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Six Flags’ Mr. Six to get deep-sixed
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November 30, 2005 | Permalink |
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Good. I hate those commercials. I especially hated the midi sounding music on the soundtrack.
Posted by: Eric | Nov 30, 2005 12:40:42 PM
first time i saw this commercial i tought "wtf??? must be from the same twits that have handled domino's pizza horrendous spots"
unfreakingbelievably bad.
Posted by: Dahoz | Nov 30, 2005 4:07:20 PM
Worst news since the firing of Mr. Wendy's.
Posted by: | Dec 1, 2005 11:45:26 AM
A strange marketing move, being that Mr. Six was so successful. And I love the Venga Boys tune 'We Like to Party.'
Posted by: Jeff | Dec 1, 2005 1:56:58 PM
Clearly there is no God.
Posted by: Kevin | Dec 1, 2005 2:57:43 PM
I know the guy who plays Mr. Six. He's 27 years old and a millionaire due to all the national plays of the commercials so I'm not so sad for him. The whole Mr. Six-dancing is so damn creepy. Put the old geezer on ice, PERMANENTLY!
Posted by: Genie Siskel | Dec 1, 2005 3:05:45 PM
"mothers with young children"?
Aren't most of the rides at Six Flags slapped with requirments like height, age, and no heart conditions?
Why would you want to get mothers with 'young children' who can't go on the rides?
The kiddie section would hold their attention for about an hour.
Posted by: jr. planner | Dec 1, 2005 4:53:24 PM
I agree with Jr. Planner. Mothers with young kids? Yeah, you betcha. That is marketing genius! Maybe families with older kids would be a good tie in. I took my teens to Six Flags and we rode on the many thrill seeking rides! Taking a toddler, no way, just torture me instead!
Posted by: Bella | Dec 2, 2005 1:11:57 PM
And who knew Dominic Chianese (Jr. Saprano) could dance so well?
Posted by: Dave | Dec 4, 2005 1:57:31 AM
Listen up: IT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL! Tim Nudd got it wrong. Parade magazine reported that despite spending 72 million, the ad campaign completely FLOPPED: No increase in revenue and NO increase in attendance. And that's WHY they're dropping it.
Posted by: John | Feb 17, 2006 9:48:39 AM
Probably it got dropped because the 6 Pennants ppl realized this ad was
Weird
Dumb
Creepy
But you never know...
Posted by: Dahoz | Feb 23, 2006 12:01:22 PM
how can the ads be unsuccessful if 4 notes into the song or one look at Mr Six and your already thinking of Six Flags Great Adventure...
Posted by: Rhino | Apr 3, 2006 7:45:10 AM
anyone who does not think mr six is one of the coolest spokespeople ever is definitly and idiot...idiots
Posted by: Neil Comeau | Jul 15, 2006 7:27:58 PM
Myself working in marketing, I credited this campaign as brilliant! EVERYONE knows the commercials and talks about them. That is the goal of marketing. I will miss it all.
Posted by: john | Jul 28, 2006 10:42:26 PM
Funny, I was just AT Six Flags/Atlanta today, and they were still selling those commerative Mr. Six beverage containers with his likeness on top. Seems like they couldn't keep them in stock! The vendors were having a tough time selling the other ones!
Is there a commercial out there on the Internet with Mr. Six on it still?
Posted by: Tom | Jul 29, 2006 9:57:09 PM
Neil (July 2006) said:
"Myself working in marketing, I credited this campaign as brilliant! EVERYONE knows the commercials and talks about them. That is the goal of marketing. I will miss it all."
Sir, I am also in marketing. And you are DEAD WRONG. The goal of marketing (in this case) is to get people to buy something -- NOT talk about buying something.
As Dave (Dec 2005) pointed out:
Listen up: IT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL! Tim Nudd got it wrong. Parade magazine reported that despite spending 72 million, the ad campaign completely FLOPPED: No increase in revenue and NO increase in attendance. And that's WHY they're dropping it.
The facts speak the truth.
Posted by: Eric | Nov 21, 2006 2:09:18 PM
Ack. The first time I saw this commercial...I thought "who's the perv in the suit?". Thankfully I was recently watching an episode of "The Office" and Jim facetiously mentioned to another character that Pam LOVED Mr. Six and if he wanted to impress her to go ahead and mention Mr. Six. Need I say more? Nice to know the witty writers of The Office also think Mr. Six was/is a full fledged creepo nightmare.
Posted by: Susan | Feb 3, 2007 10:17:17 AM
All good things must come to an end,
so is Mr. Six,The character of Six flags
theme park.I like his fast feet,telling
everyone to come to Six Flags and forget
your troubles and have some fun.
He will be missed.Put away at the mascot's
cemetary.
Posted by: Louis Joseph Hubbard | Feb 18, 2007 12:39:24 AM
Kill Them All, Let God sort them out.
Posted by: Nam Vet Man | Mar 20, 2007 8:00:14 PM
I work at a Six Flags theme park, and at the end of the '05 season, the Asst. Manager of our department said it was the second most successful season for our park since it became a Six Flags park! That definately had to be largely due to the Mr. Six ads. Creepy? Maybe to some, but his ads were far more attention getting than current ads for the company. You will be missed Mr. Six!
Posted by: JT | Apr 15, 2007 11:58:22 PM
the six flags guy is the coolest guy in the fucking world, and if u dont like him ur gay
Posted by: lonny | Jul 4, 2007 1:04:29 PM
yeah there is a six flags commercial out still
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU2yt6wOoK0
Posted by: Michael | Jul 21, 2007 10:22:46 AM
This year hope Six Flags has something better and fun yet
Posted by: Heather | Apr 29, 2008 7:50:07 PM
its better than the new guy, "SIX FLAGS, MORE FLAGS, MORE FUN!" i work there and let me tell you, that gets very annoying
Posted by: melon | May 26, 2008 9:44:48 PM
Mr. Six is okay in small doses, but Stereotypical Yelling Japanese Dude is awful. What's next, Stereotypical Ululating Muslim Cleric? Stereotypical Wasssssssuping Black Gangsta?
Posted by: Happenstance | May 27, 2008 1:34:30 PM
shit can the guy yelling moreflags i will not go back til he is canned bring back mr six thank you
Posted by: dave | Jun 16, 2008 7:39:23 PM
More mr. six more fun!!!! Bring back Mr.Six
Posted by: | Jul 4, 2008 10:34:48 PM
Six Flags should consider bringing back Mr Six.
Posted by: Six Flags Coupons | Aug 18, 2008 10:36:52 PM
Are you kidding? I loved those commercials...
Posted by: Dak | Oct 24, 2008 5:01:52 PM
he is back!!!!!
Posted by: six | Feb 2, 2009 10:49:44 PM
