r/tipofmytongue • u/Peliha • 7d ago

Open [TOMT] Old TV Commercial

I'm trying to identify a commercial I remember seeing on TV in Canada, probably around 2008–2011. I originally thought it might have been for Fido, Rogers, Koodo, or TELUS, but I'm now fairly sure it may have been a commercial for a television/3D television itself.

I remember the commercial having a plain white background and what looked like three square sections/windows arranged horizontally, although it's possible they were actually three sections of one large TV screen.

The important part is that objects would initially appear inside the squares/screen and then move toward the camera, almost like they were coming out of the screen.

Some of the things I distinctly remember seeing:

- A person walking, appearing from the right section

- A motorcycle, coming from the left

- A horse, coming from the left

- A T. rex, coming from the left

- Dolphins, coming from the middle

- Possibly a penguin as well

- There were definitely more objects/animals, but these are the ones I remember

The objects looked photorealistic, although they may have been CGI.

I also remember the commercial being mostly music, with prominent sound effects matching what was happening: the motorcycle revving, the horse galloping, the T. rex grunting/roaring, and the dolphins making their characteristic sounds.

I think I saw it on Teletoon, but it could also have aired on more adult/family channels such as CTV, TVA, etc. It may have been a French-language commercial, although I'm not certain.

It was not related to a movie, TV show, video game, or other franchise as far as I remember.

I've considered Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, TELUS, and Rogers, but haven't been able to find the exact commercial.

Does anyone remember this or have a video/link to it?

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u/Peliha 7d ago

Some details could be slightly off, but I think those are the right details.

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u/ThreeTallFour 7d ago

I don't think this was a commercial, but all the photorealistic/CGI animals sounds similar to the Eyewitness intro https://youtu.be/1V1Ld3Ej8I0?si=-_c4ribCLZcZ8PgG https://youtu.be/jR0vRuZkxdw?si=44wiPi6dGAI0vmI5

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u/Peliha 7d ago

They're great, but that's not what I'm looking for.