Once upon a time, there was a Jeep ad from BBDO Copenhagen where the car was not to be seen. Presumably it had parked somewhere quite remote because all that witnessed of the Jeeps existence was the parking attendant/police decked out in full mountain climbing gear with ropes and an axe. Hardy har, Jeeps can park anywhere! Sold! A couple of years later TANK Y&R Stockholm had a think for Hyundai, and struck upon the same idea. Failing to grasp "less is more" they dressed the ad up with a headline to write the viewer on the nose with insolently easy to park, while the parking attendant/police was dressed up in full fishing gear. Presumably to protect her from mud, and perhaps wade through a creek or two - but it would have been rather funny had the Hyundai in question been an amphibious car. Since it's not, we'll just badland you. Bo-yah!
This is a great idea, regardless of whomever did it first. I think it's a really fun way to say it's easy to park.
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