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Why does the Geico gekko have a Southern English accent?

The GEICO gecko

The company's ads sometimes focus on its reptilian mascot, the GEICO talking gecko, created by The Martin Agency and most recently a CGI creature generated by Rhythm and Hues Studios. The gecko first appeared in 1999 during the Screen Actors Guild strike that prevented the use of live actors.[4] In the original commercial, where the gecko pleads for people to stop calling him in error, mistaking gecko for geico, he was voiced by Kelsey Grammer. In the subsequent commercials, the gecko speaks with an upper-class British accent because it would be unexpected, according to Martin Agency's Steve Bassett. In current commercials the gecko's accent is more working-class (a typical East London accent), perhaps in an effort to further "humanize" him.[5] "As (computer animation) got better and as we got to know the character better, we did a few things," says Steve Bassett, creative director at The Martin Agency. "We wanted to make him a little more guy-next-door. And he looks a lot more real than he's looked before."[4]

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Originally posted by: yankeesfan
The GEICO gecko

The company's ads sometimes focus on its reptilian mascot, the GEICO talking gecko, created by The Martin Agency and most recently a CGI creature generated by Rhythm and Hues Studios. The gecko first appeared in 1999 during the Screen Actors Guild strike that prevented the use of live actors.[4] In the original commercial, where the gecko pleads for people to stop calling him in error, mistaking gecko for geico, he was voiced by Kelsey Grammer. In the subsequent commercials, the gecko speaks with an upper-class British accent because it would be unexpected, according to Martin Agency's Steve Bassett. In current commercials the gecko's accent is more working-class (a typical East London accent), perhaps in an effort to further "humanize" him.[5] "As (computer animation) got better and as we got to know the character better, we did a few things," says Steve Bassett, creative director at The Martin Agency. "We wanted to make him a little more guy-next-door. And he looks a lot more real than he's looked before."[4]

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Okay, but I don't see how that relates to very many Americans.
 
I think that they are aliens from the planet mercury trying to throw us off by "It is known in some circles that the mercurians have a British accent" trying to infiltrate geico to undermine it from within.



now where did I put my medication they probably hid that too:-(
 
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: yankeesfan
The GEICO gecko

The company's ads sometimes focus on its reptilian mascot, the GEICO talking gecko, created by The Martin Agency and most recently a CGI creature generated by Rhythm and Hues Studios. The gecko first appeared in 1999 during the Screen Actors Guild strike that prevented the use of live actors.[4] In the original commercial, where the gecko pleads for people to stop calling him in error, mistaking gecko for geico, he was voiced by Kelsey Grammer. In the subsequent commercials, the gecko speaks with an upper-class British accent because it would be unexpected, according to Martin Agency's Steve Bassett. In current commercials the gecko's accent is more working-class (a typical East London accent), perhaps in an effort to further "humanize" him.[5] "As (computer animation) got better and as we got to know the character better, we did a few things," says Steve Bassett, creative director at The Martin Agency. "We wanted to make him a little more guy-next-door. And he looks a lot more real than he's looked before."[4]

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Okay, but I don't see how that relates to very many Americans.
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Americans like British accents.

I like the commercials. I think they're funny.

Lately I've been hearing a radio ad where the gecko discusses why Pennsylvania is called the keystone state. Are there similar ads in other states?
 
Originally posted by: mugs

Americans like British accents.

I like the commercials. I think they're funny.

Lately I've been hearing a radio ad where the gecko discusses why Pennsylvania is called the keystone state. Are there similar ads in other states?
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yup. in texas the gecko says it feels a little bit bigger. (because everything is bigger in texas)
 
The gecko sounds like one of the travelers from the tv show "Globe Trekker". Ian, I believe is his name.
 
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