Geico ACME Coffee Cup Commercial
Lighter Fluid is also a commercial while a man puts lighter fluid on the grill. If you put lighter fluid on the grill, it'll explode. After the GEICO Slogan is Heard.
Voice Actors[]
- Voice of VO as Andrew Anthony
Aired[]
- Commercial First Aired: November 5, 1998
- Commercial Last Aired: May 19, 2003
Version 1 Transcript[]
(Scene: Backyard - A man is putting some lighter fluid on the grill.)
VO: Paying too much for car insurance isn't any smarter.
(A man throws a box of lighter fluid away, then lights up a match. The background shakes as the mushroom clouds appear after the "BOOM!" sound.)
(Cut to: GEICO Direct Logo)
(Text: The Sensible Alternative)
(Phone: 1-800-947-AUTO)
(URL: www.GEICO.com)
VO: GEICO. A fifteen minute call could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
(Cut Back to: Backyard - A man is really dusty.)
Version 2 Transcript[]
(Scene: Backyard - A man is putting some lighter fluid on the grill.)
VO: Paying too much for car insurance isn't any smarter.
(A man throws a box of lighter fluid away, then lights up a match. The background shakes as the mushroom clouds appear after the "BOOM!" sound.)
(Cut to: GEICO Direct Logo)
(Text: The Sensible Alternative)
(Phone: 1-800-947-AUTO)
(URL: www.GEICO.com)
VO: GEICO. A fifteen minute call could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
(Cut Back to: Backyard - A man is really dusty.)
VO: Or, uh...maybe not!
Links[]
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EokJ9XWFCKo [in 5:56 trademark after why the insurance coffee mug looked the same] (Phone Number: 1 (800) 830-4010)
Trivia[]
- Putting lighter fluid on the grill is really extremely bad!
- This marks another commercial to involve explosions. The first being "Exploding Basketball".
See Also[]
Back-to-Back ads[]
- In a back-to-back ad, the Coffee Mugs ad is playing before it in 1998-2000.
- In another back-to-back ad, the Fake Fairy ad is playing after it in 1999.
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