Greatest Commercials of All Time

The Top Ten

1 1914 (Sainsbury)

2 1984 (Apple)

3 Mean Joe Greene (Coca Cola)

4 The Showdown (McDonald's)

5 Frogs (Budweiser)

6 Who Shot Alexander Hamilton (Got Milk?)

7 Monks (Xerox)

8 When I Grow Up (Monster.com)

9 You're Not You When You're Hungry (Snickers)

10 Coke Bear Catch (Coca Cola)

The Contenders

11 Flex Tape (Flex Tape)

12 Flex Tape (Flex Seal)

13 I Feel Great (Nutrigrain)

14 Crumpy and Scotty - Toyota Hilux (Toyota)

Before this the Toyota was not taken seriously in New Zealand as a rural vehicle partly because it was a Japanese car. This commercial involved Barry Crump an author whose book about country life was bought by 20% of the New Zealand population along with the actor Lloyd Scott playing a "wimp" from the city. It shows how the car manages to tackle a ridiculously tough route. Overnight it made the Toyota Hilux the car everyone wanted in the country.

15 Ghost Chips (New Zealand Anti-Drink Driving Commercial)

A clip about a young man who realizes he ought to talk his mate out of driving drunk. The clip has become so beloved in New Zealand that references to it even appear on T Shirts and the lines especially "you know I can't grab your ghost chips! " are instantly recognizable to many if not most New Zealanders.

16 People Look Like Food (Vytorin)

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