[AJ Quick]

As apart of Volkswagen's continued support of Independent Cinema, a Ghostbusters inspired commerial is now hitting the internet (and hopefully television sets soon). The commercial gives a comical look at the crew at Hook and Ladder #8 and what they have to deal with on a daily basis. Having just recently visited Hook and Ladder #8, we really have to agree with how spot on accurate this commercial is...



Thanks to river_of_slime for the link.

[Boomerjinks]

This says so much about all of us. lol

[Chace]

That is bad ass.

I REALLY like the "Ecto" lol

VW also did one a while back...maybe a year ago, that equated Ghostbusters to obesity in America.

[fifth_beatle]

Ahhh...that commercial is so effing WIN! I'm sure that is what 90% of the proton packs look like, too (no offense if any of you were in that commercial.)

[Vincenzo330]

Oh man That was US just this last weekend. What a bunch of NURDS!

[XxEctOxX]

This is to funny. Ur right it's spot on

[Pagz]

"Dad, you look like an idiot." Some day that's going to be my kid.

[Kirby420]

20 bucks to slide down the fire pole.......SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!

[Doctor Venkman]

Haha, this is seriously awesome.

And definitely probably very accurate to what these guys deal with.

What it has to do with Volkswagon... you got me, but its still amazing.

[joeghostbuster]

that was great!

[The Roach On Twelve]

Oh man That was US just this last weekend. What a bunch of NURDS!

Aye!, Lets get a cannoli!

[mburkit]

DAMNIT if I would have known it was $20 bucks to slide down the pole, I would have done it! I just assumed they wouldn't let me so I didn't ask this past weekend. . .

[Shredder565]

is that picture from some event held at the firehouse?

I wonder if any of the real fire fighters who work there got to star in that....assuming that first guy has to be an actor.

[RedVirtue]

"Dad, you look like an idiot." Some day that's going to be my kid.

hahahahaha

[BCarn]

DAMNIT if I would have known it was $20 bucks to slide down the pole, I would have done it! I just assumed they wouldn't let me so I didn't ask this past weekend. . .

I was tryin' to get somebody to ask, but noooooo

[GhstbstrLMLIII]

Great commercial. And I have no doubt I will hear that from my kid one of these days.

[GhostbustersNJ]

[Rockerrob69]

What's the address?

[bradboss12]

that's really cool! The SCGB's were just in New York for the Autism Walk. With finances being as they are, I'll just enjoy the commercial.

[joeghostbuster]

I'm pretty sure both the "firefighters" and "ghostbusters" were paid actors, I recognized the black guy from some other show or commercial.

[AJ Quick]

I'm pretty sure both the "firefighters" and "ghostbusters" were paid actors, I recognized the black guy from some other show or commercial.

Uhh.. Yeah..

[joeghostbuster]

oooo.... mmmmm... yeeaaah...

[LUDY]

That was pretty funny! GB fans have officially become a laughing-stock. Man...lol

[jackdoud]

Wadaminute...They sell Egon pot holders?!!?! How did I miss that!?!

[Shredder565]

Wadaminute...They sell Egon pot holders?!!?! How did I miss that!?!

maybe the moved it inside to the gift shop?

[Ecto-ASH]

Can't wait to be one of those guys one day!

[ShadowSt]

My first thought was, 'OMG... that's what we look like.'

But having known that for years, I think we're all good with that fact.

And WOW, what a great commercial! Will VW actually air it on TV though? I know there won't be any issues with the Ghostbusters license, since everything in the commercial was either parody or "tweaked" references (no logos, no replica props, etc.).

The concept just seems a little obscure... Unless VW is just trying to promote its name and show support for Independent Cinema (which is great, btw!). But how does that benefit VW?

[Chace]

. Unless VW is just trying to promote its name and show support for Independent Cinema (which is great, btw!). But how does that benefit VW?

Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas for about a decade now. Each year for the past few they've been doing a series of these ads, some tv and some print. (The video I posted where the guy was equating GB with obesity was from the 2008 series)

Last year Seth Gordon (the guy that made the donky kong documentary "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters") did an awesome one about a religion based on the Big Lebowski.



Some of the print ads for 2010 have been pretty great too.

[kevinj319]

Those packs are so inaccurate.

[Boomerjinks]

Those packs are so inaccurate.

HOW INACCURATE ARE THEY?