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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>SM City North Edsa</center> |image=SM City North EDSA snapshot.jpg |imagecaption="It's waiting for you." |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=03 March 2023 |foundby=[https://facebook.com/Viewonthe3rd View on the Third - Jojo Bailon] }} '''SM City North EDSA''', is a Filipino shopping mall. It is regarded as the first SM Supermall in the country and the eleventh largest shopping mall in the world. '''In the 1990s, a commercial was made advertising the mall.''' == Premise == [[File:SmCityprintad.jpg|thumb|right|Print ad from circa 1991.]] A car with its side mirror getting lower was shown then a female voice asking "Where are you going my dear?" then a male person said "I'm on my way to SM City." with the car's engine turning on. Arriving in the middle, a guy shouts "Wow!" with scenes of Food (Family Eating at the Foodcourt), Shopping (Shoppers at the Department store), Fun (inside of an arcade with a dancing mascot and kids) and Movies (people watching a movie at the cinema). In Maskman-like background music, a lady got shocked/startled then the car appeared on the cinema screen. A girl holding a popcorn looked around and scenery of SM City North EDSA was shown along with the jingle "There's Nothing Like... SM City!" with a guy ending the ad with "It's waiting for you"<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pahg.ph/posts/5157762050918093/ Facebook post about the commercial and another lost commercial.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref><ref> [https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/340374/tv-memories/p79?fbclid=IwAR33JFl2bOkb-ZCdZEWrBGSU8MRoZB3A2gnOWy_5nVa8_u6uFbYncA1J59k PinoyExchange forum where someone mentioned the said ad.] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> The commercial is praised for its CGI depiction of the mall and it's the only commercial of the said mall at that time. In 1993, a slightly revised version was made by adding "NOW OPEN: SM City Cebu" at the end. This said to last until 1994.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsag.ph/posts/1825675241072223/ Another Facebook post about the ad.] Retrieved 20 Jan '22</ref> == Availability == The commercial aired during [[Family Kuarta o Kahon (partially found Filipino game show; 1962-2000)|Family Kuarta o Kahon]], which is a sponsor of the show and it is known that this commercial aired in every gap. It also aired along with other sponsors' commercials of Family Kuarta o Kahon along with Promac Karaoke. It is unknown if it is aired on other channels or programs, but eyewitnesses claimed they saw the ad from the late 80s to 2000.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pahg.ph/posts/2663349207026069/ Person mentioning the commercial on a Facebook post about long-running/reaired commercials] Retrieved 15 Dec '21</ref> It was also played in the cinemas of the said mall.<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pahg.ph/posts/6478243828869902/ Facebook mention of the commercial almost a month before its resurface.] Retrieved 04 Mar '23</ref> The commercial resurfaced on March 03, 2023 by View on the Third - Jojo Bailon<ref> [https://www.facebook.com/Viewonthe3rd/videos/226657843157960 SM City North EDSA commercial] Retrieved 04 Mar '23</ref>, with the revised version yet to surface. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found media]] [[Category:Found advertising and interstitial material]]