Metz - "Judderman"

[wrts34]

Sprite Boy's uncle.

[graemeh2009]

The old Cravendale adverts were far more creepy. "The cows want it back" *shudder*.

[TheJaRiDaH]

Reminds me of: Beware the jabberwoch my dear and the frimeous bandersnatch XD

[JaimacanBacon]

Thumbs if the scary cravendale advert sent you here!

No, just me okay...

[MrMoviemaster26]

Looks like Tim Burton got his hands on this ad, I never found it scary but the Judderman is creepy & kinda reminds me of the child snatcher from chitty chatty bang bang. Such a cool as though

[MrMoviemaster26]

I love this ad but for some reason the Judderman reminds me of the child snatcher from chitty chitty bang bang! I remember this ad but I never found it scary, creepy I admit but it looks like Tim Burton got his hands on this ad

[Jo65747]

E4's greatest scary moments countdown sent me here, this was number 31 out of 100 I shit u not. This was considered the scariest T.V commercial of all time.

[joeovplainzy]

i usta be shit scared of the is advert as a childe

[AngloSoviet]

He's juddering himself, now, look. Just goes to show.

[ninjanormski]

This is one of my favourite ads ever.



[wickedfeylady]

Is this an ad for booze or a lost Tim Burton film?

[andrewweeson]

@wickedfeylady i got to say judder is spot on perfect. wait. hes kinda familier doesnt he? he looks like jackfrost that i ust to watch when i was a kid

[iluveverosser]

@wickedfeylady booze

[lmaolongtime1120]

This gave me nightmares when I was younger.

[Poison1Monkey]

@lmaolongtime1120 It did me too, well dreams anyway. This advert used to fascinate me

[lmaolongtime1120]

@Poison1Monkey Lol, yeah, more like creepy dreams, still. Scary shit! Lol. o_o.

[TheCherryOnTop12]

i was terrfied of this ad when i was young!!!!!

[swingindoorspro2]

looks like an evil version of the snow miser

[9Lives101]

@swingindoorspro2 Meanwhile in X-mas-Special land...

Heat Miser: MOTHER NATURE! Snow Miser went bar hopping AGAIN!

[theMoporter]

Thumbs up if TV Tropes sent you here

[yahoozle123]

nope nope nope nope nope

[SmileVictoriaD]

Thumbs up if your dad sent you here..

[complexityreworked]

This has given me a deep seating fear of dolls, puppets, marionettes etc. and being turned into one. Thanks ad execs!

[xxHoviexx]

That's one way of putting children off of underage drinking...

[flakelorenz02]

@xxHoviexx I'm teetotal but would get Metz in an instant if they brought it back just becaue of this ad.

[Mistygemgem]

I remember this. I still have this image in my head of him being the sandman...I don't know why...

[TheVixter72]

I remember this when it was on TV. Looking back now I'm amazed it was aired! Scary stuff man! The creepy puppet at the beginning is the worst bit!! More ads like this on TV that you remember years later instead of mindless drivel confused.com etc - get the fuck off my TV.com more like....

[wishwell100]

Oh this is cool...especially because my last name's Metz!

[Zanmatt2g]

I saw this on TV years ago and have been looking for it online for a while. I found it by accident today on "Telegraph".

[monkbunk]

Ooh, that's pretty cool.

[UKSouthEast]

When I was a little kid this used to scare the shit out of me. I would always be scared shitless when the time came to trudge down the end of my Garden and feed my guinea pigs when it was pitch black..I was scared of what I thought was called the "stiggledy man" from this advert would come out from behind the shed and get me..

Scary fucking shit if you ask me. Traumatising.

[zombiezdunlikeme]

i played the game thats what got me here

[Rorykdy]

thumbs up if you just have a good memory and this popped into your head.

[shrivel1]

My all time favourite ad....

[Ziggy795]

This used to scare the hell out of me when I was younger!

[Jamiemcintyre123]

Thumbs up if.. F*CKK UPPPPP!

[Killa5k1]

Huh wtf facebook why you bring me here ???

i dont want to see this on tv i'll have nightmare's :P ha

[cuthy08]

the fuck ?



[mynameissecret97]

wtf

[DerbyGinge24]

this is scary

[AppleLolliePops]

@DerbyGinge24 its not scary its just FUCKING SCARY!!!!!!!!!

[16MattC]

Thumbs if if the facebook like page sent you here.

[1292liam]

Thumbs up if the Guardian Guide (May 21 2011) sent you here

[Chloe835]

@1292liam i did!! :D the article about the cravendale advert with those cats :3

[1292liam]

@Chloe835 cool yep thats the one!

[Nanabobo]

Augh! Augh! 0:25 ! What... What is wrong with that bird puppet?

[drwhofreak101]

Shit!

[andrewweeson]

Judderman looks like jack frost!!! :)

[andrewweeson]

Lolz that made me laugh when the judderman shakes whenever he shivers with the Metz drink and the crows head is spinning and the judderman freezes at the end Rofl :D

[MrYorkyporky]

Judderman fucks his sister

[SandwichAndCereal]

What makes me a good Judderman?

If I were a bad Judderman, I wouldn't be standin' here, giving you free Metz now would I?

[evo2029]

I had a judder and search this.

[ideagirlconsulting]

metz - see them at canadian music week march 9 to 13, 2011 in toronto, ontario, canada.

[cuntylishus]

Is the last line in Icelandic? Judder Þyðir Metz og Schnapps?

[SALTYWOOFHOUND]

Reminds me of Nigel from VIDZ - brilliant. Perhaps one was based on the other, but which one came first...

I think Nigel is more scary.!!

[daniellecudworth]

scary shizz.

[TheRecknor]

this used to scare the shit outta me when i was liitle and it still creeps me out.

[keverett1001]

SLENDERMAN

[JudderMan25]

Can anyone recommend me any similar films to this? I tried looking up the director's influences etc. but can't find any. Thanks!

[senyahecnerual]

@JudderMan25 . Look up anything by Jan Švankmajer. He rocks!

[gamesformark]

@JudderMan25 Check out The Quay Brothers' Street of Crocodiles. You can find it all on you tube. They also combine puppets and stop motion with live action and animation.

[Lyco499499]

It sucked that they stopped making it, sure I was like 8 or 9 but it was my favorite alcoholic drink. Used to get them in the Christmas hamper my mother'd buy every year :P

[BuffyCheese]

It's very creative and well-made... but it REALLY doesn't make me want to buy their product. Brr...

[niallos123]

tasted like shite though

[blacklotus808]

That women’s voice is so hot !!!

[pipdoodler]

One of the best, creative adverts in a long time.

[redcirclesquare13]

Katie Waisel!!!

[redcirclesquare13]

Katie Waisel!

[7abi]

this looks just like the video of her ghost in the fog from cradle of filth

[Think1079]

I would thumb up but I'm on my iPod.

N e way your totally right. ^_^

[philrocks08]

thumbs up if e4 sent you here

[lumpyroc]

@philrocks08 nope child hood fears sent me here.......oh god why!!!!!

[cuntylishus]

@philrocks08 Thumbs up if having drunk Metz in the past sent you here :\

[isabellayessi]

I googled creepy internet and found this..wtf...one commerical won't want me to drink there crap.

[gaznew12]

the judder man looks like katie off this years x factor!

[comedycraig]

Does anyone know who wrote the music for this advert or of anyone who writes music like it? It's a great sound.

[whatthedeuce81]

How could they take this off tv?! It's creative and interesting and the music is brilliant.

[wiiwiiwiigirl]

its Jedward.... either that or their stylist gathered inspiration from this advert.

[paynexkillerAOTF]

Hah, so bad ass.

[sofalishus]

does anyone know the music ? x

[WatchRyder]

Damned disturbing and scary advert!

Great advert all the same though.

I think it's to do with the whole 'fairy' in the forest leading you astray vibe.

[gordongate]

@WatchRyder I think its the eastern bloc kids fairy tale animation feel to the advert.

Its just something you cant put your finger on, creepy but totally making you unable to pull your eyes away.

[jammymog2205]

Haha seems like lots of us watched the thing on E4! Love this ad, don't even remember it from when it was on tv though...

[hollieleslie1997]

I used to love this advert when I was younger though I was scared of it for a bit, then the memories came back when I saw it on the list for the 100 most scariest momments on channel 4 lol

[JGUFC]

@hollieleslie1997 lol same here, i only youtubed this because iw atched tht E4 thing aswell, i felt about 8 years old again, loved when this advert came one, gave me the creeps lol.

[smashingsplendid]

was my favourite advert when i was little! So glad for youtube!

[devvomashup]

This advert had complaints to the Ofcom (UK TV regulators) for being too frightening for kids.

[ladyfuzz1966]

i remember this and its still as cool now, i so want those puppets at the end haha

[Lizzilolaphobia]

That's fucking creepy.

[xomgeeitsemilyyx]

OH.

Nah, it's cool.

I didn't like sleeping anyway.

[Dav6785598]

the guy who played him was Jiri Jelinek i think

[deejayy2k]

i used to like metz until they put lemon in it

[ShironaRoxSox]

what is this i dont even

[stoneage332]

I'd love to know what was going through their heads when they made this, was it just made to scare people...?

I can remember watching this as a kid, and it really scared the piss out me...

...Still does...

[FleshEatingZombie666]

loved this advert - i was proper creepy lol

[furq123]

I'm scared. Can someone hold me?

[thetarafae]

Scares me but I can't stop watching it...!

[Broadercasting]

It's Derren Brown!!

[TRAYANOVA]

Srdjan Kurpjel uses his state-of-the-art set up to produce atmospheric tracks such as the "Judderman" ballad for Metz Schnapps out of HHCL

[TRAYANOVA]

Srdjan's sound design

[jihadsoup]

Is this from 2006?

[MrMoviemaster26]

@jihadsoup No it was an advert that came out in 2000 and was voted the scariest ad on television by the british public. I have fond memories of it

[silent5sister]

More like a (very) short film masquerading as an ad. Also, the message seems somewhat subversive to me- drink alcohol and become a puppet! Good thing they didnt make any more Judderman ads to spoil its uniqueness.

[warlockboyburns]

i'm very fond of this advert

[xXMW2Ghost7Xx]

This brings back memory's damn i want my childhood back! how time goes fast:(

[evilhybridchicken]

smazin

[jojo1234a]

This was in my head and I kept asking my friends and family if they remembered it, but said shadow man instead of judderman, and when the moon is high not fat (bad memory). Most distrubing is when nobody knew it and I began to think it was all in my head!!!!

[theskeleboy]

this was the bane of my childhood. Since then I've been a solid Parasomniac :P

[UziFlame]

To me, the beginning and the end with the puppet was scarier than the live action film.

[kenfig]

thats what i said a couple of weeks ago !

[yasmineandbeccaxx]

This was on 100 scariest moment its amazing

[tkaczyk1995]

yeh i was waching that as well can you rememer the name of that weird music video that was banned by mtv?

[MushroomMai]

I think it was..

Aphex Twin's- Come To Daddy.

[kenfig]

Thing is only the start and end is scary cos only the PUPPET Judderman is scary and also that other puppet of the boy at the end !

[jadee810]

Does anyone else think that one of Lady Gaga's outifts was inspired by this?

Anywho, I love this advert, but not Lady Gaga :L

[goldenstrangles]

Anybody know who plays the Judderman? I know he's a Czech ballet dancer, but I want to know his name. Can't seem to find him anywhere!

[RubyQueen123]

It is an alcoholic drink then?

[MushroomMai]

This is my fabourite advert of all time. :)

I love the fact they used a hand cranked camera... I love the German Expressionistic feel to it.. I love the tones, I love the ballet dancer... I love the costume, the music... I love it all, it's a perfect advert. :')

[RubyQueen123]

Same :) reminds me of a tim burton style aswell. Shame they don't make awesome ads like this anymore.

[MushroomMai]

Yes: true, but I think it's Burtonesque: because Burton too was/is inspired by German Expressionist films. :)

[RubyQueen123]

Oh i see, that actually sounds awesome lol butronesque. Anyhow ^^ im a lil random, nd i think him and german expressionist films shud make all the future ads on tv.

[BewareTheSliverman]

Beware the Jabberwock - becomes - Beware the Judderman - becomes - Beware the Sliverman

[nickyballantine]

does anyone know the inspiration for this guy. like i know about the whole cold thing but the actual style of him. its just cos theyre used to be these cartoons that really creeped me out but dont have a clue what they were called, and they look like him. the people in it were really thin and would often jump around in woods lol. i dont really remember was very young. can anyone help????

[duckbiter]

@nickyballantine lotte reiniger?

[gorgeousaldo2007]

Not quite 2000 - more like 1998/99. Brilliant ad though! It's a shame the character was as short lived as the drink itself.

[toonarmy1901]

beware lady gaga my dear, with a bad romance

[msshrednivashtar]

It was a very tasty drink, I enjoyed it very much.

[MrBrightside894]

It says on the making of the juderman video that it was made in 2000. The judderman should have been included in ITV ad of the decade on new years eve!!

[RubyQueen123]

Well it was on 100 scariest momments last night xD it won scariest ad i think.

[subiira]

@RubyQueen123 Yea. That freaked me out. xD

[RubyQueen123]

xD i neva got 2 see them all cuz i was knackered from watching hereos+ familyguy and otha random stuff lol

[Latias82]

Beware of Jedward, when the moon is fat!

[ToniMaelstrom]

Marvelous! Someone knows the director?

[curiouskong]

Damn that's great - beautifully creepy, and very nosferatu-esque. Inspired.

I used to live for when this ad came on tv (usually late at night). Is that sad?

Best ad ever, says I

(followed closely by the Cadbury's gorilla and the Lotto Big Win).

[youngadge]

I agree, I love the flickering in it.

[shrivel1]

Isn't this just a wonderful advert?

[briani4735263]

Beware the Slender Man, my dear, when the fog grows thick...

[xxprettyNpiercedxx]

Antidote101 you read my mind.

"Beware of the Judderman when the mood is fat" i love that, lol

[thisstrongheart]

this could easily be a Bjork video hahah

[4films15]

I've been trying to find this advert for ages cause it's amazing but I remember the voice creepier oh well it's still creepy but amazing

[Antidote001]

Now i know where Lady Gaga got her inspiration for her new video BAD ROMANCE

[sweetfannyadam]

that's exactly why i came to find this video, cos the opening scene of the video reminded me of it. creeepy! =)

[ImKoolYeah]

thats exactly what i thought as well

[jules850]

loves it

[Futureframes]

Thank you for this atmospheric, eerie, horror!

[gymrachel]

excellent ad, would be good bought back for Halloween!

[fredjhenzel]

Freakin' scary! Makes me want to drink...

[iamnotalismith]

THE X FACTOR TWINS!! eek

[Futureframes]

Been searching for this for ages! Now I've found the Judderman.

[nutria9871]

obviously talking about jews.

[yutzwagon2]

I love it, love it , LOVE IT! I'm from the US, so I never saw this as a kid, but hot damn I love this style.

[fungkey1]

OMG I REMEMBER THIS ADVERT!!! OMG OMG THIS AD USED TO SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF ME!!! NO LIE!! I WOULD RUN & HIDE OR CRY EEEVRRRYYY TIME IT WOULD COME ON!!! OMG ..... its a shit advert now BUT I STILL SEE WHY IT SCARED ME!! lol wow..memories lol

[SlickySlayer]

Is it me or does the Judderman also appear in Tonight Tonight by the Smashing Pumpkins?

[freshlyshaven]

awesome

[peacefrog1916]

scary

[theglitterband]

This ad got banned from TV because parents were ringing up and saying that their kids were terrified of it. So what they did - the TV company was to put the ad on at night, but eventually it was decided that they would drop it altogether. I remember the documentary they did on this advert some years ago. It was telling the story of how they came about finding a man to play the Judderman. They eventually found him. He was a ballet dancer - which accounts for his lithe movements and creepy feel.

[deathdragon1245]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't get this at all????

[Sambo0406]

i love the judderman, such a good advert

[TXWulfgurl]

Is it just me, or does the judderman look like jack frost?

[TudorLady]

I agree; I think he looks exactly like Jack Frost!

[atomicnortherner]

I USED TO LOVE THIS ADD IT NEVER FRIGHTEND ME!!!!! i actualy want to be a singer and have sampled some of this add in a song i hope i get the rights to use it and hope to remake the video for the song. this add was banned coz of wimps ruining it for the rest of us! charlie x

[TudorLady]

I think it's brilliant that you're using this ad in your own music. I would love to hear your song, and see your video if/when (hopefully when!) you're able to make it.

Good luck with it!

[Cloud6556]

The guy who was the judderman was a ballet dancer right?

[MrBrightside894]

Yea but what is his name, I want to see what he looks like without the makeup :L

[scottishbabefe]

i remember this and metz was really good - why did they stop making that? such a scary ad!!!!

[estrulz]

Scary shit remember an ad when i was a kid in the 80's with a character like this used to scare the crap out of me classic ad.

[roadiedendrum]

I remember when this first came out. I must have been about 10 or something :L I loved it! It's my fave ad EVER :L (yes I've always had a weird taste :L)

[Cloud6556]

Same here i was little when this advert was around and i used to think it was really different and cool, i didnt think it was scary, also it was an advert for alcopops not kids toys, god kidsand their over protective parents ruin everything, its an advert, there are scary colours O_O and a man with icey hair O_O in the woods O_O. this = offending material? gimme a break.

[fry4leela]

i wish i was the judder man he seems like somthing tim burton would be scared off=

[raptorinator]

FUCK YOU SAY?????

[fry4leela]

ermm ?

[KaydeyRai]

Very cool advert

[kitepixie]

god they don't made ads like they use too

[VampireBuddha]

Shit, I was terrified of this ad as a kid. Pure nightmare fuel it is.

[OgreSound]

as a child, this advert both terrified and fascinated me. i still love it to this day!

[Szaam]

i used to have to run out of the room when i was little when this came on, haha.

that puppet is still really creepy even now.

[Angeldevil121]

this scared the shit out of me when i was little :/