Marjut Rimminen

Bubbis

1979 · Commercial · 20 seconds

Hellas / LM McCann / Vistakuva

One of a series of Bubbis chewing gum commercials, all in the same visual style of Magic Marker drawings on paper: "Bubbis and the Bees", "Jungle Bubbis" and "Chocolate Bubbis". The main character always uses the bubble gum to get out of a tricky situation.

A cartoon surfer rides a wave, holding up a huge bubble lettered BUBBIS twice. Palm trees and two small figures on an island in a wide blue sea, sun above. The surfer is thrown off his board in a burst of spray, sun low behind him. Two drawn women dance with flowers in their hair, palm fronds behind them. Face down in the water between his own feet, the surfer grins straight out. He holds up a brown pack reading BUBBIS SUKLAA BUBBIS PURUKUMI.

Heard in the film: "Nyt uusi Bubbis-purkkamaku! Suklaa-Bubbis! Valtava pallo! Suklaapurkka, Bubbis!"

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