he was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. Now I’m hooked on “the man”. The more I look at him, the cuter he gets. Note: No, I am NOT drunk !
Comment // May 5th, 2007 // 11:13 am
Uh oh, are the days of the brilliant caveman commercials at an end?
Have you seen the new GEICO ’15 minutes of fame’ commercials? Simply moronic.
Comment // May 12th, 2007 // 1:51 am
According to the Hollywood Reporter, it looks like the Cavemen series is going to be in the ABC fall lineup!
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 1:39 am
Wow my post was deleted. Imagine That.
recap.
Ultra Tolereance is the Achilles Heel Of America.
Geico, Choose another ploy,
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 1:43 am
“They are good mannered ‘nice guys’ who are too well adjusted to let it really upset them.”
Are you crazy?
“to let it really upset them”The stupid caveman went to therapy.
He put his mother on Speaker.
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 3:51 am
Response to Jet ( and the previous post):
I was thinking more of the other two guys, I forgot about the guy who was having an “existential meltdown”. But he still doesn’t seem devastated by his situation. He does seem really pissed off but I notice that his tone seems to change to an almost casual indifference, it seems, when he puts his mother on speaker. I kind of get the impression that he is just representing another variance of that social class… the neurotic guy – there always has to be at least one in every group… like George on Seinfeld for example. That character is very similar to the cavemen characters and nobody acuses people of prejudice when they laugh at him… because – I should correct myself – we’re not actually laughing AT him but at his situations and how he reacts to them. At least (I’m not) laughing at anyone – the humor is in the situation and how a person reacts to it ( or how you would react if you were in that situation) at some point I would always find the humor ( I hope) and hope springs eternal! Unfortunately there is always going to be prejudice of one kind or another and it’s how we learn to deal with it (from both sides) that will make the world a better place and one more note.. I thought prejudice and intolerance stemmed from hate and I don’t hate the cavemen – I like them… I think they’re great!! So, please lighten up people!!!
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 3:08 pm
Oooph, I can feel the air being sucked out of the room now. ABC? ABC as in Disney-owned ABC.
Prediction. This show will suck.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch.aspx?id=cavemen
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 3:37 pm
The fact alone that they are apparently not using a single original actor is enough to wonder what they are thinking.
Comment // May 14th, 2007 // 8:52 pm
Thanks for confirming that, Editor-in-Chief, I thought so. Know that I know this, I won’t even tune in.
Comment // May 15th, 2007 // 3:45 pm
Perhaps guest starring? then staying?
So they have ordered at least 13 episodes, that is just great!
The fact that the show is in Tuesday 7:00 PM (my time), will be great, I will not miss my other favorites, I usually don’t watch anything at that time slot, so it’s perfect!
Anyway I wouldn’t miss it for the world!
Comment // May 16th, 2007 // 12:47 am
Geez! I’m slow. I am so shocked to see that I am NOT the only Caveman fan! Caveman for President!!!! Laughter is the best medicine…
TeeHeeHee
Comment // May 16th, 2007 // 3:54 pm
is talia shire (adrian from rocky) the therapist and if so why the heck was she too busy for rocky 6 and not for a commercial)
Comment // May 16th, 2007 // 4:54 pm
Well, the Movie Rocky Balboa was about Rocky being w/o his wife, so she was dead, although she was credited as they used old footage of her for some scenes…
(sorry for the bit off topic comment)
Comment // May 16th, 2007 // 5:13 pm
Is there a geico commercial with the guy from strange faces and noises? yes> where can I watch it?
Comment // May 16th, 2007 // 9:48 pm
Editor-in-Chief, do you have an airsick bag handy? If not, get one and THEN watch this. I know I shouldn’t be proud of my prediction but…I am.
http://abc.go.com/fallpreview/cavemen/index?u=0
Oh my….Oh my. The original actors must be SOOOOOO angry.
Comment // May 17th, 2007 // 3:59 pm
I’m starting to wonder if the original actors turned it down. They obviously have skimped pretty heavily on the makeup, it’s like looking at the original series Star Trek klingons after watching Worf on the Next Generation for seven year.
Comment // May 17th, 2007 // 5:49 pm
I’m not even going to watch. They’ve ruined the whole concept. Just because people like the cavemen commercials, dosen’t mean that they’ll like them in a sitcom! The whole caveman, not being so smart and having an attitude about it, was the thing I liked. What are they going to do? Have an episode every week with someone thinking they’re dumb, and then the cavemen proving them wrong? It’s so totally going to SUCK!
Comment // May 21st, 2007 // 4:17 pm
Yeah ABC is jumping the shark on this one, the actors, make up and the stupid remarks they make are just hideous!.
The cavemen are supposed to be smart and sophisticated, not a bunch of losers making jokes of themselves in a car and going to some football game (if it was tennis or polo it will be more believable).
Comment // May 21st, 2007 // 7:19 pm
the caveman commercials are awesome
Comment // May 21st, 2007 // 7:21 pm
the cavemen are the best thing that happenedto the geico commercials…its fun to watch…it never gets old
Comment // May 22nd, 2007 // 10:48 am
DrLar I agree, from the beginning it was hard to imagine even a single good episode, much less a whole series. There hasn’t really been a single “oh no, they messed up” moment with the commercials though.
I still think they should have just done a fake caveman Christmas special, or maybe a fake animated episode a la Scooby Doo and put it online.
Comment // May 24th, 2007 // 1:37 pm
Are you all sure that its not Greg Oden?
Comment // May 24th, 2007 // 7:08 pm
Thanks for the link to the preview that was posted above. What a disaster! Cheap/bad makeup, lousy lines, complete reversal of the GEICO caveman character – they’ve gone from sophisticates to pathetic jokers. ABC couldn’t have done worse if they tried. I’ll probably end up watching 10 minutes at the most, and only if I happen to be in front of a TV set at the time. This is a sad commentary about so much in life – a good opportunity squandered for a short-term buck. Ugh!
Comment // May 27th, 2007 // 11:29 am
Such an impressive comment from someone named ‘busty gallore’.
Exactly, RaggedyAndy.
RaggedyAndy, I imagine Disney aka ABC didn’t want anything that even hinted at cleverness or edginess. They literally scrubbed the cavemen of personality and uniqueness via the elimination of the prosthetics. Oh and of course, it looks like the budget of the show is $1.50.
Comment // May 27th, 2007 // 12:05 pm
Good point, Ignatz. It was probably deliberate – toning things down and trying to widen the demographic, and as a result destroying what made the ads and concept so good to begin with.
Comment // May 27th, 2007 // 6:51 pm
My thoughts on the new Cavemen series clip… I… kind of like it. It’s growing on me the more I watch it. I just think that maybe we are all viewing the clip with some very high standards and so it’s almost definately going to be a disappointment at first. Even though the original actors are not in the show, the clever, cavemen in modern day society idea is still there and the writer of the commercials, Joe Lawson, is a writer on the show. I agree with RaggedyAndy that they are probably going to sacrifice some of the best humor in order to try to appeal to a wider demographic ( because the mainstream audience’s standards aren’t very high and they just don’t know good humor when they see it )…sorry… that was uncalled for (ugh!!) but I’m just still hoping for something on tv that I can be interested in and this show is still at the top of my hope list. After reading some of the reviews and articles on the web, it looks like possibly the original actors are bound by their contracts and are not allowed to appear in the series withouth Geico’s permission. It seems that Geico is not affiliated with the series but they have the option of becoming involved in the future ( using the series as an advertising tool ) and if that’s the case, and Geico does become involved, then I’m sure that the original actors will be appearing in the series. ( I’m thinking as cousins coming to visit and then staying maybe? ) So I’m still hoping to see more of Jeff Daniel Phillips as the main caveman character. I wish he had a name… I think I’ll call him Jet…
Comment // June 6th, 2007 // 4:50 pm
Actors..!? Make-up!?… I thought they were REAL cavemen.
Comment // June 8th, 2007 // 5:10 pm
I don’t see why the original cavemen can’t at least make cameo appearances, or be semi-regulars, or have recurring visiting roles. I’m horrified at the images I’m seeing in the pilot clips. Those are definitely not the images that made the original cavemen so endearing.
Does anyone know how I can get the address to write to Joe Lawson? I mean, I’m not sure if I should send mail to him at the Martin agency or not.
Comment // June 13th, 2007 // 2:41 pm
Editor in Chief had some good comments, as usual; maybe the original cavemen, being the smart and sophisticated guys they are, stepped away from the series with their integrity intact, knowing what a shambles in probably would be. Of course, there’s probably more truth to another comment made that the original cavemen are bound to Geico, and so cannot participate.
Maybe a cavemen special, with a series of vignettes, would have been a better way to go. I’m still trying to figure out how to contact Joe Lawson with ideas about the show. Anyone know how he could be reached?
Comment // June 14th, 2007 // 12:15 pm
what is the name of the song that is playing while the caveman is at the airport on the escalator??
Comment // June 20th, 2007 // 7:45 pm
I’ve got a bet going with my husband. I say the therapist in the Geico commercial is “Adrienne” of the Rocky films. Talia Shire??
Anybody know?
Comment // June 20th, 2007 // 7:50 pm
Never mind previous post….I found the answer on IMDB….yes, it is Talia Shire from Rocky.
Comment // June 22nd, 2007 // 11:58 am
Just would like to know the name of the actress playing Connie in the interview commercials.She says “Must have gotten up on the other side of a rock”.She has been around for years.Being 71,I think she is sexy.
Comment // June 22nd, 2007 // 11:26 pm
Thanks for this site. I am not alone in loving the Caveman series of commercials.
I’ll be back for some “mango salsa”!
Comment // June 25th, 2007 // 1:27 pm
Simple question on the caveman commercial in the airport, who sings the song, ….there’s always something to remind me, of another place and time??????
I cannot find it anywhere-
Help!!!!!
Comment // June 25th, 2007 // 10:44 pm
“Remind Me” by Royksopp
Comment // June 26th, 2007 // 8:30 pm
I have been seeing the commercial where the Cavemen are at the party, outside on the terrace, being played quite a bit lately. It’s nice to see it.
I’ve also noticed — have you all as well? — that there are no…new…Cavemen commercials.
I’m bummed.
Comment // June 28th, 2007 // 12:54 pm
I love the song playing in the background on the commercial where the caveman sees a poster as he is on the escalator. Can you please give me the name of the song and who is singing it? Thank you, Kathy Gatlin
Comment // June 28th, 2007 // 4:37 pm
People should read the posts above, or use CTRL + F to find what they are looking for…
Also, I guess no new commercials since the series was announced right?
Anyone knows if Geico will sponsor the series?
Comment // June 29th, 2007 // 11:55 pm
So is their going to be a full length caveman movie or not?
Comment // July 1st, 2007 // 8:55 pm
i really wanna this scenerio ….. the gecko comes walking along and the cavemen snatch him up and put him on the grill.
Comment // July 2nd, 2007 // 4:59 pm
I was stopping by this site for any caveman news—like word of a new commercial maybe. Then I wandered to the Geico website—and they have NEW cavemen merchandise for sale—definitely stuff I had not seen before, and I’ve checked there in the recent past. I bought some cool stuff—I can’t wait till it arrives!!! Now if Geico would just make a DVD with all of the cavemen commercials on it, and include the interactive cavemans crib, and the cavemen speaking from the up with cavemen site, I would buy it in a second. Oh, and I want a caveman poster also, with all of the cavemen. And if Geico needs to contact me for any reason—I hope they check in with these postings—they need to have the cavemen contact me. Love those cavemen.
Comment // July 5th, 2007 // 6:33 pm
Make a “caveman and geko start their own company” movie!
(can’t spell well. deal with it)
Leave the therapist OUT of it.
Comment // July 11th, 2007 // 2:56 am
With all the prosthetics applied to create the caveman look, it’s amazing the actors can put that much personality into it. Love the airportscene, the sheepish grin at the ends just slays me. Had to download the song by Royksopp.
Comment // July 11th, 2007 // 4:56 pm
theese comercials are stupid.. go geico lizard! thats why the lizard is a gecko… geico= gecko….get it!?
Comment // July 11th, 2007 // 5:55 pm
These are cavemen attacked by internet trolls! OMG (get a life dude)..
I only like the Gecko’s aussie accent, that’s it..
Comment // July 14th, 2007 // 2:23 am
Does ANYBODY know the name of the music artist that does that “everywhere I go…” tune on the Geico Caveman commercial where he’s going thru the airport?? I love that catchy tune and my guess it’s a British artist, maybe some sort of techno? WHO IS IT?
Comment // July 16th, 2007 // 10:44 am
I’d like to contact whoever made those commercials. I have a great idea!! Can anyone help??
Comment // July 20th, 2007 // 11:48 am
I thought the commercial was real funny,when it first went on air. Now,i think,it is getting pretty boring. I feel like,i am watching ”Planet of the Apes” And no certainly not, it is not Val Kimer under the mask. Val is too handsome to look like an ape.
Comment // July 20th, 2007 // 12:11 pm
Helen, try contacting Geico,they might know some answers.
Comment // July 23rd, 2007 // 7:10 pm
Actually, has anyone seen a pix of Val Kilmer lately? At almost 300 pounds, ALL of the cavemen are too thin to be Kilmer.
Comment // July 23rd, 2007 // 11:54 pm
Anyone know of how I can contact the actual actor for these commercials? please let me know a.s.a.p beleive me, it’s for a good cause. write to tishkelly@sbcglobal.net thanks much
Comment // July 26th, 2007 // 3:25 am
To everyone that is dieing to know what the theme song to the “Geico Caveman at the airport” is….”Remind me by Ryksopp!”
Comment // July 26th, 2007 // 2:46 pm
Except that now it’s not an Aussie accent anymore. It’s cockney. Not sure how that happened. He sounds like Bert from “Mary Poppins.”
DrLar Says:
July 11th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I only like the Gecko’s aussie accent, that’s it..
Comment // July 26th, 2007 // 3:31 pm
ATTEN: Helen
Follow this link; it may help you in your search.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070726/D8QK93DG1.html
Comment // July 26th, 2007 // 5:49 pm
Jeff Phillips IS going to be in the series… I am bouncing off the walls right now!! Prediction … This show IS going to be the next big hit. Thank you ABC for not ‘dropping the ball’. Please continue to cultivate this show – it will definately pay off!! And I really hope that Jeff has a prominent role in front of and behind the camera – he’s got this concept down to a science… he gets it and he’s got IT!!
Comment // July 26th, 2007 // 7:25 pm
Keeping him as one of the cavemen definitely is smart.
Comment // July 30th, 2007 // 1:46 pm
My husband and I both think these are the worst commercials on earth! Get back to the cute geyco!! You can be sure we’ll never watch the Caveman sitcom.
Comment // July 30th, 2007 // 2:11 pm
I have money at stake over whether the actress who says “Looks like Someone got up on the wrong side of the rock!” is Sheree Wilson (Mrs. Cordell Walker, of “Walker, Texas Ranger” fame). Anyone know?
Comment // July 30th, 2007 // 9:42 pm
Word on another board is that the first episode has been leaked to the internet. Anyone know where to find it?
If Phillips (is he the caveman in the white suit on the terrace) agreed to be on the show, I hope he demanded that he keep his prothetics and makeup intact. If he is made up as the caveman was in that pathetic clip, he and the show’s goose is cooked.
Comment // July 31st, 2007 // 6:18 pm
Jeff Phillips is going to be in the series??!! There IS a God.
Comment // July 31st, 2007 // 9:10 pm
I didn’t read all of these comments, but please tell me that I’m not the only woman who thinks the caveman in the white jacket at the bar is Hot!!
Comment // August 1st, 2007 // 4:49 am
Ignatz – yes, I think that Jeff Phillips is the one in the white suit and the other one is the Roast Duck w/Mango Salsa guy and the one who is getting back with Tina is the same one that is in the therapy sessions which I finally realized … that’s probably the reason why he was in therapy … he had broken up Tina! And I really hope they don’t change his makeup either – it’s perfect the way it is.
Comment // August 3rd, 2007 // 3:20 am
Everytime I see the “caveman commercials” I laugh and smile, the acting is supreme.
We could use a little cavemen mentality. Looking forward to the sitcom.
Please keep the concept…don’t let it become ‘corny’.
Comment // August 3rd, 2007 // 5:11 am
John Lehr from 10 Items or Less – google it
Comment // August 3rd, 2007 // 12:40 pm
I agree, Kathy. The clip that was floating around with the caveman in the car was horrific. If they keep the prosthetics and the actors, it ‘might’ not be too bad. I don’t have high hopes for it, because I don’t think there is enough there for a sitcom. It was a very clever idea and is being overused just to make money.
Comment // August 3rd, 2007 // 11:07 pm
is the therapist Talia Shire or not – looks like her – Leave me your thoughts or proof please-
Comment // August 5th, 2007 // 2:28 pm
It is Talia Shire, it’s on her imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001735/otherworks
Regards,
Editor
Comment // August 5th, 2007 // 4:36 pm
Here’s a review of the pilot that has me worrying that even Jeff won’t be able to save this show ….
http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2007/07/even-the-guys-w.html#comment-78132794
I think they just need to start over from the begining ( WITH Jeff Phillips this time!)
I can’t understand why the writers would be so obvious with the African American stereotypes – didn’t they know that that wouldn’t go over well?? It also seems to me to be just a lack of effort …. I mean, I think it would have been really clever if maybe they had created some original ‘lighthearted’ caveman stereotypes…
Comment // August 6th, 2007 // 2:10 pm
In case regulars to this thread are interested, a forum is in the works for this site, once we finish the move to a new server.
Comment // August 6th, 2007 // 10:01 pm
These are very clever (obviously they have an appeal – look at these responses). I was hoping someone would know the name of the song they use in the airport commercial.
Comment // August 7th, 2007 // 3:35 pm
Manny, you gotta be kidding us, right?
Editor-in-Chief, I think that’s great. These commercials have taken on a life of their own, I think they’ve struck a chord with a lot of people out there.
Perhaps you should call your forum ‘REMIND ME’?
By the way (and hoo boy if it’s in the messages above, do I have it coming!) what is the premiere date for the new (ugh) show on ABC?
Comment // August 7th, 2007 // 6:16 pm
Ignatz – Check out ABC.com… they’re really starting to promote the show now.
Comment // August 7th, 2007 // 6:39 pm
Ignatz,
The forums will be for all of awful commercials, but there will definitely be a section just for cavemen.
Comment // August 8th, 2007 // 11:17 am
Thanks, Kathy.
I still find it painful, won’t watch, and predict it will go down quicker than the Hindenburg.
Can someone point me to a safe site that will allow a ‘free’ download of the song…you know, that SONG that plays during the airport commercial. I can’t think of the name of the song right now, it’s by a group that begins with an ‘R’ I think and the song begins with the letter ‘R’ I think and ends with the letter ‘e’, I think?
Thanks for the pointer.
Yes, I actually do know the name of the song.
Comment // August 8th, 2007 // 11:18 am
Rats, I was so busy being a you-know-what that I failed to mention I’d like a safe site for a download to a cellphone. I’d like to use THAT song as a ringtone.
Thanks!
Comment // August 10th, 2007 // 3:00 pm
I found this great caveman mask!
Check it out: http://www.anytimecostumes.com/ecommerce/control/product/~product_id=003568157
Comment // August 10th, 2007 // 3:28 pm
I absolutely the cavemen, and the song. I also love “yes, I have a response….”what?” Priceless… And when his mother calls and he puts her on speaker…hilarious! I hope she is introduced during the series.
Comment // August 10th, 2007 // 6:39 pm
I stopped by the cavemanscrib today, 8/10/07 and couldn’t get in–there is a kind of palm pilot or some kind of device that pops up, but I’m hoping it means they are updating the crib. I’m already feeling withdrawal….and geico has even more new caveman stuff, since I ordered about a month ago, from the geico store.
And yes, please keep the caveman forum going…
Comment // August 28th, 2007 // 7:50 pm
the show Cavemen starts on Oct 2, at 8/7c pm on abc you can check it out on abc web site.
Comment // September 14th, 2007 // 3:38 pm
I thought the commercials were mildly amusing the first 2,000 times I saw them. Now I HATE them. But I must confess that the actors are quite good.
The TV show will fail if it ever gets aired. Think of it: we’ve made movies based on songs; “The Gambler”, “Harper Valley PTA” horrible TV series; “The Beverly Hillbillies”, good TV series; “The Addams Family”; comic books; “Batman”, “Superman” and Saturday morning cartoons; “Sponge Bob”, “Rugrats”. Now we’re going to be subjected to a TV series based on an INSURANCE COMMERCIAL !!!
I see a stupid trend developing. “The Adventures of Captain Crunch” with Mel Gibson playing the role of a fun-loving sea captain who quells his foes by firing processed sugar at them. How about “Mr. Whipple”? Mild-mannered grocery clerk by day, at night he becomes NO-SQUEEZE-MAN. In the reality TV genre, I foresee “Florsheim Store”. Ed O’Neil will reprise his role as Al Bundy and host a weekly challenge program where shoe clerks will count inventory, measure feet and make change. A la American Idol, viewers will vote clerks off the show each week. And let’s not forget celebrity worship. The Home Shopping Network could break into the network big leagues by pitching a show where reporters dig through the trash of Hollywood celebrities and offer for sale the coffee grinds of Paris Hilton and Brad Pitt’s used Kleenex.
Comment // September 20th, 2007 // 9:56 am
THE ACTORS NAME IS JOHN LEHR!!! google it and youll find proof….pics and all. hope this helps.
Comment // September 30th, 2007 // 1:11 am
The Caveman has jumped the shark. They’re beginning to remind me of that stupid Jeff Spicoli surfer who used to say: “Dude, you’re gettin a Dell”
Comment // October 3rd, 2007 // 3:32 pm
“DrLar
Comment // May 15th, 2007 // 3:45 pm
Perhaps guest starring? then staying?
So they have ordered at least 13 episodes, that is just great!
The fact that the show is in Tuesday 7:00 PM (my time), will be great, I will not miss my other favorites, I usually don’t watch anything at that time slot, so it’s perfect!
Anyway I wouldn’t miss it for the world!”
At least I was partially right and Jeff Daniel Phillips is in the pilot!!! OMG I jumped when I saw him in the party, then later he appeared several minutes playing squash.
So the episode was kind of dissapointing, I only laugh a few times, I think when Jeff AKA Maurice appeared.
7/10 for me.
Comment // October 31st, 2007 // 8:30 am
Halloween! The GEICO cavemanscrib.com site has a new webisode up…they are having a masquerade dinner party a la “Eyes Wide Shut!” LOL!!!
Comment // November 21st, 2007 // 6:56 pm
name of song is remind me by royksopp
Comment // November 26th, 2007 // 3:53 am
i’m so glad you are proud of who you use to be remember the caves of europe
Comment // November 26th, 2007 // 10:29 am
Those were some nice caves.
Comment // February 21st, 2008 // 2:22 pm
The cave man commercial has to be one of the worst ever. It really sucks.
Comment // February 21st, 2008 // 8:22 pm
I saw a new caveman commercial, this month, Feb.2008. I hadn’t seen any cavemen commercials all through the fall/early winter, but lately I have seen the airport and therapist ones—so good to see them again.
The “new’ commercial features two cavemen sitting on a couch, I think, they are watching TV and one of them says “Hey did you see they have a show about us?”
And the other one says ” yes. I think the diction is really good, you can understand them.” And the other one says “but what is up with that cheap makeup? Why didn’t they just use real cavemen?” There are a few other comments and some interesting facial expressions, but I was too excited just seeing it so I don’t remember much else. I miss all the cavemen chatter that used to be here—I’m going to go check out the forums.
Comment // February 25th, 2008 // 3:13 pm
I have been to the forums on this website, looking for new comments on the cavemen but no one else has responded so far. Where are all the people who had so many positive things to say about the cavemen—I miss all the comments from everyone. I have new things to add, but if no one is here to read them…..are there other cavemen websites, that I just haven’t found yet?
Comment // February 26th, 2008 // 10:18 am
If cavemanscrib has a forum they might be there, I haven’t seen the new spot yet, it sounds pretty funny
Comment // February 26th, 2008 // 8:52 pm
did someone mention http://www.cavemanscrib.com ? For the real fans among you, this is a truly BIZARRE and wonderful site.
Comment // February 29th, 2008 // 2:23 pm
God, I thought I was the only person obsessed with the cavemanscrib.com website. I hope they add new stuff soon. Wouldn’t mind an evening with the cavemen theme. No party, just the guys sitting around BSing and things like that.
Comment // March 1st, 2008 // 7:11 pm
I am insulted – Why are the caveman only depicticed as white guys!
The!!! –
How come the company does not include others – Afican American- Indian-Orientals –
Come on Be fair! –
Yes I know its perfectly right to down grade a white guy with immunity
How UNFAIR!
Comment // March 2nd, 2008 // 4:50 am
No, Darryl, you’re not the only one obsessed with cavemanscrib. My biggest fear is that ..crib/One would disappear. I like all of the versions and updates but I always need to go to that first one. I’m obsessed with cmoviesonline and will watch those few cavemen scenes over and over. In my constant search for “new” cavemen stuff, I find out interesting things: like, the actors were encouraged to improvise the commercials, which to me, is all the more reason they “own” their characters. And Geico agreed to put the commercials on hiatus until the cavemen series had time to establish itself. I’m still hoping the series comes back, it has a lot of potential. But I see the commercials are “back” so we have that at least. I read somewhere that cavemanscrib.com won some awards, so hopefully it will still be around for a long time. I love just hanging out at the crib. I just enjoy being there with them, whatever is going on.
Comment // March 4th, 2008 // 1:12 pm
Sandrine,
I agree with you completely and feel the same way. I swear, sometimes I catch myself just sitting at the crib for hours listening to the cavemen’s IPod and occasionally doing something to get their attention. I’m obsessed with these guys. I fear I’m turning into a cavestalker!!! :)
Comment // March 17th, 2008 // 4:14 pm
cavemanscrib.com has been updated. Only started checking it out, so I can’t tell you much about it. Thanks Geico!!!!!!!
Comment // March 21st, 2008 // 6:54 pm
Ok, I’ve found some of the people who used to post here; apparently with the changes to this website, people were thinking all the posts would be gone, and with them all the cavemen fans. So, some of them are at the abc tv cavemen site abc.go.com/primetime/cavemen or I just google cavemen and the abc series comes up. Then just go to the message board. You have to register to be able to post, etc. but it was great to reconnect with people.
I’m thinking it’s a good sign that the site is still up. I really don’t think ABC has totally abandoned the show yet.
I have been watching TV with the remote at hand, so that when the cavemen commercials come on I can tape them. Sometimes I tape the same ones more than once—I don’t care–I’ll watch them over again. The “holy grail” to me is the new one with the 2 cavemen commenting “hey, a show about us!” I have just the end of it so far, but today, 3/21 I saw it aired again while watching two and a half men. So I will keep trying to tape it for my own convenience.
This weekend I am hooking up my high speed internet so I can hang out more at the crib. Wow–as I’m typing this the TV is still on and I just saw another cavemen commerical—the airport billboard one! It is extremely rare to see two cavemen commericals on the same day, much less so close together! I know… I need a cavemen support group…..
Comment // March 27th, 2008 // 11:42 am
You’re not the only one. I’m so obsessed with the cave, that I drop everything I’m doing whenever I hear a Geico caveman commercial on TV.
The more I watch the Geico commercials, the more I wish they would have went with those characters and make-up choices. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the ABC cavemen, but the Geico guys just….I don’t even know what it is they have, but they have it.
I’m still holding out hope ABC will at least release a DVD of the entire 13 episode season – including the original offensive pilot. If they could pair up with Geico, maybe we could get the commercials added as part of the bonus features.
As I said before, if I had the money, we’d still have Cavemen.
Comment // March 30th, 2008 // 1:39 am
I would think that the cavemen episodes would air at least for reruns. It would be great to see the rest of the episodes that are already in the can also. I just have a gut feeling that the show is not completely done for yet.
I still can’t believe that I finally yielded–LOL–and got high speed internet just so I can loiter in the cavemanscrib. Now I can watch it at my undisturbed leisure at home. I have set up news alerts for geico cavemen, and almost daily there is some mention of them, often in reference to other things, but it really is interesting how topical those cavemen are. I still remember how excited I was when there was a “new” commercial (the party/balcony scene), and not knowing what to expect next. It seems the cavemen creators, based on comments I’ve read, are willing to let the fans know “the next chapter in the cavemen’s lives.”
We can’t really complain if all we get are more commercials—-I mean, thats how this all got started. It is just all so clever how each commercial seemed to build from the previous ones. It leaves you wanting more, to see what will happen next. But, I also “write” my own cavemen episodes, with the commercial’s cavemen in mind. So far, I only have 4 episodes done; but they keep me entertained.
Comment // March 31st, 2008 // 3:08 pm
Sandrine,
I wouldn’t mind reading your episodes.
As for the creators of the commercials, yeah I heard they want to continue on with those at least. I’m hoping the show makes a return to ABC for the summer airings. It would make for a nice filler.
Wouldn’t it be something if ABC took it off to retool it towards the original caveman commercials. :) Yes, I know I’m dreaming, but what does it hurt.
Comment // April 2nd, 2008 // 9:29 am
Yes, at last i saw the “show about us” commercial… I thought I was seeing the ABC show promo, but since I was watching CBS at the time….
I hope they air the remaining episodes.. at least for the summer hiatus..
Comment // April 6th, 2008 // 2:05 am
Darryl, that’s exactly what I was thinking—-that ABC was just retooling the show and would re-present it, keeping it more in line with what the cavemens fans were hoping to see. I mean the show was good, the actors were good, but the original cavemen that we saw in the commercials were what built the fan base.
I’m still working on two more episodes of “my version’ of the caveman’s show and that would give me about 5 episodes. I will wait a while to see if there is some definitive decison about the series to share them, but yes, definitely I will post the episodes for interested fans on this site, as well as on the ABC site.
What better place to share them than among their fans here.
Comment // April 14th, 2008 // 7:03 am
I was watching, I think a movie on FX over the weekend, and I caught a commercial for cavemanscrib.com. I’m not sure if this is a new commercial, but I’ve never seen it so I thought I’d share. I’m glad to see they are promoting the website, as this means they’ll continue to work on it. I love the iheartcaveman site, but I’m a little bored and want a new apartment option. I don’t know if anyone who works on the website reads these message boards, but if you do any hint as to when the next roll out is scheduled?
Comment // April 14th, 2008 // 7:05 am
Disregard what I’ve just said. Went to the website after I wrote this and noticed some major changes. Need to check things out to see what was added. Thank god for the Geico cavemen, or I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. Sad.
Comment // April 16th, 2008 // 7:13 pm
Yes, they have tweaked the cavemanscrib yet again. They had updated it, so that you had 4 scenes within the screen featuring the different scenarios you could check out, and I loved that. And now they have updated it again. It was a little difficult to navigate at first (prob. just my computer), but I’m glad to see that all my favorite stuff is still there.
The opening scene at the crib, where you face the door of apt 1231 is how I envisioned one episode of the cavemen series: The show opens with that door, you hear entrez-vous, or some other, and then the door opens and the viewer becomes a participant /observer at one of the cavemans parties. It could be largely improvised, with different characters coming up to “you” and involving/ responding to you in various situations at the party. I mean that is one of the cooler things about the crib, you feel as you are interacting with the characters—so why not “become” part of the party. I think that would be really unique in the realm of televison shows; everyone who watches would likely have their own reactions to the events that occured, making it something of a more personal experience.
Comment // April 17th, 2008 // 8:33 am
I like the door entry idea and a single episode FPOV. I couldn’t imagine doing an entire TV series in FPOV – I don’t think it would be good for the overall storyline -, but one episode would be great!
I’m hoping the crib is such a popular attraction, that they start doing mini-webisodes or keeping it updated on a regular basis. These long breaks in between changes are nerve racking. We need cave fixes on a daily basis. Ok, I understand this isn’t possible, but how about monthly at least?
Comment // April 27th, 2008 // 6:48 pm
OK–finally there are at least 2 new cavemen commercials.
This is kind of funny—I was watching CNN, and left the room a moment and came back in time to see what was so brief it might as well have been subliminal, and then the geico logo. I remember thinking “cavemen…” and thinking, wow, I’m just getting desperate. But then I actually saw maybe 2 whole seconds of it—it is the dancing caveman from the cavemanscrib.com update.
I’ve yet to see the whole commercial.
Even better is one I learned about that apparently aired March 16; I would think it must have been on since then, but I never saw it. It is a collaboration between the History Channel and Geico. It is really, really good, I just love it. Go to youtube and look for geico cavemen commercials and it should come up with the other ones. If any of you want to see it and can’t find it, the link I had didn’t work well, so I went to youtube….but if you STILL can’t find it let me know. I wasted no time downloading it so now its MINE, ALL MINE, whenever I want to see it. And everyone else’s of course. I just wonder what will be next for our cavemen. There is speculation on the ABC site that the executives there monitor the cavemen message boards…
Comment // April 28th, 2008 // 8:26 am
Sandrine,
I saw the Dancing Caveman commercial – it’s mostly the same thing as the commercial available at cavemancribs.com. I couldn’t find the history channel commercial you mentioned, do you have a direct link? The last one – aside from Dancing Caveman – I saw, was the one commenting on the Caveman TV show.
As for the ABC executives, I don’t know about them, but I’m pretty sure the Geico guys are checking them out. And if they are, keep up the Cave guys!!!
Comment // May 2nd, 2008 // 2:58 am
Darryl-
The direct link to the commerical didn’t work for me, and when I tried to look up the commercial on youtube.com it could not be found, and yet while I was watching other cavemen commericals, just now, it did come up! And I was watching the history channel the other night (UFO’s!) and the commerical came on!
But the most reliable way to get to it is to go to http://jeffdanielphillips.com/
click on Links and under that you will see a link to history channel promo and then just click on that. He has a pretty cool website; you can see all of his commericals, and the only thing recognizable is his voice. I didn’t watch the
“transformation video” some things should just be a mystery.
I see John Lehr is one of the main characters in the DirectTV commercials and he is really good. I miss his “10 items or less” show too, and I wonder if it will be on again. And I hope he will show up in more cavemen commericals.
Comment // May 2nd, 2008 // 2:51 pm
Thanks! Jeff’s website is great. And the commercial, as usual, were wonderful!!! I still say they should have used the three cavemen from the balcony commercial for the Caveman series
Comment // May 13th, 2008 // 6:31 pm
If i were to order this kind of insurance my insurance would be free!!!!
this is only for people with all there new cars grt rid of all those stupid
commercials on tv and radio— it’s a whole lot of garbage that just
interupts my pleasures of viewing my tv nightly programs on tv like the
rest of those conglamarates big outfits trying to make a fast buck—
think about it think think thimnk tink about IT———–
Comment // May 14th, 2008 // 11:28 am
Yeah it’s almost as if a company is trying to sell products to you through advertising.
Comment // May 16th, 2008 // 11:52 am
So, what’s new in the world of our favorite Cavemen? I keep seeing the Dancing Caveman commercials, but that’s about it. Do any insiders have any info regarding the show? Will it continue as a summer replacement until all the episodes are played out? Is there any chance at all of getting a DVD release? Anything new slated for cavemanscrib.com soon? I was hoping we might get something regarding Memorial Day.
Comment // May 19th, 2008 // 5:30 pm
Good one, editor-in-chief!!
And good to see your comments on this thread again. And we may be down, but the cavemen fans are not out just yet.
Comment // May 19th, 2008 // 5:41 pm
Nothing new so far. The cavemen site is still up on ABC, which is a mystery, but no word as to whether there will even be a summer cavemen rerun/filll in happening. I’ve been spending time at the crib, and watching the commercials, over and over….
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Comment // May 27th, 2008 // 7:10 am
I was really hoping cavemanscrib.com would do something for Memorial Day. I loved the iheartcaveman addition, but lets be honest there isn’t much to do. Not like the apartment scenes. Also, I haven’t seen a caveman commercial in about a week or so, is anyone else seeing them? I’m getting a bit worried the caveman might be disappearing from our radar.
Geico, please, if you read this forum please do more with the Cavemen. If we’re forced to watch commercials I’d at least like to see the Cavemen in action!
Comment // June 9th, 2008 // 6:12 pm
I’m so sick of the cavemen. I do NOT think they are attractive or even cute. In my opinion (yes, and I’m entitled to it) the message about Geico gets lost in the behavior of the stupid cavemen. I would not do business with a company that doesn’t have better taste.There is NOTHING tasteful or professional about their caveman commercials.
Comment // June 11th, 2008 // 8:56 am
Hey look, the Internet Trolls found us! :)
In real news, has anyone seen any Caveman commercials lately? I think I caught the tail end of the Caveman Dance commercial on FX last week, but otherwise I’m not catching sight of them. This has me a bit concerned at the moment. I’m hoping Geico didn’t trash the caveman campaign, especially after spending so much time and effort to create the cavemanscrib.com website. Which, btw, hasn’t been updated either.
C’mon Geico, we aren’t all like MarylinMC. Some people actually love, nay are obsessed with your commercials and need more.
Sandrine, how have you been? I haven’t heard from you in a while. Where are you with posting those Caveman scripts you talked about? Would love to read them.
Comment // June 12th, 2008 // 7:47 am
Last night, I dreamed that cavemanscrib.com had a new update. Ready for this one…a caveman fondue party. Actually, I think it was more like a cocktail party because of the amount of people milling around as well as everyone holding martini glasses.
I only mentioned fondue, because I remember the entrance to the crib having a fondue party link.
I don’t remember much, but I know the normal cast was present. It was held in the living room where iheartcaveman takes place. The apartment had a minimalistic feel to it, with lots of chrome and very airy. Surprisingly, it looked good but then what do you expect from the cave right?
The only interaction I remember are the guests milling about talking to each other and you could ease drop on their conversations. To be honest, it was a pretty cool scene and I wouldn’t mind seeing it a reality.
Comment // June 15th, 2008 // 1:00 am
comment 725—that is pretty cool Darryl. I think I would like to mingle and overhear some of the conversations. Even better I would love to dream my own covemen commericals…..wait a minute—I have, well TV episodes anyway. I haven’t forgotten that I still intend to share some of my ideas, at some point.
I’ll give this much; several cavemen work for a company, sort of like public relations, where they moniter social trends and do consultations, proposals. One of them, to the dismay of the other two, decides to try out for a part in a proposed ad campaign, featuring cavemen (!!!) because he thinks it wil catch on and be “really cool.” But when he goes to the audition, he is just too polished and urban and they say he’s not right for the part. So there is this scene where he is arguing “What do you mean I can’t play a caveman?? I AM a caveman!!!!
I’ve heard that the caveman show is playing in Europe, not sure which countries, but there has been talk of the whole 13 episodes being released on DVD, hopefully in the US. KEEP THE CAVEMEN alive and well!!!! I need a caveman commercial right now…..
Comment // June 16th, 2008 // 9:47 am
Sandrine, great plot idea! Where did you hear a DVD release? Also, do you know if Europe is only playing the six aired episodes or have they got hold of all 13? I agree, I need a cave man fix.
Comment // June 17th, 2008 // 12:13 am
I don’t recall if the European airing is for 6 or 13….that’s a good question….I’ll go see if I can find that link and more info about the DVD possibly becoming available…it is all we’ve got right now. I feel like everyone has abandoned the cavemen. I feel like I might go to the geico store site and check out the caveman merchandise. Not that I don’t already have a lot of the stuff….
Comment // June 20th, 2008 // 12:53 am
I couldn’t find out more about the European showings of the cavemen series.
I’ll have to do some more surfing. The link about the possible DVD release is;
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment;2008/04/cavefans_rejoice_cavemen_co
A c-worker brought me a page from a magazine saying “doesn’t this look like (someone) who used to work here?” I stared at it and said “WHERE did you get this? He went and found the magazine and showed me: it was a photo layout of cavemen (I think John Lehr is the featured caveman) and I thought it was a recent magazine, but it turned out to be Maxim June 2007; i did get all the pages. My co-worker was mystified; I tried to remain calm about it. I wanted to go out an buy a copy, but, actually back issues are available on line. And I had just been thinking how we never see the cavemen in photo ads or articles with photos. And there they were. I did see the dancing Caveman commercial about 2 nights ago, I can’t even remember what channel.
Comment // June 20th, 2008 // 8:49 am
Hm, when I’ve got a few extra bucks I’ll need to pick up that issue. Is it just a caveman ad, or is it a whole article about them?
God, I hope the DVD rumors are true. I’d love to see what kind of extra’s they’ll have. Maybe ABC will team up with Geico and do it right. But, even if we don’t get extras, I’m still fine with just being able to see all thirteen episodes!!!
Comment // July 4th, 2008 // 11:39 pm
The magazine feature was just a photo layout, but what was so cool was that it was kind of a GQ thing, just showing the caveman in different scenarios, wearing different expensive outfits, but never making any mention of the fact that it was a caveman, just another guy!
Yeah, I’ll be watching for that DVD release too.
Just got home from work; made lots of money working the holiday, and it was not a bad shift at all, not like last night which was horrible. So I turned on the TV to catch some of the SCIFI twilight zone marathon—-and—-a dancing Caveman commericial came on. A few years ago, I could never have imagined that such a litle thing would cause such joy!!!! I just don’t want those cavemen to disappear.
Comment // July 7th, 2008 // 12:08 pm
Why don’t you look up the definition of maligned?
Comment // July 10th, 2008 // 12:26 pm
Sandrine,
We must have tuned into the TZ:Marathon at the same time because I caught the Dancing Caveman commercial too! I’ve seen it a few more times since then, so it would appear there ramping up the Caveman adverts again. I’m hoping this is a sign they’re going to make a new addition to the crib!!!!
Wouldn’t have minded a patriotic theme…maybe show the cavemen through American history.
Hope the DVD pans out. I guess we’re not going to see the last seven episodes on ABC over the summer. :(
Comment // July 17th, 2008 // 9:50 pm
I know, Darryl, I really thought for sure that the unseen episodes would at least show up during the summer to fill in. I”ve seen that same dancing commerical again since that last time, and that is it. I have set up google alerts for geico cavemen and at least one to three show up every week in my email, but it is always as a cultural reference; not that there is anything wrong with that (“Obama is the geico caveman of politics—-????”) but at least, you know, there is still mention being made; they are still in the public eye, in a sense. I have been so busy lately I haven’t even hung out at the crib lately. I gotta get over there.
Comment // July 21st, 2008 // 7:53 am
I hear you Sandrine. I fear that if we don’t start getting some new stuff, my interest might wean a bit for the Cave, and that would be a shame. I’ve caught the dancing caveman a lot over the past few weeks, so that’s a major plus at least. In fact, now that I’m thinking about it, maybe I’ll head over to the crib to see what’s up. Here is to hoping for new material and a DVD release – cheers!
Comment // July 22nd, 2008 // 1:11 am
Hi Darryl—we might be the last cave fans standing….LOL, in a sad way.
I just got an alert that Geico is launching some big promotion featuring the dancing caveman—I think it is Ecast or something like that. I have to go back and check the details so I can post it here. I’ve got to go over to the crib; if they take that down I don’t know what I’ll do.
Comment // July 25th, 2008 // 10:44 am
Sandrine,
I agree. Like many fads, the vast majority have left the building. Not me, I’m riding this out for as long as Geico is willing to continue with the ad campaign. Yeah, if you find the Geico link send it to me. I’d be curious to know what they are up to.
Comment // August 7th, 2008 // 9:06 pm
FINALLY!!! Even better news! It is about 10 pm here, just got home and checked the email and got a caveman alert from about 5:30 pm saying that the caveman series may not still be around, but geico has a new series of cavemen commericals due to premiere soon! I don’t know how much longer I could have hung in there….caveman withdrawal…..I’ve been watching the caveman balcony scene a lot (“wlll you stop it!! your’re so obvious) I just love that charming little sceanario.
Anyway, I have a flight tomorrow am, and I wasn’t paying careful attention to the flight numbers; one of which is a series of numbers I have been trying to avoid
( I averted another flight for later this year for the same reason). I do not know if they will let me switch the flight…I’m pretty sure they won’t let me sit there wearing a parachute either…I just have to make it back alive…cavemen…..
Comment // August 10th, 2008 // 6:54 pm
Thank god! I was flipping the channels the weekend, and I got not one, but two…yes I said two…new caveman commercials. It looks like you were right on the mark Sandrine. I saw an Olympic tennis match with one of our cavemen – I stumbled across it last minute so I don’t know which one – and a beach scene – again went to quick for me to see which caver it is.
All I can say, is I’m glad to see Geico is continuing with the Cavemen. I think they are right. Maybe a series wasn’t the way to go. Thirty second spots keep our boys around and interest in the caveman movement.
Geico, all I can say is a BIG THANKS! Looking forward to seeing what is next!!!
Comment // August 11th, 2008 // 7:22 am
Hmmm…found an article about the new commercials, and thought this line a little disheartening -
“There is no Web element to the new campaign, but a Martin Agency rep said the ads “will be on every television network and every cable network” for the next 21 months. The spots will also run during the Olympics. Some reports have said that two more cavemen ads are in production and will be released shortly, but the agency’s rep declined to comment on the reports.”
I wonder if this means the new ad campaign will not update the cavemanscrib website. If this is true, it would be a major shame and crime. I love the cavemans crib and hope they continue to add more and more content.
C’mon Geico, you’ve got a good thing going here!!!
Sandrine, Good luck and have a great time on your trip. Are you going to hum the Everywhere I go song while on the escalators? Maybe you should call me to bitch about the Geico sign you stumble across! :D
Comment // August 16th, 2008 // 10:57 am
LOL! I was humming the “everywhere I go…” song while walking through the airports. The only thing that would have been funnier is to have seen one of those caveman posters in the airport. So, I was in the hotel pool at night and there was a bar poolside with several TV’s and I just caught a glimpse of one of the caveman commercials, so you’ve seen more than I have. I just saw an article today saying that the cavemen are being featured in a big ESPN promotion; so I’m wondering if there are two separate promos or just the one.
Really, does it matter…they’re BACK. I can’t imagine there won’t be some crib updates; GEICO knows they’ve got an award winning thing going with the crib, why not build on it. 21 months–it’s more than I could have hoped for!
Comment // August 18th, 2008 // 9:43 am
I agree. If Geico ignores the Crib they’re nuts. The two commercials I’ve seen are Geico, so I don’t know about the ESPN stuff yet. Hope it’s true and glad to see the campaign didn’t suffer any from the failed show.
Comment // August 31st, 2008 // 8:41 am
New Commercial! New Commercial! New Commercial!
I was watching FX this morning and low and behold, a new Geico Caveman commercial!!!!!! This time the guys were getting off motorcycles and walking toward to blonde women, when suddenly they look up to see a Geico billboard for motorcycle insurance. Needless to say, the guys screw themselves again and walk off in a huff. The one caveman is the “Maurice” actor, the second one, I’m sure which one he is. He might be Mango salsa.
This is certainly turning out to be a great Labor Day holiday!!!!!!
Thank you Geico!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment // September 9th, 2008 // 1:01 am
LOL! I haven’t seen that geico motorcycle one yet! I can’t wait to see it; if someone had told me I’d get excitied about an insurance commercial, I would have signed the commitment papers myself. The other night I was watching TV and I swear I just looked away for a second, and looked back just in time to hear…..”I’ll be waiting in the car….” The new ad probably does feature “Maurice and Mango Salsa caveguys”. I want to see all of them. I think John Lehr should put in some more time on that analyst’s couch. We are the last 2 cavemen supporters left on this site….I wonder if anyone will ever come back. But I hope the Geico people are checking out this site…..Thank you GEICO!! Darryl and I are still here!
Comment // September 9th, 2008 // 6:51 am
Indeed we are!!! I agree, I can’t believe how excited I get over these commercials, but I do. I’m thinking about moving to Australia, just so I can see all the remaining episodes of Cavemen; I’m not really, but I hear they’ve aired all episodes, so that’s a good sign for a possible DVD release.
GEICO & ABC if you’re going to release a DVD of the series, do it now while people still have an interest. Not to mention a few fans going out of their minds waiting to see the remaining episodes you’ve shot!!! I’ve watched the first six so much, I almost have them memorized, and from what I hear the last seven are even better!!!!
I guess that’s all for now. I’ll go check out the Crib for a few minutes. It always brightens my day!!!!
Comment // September 19th, 2008 // 2:15 am
Check it out: (Washington, 9/15 2008 Business Wire) Even though the Cavemen haven’t warmed up to GEICO yet, the insurance company is campaign
ing for them to be named the Favorite Icon in the annual Advertising Week online
voting poll.
Fans of the urbane Cavemen can vote for them by going to geico.com or a special Yahoo! Web site, advertisingweek.yahoo.com.
Despite the Cavemen’s apparent disdain for GEICO’s advertising, the pop culture phenomenon has earned the affection of millions with their sarcastic
humor and sophisticated lifestyle.
The bitter feud between GEICO and the Cavemen began in 2004 when the
insurance company described their user-friendly Web site with the slogan
“so easy, a caveman could do it.” The Cavemen have been offended ever since.
But if you are on Team Caveman, don’t forget to show your support.
Voting, so easy a caveman can do it.
There are 3 more short paragraphs about Geico stats; I thought you might appreciate an opportunity to vote for the Cavemen! Yes, now back to our regularly scheduled entertainment at the crib….
Comment // September 19th, 2008 // 8:05 am
Has this contest started yet? I went to the page, and they’ve already chosen the 2007 winners.
In any case, this is cool! I’m glad there are still enough Cavemen fans around to keep them in our thoughts. Now Geico needs to update the Crib and get the DVD of the show released. Especially since the Aussies have seen nearly ALL of the episodes.
Comment // September 22nd, 2008 // 9:45 am
Well with the exception of the flashing part, you weren’t drinking too much. :) That’s the recent beach scene commercial. Maurice and a blonde woman visit a secluded beach. The woman begins to strip her regular clothes to reveal a bikini, while Maurice sets up under an umbrella.
Just as he’s about to relax, a banner plane passes by with a Geico advertisement. As you can guess, our Caveman isn’t thrilled.
It seems to be the main commercial they’re playing right now. Especially with the Olympics over and the Billy Jean one a little less relevant.
Comment // September 24th, 2008 // 1:14 am
Yes, editor-in-chief—a whole new series of Cavemen commercials! And Darryl, I kept going back to find the web page to vote, and all that ever came up was the 2007 results. And now the voting ended, 9/19 and I was so mad that I didn’t get to vote! But the results are in: The Geico Cavemen and the Serta sheep won as favorite icons! This earns them a place in the new Advertising Icon Museum “forever establishing them as major fixtures in American popular culture.” The results were announced Sept. 22, 2008. You could google:
Madison Avenue Advertising walk of fame announces 2008 Inductees for the whole story. The icons had some pretty tough competition. I cared more about this election than I do about the presidential one! Here is one link if the info doesn’t come up for some reason: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080922/ny34369.html?.v=1
Comment // September 24th, 2008 // 8:17 am
Wonderful news Sandrine! Yeah, I was disappointed I couldn’t vote either; but I’m glad they won.
I’m hoping with this new honor, Geico might add something new to the Crib. Certainly loving the new ad campaign, even if there has been only two new commercials.
Still keeping fingers crossed for a holiday release of the DVD. Who knows, we might get lucky…
Comment // September 30th, 2008 // 10:54 pm
At the very least, it should spark the crib’s continued existence, and hopefully updates. Every now and then I swear they have tweaked a few things, little stuff, but I’m almost sure of it. Different outfits/comments in the mirror in crib one…..
different magazine pages…..I “ve seen a total of 3 new cavemen commercials now. I’d like to see a longer more involved “sequential” commercial, like how the therapist one was in at least 3 separate parts. And yeah, what about that DVD; it could feature some additional stuff related to the geico cavemen too.
Comment // October 2nd, 2008 // 2:07 pm
Sandrine,
I’m glad you said that about the crib. I thought I was going crazy, but I also can swear they do little tweaks here and there. I know at least one or two of the Pre Party intros are a little different.
Which commercials have you seen?
I’d really like to see a few more “apartment” commercials, like the railing one. I want more more more!!! :)
Still keeping my fingers crossed for a DVD
Comment // October 3rd, 2008 // 5:24 pm
New Beach Commercial! New Beach Commercial! This was the same “Maurice” caveman from the earlier banner beach commercial and the blond girl. This time they are walking around with a metal detector. The caveman zones in on a hit, only to find a set of keys with a Geico key ring.
Very subtle and as usual GREAT!!!!!
Comment // October 6th, 2008 // 8:21 am
A friend of mine told me about a new Caveman basketball commercial, but I haven’t seen this one yet.
Crib news. It appears whomever maintains the site, changed the intro page. They took off the Halloween and IheartCavemen links and left only the original party and dancing caveman. I wonder what’s up? I hope this means new additions and not a tearing down of the website.
Geico, we love the cavemen, please don’t abandon the crib!!!
Comment // October 13th, 2008 // 7:51 am
I finally saw the Geico Basketball commercial this weekend. As usual it was great. I’ll admit, I’m starting to like the Dancing Caveman (he’s the one in the basketball commercial) better than the Maurice (beach) caveman. The Maurice caveman is just a little too angry all the time. I mean really, he finds a Geico key chain, must he go storming off in a hissy fit? He’s a man of the world, highly educated and rich, does he need to be so childish and leave his blond girlfriend to clean up the mess?
Anyway still loving the Cavemen. Concerned at the cribs reduction, whats up? Geico please don’t give up on this ad campaign just yet, because there are people out here who love it.
Oh, side note. The actor who played Nick, now has a guest spot on a CBS show called Worst Week – Monday nights. It’s not a bad show, but I don’t think it will last. Plus I don’t know how many episodes “Nick” will star.
Comment // October 22nd, 2008 // 10:28 pm
I had no idea there is a new beach commercial nor a basketball one!! But…I did see a new commercial: It is a crowd scene at some sporting event and the camera pans the crowd pausing briefly on several people to “select’ the next average person to possibly star in a Geico commercial—and the camera zeros in on—-a caveman! It was just one of those 30 sec. kind of ads, but wow I really loved it; I think that one and the motorcycle one are my favorites so far. Now you’ve got me worried about the crib; they better not take anything away unless they put more stuff in….I can’t live without my cavemen….I won’t. Today I bought a copy of the National Geographic because there was a neanderthal on the cover….what is wrong with me? I want to see more of those apartment commercials too….I’ve got to get over to the crib right now….
Comment // October 23rd, 2008 // 7:39 am
The crowd commercial is the Basketball commercial. I haven’t seen the beach commercials for about two weeks now. Hm, maybe I should pick up a copy of NG! :)
Yeah, I’m concerned by the stripping down of the crib. They’re back to the original party and the Dancing Caveman. I figured with the icon award they picked up, they might actually do an update. I can’t believe they removed the Halloween party given that Halloween is right around the corner.
Sandrine you’re not alone is asking whats wrong with you. I wonder whats wrong with me too! :D Keeping craving the cave!
Comment // October 27th, 2008 // 12:24 pm
I was looking for a site to plead with Geico to stop this campaign. The Gekko is cleaver, stick with the Gekko!
I too thought the caveman ads were funny- TWO YEARS AGO! Their 15 minutes are long past and I’m sick of them. I hate their whiney attitude – leaving a beach after an ad plane flies overheard? C’mon! The dancing one was just stupid.
I agree that they should bring back the sitcom so those few of you (indicated by how quickly it was cancelled) can get your caveman fix and not subject the majority of us to the stupidity.
Oh, and I do change the channel when ever one comes on- in fact, I leap for the remote so I dont have the hear how he says “scoreboard” on the Bilie Jean comercial – like nails on a chalkboard!
Comment // October 28th, 2008 // 9:45 am
Hahaha….another troll! You’ve got to love these guys. Coming to a practically empty message board in an attempt to incite two people. Now I’d consider that a well use of ones time indeed. :)
Anyway on the Caveman front, still no updates to the Crib. I’m a bit disappointed by this fact. I was certain they’d do something for Halloween again at least, but alas. Maybe they’ll do a Thanksgiving one. I’d really enjoy seeing the guys dressed as Pilgrims. Can you picture that one? :D
Hell, I’m surprised Geico didn’t do some sort of election campaign. Vote Caveman!
Comment // October 28th, 2008 // 11:47 pm
Aside to “stop the madness”: shouldn’t you be out on a ledge somewhere?
Darryl–I see what you mean about the Halloween crib—how could they do that, unless they replaced it with a newer version? halloween is my favorite time of year and I just loved the cavemen’s digs…yeah, I could see them as pilgrims–actually I think that is really pretty funny—cavemen through the ages, and especially as pilgrims. I’m trying to figure out how to burn my cavemen video clips to a dvd to take it on an upcoming trip. It is difficult being so technologically unskilled. I’ve put off learning to do this for a long time now, but being without cavemen clips is a powerful motivator….I know YOU will understand!
Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 1:09 am
Well, Darryl, I’ve just returned from the crib and I am ecstactically please to announce that the Halloween/masquerade crib is alive and well. I found it at http://www.cavemanscrib.com/MASQUERADE March2008.swf I don’t know if that is one or two spaces after MAS..etc. If you go to the far right and click on the skulls on the shelf, it takes you to the other room. I remember SOME of it, but I swear I just found at least 30 or more things I had never seen before. I don’t remember the sumptuous table laid out, much less the “waving” turkey leg…a man in a…..gorilla?…suit….the tarot cards on the table, and when you click on each one you get a different card and a different response from the cavemen. It is just beautifully decorated. I just want to sit on the couch and enjoy the views around the room. I think I could just spend hours in there…..
Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 1:13 am
Well, Darryl, I’ve just returned from the crib and I am ecstactically pleased to announce that the Halloween/masquerade crib is alive and well. I found it at http://www.cavemanscrib.com/MASQUERADE March2008.swf I don’t know if that is one or two spaces after MAS..etc. If you go to the far right and click on the skulls on the shelf, it takes you to the other room. I remember SOME of it, but I swear I just found at least 30 or more things I had never seen before. I don’t remember the sumptuous table laid out, much less the “waving” turkey leg…a man in a…..gorilla?…suit….the tarot cards on the table, and when you click on each one you get a different card and a different response from the cavemen. It is just beautifully decorated. I just want to sit on the couch and enjoy the views around the room. I think I could just spend hours in there…..
Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 1:15 am
sorry for the double post…it didn’t look like it had gone through….have a happy Halloween!
Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 11:26 am
Sandrine,
You have a Happy Halloween too and I hope you got the DVD burning figured out. I know what it feels like to go days without the Cave, and it’s not pleasant. In fact, I think I’ll go watch a few of the episodes now. I’m still trying to track down an Australian citizen who might have taped all the remaining caveman episodes – I understand all 13 were aired down under – but no luck at the moment. If that changes, I’ll let you know.
Glad they didn’t actually remove the content, just the main links. I don’t remember the Gorilla guy, but I do remember the feast room. I agree I’d love to just sit on their sofa and take it all in!
Have a great time on your trip, and I’ll talk to you when you get back!
Comment // November 27th, 2008 // 12:46 pm
Well the site and comments are still up!
I thought no one visited here anymore, Darryl and Sandrine thanks for keeping up!
Yes, I watched the Motorcycle, Beach and Tennis court commercials, they made me laugh..
Comment // December 2nd, 2008 // 10:29 am
Glad you enjoyed them DrLar. I’m disappointed Geico is ignoring the crib, but hopefully the new year will bring new Caveman!
I’m hoping for a Superbowl spot at least. Geico seems to be pushing the Gecko a lot these days, which is fine, but don’t forget us.
Comment // December 10th, 2008 // 4:14 pm
So, now the crib has a new front face, but still only the original party and dancing caveman options. Geico get on the ball and update this website already. You did great with the new commercials, don’t let this ad campaign go to the wayside just yet.
The other day I was watching TV and saw some Geico commercial with a stack of money with eyes. I least I think it was a stack of money. C’mon, don’t add a crappy new spokesman to your list. Still with what works. You sticking with the lizard, now stick with the Cavemen too!
And for F-sake, someone please release the Caveman TV show DVD already!!!
Comment // December 11th, 2008 // 10:39 am
Funz man, Funz
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Comment // December 17th, 2008 // 9:26 am
Yes, release the TV show on DVD and please add the 7 episodes we didn’t get to watch…
Or perhaps ABC is saving them for the future when they done destroying all the other shows?
Comment // December 31st, 2008 // 2:12 am
I couldn’t let the year end without visiting my favorite cavemen site, after the CRIB of course. Hi Darryl! and DrLar, and whoever else is still hanging in here.
I had to take a small poster of one of the cavemen on vacation with me. And as soon as I got home, after 2 weeks away, I had to visit the crib.
The only commercial I’ve been seeing lately is the “pick the next Geico fan’ out of the crowd one–actually it is pretty good. Or maybe it is just good because at least cavemen are featured. How does a “stack of money with eyes” compare?
Happy New Year to the loyal cavemen fans!
Comment // January 2nd, 2009 // 8:13 am
Happy New Year Sandrine!
I agree. I don’t understand why Geico is wasting money on the Money ads. They aren’t even funny, and a poor use of the trance / techno music. I did have a thought though…
Geico should do a Caveman / Money with Eyes commercial. We could have the “Maurice” character walk past the money, which is sitting on a chair. He looks around, sees no one is watching, picks the money up and stuffs it in his pocket, then walks away.
Of course they would need to be some Geico reference, but I haven’t figured that one out yet. I haven’t been to the crib today, but I’m assuming nothing has changed.
I’m disappointed Geico seems to be moving away from the Cavemen. I don’t know if that’s because of the failed series or because the Cavemen’s time is over.
I hope neither are true, and the Cavemen see a resurgence in 2009. Maybe during the Superbowl perhaps?
Anyway I’m still a loyal fan and look forward to a fresh year.
To all those who crave the cave, Happy New Year!!!
Comment // January 7th, 2009 // 1:59 pm
I stumbled across a commercial for the show, that I haven’t seen before and thought you’d all enjoy it.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6058762c14/cavemen-danger-zone-from-regibob
Comment // January 23rd, 2009 // 12:01 pm
I think I may have noticed this before, however I was listening to the background noise for the Crib and I’ll be damned if it isn’t the same background noise used in GTA: Vice City. Anyone know if this is true?
Here is to hoping the Superbowl as at least one new Geico Caveman commercial, though I think they’ve been abandoned for money with eyes.
Comment // February 2nd, 2009 // 11:48 am
I can’t believe the Superbowl passed without a Geico Commercial, or did I miss something. Geico have you given up on the Cavemen campaign?
Comment // February 9th, 2009 // 1:38 pm
Hi Darryl–I know, I just couldn’t believe that the superbowl passed without any Caveman reference. And even the few cavemen commercials that were o;ut there are few and far between. I LOVE that idea that “Maurice” would pick up the Geico dollars and stuff them in his pocket—i think Geico is missing some great funny memorable opportunities here. I had never seen that promo commercial before, and so now I’ve watched and downloaded it; it was great just to see them again. I was checking cavemen merchandise on the geico site and there is much less. I had been trying for a long long time to figure out the background music in the Crib—I’m not sure what GTA-vice city is, but I will definitely check it out asap. Things are getting really bad….I was in Walgreens the other day and they had an animated Caveman doll for V’s day, and even though I hated the little song he sings, i had to buy it, because, you know, caveman…..if I could just figure out how to superimpose the real caveman’s face…no, bad idea. I will definitely be back, posting here again soon.
Comment // February 12th, 2009 // 9:24 am
The caveman doll sounds pretty slick! Glad to hear you’ll be back soon. It’s getting lonely here holding the Caveman flame. I’m guessing Geico is basically shelving the Caveman campaign at this point. I’m still holding out hope ABC releases the series on DVD or at least through Amazon. (I think I’ve already mentioned that part). I’m disappointed the crip has been stripped, but I guess that’s what happens when things fall out of the community graces.
To any caveman fans still out there, keeping craving the Cave!
Comment // February 13th, 2009 // 9:19 am
I just read an article os slashdot.org regarding mapping the Neanderthal Genome. We may someday live in a world where It’s So Easy a Caveman Can Do It, will actually insult some of our fellow citizens!
All I know is I’d love to hang out in a sweet condo and eat frozen yogurt served by a sexy Cavewoman who could break me in two…
Sorry if I offend, feeling a bit silly this morning and that article really put a lot of thoughts in my head.
Comment // February 16th, 2009 // 12:06 am
No, I know exactly what you mean Darryl. This caveman stuff makes you say, do think things you wouldn’t normally…..I started watching 10 Items or Less on TBS because of John Lehr, and then the show wasn’t on for awhile and I realized I really was missing it, and wanting to see it again. I guess if you go to TBS.com or whatever the website is, you can watch, etc. But now the show is back on and I’m watching. And, sometimes, while watching John, I try to picture him as the caveman…….
Comment // March 18th, 2009 // 7:52 am
So no real updates on the Caveman front at the moment. The crib is still stripped down, I’ve only seen the motorcycle cavemen commercial on sci-fi. I know times are rough, but don’t we have room for the cavemen?
Comment // March 25th, 2009 // 9:16 am
Take a look at this mysterious mystery http://tinyurl.com/cb44ov
Comment // March 26th, 2009 // 12:20 pm
LOL at that fortune cookie…
Comment // March 27th, 2009 // 1:34 am
Wow, I thought we’d lost this cavemen forum for a moment there. All the stuff disappeared while there was some updating going on. Luckily, the Editor-in-
Chief knows we’re still here and got things restored. I’m just not ready to go caveless…er, cavemenless. I guess our only hope left is a new wave of cavemen stuff…maybe. Luckily I saved the cavemen’s crib stuff and commercials on my computer. Now i just have to learn how to back up those files.
Comment // March 31st, 2009 // 2:24 pm
Sorry, the site is quite large to move, we just switched servers. A few things went wrong, one, the gravatar plugin took a crap so no comments were displayed. Then it appeared a comment was corrupted in this thread, so I had to delete it for I.E. to want to display it.
We have tabled working on paged comments for now, it looks like the template needs some code in it for that to work and I don’t know where to put it. Oh me oh my.
Comment // April 2nd, 2009 // 11:21 am
I’m sure you will do your best. It’s not like we’ve got world impacting data here, just a desire to see the Cave back in action. But I guess like much everything else these days, the economy is taking its toll on our hairy friends. The crib is still down to Dancing Cave and Party Out of Bounds and Geico doesn’t appear interested in continuing with new commercials. As for ABC, I guess a Caveman DVD isn’t profitable enough for them. Still at least we have this forum.
Comment // April 8th, 2009 // 2:34 am
And I’m still here too! I’ve never been able to get my laptop to work at home, but I took it traveling recently and it works great everywhere else, so I wanted to load as much cavemen stuff on there as I could, and yeah, the CRIB is really stripped down. At least we still have this forum.
And if Geico wants to sell/tell me anything, they’re going to have to talk to me through the cavemen. I would be really happy with more cavemanscrib stuff.
Glad to see you are still hanging in there Darryl!
Comment // April 9th, 2009 // 9:39 am
I suspect I’ll be the last to leave the cave! :)
I see they even took dancing caveman away, so now the Crib is down to Party out of Bounds. I’m really sad to see Geico completely abandon the caveman add campaign. Especially to replace it with creepy money with eyes or the lizard.
I’m still holding out hope ABC will try airing the episodes on Hulu or sell them off Amazon.com.
What Caveman items have you been able to download Sandrine?
Comment // April 20th, 2009 // 5:39 pm
I wish that GEICO would go bankrupt like Enron did so I would never have to see any of their obnoxious commercials again. I HATE the f’n gecko, the cavemen, and the stupid adhole agency that makes these asinine commercials. JUST. GO. AWAY. ALREADY!!!
Comment // April 21st, 2009 // 4:29 pm
YAY!!!! I’m glad to see the Trolls haven’t left us yet!!! :) I think this may be my shortest post, but no updates yet. Just felt the need to give the troll his little ego stroke. Got to love them, they do try to make things exciting. I almost feel sorry for them, since their audience here is rather limited. Right Sandrine? :D
Comment // April 25th, 2009 // 6:52 am
I STILL love those GEICO caveman commercials, and would LOVE to see more. The money with eyes is ok…the GEICO cavemen rocked, though.
Comment // April 27th, 2009 // 2:54 pm
Well Gregg if you saw the ad it was on a show your were watching, which means Geico was helping fund the show / network you are watching.
Comment // April 28th, 2009 // 3:38 pm
This post may contain spoilers for the series. Read at your own risk.
Welp, I was finally able to see the last seven episodes. Seven through twelve were great. In fact, I think they were better than the first six. ABC would have been smart to air them, because we might actually have gotten a second season as a result. I don’t want to spoil anything, but Nick’s Heather shows up a few more times, we see a Caveman kid up close and we learn some interesting facts about our favorite Cavemen.
The original pilot on the other hand was a little rough.
I didn’t care for the actor playing the character Jamie at all. He sort of reminded me of Stiffler from the American Pie movies, but a little blander. Nick wasn’t as funny or intelligent either. Joel was the same as he was in the series, as were Kate and Thorn. The mother was a little smarter, which I wish they’d have kept.
The racism story line was weak and the standard prejudice rehash. I don’t know how I feel about the move from Atlanta to San Fransico. I can see the need to base it in Atlanta, but I think SF is a much nicer locale. I didn’t care for the “Worst Week” style mess ups Joel and Jamie/Andy expeirenced. They weren’t funny at all. And finally, the lack of Maurice. You can’t imagine how off everything felt without him.
In the end, I didn’t like the unaired pilot, because it felt too gritty for a comedy. It might have worked as a dramedy (or however that is spelled), but I don’t really care for those type of shows, so I’m glad they dropped that idea. If the creators wanted to go that route, it might have been better to air this on cable instead.
Comment // May 17th, 2009 // 5:11 am
WOW! There is news in cavemen land…I was originally going to post that I actually saw a cavemen commercial—it was around 3am and it was the motorcycle cavemen one—I hadn’t seen ANY commercials in so long, But as of
today, May 16th, there are two new cavemen commercials coming out–they are
cut into 2 30 sec ads, from a music video that the cavemen did for 3 Doors Down recently—the band requested the cavemen! And the Martin agency is producing those commercials and Ted Ward of that agency said “You never know where those cavemen will show up”—I love the sound of that! So I think the video will be showing on you tube–it features the cavemen bowling. I think more info can be found on Ad Week, And yes Darryl (I knew you’d still be here!)
how funny is it that the trolls stiill visit this site; die hard cave fans, sure, but die hard trolls…that almost makes me laugh harder than a Remains of the Day lunchbox! And how in the world did you see those missing episodes Darryl?
The only things I’ve been able to download are all the old commercials. It has been a few weeks since I visited the crib–now I’m scared to look. So don’t go away–things are warming up for the cave guys, and maybe there will be new stuff in the crib.
Comment // May 25th, 2009 // 8:39 pm
Oh my god! Oh my god! First, Sandrine thanks for the heads up. I was just about to report on a new commercial when I read your posting. I was watching Sci-Fi today and wouldn’t you know it, a new commercial. A group of cavemen, it would appear these are new guys and not the Maurice era group, are bowling. The 3 Doors Down song you mentioned is played and as usual Geico’s So Easy slogan pops up to wreck their evening.
This warms the heart to no end. I though Geico had given up on them, since I’ve seen a lot of Geko commercials lately, but alas the boys are back!!! Yes!!!
Sandrine to answer your other question, check out the Cavemen forums at IMDB. They’ll point you to the right direction so you can get the remaining episodes.
I’m so excited I’m going to check out the crib. Fingers crossed they finally made a few changes.
Comment // May 28th, 2009 // 1:41 am
I’m heading over to IMDB right now; I’m nervous about checking out the crib—everything just seems to slowly fade away; I’ll wait for your report Darryl. It only makes sense that they would add more to the crib. Anyway, it is encouraging that the cave guys are still around!!!
Comment // June 5th, 2009 // 12:26 pm
I’m sad to report the Cavemen have been evicted from the Crib. Just checked out the site, and there is a note on the door. It states:
A Big “Thank You” to “The Man” for not renewing our lease — couldn’t overlook two little disorderly conduct citations.
We’re Outta Here!!!
There is also a Geico note whic takes you to the Geico website.
So at the moment I don’t know what this means for the future of the Crib site. Will we see new cavemen at a new place, or will the old crew be back at a new locale.
Or, sadly but probably true, is this the end of the crib site? Will we nolonger be able to savor the adventures of our cavemen friends? I’m still holding out hope, but it’s fading quickly.
Comment // June 11th, 2009 // 9:59 pm
What does the note on the website mean? I emailed Geico and I’ll let you know what they say.
Louise
Comment // June 16th, 2009 // 12:17 pm
Thanks Louise. Hopefully it will be good news.
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Comment // July 28th, 2009 // 6:46 am
Am I the only one who thinks that the newer commercials lack creativity??? Honestly all it is anymore is these cavemen doing something, then all of a sudden out of nowhere they see a sign with “GEICO: So easy a caveman can do it” then they get offended and storm off or make a mad face or whatever. Where does that have any humor aspect?? They’ve done that for like the last 10 effing commercials! Doesn’t it ever get old? What happened to witty, humorous, creative writing? And the show, okay so the costumes were terrible but it was funny! If you thought that the cavemen commercials were funny and the “failed sitcom” wasn’t, then you’re CRAZY, because you wanna know why? The sitcom’s screenplay was written by the SAME GUY who writes(wrote) the old commercials! Honestly people, open your eyes. Geico lacks creativity in their commercials. I don’t understand what happened to the writer, maybe he was fired? I don’t know. Don’t get me started on the freaking money stack with eyes, those commercials get old too. Bring back the original writing and stop replacing it with gay, techno music.
Comment // August 3rd, 2009 // 8:36 pm
I was horrified to see the crib site inactive. I pray that they just move to a new location. I heard so much good music, laughed so hard at their humorous comments, had so much fun investigating all the little corners — those guys would be funny even if they were modern. You know what I mean?
Why didn’t they cast the original cavemen in the TV show? Most of their appeal is in their witty view of life. That wasn’t scripted, like the TV show was.
BRING BACK CAVEMAN’S CRIB!!!!
Comment // August 3rd, 2009 // 8:39 pm
If they do resurrect the Crib, they should let them do a Mystery Science Theatre 3000 room. Those guys would be hilarious ad libbing on bad movies.
Comment // August 4th, 2009 // 5:47 pm
Where can I get the remaining 7 unaired episodes again?
Comment // August 8th, 2009 // 3:22 am
Check out the IMDB cavemen forums for the remaining episodes.
I still see the occassional cavemen commercial. Sure, not as great as the ones that brought them fame, but at least they are still around.
I keep hoping that their will be an all new Cavemans Crib; there is so much potential there, and it is quite an internet phenomenom. I used to check in at the crib a couple times a week at least.
I was in LA recently and I thought I saw one of the cavemen actors at one of the famous bars there; but he was wearing a beard, and usually the cavemen are in makeup….it’s all confusing…..I just want the Cavemen back.
Comment // August 12th, 2009 // 3:39 pm
Sandrine, you and me both. I think Geico has the Cavemen going around to various events. I saw an article where one showed up at a tennis match recently, but I don’t think they are any of the original actors in the commercial. Does anyone know if the new Cavemen are the 3 Doors Down singers? They certainly aren’t the Max / Maurice era cavers. Ty I agree the Cavemen having their events ruined because of Geico is getting a bit old, but what other options could they do? The joke and the resulting Geico ad are why the commercials exist in the first place, so if I want to continue seeing Cavemen I’ve got to put up with it. I agree, the show was good – not perfect (I can see flaws that I’d certainly redo), but ABC never gave them the time to grow or improve. I doubt it would happen, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a feature film, using Maurice as the main character.
On a non-Geico Caveman front. I just finished reading Robert J Sawyers Neanderthal Trilogy which I recommend. Not in the same Universe as the Geico Cavers, but still a pretty good page-turning series. I had all three books read within a few days.
Ok, I’m off to see if anything further was done at the crib. Catch you all later!
Comment // August 19th, 2009 // 11:05 am
I’m not sure if this has been out a while, but I found a Daily Motion clip for Geico Nascar featuring a Caveman, it was meh, but beggers can’t be choosers.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&um=1&q=Geico%20Caveman&ndsp=20&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
I’ll tell you, I really miss the crib. I enjoyed noodling around on there to relieve some stress. Geico for god sakes either put the old site back up or come up with something new for us.
Comment // August 24th, 2009 // 7:33 pm
Geico, If your insurance is no better than your cave men clips your company is in a hell of a fix…
Comment // August 26th, 2009 // 3:46 pm
Has anyone figured out what the song in the beginning of the ending bar scene of Her Embarrassed Caveman is titled? It’s the female singer, not the male one that comes on after it. I can’t seem to figure it out. The singer almost sounds like the two women folk singers of the Andy, The Stand-up episode.
Sadly there isn’t any current Cavemen updates. Geico hasn’t released a new commercial, though with the fall season starting soon hopefully that with change. If anyone it interested in reading a somewhat interesting story about a Caveman like race, check out Robert J Sawyer’s Neanderthal Parallax trilogy – Hominds, Humans and Hybrids.
It’s not exactly Geico Caveman world, but it’s still a pretty interesting read. I burned through all three of them within a matter of days, and we’re talking 300 plus pages each.
Ok, back to watching Caveman….later all you Cavers!
Comment // September 5th, 2009 // 6:36 pm
Came to see if a fan club existed for these gorgeous, funny, friendly, long-haired guys.
Reminds me of the Grand Funk Survival album from 1970 and the poster art they included in the album which adorned my walls for my hi-school years. I got kicked out of the house b4 I graduated, got a job & a place that was cheaper than the YWCA – my dad & Evil Stepmom did not like me OR Grand Funk.
I can never decide which cave dude I like the most. I love them ALL!
Comment // September 8th, 2009 // 2:33 am
Hi to all the fellow cavemen fans…damn I miss the caveman’s crib. Darryl, thanks for the Robert Sawyer recommendations; I think I’m going to look into that series. I was so desperate I went to see Year One with Jack Black–it was SO bad. Geico, we NEED those cavemen and the crib was such a cool innovative web destination–it did more to keep the Geico interest going than anything you’ve done since….please,,,don’t make us beg.
Comment // October 1st, 2009 // 9:18 am
Ok, the following comment I found in a story on CNN is in no way intended to spark any political debate, or to say Republicans or Democrats are evil, or that I’m trying to comment on healthcare…blah…blah…blah. I post it simply as a possibility of a Geico Caveman commercial idea -
- Article Snip-it -
But Carville backed away from Grayson when the congressman said that Republicans he believes are obstructing health care reform are “foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.”
- End Snip-it –
Wouldn’t it be cool if they could use caveman Max or Maurice (I chose them because they’re my favs :) ) as Senators on the floor of Congress. And then one of the other senators say something along the above line, but having to do with Geico, and you have Max or Maurice doing their look of disgust and storming off. Or maybe one of you other cavers can come up with a better, wittier ending?
Just some thoughts….as I said I’m not trying to spark any political debate here so if I’ve offended anyone I apologize.
Comment // October 20th, 2009 // 9:45 am
So Geico has release a few new Gecko commercials recently. I’m hoping this is a precursor to new Cavemen spots. Aside from that, is anyone else Googling Cavemen and noticing the public appearances they are making lately? I saw something about a Fashion show early this summer that had a Caveman show up and in a kilt none the less! :)
I’m glad to see this franchise remains in the public eye. I really do enjoy it and still think the Crib and Show got the shaft way too fast.
Comment // November 7th, 2009 // 4:15 am
Hi Darryl and other fellow cave fans! re: comment 811–LOL! Good one!
We’re still here Geico, still looking for Cavemen. I still see some of the commercials–the motorcycle cavemen and the bowling one–and that is encouraging. I found a Geico magazine that someone had discarded and looked thru the whole thing–not one mention of cavemen, nothing. They did more to put Geico in the public eye than almost anything else, and now they are just tossed aside. I’m going to start googling the Cavemen again, Darryl; ANY mention is good. I have alerts set up on my aol email and the geico cavemen come up several times every month, though it is usually just a passing reference someone made. But still–several times EVERY month!
Comment // December 8th, 2009 // 6:06 pm
Seeing new Geico Money & Gecko commercials, but still no new cavers. I was hoping we might get a Christmas Themed commercial, but so far nothing. C’mon Geico we still love the Cavemen give us something new!
Comment // December 17th, 2009 // 1:27 pm
Happy Long Night Everyone!
Based on my observations of the Cavemen holiday episode, the Long Night holiday will occurr on December 21st, 2009 (the longest night of the year). So Happy Long Night everyone, and don’t drink too much grain alcohol or try to eat the whole cow yourselves.
For those not celebrating Long Night, I still wish you the seasons tidings. Let’s hope 2010 ushers in some new caveman material!
Long Live Long Night!
Comment // January 7th, 2010 // 5:08 am
NEW CAVEMEN COMMERCIAL–sort of. Hey Darryl, hope you are still out there, and anyone else who may be hoping for cavemen news. Last night, really late, on the history channel I saw a NEW cavemen commerical.
You see an iphone and just a pair of hands working the different aps while a voice- over talks about a Geico ap that one could get—and you can’t help starting to notice that the hands/fingers are a little too hairy–and then the over voice says “the Geico ap is so easy, a caveman could do it” and the hands drop the phone and you see a man get up and start to stalk out saying “where’s my coat” and you never see his face, but it is so obviously a caveman! I can’t
believe how happpy I was to see that; now if we could just get more, and get the crib back, 2010 could make up for last year!
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Comment // January 7th, 2010 // 5:08 am
NEW CAVEMEN COMMERCIAL–sort of. Hey Darryl, hope you are still out there, and anyone else who may be hoping for cavemen news. Last night, really late, on the history channel I saw a NEW cavemen commerical.
You see an iphone and just a pair of hands working the different aps while a voice- over talks about a Geico ap that one could get—and you can’t help starting to notice that the hands/fingers are a little too hairy–and then the over voice says “the Geico ap is so easy, a caveman could do it” and the hands drop the phone and you see a man get up and start to stalk out saying “where’s my coat” and you never see his face, but it is so obviously a caveman! I can’t
believe how happpy I was to see that; now if we could just get more, and get the crib back, 2010 could make up for last year!
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Comment // January 10th, 2010 // 12:07 pm
Oh man that’s so awsome!!!! Thanks Sandrine. I’ll need to flip on history channel to see if I can catch it. I’m glad Geico is still sticking with the caveman. After seeing new money, Gecko and someother generic commercial I really thought they finally gave up on them. Sandrine you’ve made my day!!!
Comment // January 12th, 2010 // 5:54 pm
I may be late to the party, but did anyone see the full video for the 3 Doors Down video Let me be myself – http://www.geico.com/about/commercials/music/cavemen/
It contains a Caveman storyline, so of course it’s excellent. :)
Sandrine I haven’t seen the new History channel commercial yet, but I hope I will soon!
Here’s to hoping Geico does a Caver Commercial for the Superbowl.
Comment // January 18th, 2010 // 6:31 pm
Yes!!! Sandrine I finally saw the I-Pod Geico Caveman commercial. From the voice I’m guess that suppose to Mango Salsa, but it might have also been Andy Clayborn. I’ll need to watch it a few dozen more times to make sure. Anyway it’s awsome, even if it’s only the Cavers hands because any caveman is better than nothing at all.
Wonder how much it would cost to buy the whole Caveman Crib website. I really miss tooling around on it. I do have almost all the songs on the Party I-Pod at least, so I guess I can still use my imagination. :)
Comment // January 23rd, 2010 // 5:03 am
Hey Darryl, I know! Isn’t it great! I have seen the commercial a few times now, on History and then on the Travel Channel. And yes that voice is very familiar–it has to be one of the regular cavemen! I’m thinking it could be Jeff. Now if we could just get the Crib back….
Comment // January 28th, 2010 // 2:49 pm
AWSOME!!! Looks like Geico has a new Caveman NHL commercial
http://www.geico.com/about/commercials/
Looks like a new caveman, and he’s driving a Zamboni!!!
Comment // February 5th, 2010 // 12:12 pm
ok you guy suck at the commercial
Comment // February 8th, 2010 // 11:15 am
Unless I missed something, no new Super Bowl Caveman commercial this year. I’m hoping this isn’t the standard for the whole year.
Comment // February 15th, 2010 // 5:13 pm
Awsome! Two more Geico Caveman commercials. The first is a contiuation of the NHL Zamboni commercial Caveman, while the second is beach caveman / girlfriend (I think this is Max). It’s one of those Can switching to Geico (Elmer Fudd) type intros with the Caveman and his girl sitting on the couch. I heard the fire one is on TV, but I found them both at Geico’s website. Check them out and support the Cavers!!!
Comment // March 5th, 2010 // 2:53 am
The action taken to national disaster is great but it’s a damn shame that so many citizens take advantage of the sad situations.
I mean everytime there is an earthquake, a flood, an oil spill – there’s always a group of heartless people who rip off tax payers.
This is in response to reading that 4 of Oprah Winfreys “angels” got busted ripping off the system. Shame on them!
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/19/crimesider/entry5251471.shtml
Comment // June 1st, 2010 // 5:03 pm
New Cave Commercial!!!! This one has our Caveman boarding a crabbing vessel from Deadliest Catch. Glad to see Geico hasn’t forgotten the Cave. Still hoping they release a DVD of Cavemen the Series. Anyone else still here, or am I the last remaining holder-on? :)
Comment // June 1st, 2010 // 5:08 pm
Oops, spoke quickly. Looks like Geico also has 2 Caveman baseball ones!!! One the Caver is sliding to third and the second one has him riding a Bike in the Gym.
Comment // July 13th, 2010 // 4:50 pm
Just an update for anyone still interested, Geico has a few more sports related Caveman commercials up on their website. Looks like a Tennis one and I think another new Baseball one, along with a few Deadliest Catches. I don’t think Jeff Daniel Phillips is any of these cavers though the tennis guy looks a bit like him. I think they have him doing honest Abe now. :( Hope this is temporary. If anyone is still out here, give me a shout.
Comment // August 6th, 2010 // 3:27 am
Hi Darryl–and any of you other cavemen loyalists! I’ve been over at youtube searching out any cavemen videos and I found lots; I found “did cavemen invent
fire” with I think Jeff reprising his role and the Deadliest Catch one that I’d only just caught a second of twice; there are two episodes from the actual series–I downloaded those, and there is an After Dark one from the end of the crib party
scenes–three of the cavemen get together and sing a sad song and it is really
quite good. I’m going to have to check out the NHL and baseball ones–it’s just so good having fresh cavemen stuff but damn Geico bring back the Crib! I do like the Abe Lincoln and the former drill sargeant therapist commercials–and at
least the cavemen are still around—-I’ll check back here again!! And I’ve yet to read that Sawyer trilogy….
Comment // August 13th, 2010 // 12:13 pm
Glad you’re back Sandrine, was worried I was the remaining Caver hold out. :)
I hope Jeff starts doing Cave commercials again. The Deadliest Catch caveman is ok, but I prefer Jeff’s Maurice and Max characters. And the sports ones I don’t usually see, because I assume they play these during sport events which I don’t watch. Hopefully they’ll get back to making standard Cave Commercials. I agree Drill Sargent and Abe are pretty funny. Jeff really needs to get a series of his own, or maybe the Old Spice guy and him should team up. :D
If you still need copies of the remaining caveman episodes contact me – ponterb@aol.com – and we’ll try to arrange a way I can get them to you.
Comment // August 13th, 2010 // 12:18 pm
Oh man!!! Just did a search for Geico Cavemen and found a Vlog they are doing now. If you haven’t checked it out, go to youtube and search Geico Caveman Vlog. :)