Make your own Chevy Tahoe commercial

Posted by David Roberts at 12:20 PM on 29 Mar 2006

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Check this out: Chevrolet has a site up where you can design your own commercial for the Chevy Tahoe. As Kevin Drum says, this one is probably not long for this world, so watch it while you can.

Here's my commercial:

Hey, 2,325 U.S. kids have died, 16,653 have been injured, and up to $2 trillion will be spent to keep our oil supply safe. If you support the troops you'll get out there and use some of it! Chevy Tahoe: Don't let all that blood go to waste.^™

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A Chris and Dave production

No, Dave, this is your commercial.

by Chris Schults at 12:56 PM on 29 Mar 2006

that made me laugh

The bad news is that you guys are probably legally classified as terrorists by now.

by odograph at 2:30 PM on 29 Mar 2006

Sweet

Our industrial and political leaders are idiots.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

by biodiversivist at 2:46 PM on 29 Mar 2006

global warming

This one landed in my inbox this afternoon. Enjoy!

by Ana Unruh Cohen at 5:40 PM on 29 Mar 2006

Peak oil

Bart, did you make this one?

by Ana Unruh Cohen at 6:26 AM on 30 Mar 2006

Aw, looks like they pulled the plug already

I mailed a movie to myself but it has never arrived...shame, my sarcasm was overflowing. Hard to believe they could be this near-sighted. Imagine all of the ads trashing this particular SUV that would be flying around the net if they did not pull the plug... a PR disaster. This idea is a good example of why they are in such deep shit right now. I also fully expect to see Tahoe spam showing up any day now, how very brilliant of them.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

by biodiversivist at 8:20 AM on 30 Mar 2006

Chevy Carnival

Let's make this more viral :) I posted an entry with the idea of starting a 'Chevy Carnival'. People who see the list of links on that entry (all related to activism/environment of course) should add a post on their website listing the links and adding theirs to the list.

It can also start from here, doesn't matter, just add the other links I found on Network-Centric Advocacy. It can be interesting...

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew." (Marshall McLuhan)

by gillo at 8:25 AM on 30 Mar 2006

Good one!

Now why can't some web wiz save this on a server somewhere? I bet someone did.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

by amazingdrx at 10:49 AM on 30 Mar 2006
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More censorships!

I received a couple of e-mails from folks whose commercial has been deleted almost immediately... I don't know what text they put in there, but the pressure on Chevy is raising.

amazingdrx: some are already saving them for YouTube (check Network as Advicacy's site), but the idea I had is to keep records everywhere of how many people are concerned about the issue and give maximum credit to their creations (if they are still there). Go ahead and host the carnival on your site too :)

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew." (Marshall McLuhan)

by gillo at 1:45 PM on 30 Mar 2006

I don't remember the last time I had so much fun

on the internets...

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=ed9acefc-1185-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

They even offer our choice of soundtracks. Beauty!

by Random at 1:57 PM on 30 Mar 2006
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Apprently, industries love this idea

A friend who edits a major national advertising trade magazine told me that all sorts of companies are chomping at the bit to try out this type of marketing. Along with Chevy, Mastercard is pretty hot to trot too.

He says the concept is that by "interacting" more closely with their products, a relationship will be built between consumers and the company.

Which, if you think about it, makes sense. If those of us who are making the above-linked videos weren't green minded and thoughtful, but still interested in screwing around with the technology or looking at pretty pictures of cars, Chevy would have had all of us staring at their products (not to mention thier logos) for free. Add to that the "cool" commercials some are making and sending to their friends and you have a lot of viral marketing going on.

It's a sad thing, but let's remember that most people in this country aren't conscious of global warming or anything outside of themselves and their little worlds and are willing to do anything that looks like it might be fun on the Web. So all Chevy has to do is post this site, get the word out on a few choice Car-oriented bulliten boards and bam! you've got Chevy commercials being made for free and emailed around the Web. Pay one guy to watch for anything anti-chevy and to remove as fast as possible and it's probably worth it.

Pathetic, huh? (maybe one of us should get hired as the person who watches for anti-chevy stuff!)

www.charlesredell.com www.tripletake.org

by axis42 at 2:00 PM on 30 Mar 2006

how're we doing now?

yep its a sad thing and I wanted to express my melancholy. Thanks Chevy!

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=8cb46084-11a4-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

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by bjatanasio at 5:32 PM on 30 Mar 2006

the fine print

There's always something nasty in those contest rules:

"An Entry which in the sole discretion of the judges is . . . not in keeping with the image of the Sponsors will be disqualified."

(I imagine we're giving the image monitors some headaches, though.)

by friendlyghost at 6:09 PM on 30 Mar 2006

"Crew menmbers on spaceship earth.."

Great quote!

Actually I was wondering, couldn't one take any commercial and do this process? Hmmmm...

...kind of similar to the idea of breaking into network audio feed to put alternative messages on commercials, but less illegal? Hehehey.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

by amazingdrx at 9:38 PM on 30 Mar 2006
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Someone needs to put the fear of God into you folk

...so I took a more religious approach:

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=13546ca2-11c7-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

Now if I could just figure out how to hack in & change the music to REM's "It's the end of the World".

While I'm at it, anyone know if there's a program that will capture & record these videos from my computer sscreen?

by nigel at 10:26 PM on 30 Mar 2006

Dance with the Devil

Here's my contribution:
http://tinyurl.com/pdo4z

Well ... that was therapeutic. :-)

by knappster at 11:34 PM on 30 Mar 2006

Testosteroni Treat

Well, look at all the fun I've been missing whilst working for a living!

My humble contribution here.

Happy Friday everyone!

Kaela

by kmp at 8:32 AM on 31 Mar 2006
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Yet another rip on the Tahoe...

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=238ee5de-122b-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

God that was fun....

Take care,
Ben

---
www.greenappleguide.com

http://www.sustaiNYC.com

by BenJervey at 9:44 AM on 31 Mar 2006

Teddy the Tahoe is hungry!

He must FEED! Here's his movie:

http://tinyurl.com/pce3u

Man, this is marketing gone awry. Whoopsy.

by flippityfloo at 11:05 AM on 31 Mar 2006

Guess they didn't like this one...

The link never came back for my submission...

Just like our brave soldiers coming home
You too can be a cyborg...
A composite of metal, plastic and flesh...
Hey, they paid for your right...
To buy gas on the cheap...
Don't let their sacrifice go to waste...
Support our troops...
Buy the biggest engine available...
And don't worry about homeless vets...
When you drive this monster...
You won't see them...

by Weaseldog at 11:43 AM on 31 Mar 2006

Good one Flippityfloo

Got a rise out of me. I can't get my movie to come home.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

by biodiversivist at 12:33 PM on 31 Mar 2006
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Brand-new as yet uncensored Tahoe commercial

This initially silly one ends with a meditation on pedestrian fatalities.

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=f8c40a22-123a-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

"Truth is a pathless land" J. Krishnamurti

by Al Gee at 2:54 PM on 31 Mar 2006

wow that was fun!

http://tinyurl.com/fnoz4

cityzenjane.wordpress.com

by cityzenjane at 3:16 PM on 31 Mar 2006

don't forget greenland!

i was tipped off to the commercials through Sierra Club's Compass, where I was tipped off to the Gristmill. Anyway, like I said, Don't forget Greenland!

by telesle at 11:01 PM on 31 Mar 2006

couldn't resist...

...here's mine - it still worked last time I checked tho I'm sure they'll be taking it down soon. I blogged about this here

by cicatrix at 1:22 AM on 01 Apr 2006

What We Did On Our 2040 Vacation

Here's mine. What fun!

What We Did On Our 2040 Vacation
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=613911ce-1218-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by ejmoore at 12:55 PM on 01 Apr 2006

Chevy Tahoe commercial

Such creativity from all of you! I just discovered that I could easily do corporate satire for a living...

My commercial, "Flower children, eat my dust" is at:

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=0416fa94-1310-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

mysticalfemme@juno.com :)

By the way, I had a problem sending my commercial to myself at another e-mail address. The problem may be between Chevy's and your e-mail provider, not censorship (at least not yet). Remember to send it to yourself and others BEFORE submitting it as an entry, or it will be irretrievably gone.

Lisa Williamson

by mysticalfemme at 3:24 PM on 01 Apr 2006

Como se dice en ingles "pendejos"?

This is my commercial in Spanish... equally fun to make, and maybe slower to be censored. (How many bilingual censors could Chevy possibly have?)

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=0416fa94-1310-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

Lisa Williamson

by mysticalfemme at 4:39 PM on 01 Apr 2006

My Chevy Tahoe Commercial

Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:23:08 -0600 (CST)

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=7f7efe94-1350-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by evilthing at 9:23 PM on 01 Apr 2006

Chevy Tahoe Commercial - Here's my go...

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=667bc038-13cf-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by Dusty at 12:45 PM on 02 Apr 2006

bow down and bend over to the chevy tahoe!

my directing career has begun...........

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=0535b8be-13fd-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by mycadkasun at 9:46 PM on 02 Apr 2006
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brilliant!

That was realy funny. Damn someone - please preserve these somehow!

by cityzenjane at 8:41 AM on 03 Apr 2006
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Check mine out...

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=e6f87650-149e-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by LIVEGREENGOYELLOW at 1:28 PM on 03 Apr 2006

More more more!

Many more ads are available, now that I had the chance to approve all the comments....

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew." (Marshall McLuhan)

by gillo at 3:21 PM on 03 Apr 2006

Ranking site

I just put up a site where we can all vote on the best eco-commercials courtesy of chevy

I've stuck alot up there, but I need everyone's help getting more commercials and also voting for the best one.

http://heavyonthechevy.crispynews.com

by heavyonthechevy at 6:40 PM on 03 Apr 2006

I took a more corporate approach

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=5775b608-14d7-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

So much fun!

by mbas400 at 8:09 PM on 03 Apr 2006

Damn... heavyonthechevy

The one called "Show me the pictures" brought tears to my eyes, but this time I wasn't laughing.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

by biodiversivist at 8:51 PM on 03 Apr 2006
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Heavy On the Chevy

Hey heavyonthechevy, you've done a great aggregation work there, congrats.

"There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew." (Marshall McLuhan)

by gillo at 1:21 AM on 04 Apr 2006

Chevy

Ok, I heard about this on NPR last night and I could not resist. What a message that would be for this company to get thousand of commercials like this! even more powerful would be if people would just wake up and stop buying them. Maybe when fuel is five bucks a gallon some one out there might get it. http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=b4bba3c6-158c-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by nature junkie at 9:39 PM on 04 Apr 2006

i wish

that i'd made a happier thing here.
i wish my experience as a human
had led me to be able to make a happier thing.
maybe sometime, maybe sometime.

may we all be well.

lily

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=2dab291c-1607-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

"Good, go and love some more..." - Maude to Harold

by Lily Sotoo at 10:09 AM on 05 Apr 2006

Spend it all

Very viral. Great list of these here!

My humble contribution:
http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=06b8d036-1614-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by CFLbullbs at 11:11 AM on 05 Apr 2006

Chevy is a doo doo

Funny:

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=756f4d30-1613-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

Viva the revolution

by Jo Lee at 7:50 PM on 05 Apr 2006

Toyota

I've been loving these! Here's mine (finally!):

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=3e5c341a-1682-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

(Like so many car commercials, that is downtown Los Angeles, on 5th Street passing the main library.)

by Darrell at 11:13 PM on 05 Apr 2006

Glacier

here's mine.

all your tahoe are belong to us.

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=4a57e68a-1694-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

%nfsd

by in4mer at 1:16 AM on 06 Apr 2006

There are some things money can't buy

Fresh from the editing room and the mind of a bicyclist (mine) ...

Overdraft

And for those who missed it before the Gods of Tahoe censored it, here's the evil twin of Dance with the Devil

I hope you like them....

by knappster at 3:45 AM on 06 Apr 2006
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my Chevy Tahoe commercial!

http://tinyurl.com/gdvlr

Check out the commercial terre created for the all-new 2007 Chevy
Tahoe. Think you
could do better? Think you're up to the task? Then take a shot at the
Chevy Apprentice Challenge
and create your own commercial that brings the best Tahoe ever to life.
It could be your chance to win.

http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniqueid=20bc615a-180d-1029-98eb-0013724ff5a7

by terre at 1:56 AM on 08 Apr 2006

CaptureWiz

i use capturewiz. it just doesnt get sound.

mmmm... chestnuts.

by chinkinthelink at 7:59 PM on 09 Apr 2006
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