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One of the many companies that British stop-motion animation studio Aardman has created adverts for is '''Cuprinol''', the famous wood care product. In these adverts, the wood-crafted 'Cuprinol Man' would take to the audience to showcase how good the Cuprinol wood preserver is and especially in comparison to other brands, regularly showing off how good it works on himself. And besides the odd joke, the ads would always be bookended with the slogan 'Cuprinol - No one does wood more good.'
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'''Aardman Studios''' is a British stop-motion claymation animation studio.<ref>[http://www.aardman.com/ Aardman Studios website.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17</ref> The studio gained most of its acclaim for the 1999 feature film ''Chicken Run'' and for creating the ''Wallace and Gromit'' series, but it's also responsible for films including ''Owzat'' and ''Flushed Away''.


A couple of these adverts have resurfaced online, but some of them remain missing. The first ad in question has him out in the rain with an umbrella, nearby a pond with a duck residing who shares his wooden aesthetic. This ad assumedly indicated how good Cuprinol is against rain and other water, something that is also shown in the other ads.
Before creating feature films, Aardman Studios created adverts for Cuprinol, the famous wood care product. In these ads, the wood-crafted "Cuprinol Man" (voiced by Robbie Coltrane, who would later enjoy fame as Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series) would talk to the audience, to showcase how good the Cuprinol wood preserver is and especially in comparison to other brands, regularly showing off how well it works on himself. The ads were always bookended with the slogan "Cuprinol - No one does wood more good."


The second ad is just him talking about how long the wood preserver lasts for, as the camera goes to a different angle to reveal that he is sitting next to a giant time-glass that indicates how it practically lasts 'forever'.
The first ad in question has the Cuprinol Man out in the rain, with an umbrella, near a pond with a duck residing who shares his wooden aesthetic. This ad presumably showcased how well Cuprinol works against rain and other water, something that is also shown in the other ads. The second ad shows him talking about how long the wood preserver lasts, as the camera goes to a different angle to reveal that he is sitting next to a giant hourglass that indicates how it practically lasts 'forever.' Not much is available on the third ad other than that it ends with him abruptly landing in a chair with drumsticks in his hands, which he then uses to tap a rhythm onto the Cuprinol product. The fourth ad was called "Piggles," which aired in 1977 and ran for 10 seconds. It was thought to be either the same ad, as the one where he compares doors with and without Cuprinol, or the preceding missing ad.


Not much is known about the third ad, other than that it ends with him abruptly landing in a chair with drumsticks in his hands, which he then uses to tap a rhythm onto the Cuprinol product.
The only footage that could originally be found from the first two ads were short semi-audioless clips from ''A History of Aardman'' used with permission from the Cuprinol company, and the only footage of the third was the cut-off ending of it, so these resided as some of the few elusive Aardman commercial productions out there besides the [[Sumitomo "Wallace & Gromit" (partially found Japanese commercial; 2000-2001)|Sumitomo "Wallace and Gromit" advert]].  


And finally, there is possibly also another ad that is revealed from [http://www.markchamberlain.net/MarkC_CV2011.pdf this resume] as being called "Piggles", running for 10 seconds and airing in 1997, but it could easily be either the same ad as the one where he compares doors with and without Cuprinol or the preceding missing ad.
On September 7th, 2015, Cuprinol decided to upload their older adverts with the Cuprinol Man, and on August 7th, 2015, they uploaded the three formerly definitively lost adverts listed in this article as unlisted videos within a playlist linked at the end of their Facebook Cuprinol Man videos. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZQ1gdKtWk1HdaKUBxGMe_ZYzJ9QbxZZ6 Playlist of all ads] Retrieved 12 Apr '15</ref>


The only footage that can currently be found of the first two ads are short semi-audioless clips from ''A History of Aardman ''used with permission from the Cuprinol company, and the only footage of the third is a cut-off ending of it, so these reside as some of the few elusive Aardman commercial productions out there besides the [[Wallace and Gromit Sumitomo Life ad (lost animated Japanese commercial; 1990s)|Sumitomo "Wallace &amp; Gromit" advert]].
==Gallery==
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==External Link==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardman_Animations Wikipedia page on Aardman Animations.] Retrieved 12 Mar '17


<br/>
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c557G5k6aQk|320x240|center|A part of A History of Aardman that shows a very short clip of the first ad. (3:26 - 3:32).}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndZJF5t7cXo|320x240|center|A part of A History of Aardman that shows a very short clip of the second ad. (0:40 - 0:42).}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95kbYC7k3jM|320x240|center|An ad collection with truncated footage of the third ad. (0:00 - 0:06).}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQDIibdDYE0|320x240|center|What may or may not be the "Piggles" advert. (2:54 - 3:09).}}
|}
 
'''[UPDATE 07/09/15]:''' Cuprinol has decided to upload their older adverts with the Cuprinol Man and on 07/08/15, they uploaded the three formerly definitively lost adverts listed in this article as unlisted videos within a playlist linked at the end of their Facebook Curpinol Man videos. This just leaves "Piggles", and whether it's truly lost or not.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af_n2hOFrJA|320x240|center|"Ducks Back"}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4LYwpcwR-M|320x240|center|"Hourglass"}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dO3j0XLZrA|320x240|center|"It's Tough"}}
|}
 
'''[UPDATE 17/09/15]:''' Mark Chamberlain [http://lostmediawiki.com/images/5/5e/Joey.png confirmed] that the ad is "Piggles", meaning all adverts listed in this article have been found.
 
Playlist of all ads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZQ1gdKtWk1HdaKUBxGMe_ZYzJ9QbxZZ6


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Revision as of 12:59, 17 October 2019

Cuprinol man.JPG

A screenshot from one of the Cuprinol Man ads.

Status: Found

Date found: 07 Aug '15

Found by: Cuprinol

Aardman Studios is a British stop-motion claymation animation studio.[1] The studio gained most of its acclaim for the 1999 feature film Chicken Run and for creating the Wallace and Gromit series, but it's also responsible for films including Owzat and Flushed Away.

Before creating feature films, Aardman Studios created adverts for Cuprinol, the famous wood care product. In these ads, the wood-crafted "Cuprinol Man" (voiced by Robbie Coltrane, who would later enjoy fame as Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series) would talk to the audience, to showcase how good the Cuprinol wood preserver is and especially in comparison to other brands, regularly showing off how well it works on himself. The ads were always bookended with the slogan "Cuprinol - No one does wood more good."

The first ad in question has the Cuprinol Man out in the rain, with an umbrella, near a pond with a duck residing who shares his wooden aesthetic. This ad presumably showcased how well Cuprinol works against rain and other water, something that is also shown in the other ads. The second ad shows him talking about how long the wood preserver lasts, as the camera goes to a different angle to reveal that he is sitting next to a giant hourglass that indicates how it practically lasts 'forever.' Not much is available on the third ad other than that it ends with him abruptly landing in a chair with drumsticks in his hands, which he then uses to tap a rhythm onto the Cuprinol product. The fourth ad was called "Piggles," which aired in 1977 and ran for 10 seconds. It was thought to be either the same ad, as the one where he compares doors with and without Cuprinol, or the preceding missing ad.

The only footage that could originally be found from the first two ads were short semi-audioless clips from A History of Aardman used with permission from the Cuprinol company, and the only footage of the third was the cut-off ending of it, so these resided as some of the few elusive Aardman commercial productions out there besides the Sumitomo "Wallace and Gromit" advert.

On September 7th, 2015, Cuprinol decided to upload their older adverts with the Cuprinol Man, and on August 7th, 2015, they uploaded the three formerly definitively lost adverts listed in this article as unlisted videos within a playlist linked at the end of their Facebook Cuprinol Man videos. [2]

Gallery

A part of A History of Aardman that shows a very short clip of the first ad. (3:26-3:32).

A part of A History of Aardman that shows a very short clip of the second ad. (0:40-0:42).

An ad collection with truncated footage of the third ad. (0:00-0:06).

"Ducks Back"

"Hourglass"

"It's Tough"

What may or may not be the "Piggles" advert. (2:54-3:09).

The thought-to-be lost "Piggles" ad.

External Link

References

  1. Aardman Studios website. Retrieved 12 Mar '17
  2. Playlist of all ads Retrieved 12 Apr '15