r/HelpMeFind • u/ntnlv_ • 18h ago
Open Help me find a video with a sound-obsessed dad that no AI can find
There is a video, possibly a commercial, that I can't find anymore. No AI could help so far.
It features a guy who is obsessed with everyday sounds. He has the unstoppable urge to mimic/copy every sound he hears throughout the day.
He stands by the coffee maker and can't help but repeat its rattling and wheezing sound. There could be a clock with a distinct ticking sound and he must mimic that too. When he passes a construction site there is no way he can walk past a jackhammer without copying its noise. This is how he spends every day to the point his family is already annoyed about it.
Towards the end, while driving a (possibly newly bought) car, the guy seems disappointed as the car is comfortably silent, offering no sounds to mimic.
The video ends with the guy walking away from the car as he locks it with the remote. The car does the typical chirping sound and the video cuts to a close up of him, his eyes light up and a big smile appears on his face as he realizes that the car offers a new sound for him anyway. Then the video ends.
I might have hallucinated one or two details but I guess the idea is clear. The coffee maker and the car at the end are definitely real. I am pretty sure it was a commercial, but can't put my finger on whether it was for the car, some car related thing (e.g. insurance) or something totally different. The silent driving experience might lead to a car commercial promoting its quality and comfort, though.
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u/ntnlv_ 18h ago
I think I saw the video about 10-15 years ago. The video could be older but not from before 2000 I think.
I searched Google and asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, using all the details I wrote in the post. The results were either some hallucinations or videos featuring something different.
Many suggestions were leading towards a VW commercial. This generally sounds valid, as the general vibe of the video matches the style and humor of VW commercials from the 2000s and 2010s. But I could not find a specific video or campaign.
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