Racumin (lost Filipino commercial for rodent killer; 1990s)
Status: Lost
Racumin is a rodent killer/baits product used to kill rats. In the Philippines, several commercials were made advertising the product like the screaming ballerina version and the most popular, the "Daga.. Daga.. Daga.." (Rat.. Rat.. Rat..) chant version.
Premise
The commercial's first sequence is a rat avoiding a mousetrap, then the number of rats increasing was shown. During this sequence, a voiceover saying "Daga, Daga, Daga..." ("Rat, Rat, Rat...") was heard and when the rats were gradually increasing, the voiceover. also says the chant faster. When the rats are fed with Racumin, the rats are slowly diminishing so as the voiceover. There is also said to be a part where a kid was scared then he is just standing on a chair or platform. The words "Sa Racumin, Matalino Man ang Daga, Wala pa Ring Kawala" (eng: In Racumin, Even If the Rat is Smart, There Would Be No Escape) was said to be displayed at the end.[1]
Availability
The commercial was aired in the 1990s, in the timeframe of 1996-2000, commonly 1997-1998. It aired on ABS-CBN during TV Patrol, Magandang Gabi Bayan, Sang Linggo Napo Sila, and Hoy Gising!, GMA-7 during primetime programs and Eat Bulaga!, and ABC-5 (now TV5) during Sine Klasiks.[2][3]
It is known Racumin made a lot of commercials in the 90s and a lot of them are lost, including this infamous commercial. It's been talked a lot on the Internet and the Facebook group The Spooky Advertisements Group, however the commercial hasn't yet resurfaced to this day.
External links
References
- ↑ "Sinong nakakaalala ng 90s TVC ng Racumin? Facebook post Retrieved 29 Mar '22
- ↑ "PTPA: Hello po! May nagshare na po ba dito nung creepy ad by Racumin?..." Facebook post Retrieved 29 Mar '22
- ↑ "Sino yung kinilabutan dati sa TVC ng Racumin? Yung may mga montage ng mga daga tapos ang dadami pa.." Facebook post. Retrieved 29 Mar '22