Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads

MacRumors · Dec 15, 2008, 11:58 PM

Apple has posted two new 'Get a Mac' commercials to their ad page. The holiday-themed ads utilize a style introduced in 2007 in which Justin Long and John Hodgman provide voices for animated versions of their "Mac" and "PC" characters.

- 'Tree Trimming': "Mac" and "PC" are trimming a Christmas tree together, with "Mac" expressing happiness that the two of them have put aside their differences to do something fun together. A nervous "PC" is reluctant to plug in the lights on the tree, and when he finally does so, a surprise is revealed.

- 'I Can Do Anything': "PC" shows off some of the benefits of being animated, including being able to talk with a rabbit. When the rabbit reveals where he his headed in order to do his holiday shopping, "PC" exacts a bit of revenge.

Article Link: Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads

gusapple · Dec 16, 2008, 12:02 AM

So, PC's really do kill bunnies....

Mattjeff · Dec 16, 2008, 12:05 AM

Haha the one with the bunny is great =D

Novaoblivion · Dec 16, 2008, 12:07 AM

I just saw both of these while watching TV. The one with the bunny made me laugh really hard!

queshy · Dec 16, 2008, 12:09 AM

lol @ bunny one

so does this mean bunnies are allowed in apple stores?

sgntscrawn · Dec 16, 2008, 12:10 AM

Hehe, these are pretty funny, and dare I say it, I even think windows fanboys (the ones with a sense of humour, so all 3 of them) would find these funny. Subtle taking the high road with "Tree trimming", though, sneaky

Here's to a new year where these Get a Mac Ads stop being negative about Windows and positive about Apple. Please, Apple. Lets hear "Here's what Apple can do, which PC can't or can do but is impossible hard". Less of the Vista bashing!

My two cents

DARKJ3DI · Dec 16, 2008, 12:11 AM

what have bunnies got to do with christmas???

GottaLoveApple4 · Dec 16, 2008, 12:11 AM

I love these. Just goes to show how creative Apple's marketing team is.

Dreamer2go · Dec 16, 2008, 12:14 AM

hahaha
I laughed at the bunny one
I love these ads!

queshy · Dec 16, 2008, 12:16 AM

Does this mean we will see some sort of BunnyBook G5 at MWSF?!?!?! RUMORS ANYONE?!?!?

autrefois · Dec 16, 2008, 12:22 AM

"PC rules"?!? Was that a Microsoft or an Apple ad?

GanleyBurger · 12:29 AM

I think a blue-screen should have come up when he plugged in the tree...

Then, after the "snowman head" incident, the bunny should have gone crazy and chased off PC with an iPhone Lightsaber App...
zzhoom, zzhoom...

BTW · Dec 16, 2008, 12:29 AM

Very funny. These commercials have done well for Apple. They are as classic as the Energizer Bunny. I hope they keep them fresh and keep them coming.

waloshin · Dec 16, 2008, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by autrefois

"PC rules"?!? Was that a Microsoft or an Apple ad?

Good question!

queshy · Dec 16, 2008, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by autrefois

"PC rules"?!? Was that a Microsoft or an Apple ad?

Microsoft bought out Apple, remember?

Seriously though, I think it's just Apple being nice in good spirit of the holiday season...or maybe using reverse psychology or something :P

joepunk · Dec 16, 2008, 12:50 AM

Watching them right now during "Heroe's"

SnowLeopard2008 · Dec 16, 2008, 12:51 AM

I laughed so hard at the bunny one. The other one was so-so. But still, both were funny. Good job

!

McShizzel · Dec 16, 2008, 12:57 AM

Saw the commercials on TV the last couple of days.

Their GREAT!

SFStateStudent · Dec 16, 2008, 01:08 AM

Hey rabbits are people too! PC better stay away from my rabbit

Pic#1 is my rabbit putting her shawl on getting ready to go to the Apple Store.

Pic#2 is my rabbit sitting in her bathtub, after PC pushed the snowman's head on top of her, that's why she's all white. LOL

ltldrummerboy · Dec 16, 2008, 01:09 AM

It's been said a few times before, but the bunny one is hilarious. Rankin/Bass styled Apple commercials are the new Christmas tradition.

orpheus1120 · Dec 16, 2008, 01:19 AM

What are some of the apps that can be used to make animation like this?

zer0tails · Dec 16, 2008, 01:40 AM

PC is Awesome lol

who wants to see another Seinfeld, and Bill Gates reunite for a Christmas commercial ??? Hahaha

zephead · Dec 16, 2008, 01:46 AM

Haha, I was cracking up laughing after the bunny one.

himansk · Dec 16, 2008, 01:52 AM

yup the bunny was hillarious

Dejavu · Dec 16, 2008, 01:55 AM

I just watched all the ads from 2006 to 2008. The bunny one is the best.

Dec 16, 2008, 12:05 AM	#3
Mattjeff macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2008	Bunny one Haha the one with the bunny is great =D __________________ 15.4" MacBook Pro, 2.4Ghz ; 8Gb touch ; 4Gb Nano ; Canon 40D iPod 20Gb (4G)

Dec 16, 2008, 12:09 AM	#5
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Dec 16, 2008, 12:10 AM	#6
sgntscrawn macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Hehe, these are pretty funny, and dare I say it, I even think windows fanboys (the ones with a sense of humour, so all 3 of them) would find these funny. Subtle taking the high road with "Tree trimming", though, sneaky Here's to a new year where these Get a Mac Ads stop being negative about Windows and positive about Apple. Please, Apple. Lets hear "Here's what Apple can do, which PC can't or can do but is impossible hard". Less of the Vista bashing! My two cents __________________ MBP Penryn 2.4Ghz \| iBook 14.1" \| Aperture 2 \| iPod Video 30GB \| iPod Nano 2nd Gen 4GB \| iPod Touch 16GB 2G \| .Mac \| iPhone 3G 16GB

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Dec 16, 2008, 12:11 AM	#8
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Dec 15, 2008, 11:58 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads Apple has posted two new 'Get a Mac' commercials to their ad page. The holiday-themed ads utilize a style introduced in 2007 in which Justin Long and John Hodgman provide voices for animated versions of their "Mac" and "PC" characters. - 'Tree Trimming': "Mac" and "PC" are trimming a Christmas tree together, with "Mac" expressing happiness that the two of them have put aside their differences to do something fun together. A nervous "PC" is reluctant to plug in the lights on the tree, and when he finally does so, a surprise is revealed. - 'I Can Do Anything': "PC" shows off some of the benefits of being animated, including being able to talk with a rabbit. When the rabbit reveals where he his headed in order to do his holiday shopping, "PC" exacts a bit of revenge. Article Link: Animated Holiday 'Get a Mac' Ads

Dec 16, 2008, 12:02 AM	#2
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Dec 16, 2008, 12:07 AM	#4
Novaoblivion macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2006	I just saw both of these while watching TV. The one with the bunny made me laugh really hard!

Dec 16, 2008, 12:14 AM	#9
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Dec 16, 2008, 12:16 AM	#10
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	Does this mean we will see some sort of BunnyBook G5 at MWSF?!?!?! RUMORS ANYONE?!?!? __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

Dec 16, 2008, 12:22 AM	#11
autrefois macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere in the USA	Spoiler alert "PC rules"?!? Was that a Microsoft or an Apple ad?

Dec 16, 2008, 12:23 AM	#12
GanleyBurger macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	I think a blue-screen should have come up when he plugged in the tree... Then, after the "snowman head" incident, the bunny should have gone crazy and chased off PC with an iPhone Lightsaber App... zzhoom, zzhoom... __________________ "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read!" G. Marx Last edited by GanleyBurger : Dec 16, 2008 at 12:29 AM.

Dec 16, 2008, 12:29 AM	#13
BTW macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	Very funny. These commercials have done well for Apple. They are as classic as the Energizer Bunny. I hope they keep them fresh and keep them coming. __________________ Tory Hagen Break the Wedge!

Dec 16, 2008, 12:50 AM	#16
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Dec 16, 2008, 12:51 AM	#17
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Dec 16, 2008, 12:57 AM	#18
McShizzel macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada	Saw the commercials on TV the last couple of days. Their GREAT!

Dec 16, 2008, 01:08 AM	#19
SFStateStudent macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco California, USA	Hey rabbits are people too! PC better stay away from my rabbit Pic#1 is my rabbit putting her shawl on getting ready to go to the Apple Store. Pic#2 is my rabbit sitting in her bathtub, after PC pushed the snowman's head on top of her, that's why she's all white. LOL Attached Thumbnails __________________ MBP 2.5GHz 250GB Mac Pro 3G S⃣ iPhone 32GB Black

Dec 16, 2008, 01:09 AM	#20
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Dec 16, 2008, 01:46 AM	#23
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Dec 16, 2008, 01:52 AM	#24
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Dejavu Banned Join Date: Jun 2008	I just watched all the ads from 2006 to 2008. The bunny one is the best.

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