Hatari! is a freaking awesome flick. I love the scene where the rhino is smashing up the truck. The one where they net the monkeys and then cut down the tree is awesome too.
@80sCommercialVault anyway though I remember watching this for the first time in Beantown at a party in 1991 unscrambled on Disney. Based on all the posts here, no question about it, it was an ad for Crest hence Ken GilCREST!!!
Because of your insider status, maybe you can answer a few lingering questions I have about this thing. What exactly was this thing for? What is that blue tube Mr. Gilcrest is holding? Toothpaste?
This originally was suppose to be a commercial for crest toothpaste.
But in the end they went for a music video that ran on the disney channel for a long time. Not too sure what they expected to acheive but I guess it had people scratching their heads. And yes the tube is toothpaste. Take care, Matt (aka) tony
@alimat7174 It certainly did have us scratching our heads over it's esoteric meaning! I just remember watching this thinking, was this a commercial for something since I thought I had saw it years before for that particular brand, of course they stop themselves short from mentioning the product name itself, but it's certainly interesting how far they skirted those hints for something that essentially played on a non-commercial channel (excluding promos of course).
@80sCommercialVault Someone just posted a decent copy of this very short, albeit cropped for a widescreen look, which does give off some production credits as well as a mention that this was made for Crest.
I don't know how to put it, but I indeed remember seeing this short film a couple of times on The Disney Channel. Besides, Mr. Berk must be the strictest teacher.
Mr. Berk: "Who Is the oddest here? Put your books away, I'm giving you a test. This'll be a 6-part exam! What the...? Who Is responsible for this, Who Is... Ken Gilcrest?" I know who he Is, He's a substitue teacher.
I, too, have this on a tape recorded off the Disney Channel back then. Imagine our suprise, though, when it didn't even have that little b&w opening yours had. We were like, wtf? and thought it was a Crest commercial, too [But it's way too long & detailed to be a commercial]. Growing up, we called it "Tony Tony Baloney" b/c it cracked us up the way he looks as if he's going to cry over the friggnig name game.Glad someone else experienced the whacked out slice of bizarre that *is* "Ken Gilcrest".
What is on your tape immediately preceding this? My tape has it coming on just after an airing of "The Chipmunk Adventure" and then a couple of movie ads.
When I had this posted earlier, someone suggested that this may have been a very lengthy toothpaste commercial (It does seem pretty Crest like) and when it was played on the Disney and Family channels the brand was removed.
I'd be proud 80s = awesome haha
jeffiguess 3 weeks ago
The moment he transformed into a walrus, and then a toothbrush, I knew I was in "that part" of YouTube again...
PwnforceFrank 3 months ago
ahhh the 80s the time i wasnt born yet.......
Mirrabam 5 months ago
so they put acid in toothpaste back then? interesting.
MoRgUe27 10 months ago
Bo-ob
pumpybeanis 1 year ago 4
2:26 gotta love green screens
silntdoogood 1 year ago
@silntdoogood They were blue screens back in these days
gzussturbo 11 months ago
@gzussturbo It could be green or blue, but it varied from production to production.
RetroToledo 8 months ago
Gadzooks!
j0nd0ds0n 1 year ago
Hatari! is a freaking awesome flick. I love the scene where the rhino is smashing up the truck. The one where they net the monkeys and then cut down the tree is awesome too.
madhatte73 1 year ago
@80sCommercialVault anyway though I remember watching this for the first time in Beantown at a party in 1991 unscrambled on Disney. Based on all the posts here, no question about it, it was an ad for Crest hence Ken GilCREST!!!
VideoSurferClassic 1 year ago
@80sCommercialVault On second thought he wasn't.
VideoSurferClassic 1 year ago
That's not tooth paste, kids!!! (o.O)
This is the kind of thing that makes you question....is there really a God?
BlueKyne 2 years ago
I feel like 4:00 is the beginning of a reeEAALLyyy bad trip! Because im having one NOW 0_o
ilovedisney84 2 years ago
I was Tony in this video, I can't belive that it still exists. Holy Cow! Not totally proud.
But then again making money at that age is pretty cool.
alimat7174 2 years ago 10
Tony! The legend speaks!
Because of your insider status, maybe you can answer a few lingering questions I have about this thing. What exactly was this thing for? What is that blue tube Mr. Gilcrest is holding? Toothpaste?
80sCommercialVault 2 years ago
Hardly a legend but thanks.
This originally was suppose to be a commercial for crest toothpaste.
But in the end they went for a music video that ran on the disney channel for a long time. Not too sure what they expected to acheive but I guess it had people scratching their heads. And yes the tube is toothpaste. Take care, Matt (aka) tony
alimat7174 2 years ago 10
@alimat7174 It certainly did have us scratching our heads over it's esoteric meaning! I just remember watching this thinking, was this a commercial for something since I thought I had saw it years before for that particular brand, of course they stop themselves short from mentioning the product name itself, but it's certainly interesting how far they skirted those hints for something that essentially played on a non-commercial channel (excluding promos of course).
RetroToledo 8 months ago
@80sCommercialVault Someone just posted a decent copy of this very short, albeit cropped for a widescreen look, which does give off some production credits as well as a mention that this was made for Crest.
watch?v=iM00C1p34Qk
RetroToledo 8 months ago
I thought Ken Gilcrest was hot until he opened his briefcase.
MoshiPetit 2 years ago
OMG!!! YES! I remember this now!
Jukesette 2 years ago
what the hell is a toothbrush doing here!? lol
NessaChan 2 years ago
lol 2:24
unDeclared19 2 years ago
Wow, another clip I finally found.
It disturbed me when I was kid and it still does today.
For some reason I thought those animated "Sparkle Band globs" were in this.
I don't think there's anymore kid toothpaste commercials for kids nowadays. Thankfully!
garacco 2 years ago 2
The name game!
The only game that Chuck can't play...
leeroynaggins 2 years ago
perfectly awesome song death by 80's
unkahdet 3 years ago
A short presentation on drugs by Ken Gilcrest
Kahroozie 3 years ago 2
and 4:13
jewishjerk 3 years ago
I love this song!!!! I can't stop myself from dancing ^_^ :P
stralbem 3 years ago
LOL 2:36
jewishjerk 3 years ago
WOW... this video has the greates capacity to annoy me like nothing else I know hahaha
Decipher64 3 years ago
I don't know how to put it, but I indeed remember seeing this short film a couple of times on The Disney Channel. Besides, Mr. Berk must be the strictest teacher.
cbsfm101 3 years ago 2
I have been looking for proof that this film existed since nostalgia began for me (roughly 1996). I wasn't crazy! It was real!
Gravidtron 3 years ago 2
Haha. Same for me.
SurfDanceChris 3 years ago
i tell you!! I RATHER LIVE THE 80'S THEN THIS HIP HOP SHIT!!!
newjersey02 3 years ago 2
me too!!! I lived in the 80's and loved it!!
CanadianFan 3 years ago
Mr. Berk: "Who Is the oddest here? Put your books away, I'm giving you a test. This'll be a 6-part exam! What the...? Who Is responsible for this, Who Is... Ken Gilcrest?" I know who he Is, He's a substitue teacher.
PTH4Fun 3 years ago
I, too, have this on a tape recorded off the Disney Channel back then. Imagine our suprise, though, when it didn't even have that little b&w opening yours had. We were like, wtf? and thought it was a Crest commercial, too [But it's way too long & detailed to be a commercial]. Growing up, we called it "Tony Tony Baloney" b/c it cracked us up the way he looks as if he's going to cry over the friggnig name game.Glad someone else experienced the whacked out slice of bizarre that *is* "Ken Gilcrest".
foxxyloxx 3 years ago 2
What is on your tape immediately preceding this? My tape has it coming on just after an airing of "The Chipmunk Adventure" and then a couple of movie ads.
troodon311 3 years ago
See the shrooms in the background? Wonder if they ate some of those before they did this video?
rickyfan3956 3 years ago
who's the guy with the Sax?
lol
he gave them drugs.
kittymow321 3 years ago
yes, it was a crest commercial, for that new crest pump. Very obvious with a talking toothbrush, Ken gilCREST and blue toothpaste everywhere.
So weird that disney picked this up, but the 80s were weird.
cc214 3 years ago
I wonder where such a commercial would've aired (I mean with full product branding and everything)... The thing's like five minutes long!
Also, even as a kids toothpaste commercial, the illuminated mushrooms, dancing Walrus and Martian seem pretty left-field.
80sCommercialVault 3 years ago
After 6 minutes... wtf??? lol
101FrenchKisses4 3 years ago
I love the 80's, but this would make me reconsider. :p (j/k)
But that song is quite catchy. Banana Fana Fo!
Brayds2006 3 years ago
Sweet mother! The kid waving his hand and violently bobbing his head at 4:13... it's beyond words. This video has haunted me all my life.
troodon311 3 years ago
This is from July 7, 1988.
MGJR9108 3 years ago
Oh, WOW! Ken Gilcrest- I remember that guy!
Ian16545 3 years ago
It looks like he's holding deodorant.
boredomsandwich 3 years ago
When I had this posted earlier, someone suggested that this may have been a very lengthy toothpaste commercial (It does seem pretty Crest like) and when it was played on the Disney and Family channels the brand was removed.
80sCommercialVault 3 years ago
That before we got Singing High School & A girl with a State Named.
AutobotGrimlock 3 years ago