Talk:Energizer Bunny/Archives/2012

Inclusion of future events
Things that have not happened yet such as the supposed Spring 2006 parody commercials should not be listed unless there is a verifiable source. These commercials may or may not air at that time (or at all for that matter). Wario2006 05:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * In any case, it's sweet to have someone remember all those parody commercials...^.^ Ranma9617 06:29, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Who created the bunny?
There is a crediting conflict between which company created the Energizer Bunny. Was it Chiat Day, DDB Chicago, or All Effects? Until there are verifiable sources, I will put up dubious templates. --Wario2006 19:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not unknown in advertising for a single job to have been contracted and sub-contracted out multiple times, leading to serial confusion, such as here. I've no specific info on the bunny, but the scenario is familiar.

I was the creative director on the Energizer account from before Bunny, through his conception, design and production, and after. DDB Chicago, then DDB Needham, was the agency. contact: DDB Chicago 200 East Randolph Street Chicago Illinois 60601 312 552 6000 User:lorrarudman 10:00, 6 January 2008

--RedHillian 03:24, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I distinctly remember the Duracell commercial which the first Energizer Bunny commercial made reference to.  "...If you guessed the pink elephant, you're right!" in a female voice. Not a bunny.  [Christopher Marsh | chris-marsh-usa]

Original research
Regarding "original research" claim, I knew it would happen sooner or later. That's why I have been diligently looking for clips of the commercials online. Kudos to those who have helped thus far. Anyone else know of any good sites for EB commercials besides youtube or retrojunk? Wario2006 01:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Try contacting www.ddbchicago.com for bona fide information about the original Energizer Bunny advertising. [User:lorrarudman]09:55, 8 January 2008

Fair use rationale for Image:Ebunny.jpg
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 * This issue has been taken care of. --Lendorien 14:50, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Biography Section??
Honestly, I love the biography section (I think it's very humorous), but I don't think it's encyclopedic enough to keep. If only we still had BJAODN... --69.40.173.69 00:58, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Double-check these "sponsors"!
Not only do these need to be sourced, but several listings in the "Parody commercials" really don't belong there (example: "Supervolt batteries" was never a "sponsor" - in more than one Energizer (pre-bunny) spot, Supervolt was shown as the name of a competitor brand. -- 147.70.242.40 (talk) 21:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Note that Alfred Hitchcock Presents was an actual television series that lasted (in one form or another) for a decade. Was the bunny in a parody spot for the program, or was it set up primarily to send up something else? 147.70.242.40 (talk) 23:44, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Monkey predecessor?
In 1983-4 there was a US TV ad that featured a wind-up monkey with a drum and cymbal. I think it was a nationwide campaign; I saw it more than once a day in Houston. I don't even remember whether it was a commercial, a PSA, or a political ad, but I still have the sound of that monkey running through my head. Anybody remember what it was for? Not R (talk) 19:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Battery Change
I gthink it might be interesting to mention that while the Bunnie's baeen battery has never been shown to run out. It was been changed on screen once. I can't remeber the year, but as a promotion of an improved battery, in a commerical he gets stopped by a hand, the current battery removed, and then a new battery put in, and the bunny then let go again. Haplopeart (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 00:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

That wasn't the bunny's actual battery, the actual battery of the current bunny is actually in the drum, and it's over 40 of them ;) (Source: presentation by Grant Imahara (from Mythbusters), one of the people who helped build the current Energizer Bunny 67.184.40.44 (talk) 05:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Bad link in Notes section
The link "History of the Energizer Bunny Energizer.com - Retrieved: July 5, 2007" is no longer working. 66.234.222.96 (talk) 04:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Moved from article:
Added by User:Lwbowman: "(The design of the bunny was developed by Chris Ross. The bunny itself was created over the course of approximately 12 weeks by four major contributors and a series of other individuals that made minor contributions as well. It is true that Eric Allard was awarded the contract, was the owner of the company that developed the two intitial robotic puppets, and influenced the production of the puppets. I worked as one of the principle fabricators, worked on over fifty of the commercials, and never heard anything remotely like the pool story you printed here.)"

Moved here from the article. Shreevatsa (talk) 04:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Bunny Animatronic Question
Did Industrial Light & Magic hlep out on any Enegizer commercials? Because I edited it and I want some confermation on if ILM has done any. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philipnova798 (talk • contribs) 21:09, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

What the.....
Why is this listed as "mammals" and "Pocket Pets" for categories? Characters in Advertising and related categories would seem to be more appropriate, but I am hesitant to remove the other categories if someone can provide a reason for them being as they are. Trista (cannot log in at work) 24.176.191.234 (talk) 20:19, 21 January 2011 (UTC) its a bunny — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.68.121 (talk) 04:55, 30 November 2012 (UTC)