1987 - Eveready Energizer - Jacko

[psafkow]

Looks a little like Robin Williams.

[adamcluck]

what language is he speaking?

[chrisharcoan]

wacko jacko

[buzznugget]

"Who is this guy, and why is he in our lab?"

[UnseenEntityMetal]

@buzznugget ...haha!

[coolbluelights]

I want to see this guy stomp the energizer bunny flat! he's soo much more entertaining!

[Fantasyteentitan]

Jackson: Alright, what's my motivation for the scene?

Director: You're trying selling energizer batteries and you've just smoked two pounds of crack.

[BobCubTAC]

I loved the follow-up to this even better...the one w/ the chant, "TU RIGHT - THE EXTRAORDINARY ENERGIZAH!"

OY!!!

[11apples4teacher]

"Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner."

[sadtit]

son i am disappoint 

[sadtit]

They're gonna face Quiet Cool !

[sadtit]

Australia rules !

[23warnie]

check this out this was jacko on an interview on a sports show called the footy show /watch?v=ZO0-FxCv594&

[TheAmusingHeckler]

Jacko was way better than the bunny.

[Zzyyxxyyxx]

And I've been saying Oy ever since because of that guy.

[23warnie]

what a spastic. funny spastic but a spastic none the less. he was a spastic when he was playing footy doing a fucking handstand when he was pissed off with the umpire. and this is what you think of us America. but paul hogan what a legend. seach up paul hogan show.

[ConnDevi88]

Can you upload the Christmas commercial? I need to make an mp3 of the audio for a Christmas mix I'm making that induces retro commercial breaks after every 5 tracks.

[quizmaster85]

OI!

[Aznar245]

He should have went into wrestling. would have made bigger money

[oldskool0035]

I used to love these commercials!

[MarlooRedd]

Can't sleep. Australians will eat me.

[oldskool0035]

@MarlooRedd That's funny!!!

[belovedwarrior]

This guy used to make me afraid NOT to buy Energizer. Great commercial.

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Screw the drumming rabbit.

[jumpinjason]

Awesome. Thanks for posting.

This song has been stuck in my head on and off for the last 20 years or so.

[baddudes]

Too right!

[rocker316ify]

Looks like Heidenreich. 

[thebigsee]

Energizer Bunny -1, Jacko - 0.

[wackywinger]

Clown

[rexxdexx]

This guy is more entertaining then

the Bunny

[graysonfromohio]

...we replaced this guy with a pink bunny?

[xboxlulz]

..... let me guess, his recipe for coffee consists of extra strong coffee beans, 5 teaspoons of sugar and hmmmm maybe a hint of energizer?

[WeirdAlSuperFan]

HAHAHAHAHA funny as hell

[BenAliGtor]

The guy who single-handedly terrified a generation of small American kids about Aussies. LOL

[dramallamame]

*falls over dead from shock*

[Replayability]

I hated these commercials back then, but kind of like them now. Time is weird.

[fasterthanabullet]

@Replayability you are very right!

[Replayability]

I hated these commercials back then, but kind of like them now. Time is weird.

[Replayability]

I hated these commercials back then, but kind of like them now. Time is weird.

[tmisch64]

What are the batteries on the right supposed to represent? The ones on the right are Duracells.

[Chapas45]

Oi!

[HeadlessEye]

Hold on, this guy is only 50 years old?!! He looks 50 here.

[TheHumbleteacher]

Holy shit I just got Energizerolled

[BonesAndBones]

Im gonna go buy like 15 packs of energizers now.

[GlorifiedTruth]

Greatest ending ever!

[yonaguska5]

I FUCKIN LOVE IT. LMAO OI

[cellperfectform]

I saw this on a Chemistry Video on Electrons and Protons...I like it.

[BonesAndBones]

Holy shit! Me too!

[chasebizzy]

Say what you want about Steve Irwin at least he didn't make American children terrified of Australians.

[WildBill6942]

LOL... so true.  His Christmas commercial is even scarier.

[waxlurker]

I remember wondering who this was, shilling batteries while shouting "OY!", and why I should care. :-D

[tuttt99]

@chasebizzy

I'm gonna steal that....

[scottyobigg]

@chasebizzy

Fuck american children

[garrisonskunk]

He reminds me of the way Robin Williams looked when playing Popeye.

[whiskey01]

mate, i'd punch the fuck outta jacko

[HydromanVWC]

To bad the TV show he got after this commercial sucked!

[thejoser]

I REMEMBER THIS!!! I can't believe no one else remembered this commercial when I told them about the wrestler holding a giant battery.. it's the greatest commercial ever!

[RetroBoyWontDie]

energizer....fuckin' oy!!

[vagitoe]

FUCK YEAH ENERGIZER!!!!!!!!!

[thewizzinator31]

he would be the most entertaining animal at a zoo

[foetusMaximus]

I have had this song stuck in my head for over 20 years!

[michaeld5]

1987 was the best year ever...

[bigpopparamma]

@michaeld5

Indeed. It was the year I graduated high school. Anyway, I wish Energizer would bring back Jacko and ditch the bunny.

[Forzatoadv]

That guy puts too much sugar in his coffee. Or too much coffee in his coffee. Or he eats energizer.

[thesniper1191]

@Forzatoadv Eats batteries? HAHAHAHAHA

[iced00777]

best. commercial. ever.

[boomshanka]

Plz bring Jacko back onto the Energizer ads!

[kent0149]

lol..........

[ApokC]

LMAO

[kent0149]

its not that funny to me

[ApokC]

: (

[superanimegamer44]

OMG,LOL!

[ApokC]

damn that vid rocks!

[roidroid]

I remember these ads on Australian TV, but i never realised it was shown in USA.

Is that actually true?!

[vdubmovieguy]

Most definitely on the USA TVs! Too right!

[roidroid]

How embarassing

[SweetAndNotSour]

Omg....i would be so humilated...to think to be so popular posted as someones video on an Anime Site..i think its cool X3.

[TheSuperManKiller900]

lol

[ApokC]

The funniest comercial ever!

[coolwhiptokyo]

my dad still quotes this comercial

[AllRequired]

You mean "who," not "what," right? Because it sometime seemed he wasn't human!

[54spiritedwill54]

that is the most hilarious advert i have ever saw.

[OtisWild]

OI!!! Good on ya!

[jadius17]

Australia has always been pathetic (culturally and otherwise), and JACKO is one reason why. OI!!!

[RachelB1981]

ha ha ha, now for your next trick, grow a brain f@#kstick!

[wondeboy12]

Oh and americas rich culture of shooting each other,trailer parks, cars with suspension used in ox carts,shitty hospitals and education and such other things are a shining example to us all?

[BAM81]

Fuck you

[wondeboy12]

And this too is an example of a great culture.....A more intelligent approach would of been to say nothing at all rather then proving me right......

[Market42Fan]

This guy would make a perfect Nintendo boss.

[zoomtube2]

TOTALLY AWESOME. lol <3 OY!

[VancouverTVGuy]

Damn, that brings back memories!

[pauliejay]

What a wacker.

[Kukojin]

JACKO!!! Australia has always been cool, and JACKO is one reason why! OI!!!

[Greener316]

Jacko will always be cool!

[stiffla2007]

reminds me of max headroom a bit

[hirschmaus]

At 00:05, i'm not sure, but it looks like his upper dentures slip down a bit. What do you think?

[Arrowdodger]

agreed, and that now freaks me out. thanks for pointing that out. heh

[linnycanda]

I think they definitely slip down!

[perkele0079]

Jacko was sitting at a table next to where I was sitting at a Greek restaurant I was at in Adelaide once, and I could hear his loud conversation with his missus and a mate of his. What a wanker.

[Arrowdodger]

He didn't say "OI!" did he?

[JHand04]

He did!

[amske]

aussie,aussie aussie,oi,oi,oi

[JoeV8898]

While renegotiating his contract with Eveready, Jacko became extremely demanding about how much money and "creative input" he would get. He ended up throwing some stuff around, got forcibly removed from the office and was banned from ever returning or ever doing ads for the company.

Because of this, Eveready executives told their marketing team that they wanted no chance of a spokesperson going berserk ever again, and this is how the idea for the Energizer bunny came about. True story.

[perkele0079]

You don't happen to have a link to verify that story, do you? I couldn't find one at first glance on Google. If true, that's amazing.

I remember watching this ad 20 years ago. I cringe watching it again. Only a boxhead like Jacko could make an abomination like this ad. The 'I'm an individual' was equally dreadful.

[JoeV8898]

I do not have a web link to verify this, sorry. An acquaintance of mine was an executive secretary at the Eveready headquarters in St. Louis, MO at the time this was going on (1986-1987 time frame). She worked directly for the top brass at the company and recorded the meeting minutes about this whole thing. Based on the way that she told the story and what I know about her, I think that she is telling the truth. Sounds like Eveready fired Jacko quite abruptly.

[perkele0079]

I think the fact that Jacko had a creative input into the making of the ads explains a lot about this embarrassing affront to good taste. He should have just stuck to footy and spared the rest of us his discordant and talentless noise pollution.

[SonnyAmou]

I'm with perkele on the earlier comment. I could have sworn that the Energizer bunny was around prior to Jacko, they tried out Jacko and he was obviously nutso (if for a brief moment...), then went back to the bunny which of course is their trusted mascot.

Would love to see those minutes though. Interesting discussion. Oi!

[80spreppy]

jacko was so great back in the 80s.i remember when they showed these commercials.every one in school had to have the same hairstyle.and an australin accent.for every stupid thing and going oi!but it was fun.thanks for the memories oi!

[baredd79]

OI!!!

[startover942]

Too right!

[RedPaladin]

Yeah Jacko!! Kick those other brands asses! OI!!

[kabeldag]

Jacko!!!!!!!! hahaha. Didn't know he featured in America on these ad's. Funny stuff. Classic 80's. You're not meant to take it seriously, everybody just laughs. At least everybody I know :):)

[CelesteK]

Oh jesus! Jacko may have been the down under flavour of the year but he was really obnoxious to me.

[KOATV]

I remember these commercials so vividly!!! I guess you could say that that he was the Australian Version of Rocky Balboa used to sell batteries.

[ccd9415]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING! I remember this commercial as a kid. it brings back so many memories of the good times!

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Why they replaced this guy with the rabbit is beyond me.

Oy!

[perkele0079]

I think it was beyond him too, that's why they got rid of him.

[mrceleb2006]

Get Energizer, it'll surprise ya! OI!

[melhope]

Most annoying commercial of the 1980s. Oi!!

[JMFabianoRPL]

This guy was awesome.

[munchkinsali]

Lol i remember our teahcer showing us this

everyone was litterally ltao!!!

f*king awesome!

[lordnagatron]

everytime i see that damn bunny, i wish jacko would stomp it through the floor!! oi!! they need to bring him back for a life long energizer contract!!! where is this guy now?

[gottalovetheRIOT]

that is the most hilarious advert i have ever saw... our teacher made us watch it in science.LOL

[firefox335]

GIT-ENA-JOY-SAH! OI!

[uricehe4]

I believe this was at the height of that late 80s Australia infatuation that the U.S. went through.

[gore53]

Rumor has it he was difficult, whatever 'that' means. He probably just wanted more money than the ad agencies and producers wanted to pay...hence the term... 'difficult'.

[ArchieMoore]

Anyone got "I'm an Individual"?? Remember that shi-tty song?

[bigpopparamma]

This guy was a whole lot more entertaining before that brought in that annoying Energizr Bunny.

I remembered the Highwaymen, never lasted long. I wondered whatever happened to Jacko?

[uraniumdeath]

Jacko is friends with Mark "Chopper" Read and Warwick Capper.

Friends with a hitman and a wanker.

The Hitman (Read) is a good bloke. Warwick cannot be called a bloke.

[rickzowie]

He was on a short-lived NBC show called The Highwaymen. Then, don't know. I remember this commercial very well.

[neoyamaneko]

The 80s.....(shakes head)