Post by bndspitw on Oct 5, 2024 20:14:05 GMT
Zapf Creation's Baby Born is one of the most famous toy dolls, and has appeared in numerous commercials over the years. Among the most interesting, at least in my view, are those from the 1990s. It's hard to say how many of them exist but I know there are most certainly some lost ones. Here is a list of all the ad's I could find and if I could find them in English:
#1 Generic Ad (1991)
No introduction is really needed here, the original Baby Born ad that all 90s kids (probably remember). This ad had been on YouTube in Dutch since 2008
Eventually it was uploaded in English in 2011 (this is a re upload)
It has also surfaced online in many other languages, in addition to the American version (Seen above), the Australian & UK versions have also been found,
Australian:
British:
#2 Botique (1994)
For many years this ad had only surfaced online in French, before it eventually surfaced online in English (UK) through an advert break, as seen here
#3 Birthday Set (1994)
A pretty rare ad, as it has yet to have surfaced online in English, in fact, if you look at these 4 versions (French, German, Greek & Spanish, in order)...
...you can notice minor differences between the ad
French Ad - High Pitched Baby Born theme (G# Major), normal pitched Birthday Cake audio (B Major) with no voiceover over the cake
German Ad - Norman Pitched Baby Born theme (G Major), normal pitched Birthday Cake audio (B Major) with voiceover over the cake
Greek Ad - Norman Pitched Baby Born theme (G Major) although uses alternate arrangement, high pitched Birthday Cake audio (C Major) with voiceover and BB theme continuing over the cake
Spanish Ad - Completely different Pitched Baby Born theme (C# Major) with alternate arrangement, very normal pitched Birthday Cake audio (D Major) with voiceover and BB theme continuing over the cake
It makes me wonder how the English versions (USA, AUS & UK) end
#4 Magic Bed (1994)
One of the rarest 90s Baby Born Adverts. It has currently only surfaced online in French
#5 Generic Accessories (1997)
This ad has been found in English, but it's in very poor quality
#6 Christmas Set (1997)
Another ad that has yet to have surfaced online in English, but it has surfaced online in French...
...and Spanish (a little note, this video is quite glitchy and it has no audio in the left audio channel for some reason, also for some reason the jingle is PAL pitched)
#7 Baby Born Center (1997)
The Australian version of this ad has been found. This ad also features footage from the Rainy Day ad.
#8 Springtime (1998)
Another ad that is currently lost in English, but it has been found in Dutch...
...and German.
#9 Rainy Day (1998)
In addition to the Australian ad that also included the Baby Born Center, this ad has been found in Dutch...
... and a shortened Spanish version has also surfaced.
#10 Short Generic Ad (1998)
This has been found in Dutch
#11 Shopping (1999)
The UK version of this Ad has been found, and it is currently the only English Baby Born ad to surface with the late 90s jingle arrangement
#12 Bed (1999)
So far, this ad only seems to have surfaced in German.
A later version (recorded in 2000) has also surfaced, where a URL is added and the manufacturer is refereed to as "Zapf Creation" rather than simply "Zapf"
Bonus Ad - Slaying set
The Dutch version that surfaced online uses the 2000-2007 music
yet the Finnish version that was found has the 1991-2000 music (not to mention that it was recorded in 2001 and an easter ad recorded the previous year had the 2000 music)
So it makes me wonder which theme did the English ad's have.
There is all of my finds so far, if you have any more, feel free to tell me. I hope I can find more Baby Born 90s Advert soon.
