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Sensible alternative apples

Apples is a commercial where there's two apples on the picnic table and a knife cuts one apple in half. The announcer describes something about a line-by-line comparison on someone’s car insurance.

Aired[]

  • Commercial First Aired: August 30, 1993
  • Commercial Last Aired: May 18, 2001

Voice Actors[]

Transcript[]

(Scene: A picnic table with two apples)

VO: At GEICO, it only takes fifteen minutes to get a line-by-line comparison on your car insurance, so you'll know exactly what you're spending (A knife bursts in, cutting an apple in half.) and what you can cut out.

(Cut to: GEICO/GEICO Direct Logo)

(Phone: 1-800-947-AUTO)

(Text: The Sensible Alternative)

(URL: www.GEICO.com)

VO: GEICO, a fifteen-minute call could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

Links[]

  • YouTube: [in what trademark?]

Gallery[]

1994 Version[]

24_Hour_Service_&_Apples

24 Hour Service & Apples

1996 Version[]

2001 Version[]

Music played during GEICO ad[]

  • a violin

See Also[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the first time GEICO is featured in a 1993-2001 era.
  • This is the first time the end of the ad has a GEICO tune; it was played in 10 music keys at once.
  • In the middle of the video, a clip of "Geico's 75th Anniversary" can be seen on YouTube.
  • In the slogan, the text says "The Sensible Alternative" in some font aired in 1993.
    • In another, there is a background with a telephone lying around.
      • In other words, the phone number remains phoneless. It is seen in the footage of YouTube's clip "Geico's 75th Anniversary".

Back-to-Back Ads[]

  1. In this back-to-back ad, the Car Salesman ad is playing before it in 1995.
  2. In another back-to-back ad, the Ball Juggler ad is playing after it in 1995.
  3. Another back-to-back ad, the Too Many People ad after it 2000-2001.
  4. Another back-to-back ad, the Hand Raising ad after it 1999-2000.
  5. Another back-to-back ad, the Endless Toy Manual ad after it 1998-1999.
  6. In another back-to-back ad, the 24-Hour Service ad is showing before it in 1994-1995.
  7. Back-to-Back Before
  8. Back-to-Back After