Geico Cavemen
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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 // 12:08 am
This is definitely one of the best commercials ever made.
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 // 12:14 pm
They manage to do a lot of great acting essentially while wearing a mask, they are awesome.
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 11th, 2006 // 2:10 pm
I have my doubts that Geico would pay enough money for Val Kilmer to appear in a commercial just to make his face unrecognizable..But I’m sorry I can’t say for sure who the actors are (or aren’t) myself.
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 16th, 2006 // 2:17 am
Dug up a few pics of Ben Weber. Maybe someone can figure out which caveman he is by comparing them with the commercial stills. He has quite the schnozz but due to all the prosthetics and makeup it’s really hard to tell which one he is. I am not very good at this type of thing to start with. Maybe somebody has seen Ben on Everwood and can recognize his voice. That might be the easiest way but I am sure one of you will figure it out. I am going to guess that he is the “roast duck and mango salsa” guy.
http://www.richardcummins.com/micheleben.jpg
http://images.hollywood.com/images/large/l_385493.jpg
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/sony_pictures_classics/the_broken_hearts_club/_group_photos/ben_weber7.jpg
B~
Comment // January 18th, 2006 // 3:34 am
Great homework Brad, thanks!
I’d take you up on your offer to buy me dinner but..I don’t have much of an appetite right now, thank you.
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 8th, 2006 // 3:11 pm
I myself am looking to get all of them up. I’ve seen the one you’re talking about..currently this is the only one of the cavemen series in heavy rotation on tv.
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 17th, 2006 // 9:53 pm
We will never talk enough about the Geico cavemen. Ever.
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 4th, 2006 // 8:27 pm
I don’t think he’s a bad actor, but I do think in this fictional caveman relationship he might be wearing the pants, if you know what I mean.
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: 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 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