Humor

Classic Funny Video: Kung Fu Bear

Classic Funny Video: Kung Fu Bear

A video which has circulated online for many years shows a man and a bear engaged in a martial arts fight next to a lake. Some readers have asked us if this is real or fake.

Sponsored Links

Television Commercial

The video was a British television commercial for John West Pink Salmon which was released in late 2000.

The commercial begins, “At the river mouth the bears catch only the tastiest most tender salmon…” A bear is seen propelling a salmon onto the shore, when a screaming man runs into the scene, “… which is exactly what we at John West want,” the voice-over continues.

Sponsored links

The bear and the man then engage in a martial arts fight, apparently over a salmon the bear had just caught. The man delivers a few body blows and then they both perform silly kung fu moves before the bear hits the man with a roundhouse kick and another kick to the shin. The man then distracts the bear by pointing to the sky and yelling, “Oh look, an eagle!” When the bear looks up, the man kicks him in the groin and takes the prize fish.

“John West endure the worst to bring you the best,” the commercial concludes.

Production

The commercial was created by the Leo Burnett London agency. The spot won several awards over the next two years, including Best Commercial of the year by the British Television Advertising Awards.

The “bear” was actually a stuntman in a 7-foot tall suit with an animatronic head. No real bears were used in the spot.

An animated gif of the bear fight has circulated without sound or closing credits, which has led some readers to question the origin of the clip.

Bottom Line

The humorous “bear fight” video was a British television commercial for John West Pink Salmon which was released in 2000. Clips of the award-winning spot continue to circulate 15 years later.

For more information about the commercial, see this 2005 write-up by The Inspiration Room.

Sponsored links
Click to add a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Humor

More in Humor

  • 8 Accidental Optical Illusions: Look Closely!

    Here is a collection of some of our favorite “look closely” photos which features inadvertent optical illusions. Sponsored links

  • Fargo Man Has Two-Word Humorous Obituary

    One of the last wishes of an 85-year old Fargo, ND man was granted recently when his obituary humorously consisted of only two words. Sponsored links

  • Viral Video: Nerf Darts on Eyes

    A viral video today features a man with Nerf darts attached to his eyes. Sponsored Links

  • Chinese Officials Attempt to Pass off Poorly Photoshopped Photo

    Officials in China released a photo of four men visiting a 103-year old woman. The poorly-Photoshopped image, however, has been the subject of ridicule, even drawing criticism from China’s official news agency, Xinhua. Sponsored Links

  • Social Media Reaction to Manny Pacquiao Losses

    Today we look at the social media reaction to two Manny Pacquiao losses in 2012: The knockout by Juan Marquez and the controversial decision to Timothy Bradley. Sponsored links

  • Can You Find the Mistake in the Photo?

    Here at Waffles, we spend a great deal of time taking on scammers and spammers, which is why we love these “Find the…” photos as a great diversion. So today we have a great “Find the…” photo. We are asked to look at this photo and see if we can spot the...

  • Paintballs Against Bare Skin in Slow Motion: Video

    This is our 2nd video in a row featuring two humorous guys from the other side of the Atlantic. In this video, we have the Slow Mo Guys showing us in slow motion how it looks to be shot with a paint ball gun on bare skin. Sponsored links

  • Man Falls on Trampoline and Dog Humps Video

    Here is a look back at a classic home video. The video of a man falling on a trampoline becomes a bizarre sight when a nearby dog takes advantage of the man’s brief incapacity to jump on and starts humping his head. Talk about an opportunist dog. Sponsored Links

Celebrating the weird and fake since 2008.

Copyright © 2008-2016 Wafflesatnoon.com, Inc. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by Wordpress.