![\"Portable 2 Compared to This Fish\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad](http://img.youtube.com/vi/RlmzwZXa-Ww/2.jpg "\\"Portable 2 Compared to This Fish\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad") |
"Portable 2 Compared to This Fish" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 108 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in Great Britian. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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"I Wouldn't Watch This Commercial" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 30 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"How To Spell Compaq\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/mF0rmeRq12g/2.jpg "\\"How To Spell Compaq\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"How To Spell Compaq" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 40 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. This one is so completely British in its approach that some Americans may be left scratching their heads. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Intro to Ads\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Internal Promo](http://img.youtube.com/vi/euMIjKnvJXY/2.jpg "\\"Intro to Ads\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Internal Promo") |
"Intro to Ads" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Internal Promo Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 100 seconds An intro segment introducing Compaq Authorized Dealers to the newest commercials that John Cleese had just finished for Compaq Computer Corporation. Filmed in the mid '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England, and this particular segment was for internal use only! Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Trust The Well Known Name\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/jguYQ_BqKEI/2.jpg "\\"Trust The Well Known Name\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"Trust The Well Known Name" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 47 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. This is an "alternate version" of the commercial "Trust The Well Known Name" and never actually aired! A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Techno Babble Compaq-style 1988 Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 197 seconds Here's some of Compaq's top brass (at the time) spouting a bit of techno-drivvel for a bewildered marketeer. Related: comedy, compaq, corporate, engineering, marketing, video Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"BORING!\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/8s3OFxrfVug/2.jpg "\\"BORING!\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"BORING!" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in Britan. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Forget All Our Earlier Commercials\"- JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad](http://img.youtube.com/vi/ciXNWAzmL3s/2.jpg "\\"Forget All Our Earlier Commercials\\"- JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad") |
"Forget All Our Earlier Commercials"- JOHN CLEESE Compaq Ad Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 28 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"That Trendy Computer\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/dm7gLKZcmhM/2.jpg "\\"That Trendy Computer\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"That Trendy Computer" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"The Finger Trick\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/MWCgsf5wbTE/2.jpg "\\"The Finger Trick\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"The Finger Trick" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"One Million Pound Ransom!\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/WQAxr3eAte0/2.jpg "\\"One Million Pound Ransom!\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"One Million Pound Ransom!" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 30 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"I\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/CMeE6lc7KG4/2.jpg "\\"I\") |
"I've Got A Reputation!" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England.. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"The Decision Stank\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/FKJB7yXRi4w/2.jpg "\\"The Decision Stank\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"The Decision Stank" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. These classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"32 Bits of a Bus\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/dPmiC_Zt88I/2.jpg "\\"32 Bits of a Bus\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"32 Bits of a Bus" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Does It Have A Handle?\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/OMU3GQsNB1k/2.jpg "\\"Does It Have A Handle?\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"Does It Have A Handle?" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"WE Have Bruno\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/nWmygys6rbI/2.jpg "\\"WE Have Bruno\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"WE Have Bruno" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Three Cheers For It\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/cyDTu3BqNaE/2.jpg "\\"Three Cheers For It\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"Three Cheers For It" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 30 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"I Need A Vacation!\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/pusPxN_7mm8/2.jpg "\\"I Need A Vacation!\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"I Need A Vacation!" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"Mr. Prince Insisted\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial](http://img.youtube.com/vi/YrKitBhI5T4/2.jpg "\\"Mr. Prince Insisted\\" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial") |
"Mr. Prince Insisted" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. These classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
![\"John\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/ciMjuaJY7io/2.jpg "\\"John\") |
"John's Brother In Law" - JOHN CLEESE Compaq Commercial Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 29 seconds One of many wonderful commercials John Cleese did for Compaq Computer Corporation in the mid to late '80s. A very rare find and a treasure for any John Cleese fan, these classic ads were shown only in England. Related: 286, 386, advertising, apple, british, cleese, commercial, compaq, cpq, deskpro, humor, humour, ibm, john, monty, p2, p3, portable, python Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Jim Bob Meets His Compaq Rep Posted by: CompaqVet
Video duration: 47 seconds In the late '80s Compaq did a series of corporate videos centered around a fictional Compaq Dealer by the name of Jim Bob, who worked out of his pickup truck outside Houston. Here is Jim Bob meeting his Compaq Rep. Related: bob, compaq, dealer, jim, meeting, parody, sales, support Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
Latest comments made on this video:
By: arinlares. on 11 Nov 08, 07:35:13
well, can't argue with his logic...
By: noofnoof3112. on 29 Oct 08, 08:08:49
TAKE A MEGA BITE lol
By: bentonfraser88. on 28 Oct 08, 03:16:09
holyhell 4.1 mbs
By: fishistheice. on 27 Oct 08, 23:11:40
So, if you're looking for a powerful portable computer that doesn't smell......lolol
By: faithfulwolf. on 26 Oct 08, 17:14:43
thats realy funny!
By: oarias44107. on 14 Oct 08, 06:01:56
Lol! I remember those "luggable's" back in the day. As I look at my brand new MSI Wind netbook today, I am so happy that I'm living in 2008 and not 1983 anymore
By: juanecheyt. on 01 Oct 08, 16:48:07
Alright..... here we can see the difference between a real comedy genius and the "humor" that comes from publicity creatives...... Apple / pc ads are really stupid compared to this.
By: qlight. on 24 Sep 08, 02:01:47
I ate the fish and bought the portable 9 Million the next year. Sorry Sir John, we can't always win...
By: Thoran666. on 23 Sep 08, 18:27:57
The Portable 2 however can run all IBMs most popular software 30% faster than IBM can. Ha Ha Ha.
By: neviusprime. on 23 Sep 08, 16:52:40
Pinin' for the fjords!? What kind of talk is that? :P
By: QuannanHade. on 23 Sep 08, 09:56:54
ha nice parrot reference... hehe parrots... +1
By: DaVinciChianti. on 12 Sep 08, 15:06:02
dang that is one old computer, wat year?
By: davver12. on 07 Sep 08, 09:31:19
he looks like my chem teacher lol
By: Snotnarok. on 05 Sep 08, 07:57:28
If they ran this against the "I'm Mac and I'm PC" commercials it'd win hands down.
By: idontlikenicknames. on 04 Sep 08, 18:07:52
maybe he's pining for the fjords?
By: coldmonkeycracker. on 26 Aug 08, 20:00:54
It probably will give you a megabyte!!!
By: aliencheese. on 16 Aug 08, 19:22:55
sorry mr. calculator! i misheard it! i thought he said kgs
By: tehcols. on 16 Aug 08, 18:20:01
He said 22 pounds, 1 pound is about 0,487 kg So it's approximately 10,6 KG.
By: mrbeanaswell. on 08 Aug 08, 14:03:25
Incredible! 4MB. Amazing!
By: aliencheese. on 07 Aug 08, 16:06:42
20 something kg? thats quite heavy for something that small!
By: LordJonas. on 06 Aug 08, 08:42:09
that'd be like saying tv came before computers...
By: masterlee123. on 28 Jul 08, 01:48:01
Hay, this was very high teck back in 1984. In 20 years are so the ipone is going to look like ths computer. LOL
By: googlymail. on 27 Jul 08, 16:30:54
i wonder whether television existed back then. or was this commercial made up.
By: swingindoorspro. on 25 Jul 08, 20:55:20
Look my lad i know a dead parrot/fish when i see one and i'm looking at one right now
By: mistertanner. on 25 Jul 08, 00:53:55
No no no, he's just stunned.