"Trust The Well Known Name" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial

[Stephie2007]

looks like one of those wealthy Gumbys.

[thevideogamenerd100]

"Kind of makes you want to cry, huh?"

"I am crying" lol

[Atomsk3]

Hm... I feel like Dr. Gumby operated on him recently, and then a proper doctor.

[damarh]

oh my gawd eddie izzard stole this piece to portray his neantherthal sketch!

[theflyingmusician1]

Haha 'I am crying' :D

[Tustin2121]

If find it hilarious these days that they advertise that Compaq can show sharp text AND graphics ON THE SAME SCREEN!! You usually need TWO monitors to see both text AND graphics at the same time!! OMG!! :)

[kiyyik]

He seems to be channeling Spike Milligan a bit here, specially near the end. Ah, fun.

[kyle10655]

hey its the brain sergain from gumby sketch!

[G1NZOU]

Where's the bloody lancet!

[predeturd]

thats cos you're american you dont udnerstand real comedy

[HazzHazzerd]

It's an american commercial...

[wahaya2]

and a british comedian :P

[Gubbywubby]

oh for ****s sake

[blobofblue]

lol at the end "Mommy"

[Farmering1]

Text and Graphics on the Same Screen?

WOAH!

[DEATHBYFLYINGCDS]

You know I hear they are working on this one crazy device that allows you to select things without a keyboard. But for some reason some idiot decided to name it a mouse.

[wisteela]

In my collection I have both old IBMs and old Compaqs. You really did get a good deal with Compaqs, much more as standard.

[psfirst]

They should have had Michael Palin walk on in the Gumby costume & hit him with a hammer.

[Go1For1Gold]

yay. i'm using a compaq right now! Though it is SLIGHTLY more advanced than that one.

[Thoran666]

My brain hurts!

[PQleyR]

This is very Goon-esque! Especially the nylon dog cardigan bit.

[ifm2181]

Cleese acts like one of the Gumbies here... I wonder if that's on purpose, or if it's just a generic stupid-sounding act?

[neorampedup]

lol "i am crying" xD

[1schwererziehbar1]

hahaha one of the best of the compaq ads. down with ibm !

[Rusty0918B]

I think this was a take from the Monty Python. I remember seeing this when I was four or five year of age, and was a bit creeped out by Cleese. But now that I'm grown up, it's pretty funny.

I gotta say, IBM probably felt really crummy after Compaq pounded them.

[MrFacet]

't was an ad, not a sketch from MP

[ratsouffle]

...at the end "Mummy!"

[BlitzFuchs]

Reminds me of 'Dr. Gumby' from the Flying Circus. That in itself makes me laugh.

[newsboysrok]

Haha! I love this. "This decision was firm. Wrong, but firm." *hits computer*

[vwestlife]

Another American (?) ad from the series, although I doubt it ever got aired... :-)

[retread01]

That might get banned now.