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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.'
One of the many companies that British stop-motion animation studio Aardman has created adverts for is '''Cuprinol''', the famous wood care product.


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.
In these adverts, the wood-crafted "Cuprinol Man" 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 good it works on himself.
 
Besides the odd joke, the ads would always be bookended with the slogan "Cuprinol - No one does wood more good."
 
The Cuprinol Man was voiced by Robbie Coltrane, who would later enjoy fame as Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series.
 
==Search==
A couple of these adverts had resurfaced online, but some of them remained 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.


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 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.'


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.
Not much was 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.


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.
And finally, another ad was thought to have been lost, as 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 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 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 & Gromit" advert]].
The only footage that could currently 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 a cut-off ending of it, so these resided 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 & Gromit" advert]].


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'''[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.
==Findings==
On 7th September of 2015, Cuprinol has decided to upload their older adverts with the Cuprinol Man and on 7th August of 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 Curpinol Man videos.


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'''[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  
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On the 17th September of 2015, Mark Chamberlain [http://lostmediawiki.com/images/5/5e/Joey.png confirmed] that the door-scratching ad was "Piggles," meaning all adverts listed in this article have been found.


Playlist for all ads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZQ1gdKtWk1HdaKUBxGMe_ZYzJ9QbxZZ6
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZQ1gdKtWk1HdaKUBxGMe_ZYzJ9QbxZZ6 Playlist of all ads]


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A screenshot from one of the Cuprinol man ads.

Status: Found

Date found: Aug. 7th, 2015

Found by: Cuprinol

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 talk 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.

Besides the odd joke, the ads would always be bookended with the slogan "Cuprinol - No one does wood more good."

The Cuprinol Man was voiced by Robbie Coltrane, who would later enjoy fame as Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series.

Search

A couple of these adverts had resurfaced online, but some of them remained 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.

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.'

Not much was 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.

And finally, another ad was thought to have been lost, as revealed from this resume as being called "Piggles," running for 10 seconds and airing in 1997, but 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 currently 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 a cut-off ending of it, so these resided as some of the few elusive Aardman commercial productions out there besides the Sumitomo "Wallace & Gromit" advert.


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).

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

Findings

On 7th September of 2015, Cuprinol has decided to upload their older adverts with the Cuprinol Man and on 7th August of 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 Curpinol Man videos.

"Ducks Back"

"Hourglass"

"It's Tough"

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

On the 17th September of 2015, Mark Chamberlain confirmed that the door-scratching ad was "Piggles," meaning all adverts listed in this article have been found.

External links