Currys "We Can Help" Spots (partially found "The Simpsons" Sky One sponsorships ads from British electronics retailer; 2009-2010)

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A still from one of the adverts.

Status: Partially Found

From 2009 to 2010, UK-based electronics retailer Currys had a series of sponsorships during advert breaks of The Simpsons on Sky One [1].

For many of the comedic adverts featured, each would often feature an individual attempting to wait for a delivery, or use, fix, or recycle their household goods. These would often end in such a comedic manner, usually involving slapstick. Examples for these ads include one where a woman attempts to transport her fridge in her car and another where a man tries to watch a programme on TV, which unfortunately falls as a result of it not being screwed on properly.

Availability

Even though most of the adverts can be seen in this video, the rest of them are yet to be discovered. This too includes extended 30-second-long spots, which have been discovered.

Because of the number of spots aired, it is unknown how many have exactly been made and there have been claims on the sort of spots that have been shown. These include the following:

  • Two boys shooting toy guns at a news reporter on TV, causing that to fall and break.
  • One involving a woman falling into a skip while recycling her electronics.
  • Another featuring a husband cramming as many devices in his car, trapping his wife inside.
  • A Christmas themed advert, involving a power outage.
  • Another Christmas spot, featuring a woman waiting for a delivery, dances but eventually trips and knocks the Christmas tree over.
  • A man attempting to install an electrical device with a drill, ending up drilling through the next room, much to a woman's dismay.
  • A man attempting to install a washing machine, only to cause a leak that he tries in vain to fix.
  • A man accidentally dropping his new TV, finding out he broke it, much to his disgust.
  • A man attempting to install a new TV, only to trip over and break it.
  • A man, bored of waiting in, attempts to ski down a flight of stairs.
  • Two men working at Curry's, successfully installing a plasma TV.

Gallery

A collection of the spots.

A recording of a spot.

Another recording.

A 30-second advert, featuring a shot of the Currys workers installing a TV.

Another 30-second advert.

A Sky1 continuity featuring a sponsorship.

See Also

References