@@okjeffy6581 I remember seeing it on Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon until like 2009. It was the abridged 30 second version I always saw. That along with the tootsie roll pop commercial and the old insurance company commercials aired for multiple years
I actually have a false memory about this commercial. I remember seeing it when I was about 4 or 5 and thinking for the longest time that it was a Snack Pack pudding container rolling down the street. It was only recently that I found out my mind altered my memory of the ad, and that it was, in fact, Chef Boyardee, as seen here.
@@Bukaboi-gw7fc Hah, you reminded me of the Fatal Frame 3 trailer: "NO ONE HAS EVER SURVIVED MY CURSE." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ECMAh7RJqh8.html
If you attempt to deny someone the right to their chef boyardee, they will still get it in the end. Do not deny anyone their right to delicious chef boyardee food product.
I miss classic nickelodean commercials. You had the reeces puff ad, the chef boyardee ad, jg wentworth viking opera for the parents who have an annuinity or a structered settlement
Oh my god, the 60- and 90-second versions are even more emotional than the 30-second version I remember. Even though the can sees 1:00 and learns its fate, it continues on to the little girl.
It would have been even nicer if they added a bit at the end where she cleans the can and keeps it on a shelf or something because she knows it's magical XD
My question is why aren’t commercials made with this much love, and care? It was creative, funny, and beautiful, the quality clearly shines even today by all these comments. The music was the most beautiful part…
This commercial implies that the family not only goes to a grocery store extremely far away from their house, but also that they go grocery shopping every single day, as evidenced by the line "Not tonight, sweetie, you've had Chef every night this week." as if they are only shopping for tonight.
@@OnePlancheMan But if that was the case, buying the chef wouldn't imply that they eat it tonight, because they'd be buying it for the week. The way it's written does imply that they go there every day.
After seeing this commercial, my brother and I would go up and down the aisles of Wal-Mart telling everything "I love you.". Not because we thought it would follow us, but because we thought this commercial was hilarious.
And I still kind of want to know what happens at the end. Is there a secret sequel where the mom sees her with the can and she gets grounded?? We may never know. That girl is probably in her 20s by now.
@@okjeffy6581 She's in her 20s and on the run from the law, as she unexplainably keeps ending up with stolen canned goods from every store she ever goes to and cannot convince anyone that they're following her magically.
I remember having the short version recorded on a VHS tape close to 3 decades ago, and rewatching it, as well as several other classic commercials. Such legendary times.
I never even liked Chef Boyardee, but for some reason for the past 20 years this commercial has been stuck in my head. I comeback to it every so often for the nostalgic factor.
this is one of two commercials that taught me that marketing can be about storytelling. that there can be art and humanity in it, rather than just soulless pandering. one day I want to craft a commercial this memorable.
I always love this commercial back in 2000s. I don't know what music they used in this commercial. I really like it so much. Also, i used too have chef. 😊
Now what I don’t get is if her mom already told her she can’t have Chef Boyardee, what makes her think she’ll change her mind? And when she shows her mom the can, she’ll probably think she stole it
Were people really this spoiled growing up? She obviously is asking what she wants as an alternative. Spoiler alert eating borderline fake pasta for dinner 7 days a week isn’t exactly healthy.
Mom: "what do you want for dinner?" Girl: "Look, a can of the stuff you said I couldn't have tonight rolled in through the dog door!" Mom: *decides to let girl have Chef Boyardee that night because she suspects that some higher power is responsible and will strike her with lightning if she says no* Ten minutes later: *both eating* POUND POUND POUND THIS IS THE POLICE! WE HAVE THE BUILDING SURROUNDED! GIVE UP THE STOLEN GOODS! Girl: *opens door, holds up pot filled with ravioli* want some? Cops: Girl: Cops: *Five minutes later* entire family and policemen sitting at table eating Chef Boyardee
Girl: MOM CAN WE HAVE CHEF’S Mom: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CAN?! Girl: I was just sitting in the living room and it rolled up to me. Mom: BULLSH*T YOU STOLE IT!
Chef Boyardee is on his journey to get to Erin and her mom's house. Mom: Oh, not tonight, sweetie. You had Chef every night this week. Erin: But I love Chef.
