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Evian's roller-skating babies advert becomes YouTube sensation
Tim Stewart08.07.09
An hilarious new TV ad featuring roller-skating babies has become an internet sensation.
The video of babies in nappies performing skating stunts to a hip-hop beat has been watched 3.8 million times on YouTube alone in the past week.
A child's first steps are a proud moment for any parent but the daredevil 'roller-babies' leap over fences and railings as well as each other in a city park.
After pressing play on a giant ghetto blaster that is bigger than them, they also execute all manner of flips and somersaults.
The troupe of 96 special-effects roller-babies groove to a remix of the Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight.
The 60-second film was shot at London's Pinewood Studios as part of mineral water brand Evian's Live Young' international TV and web video campaign.
The ad is proving a huge hit online with YouTube viewers alone watching the US version almost 1.8 million times.
The international version has been seen over 1.5 million times and the French clip over 500,000 times.
The Evian babies were last screened 11 years ago performing an underwater ballet.
Reader views (6)
So good
- This Makes Me Laugh......... Love It, saltlakecity,utah
So much detail...I loved it. From the glee that the first baby showed, once the song was selected. That special nod and eye closing (getting into it) And then the black child, who gave a grimace and extended his arms. Pure, pure poetry. Whomever made this...captured the imagination of the entire world.
Movies like Underdog and Firehouse Dog capture our imaginations, but this is different...these our our international kids....much bigger...MUCH, MUCH BIGGER!Excellent job...makers of this!
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- Marnie Kruzel, Salton City, CA
great and funny watched it about 40 times now and still loving it 10/10
- Tony, watford, uk
this is one of the funniest and most unbelievable video's I;ve ever seen.I must have watched it 5 times,lmao everytime.
- Bea Martin, las Vegas Nv. USA
OMG..I love this video so much. I wish that I could watch it everyday.
- Brandy, Belleview, USA
OMG, that is sooooooooooooo cute!!!!
- Peggy, Pretoria, South Africa
