Remember this ad?

November 29, 2014 5:35 AM

Need help identifying a vaguely remembered TV commercial.

I believe this commercial aired between 2008 and 2012. All I remember about it is the opening scene of a young white male awakening and looking outside a window; and the ending scene where he is dressed for his day in a slim fit suit, deftly bopping across his apartment apparently headed out the door. He had brown hair and a slight beard, or perhaps just 5'oclock shadow. The commercial is narrated and the actor does not speak at all. I'm thinking it may have been an ad for financial services or perhaps allergy medication? Anyone recall this commercial? Thanks.

posted by mefitem to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Does he take his dog for a walk? I remember a commercial that sounds like this, but he takes his dog out for a walk before getting dressed and going on with the day. But I can't remember what the hell they were advertising.
posted by COD at 5:57 AM on November 29, 2014

Bopping, you say? And it's about a man getting up you say?
posted by Gable Oak at 6:30 AM on November 29, 2014

Sounds like a red bull commercial... Did it have the component of him being super groggy and disheveled and then looking super awake and dapper (after drinking red bull)?
posted by DoubleLune at 8:14 AM on November 29, 2014

What country was this shown in?
posted by Perodicticus potto at 8:56 AM on November 29, 2014

This VW commmercial probably isn't it, but it has the component of morning wake-ups and the guy is frequently standing in front of a window at work and home, including one long pull-out shot of him doing so. No words, just music.
posted by clerestory at 10:12 AM on November 29, 2014

This probably isn't it, because the stop action motion would probably have stuck in your brain. I feel like I know what you are talking about, though. My first thought was a soda commercial.
posted by msali at 11:36 AM on November 29, 2014

Sorry, should have mentioned it was shown in the United States. The apartment or home interior was very nice and modern. I don't believe they showed him getting out of bed. I only remember him being in a loose white shirt looking out a window pensively (or perhaps there was a sheer white curtain involved?). I have a vague sense of the scenes being stylized and suggestive, and the male voice narration being the primary pitching part of the commercial. The actor definitely never handles a product of any sort. The dance had a bopping feel to it yet at the same time was elegant and graceful. The actor was very trim, young, and attractive. His hair was short with a practically shaved look. The product being advertised may have been something of a more intangible nature.
posted by mefitem at 3:10 PM on November 29, 2014