Video of the Day: Banned Ikea Commercial

by Nadine Silverthorne (Subscribe to Nadine Silverthorne's posts) Nov 25th 2006 6:09PM

Categories: Newborns, Just For Moms, Babies, Safety, Gadgets & Tech, That's Entertainment

So apparently these commercials for Ikea's "Tidy Up" campaign were banned. I'm putting the most tame one up here, so you might wonder, "Why all the fuss?" It's either the smartest marketing idea ever, or we really need to lighten up in the West.

This ad shows a young mom scrambling and shuffling through piles of clutter with great urgency. The reveal at the end should have you laughing. I have to tell you, although this is greatly exaggerated, I felt like it was one of those "been there" moments.

Here's the link to a racier, funnier parenting-related one in the series that might explain why these never aired in North America. Viewer discretion advised if battery-powered toys are offensive to you.

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Lil Liberal 11-25-2006 @ 7:14PM

Other than the one of the young man whose date ends up.. rather morbidly.. err. well. morbid.. (Not linked to here or in your post) The "Tidy Up" series is quite brilliant and not at all offensive. :)

America needs to lighten up.

ann adams 11-25-2006 @ 7:39PM

I'm glad I set my coffee cup down first.

Old fogey that I am, it took watching the second one twice before I realized that wasn't a flashlight.

Yep, we need to lighten up.

Jenn 11-25-2006 @ 8:10PM

ROFL...that is hilarious. Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I watched the second one!
There was a..Swedish(?) commercial that won an award a few years back, where a woman is sitting in a waiting room, and her phone rings, she digs in her purse...and what she pulls out and puts to her ear is decidedly NOT a phone.

RE: the first linked commercial...I have nightmares like that!

May 11-25-2006 @ 8:36PM

Very clever commercials. These days, I'm not surprised to hear that these videos would be banned from being shown here. Tis sad. Well, at least we have blogs like these that can let people know what they're missing.

Judy 11-25-2006 @ 8:56PM

hahaha! Those were awesome! Did you see the one with the couple eating spaghetti? That was hilarious! It's funny because when Kaitlyn first came home, I used to let her sleep on a pillow in the laundry basket and keep her close to me when I was doing things downstairs. I'm glad I've never misplaced her though!