![]() | Estonian ad for perfume. These ads are all for regular, unbranded items. They were made because Estonia is very close to Finland and picked up some of their television ads displaying all the spectacular products of capitalism. They are always unintentionally hilarious. I don't like to call people ugly, but let's just say there is some very unusual hair and make-up in this ad. |
![]() | Soviet (Estonian) commercial: "ETKVL: Bring us your eggs!" During the soviet regime people were only allowed to grow foodstuffs for their own use. Any surpluses you had, you were supposed to sell to the state. In theory, one was not allowed to sell the products of his or her labour in the open market, because that could have lead to the root of all evil - profit. In practice however it would have been nearly impossible to enforce that, so people were simply encouraged to sell their surpluses to the state. This commercial by Harry Egipt serves exactly that purpose - it is supposed to encourage people to sell all their vegetable and other agricultural surpluses to the state, since prices are always "fair". The words go something like: "Bring us your cabbages, bring us your apples, bring us your potates from your land, bring us your honey, bring eggs, prices are fair for you, me and everyone. ETKVL (the state company redistributing the goods) buys: apples cabbages honey potatoes eggs" |
![]() | Estonian candy ad This is one of my favourites. There is something extremely 80s about the children's ski gear and the way they're dancing. I don't understand the whole brrrrrrrrr thing, and I find Santa Claus quite creepy. |
![]() | Soviet (Estonian) commercial for oranges Oranges were rare in the Soviet Union. From time to time though, shipmens of oranges came from Cuba (usually in exchange for soviet weapons) and were distributed all over the Soviet Union. In one such case even a special ad was made in Estonia in 1983 by the legendary Harry Egipt. They're not advertising any specific stores or brands of oranges and this is just a generic commercial saying "we now have oranges in stores so you can go buy them". |
![]() | I Was the Sex God of Soviet Estonia (2007) A three-minute non-stop through the cinematographic oeuvre of the ill-famous advertising director of Soviet Estonia, Harry Egipt. |
![]() | Tartu Brewery factory's lemonades commercial by Harry Egipt. See more of his films in http://www.timeless.ee |
![]() | Estonian ad for technical college for pretty girls These ads are all for regular, unbranded items. They were made because Estonia is very close to Finland and picked up some of their television ads displaying all the spectacular products of capitalism. They are always unintentionally hilarious. WARNING: Horrible singing, 80s aerobic wear, inexplicable content. |
![]() | Condom protects (Estonian commercial 1996) An Estonian cartoon ad supposedly touting the protective capabilities of a condom. Frankly I don't get it, but here it is. |
![]() | Zaporozets commercial by Harry Egipt. Some shots of this commercial are used in the new Borat movie "Borat's Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". See more of Harry Egipt's commercials in http://www.timeless.ee |
![]() | Pinguin Ice Cream From Harry Egipt |
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