Scarecrow - a GE ad Focuses on Smart Grid Technology

[AbbeeNges3]

hai really need some cure to my loneliness

[444rr]

I like it when he shocks the crow at the end

[checksandbalences]

sounds to me like this is ultimatly about the corporate interest, not the consumer.

[kinghoho2]

so my kid watched this wanted to know if it was possible to walk on the power lines with out falling off....hmmm nice msg here. makes you wonder what would happen if kids see this and jump a fence into a power grid without knowing the dangers

[Antnerd]

Get your kid some legos or something man, what is he doing watching youtube videos?

[MellyPooh100]

If you aren't watching your kid properly and they go out and do that then that's your fault. Don't hate on green energy because you lack parenting skills.

[kinghoho2]

mellypooh -- i think what i said was lost in translation ,to a 3 year old their world is about asking questions.and where did i bash green energy ?

[exceladventures]

Great Song, but the message is not clear!

[aaronlikesalex]

what are they selling?

[crazylazy45]

just a promotion for General Electric, letting the public know they are trying to be efficient in their new methods, the grid technology is supposed to save their customers money, but we shall see

[tuttt99]

Smart grid has nothing to do with the grid btw.

What it really is, is monitoring devices and remote controls on your thermostat (and eventually all of your appliances) that will report your power usage to the government so that they can shut you off if they think you're using too much electricity.

Don't be fooled. That's ALL that it is.

When you hear the words "Smart Grid", be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

[tuttt99]

Government control, my friend. Government control

[crazylazy45]

LOL he shocked the scarecrow!!!

[RyroFan]

sometimes i wonder what ppl do for money..this is the point of...nowhere..thx god no one really cares who that was.

[PartialMathers10]

yeah this was the best super bowl commercial.

[skylermahoney]

this commercial gives me night namers

[paulineprojectlove]

my dad made this he comes up with all GE commercials and what will be in them :D hes the funnies guy in our family hes the guy who made the funny one when that guy was follwing that girl and made that whole town fall down lol

[nimbleninja12]

bullshit

[paulineprojectlove]

nope its true my dad makes the commercials if you look in the backround around the beggining you can see ACM with are the first letters of y and my sister and brothers name

[crazylazy45]

LOL!!

[MrDuckeekee]

WIZARD OF OZ .... dat was my shit ...long lime ago ... young kids now don't even know what " wizard of oz " is ..... dat makes me feel like i'm old as hell , lol , n i'm only 28 lol

[Stormybabe17]

love it!

[rbolo29]

I was sitting on the tip of a nuclear missile and I even began to whistle, 'if only I had a brain!.'

[jraydancer89]

One of the coolest commercials!

[CyclonerTV]

pppppphhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[UltmtSniper]

Smart Grid ... Time Warner Cable's "All-In-One" package ... GM (Government Motors)... We have just about come Full Circle from a Free Constitutional Republic to a bullshit fed, USSA-Obama-Nazi Homeland that even the likes of which Hitler himself would outspank Pee Wee Herman over. The American People, Most of them anyway can't spell their own name without looking down at the nametags on the government approved shirts. Land of the free .....BULLSHIT.

[AUNEEKUZIRNAIM]

From what I've read about Smart Grid on investment sites (which is where I heard about it first) you'd be an idiot to not invest in the companies that are making it happen. Has nothing to do with all this political babble posted around here, everything to do with innovation and making our antique electric grid more efficient. You want off the grid? Go solar or wind, but don't diss making the rest of the grid work better. Stop looking at life through your gun scope.

[CSrock69]

Whats the name of the song and or artist? thanks :D

[brassdog89]

I don't think there is an exact artist for this song. If anything, I would look up the film soundtrack from the "Wizard of Oz" seeing as how they took the music right from the movie. All they did to make it sound different was to make it sound like the song was being played from a radio.

[swellegant]

It's by Ray Bolger from The Wizard of Oz soundtrack.

[nickginny]

if i only had a brain dah

[metabalife10]

haha. love how he shocked the crow at the end.

[Zepol54032]

I love this song its so BADASS!

[ClassicSteinwayJonas]

i know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pure awsome!!!!!

[Zepol54032]

just like Popsicles!

[ClassicSteinwayJonas]

yeah!!!

[weeneeboy]

This guy reminds me of my son in law.

[marshallmat]

The ultimate practical Smart Grid solution for the US can be found at smartgridsolution.blogspot. c o m

[PokeCritc]

Now they can put this into a new horror scary game that's rated m and give the game a good title with a scary intro...like bioshock did...

[Jay38623]

If someof you would do your research you would know what smart grid technology is and that it's a good thing.

[Jay38623]

"No, they definitely know what they're doing. I know some of the leading developers of smart grid technology, and it's already being used in China, Canada, and much of Europe. It's even being used in several states already. The commercial delivers a simple message (like commercials are supposed to do) because it's a complex concept that most people won't understand."

-burntparrot2

[Bwathke]

smart grid technology is amazimg ive got a video up of me doing it

[blackwoode]

This commercial is irresponsible. Will kids think that dancing on highwires, playing around high-line wire is OK? It is not OK... they would be killed.

[treymcneil]

lmao.

[hyperionutube]

Maybe its the kids that need to get a brain. I dont remember any kids getting killed by jet skates when i was a kid

[xNikkaX3]

That was cute!! I love the Scarecrow [Ray Bolger!] They really made it move like him!

[glaked23]

This is once again what I find so immature. This video has 3 and a half stars and it was posted by GE. Other videos of this same exact commercial have 5 stars that were posted by users.

GET OVER IT PEOPLE!

[ruppertknickerbocker]

These marketing people figure if they want people to do something stupid they can call it smart. This is Corporate Welfare for GE Google IBM & AT&T.

[EvianPosh]

I love thing commercial! Although, I've had this song stuck in my head since it premiered at the super bowl. :p

[jonnysport89]

How Ironic. Scary commercial using a Scarcrow. This technology will be used agaisnt us. Gov. says "What you don't agree with us?" "Well then it's pretty cold outside, isn't" "I think will just turn your thermostat down so you can think more comfortably". Who gets the heat and who doesn't. The "Cabron tax" everything!

[DontTread0nMe1776]

Ding ding ding, Johnysport89, you are the only comment in the last 4 weeks that understands why they are trying to "sell" us on this smart grid crap. Makes me want to get off the grid!

[DirectorBBrown]

Great commercial... one of the best I've seen in a while.

Fits so well with the economic, scientific, and ecological issues in the world, too.

[deedooc]

i like dis commercial

[cowboysarecool]

Wait until the smart grid adjust your air conditioner from a remote office.

[dogbrainbutt]

They should redo the movie in cg with the origianal voices. Like this commercial

[kitteh1882]

I love this commercial for some reason. It's so whimsical and is nostalgic in a warped sense. xD

[paolovillaceran]

david fincher?

[ruppertknickerbocker]

More Corp. welfare for Google IBM GE At&t.

[ckluv2skat]

The Scarecrow was danced by Daniel Cloud. I saw him in Fuerzabruta in NYC almost a year ago!!! He's so amazing!!!!

[hotpink910]

new fav

[WizardOfOzfan94]

I saw this recently. I love it!

[Missyh3545]

for some reason i just love this commercial : )

[shredderLI]

these CG are amazing, I am hopeful that within 10-15 years CGI will be real

[xxHolyx9]

this cammercial is my fav

[iannelise]

i love this for so many reasons lol

[228670]

I like it!

[MattDuVall]

Anyone know what studio made the ad?

[hannahluvsu13]

thats pretty random. :0

[MonkeyKing01Lover]

they should re-make the Wizard of Oz to looke exactly like this...i think it would be so much more interesting =^.^=

[SwordfishAmsterdam]

see our reactions to the "webcam hologram":

watch?v=5yEzHcTnlyY

a little question: why cannot we add a video responses to this video??

[xetlive]

Good commercials are needed for bad ideas. Though Glenn overblows a lot of things, he is on pace with what COULD happen. watch?v=HvBpVc1qn34

[icefelgitproductions]

im loving the song

[Pilotwannabe62]

I hate this commercial. It's not even a commercial.

Commercials advertise products or services. In this case, it should advertise what the Smart Grid is and what it does.

It briefly stated what it did, but no mention of what exactly it is.

[Plomomedia]

it's because they dont know what it is yet. i.e. how to manifest it.

[LambChowder1]

Actually it's meant to attract investors to GE

[DontTread0nMe1776]

They just want to sell the idea to the sheeple in case they hear anything about how government will use the smart grid to control them more, they can say "bahhhh" and write you off as a "conspiracy theorist" and break into this song in their head instead of thinking for themselves. Personally I think it will be a great way to dole out the carbon taxes, we think dealing with the gestapo known as the IRS is bad, wait till we have to pay taxes straight to the IMF.

[vinnym24]

Look up the political ideas in the wizard of oz.  "The brainless Scarecrow represents the midwestern farmers, whose years of hardship and subjection to ridicule had created a sense of inferiority and self-doubt. "

[hammerhead0519]

I love this commercial. I don't know what smartgrid technology is, nor do I care. I just like the song!

[kworld01]

This ad cost $3M just for placement. What's missing is the agenda behind it. Big Bro wants to track what you do in your daily life.

[sageslug231]

So where do I buy this smart grid technology? (sarcasm)

[abixD101]

gah,,

that songs is absolutelly amazingg.g

:]

prolly my fav song in this moviee.

[muiscnight]

i like this commerical lol classic music has a thing about it that no other music has and im 16

[ashley9208605]

My boyfriend and I have this thing that we do and I tell him, you will not go a day without hearing SOMETHING or seeing something about The Wizard of Oz and this just proves my point even more. It's so funny. The Wizard of Oz is in everyday life. I love it.

[gscribs03]

I love Wizard of Oz.

My daughters love the Wizard of Oz.

We were taught not to play or go near power lines or facilities.

It's a little irresponsible for GE to have the Scarecrow playing in a dangerous area...come on now. Smart Grid Technology is great, but how about some common sense!!!

[RLewisH]

awesome!

[jenelle628]

Excellent CG! Love this one!

[Agentcapture]

'If I only had a brain' alright because it will control you lives.

[orzhovopfor]

just great!

[nfally2007]

i love this pub

[orange]

I'm from Orange and the Wicked Witch of the West is awesome in the new ad for Orange Wednesdays, find it by searching for Orange Wednesday!

[eraContraband]

this commercial rules!

[GrannySueDiederich]

If I only had a brain is going to be if I had only seen...

There will be a day real soon where we will all wish Bush was still president - and I HATED Bush.

[musiclovinggurl123]

I always smile and sing along when this comes up.

[Shintara]

Aw, that was cute. : ]

[dgontar]

Brilliant.

[newyorktucker]

Visually, this is as good as it gets. Best CG ever done.

I can't wait to see where we go from here.

[ThePleather]

Mystery to me why this only has 3 and a half stars, I completely agree.

[JoeJonasluvr1812]

Id be scared of that thing if i were locked in a room with it.

[bassist21685]

what studio did this? i love the style... i would love to produce this type of art.

[112457]

Lol Fiyero 2.0 !

[saxon6732]

I'll pass on this one now that GE has mergered with the Obama administration.

[Momoko2288]

do you not like our new president?

[vangogh323]

Great video just saw this yesterday for the first time

[nicocivicboy007]

my band teachers brother made this commercial lol effran gollub

[Pr0killaz]

...lol

[DemonLover199]

FIYERO!!!!!!!! XD hes all electomated o.O

[primadonnax0]

one of the better ads of the super bowl in my opinion...may just be the extreame emotional attachment i have with the wizard of oz =D

[xbr0kenb0ttle]

the music must have cost a ton

[tromboneking87]

The funny thing is, they're trying to sound more eco-friendly, and then their scarecrow zaps a bird.

???

[erad5]

who cares, it was a noisy crow

[Gambitbc]

This is very creative visiually.......

[bloodhive]

excuse me but i do have a brain and think that GE is charging me too much money! did you get my friend invite?

[SaviorSixtySix]

I thought this was the most creative ad of the Super Bowl. This definitely the most memorable ad they showed.

[shadowhexogram]

I thought this ad was very cute.

[zepper72]

Whatever happened to "I fell and can't get up?" Now those commercials were funny.

[DemonLover199]

oh god yes i loved those XD but it was "insensitive to the elderly" -.-'

[pointer1952]

this commercial is "moola" talking!...MGM's song!....GE why don't you make your kitchen appliances in the USA??? had a gas stove ...brand new the leaked gas..and the ONLY way to fix it was to get a new one!

[anangrysockpuppet]

Electro scarecrow?

[HLCpromow]

Smart electricity? Kinda weird and strangely fascinating at the same time!

[FranceFrys]

for some reason I hate this ad

[adelasalla]

The commercial is nice! Nice strategy that of using a short song to give out the message; it makes the commercial somewhat memorable.

[ItachiisThashit87]

i liked this one alot.

the CG is outstanding.

not to mention The Wizard of Oz, which makes it much better.

[Shadovv93]

lol

[yolem0n]

I love the movie :)

[westcoust1]

shum e fort palidhje ama e fort albania ju pershendet rrnofshi edhe 100 vjet

unikkatil

[adelasalla]

edhe c'lidhje ka unikkatil me komentin per videon s'e kuptoj??? pse e konsideroni ate njeri ZOT, e lidhni me gjithcka, a thua se s'kemi ne ndonje vlere tjeter; a thua se ai ka ngelur te na perfaqesoje!!!

[dagnaste01]

thats funny as all get out

[mattjindrak]

Truly, deeply horrifying.

[RetardedPictures]

truee datt,

:S

[RareAir231]

i just like the song lol

[Dorknerd1]

Okay, I'm not gonna lie; I like the ad, but the scarecrow creeps me out on a rather slight level. Childish, you say? Well, I wouldn't want him staring at me from out the window in the middle of the night! (Shudders) Creepy.

[jakerandall123]

This one was unique to me as i always love the Wizard of Oz.

[djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

that's alot people here!

[andyefinmiller]

I heard that Bill Gates offered to strengthen the grid years ago, but some entity stood in his way. Hmm.

[Lottech96]

'Sok not the greatest.

[nonSteel]

too bad the patriots didnt earn their super bowl wins. tsk tsk

[darkmojo12]

lol

they wont have one for a while... a long long while

[Matteahaha]

cool

[TankCop]

Why is this NOT the tinman?

It would make so much more scene!

[leilarojas]

Tinman wanted a heart.

Scarecrow wanted a brain.

The commercial is for Smart Grid Technology from GE, they would make the way they distribute electricity more eficient, simply by making it more inteligent. Got it?

[fuzzywzhe]

What kind of moron gets on the Internet to watch television commercials?

Isn't the whole point of paying for the internet so you don't have to be constantly bothered by stupid advertisements that insult your intelligence, and you can see and research what you want?

[Rleeson85]

obviously you HAHA

[warbobo]

Is this comment for real? In case you don't know, the superbowl is the only televised event where people actually WANT to watch commercials. I have never watched a single superbowl in my whole life, nor will I ever, since I dislike football, but I have routinely watched the adds throughout the years, and if you don't know why so many others do the same, then don't spew that ignorance.

[ace19901227]

I don't know how old you are but, if you havn't been watching the super bowl for the past 30 or so years then you have missed out on some GREAT games! I must say that withing the past decades the Super Bowls have been, well, shitty. But last years super bowl (giants vs patriots) you missed out on probally one of the greatest super bowl endings of all time!

[mrhahaproductions]

i hate football but i like the commercials. thats y i look 4 them. plus if u dont wat r u doing watching this video?!?

[rubixcuber]

you apparently.

[lilmissyishere]

i thought this was soo cute!!

[25keita25]

wow is good commercial

i love it hehehehe

same day i like to make my commercial hehehe

[elsaid2000]

GOOD WORK

[patrickryanXO]

This is a slap in the face, since they didnt re-make it; they used the exact same audio from the original movie; only re-mastered.

Biggest slap in the face, to The Wizard of Oz; I've EVER seen.

[RobertBojar]

and very good advertising.

Everyone can connect with The Wizard of Oz.

[cockninja]

It seems as if the G.E. are lacking a brain if they think this commercial was worth 2 million...

[crashbros794]

i like the doritos commercial better and the go daddy commercial too\

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[poonmaster1]

week

[CuriousOwl89]

WHAT IS THE UHN?

[Momoko2288]

i love this commercial

[xxRandomAznxx]

haha it was cute

[Yariene]

Very cute!

[SYNICtheAtheist]

I love that commercial its cute. At the same time though its definalty unique and nicely designed.

[X0Bi4NC40X]

i l0ved it lol

[mclazyi]

watch?v=VlFaPHip5UM&feature

[Peanuty24]

0:04 holy!!!

[familyfunny]

creepy.

[TamarindLAZ]

bird shouldve went up in flames for comedy.

[khrisinfo]

A smart Grid is a happy Gird .

[silkmasked]

Hmmm why aren't all the commercials that were on during the superbowl available to vote for? My favorite was the Hulu commercial with Alec Baldwin but its not in the list for voting. Doesn't seem very democratic at all.

[fredgt28]

Welcome to America.

[Shadonara]

32 seconds of WTF

4/5 stars

[wipeproductions]

its ok