Why is the gecko Cockney?

[StellaBlue]

Seriously.

Drives me up the wall.

[Lars39]

1. I've got this theory that he's a very strange rip-off of Harry Potter.

Well, the kid that plays Harry, at least. :D

[StellaBlue]

2. Nah.

Those kids have posh accents.

The Gecko is either from London, Essex, or Kent.

And what's with the "pie and chips" thing? Most Americans will not be picturing the same thing he has in mind. And why would a gecko eat pie and chips, anyway?!

aaaaaah

[arwalden]

3. He Used To Be Kelsey Grammer... Now He's A Wallace & Grommet Reject.

[GreenPartyVoter]

22. Yep. I think they thought he was too high class and elitist sounding.

[mwooldri]

23. Sorry nothing to do with W&G. He is....

called Dave Kelly. He is known for doing adverts and producing radio station imaging. At first I thought it was Harry Enfield, but he does the voice for the travelling gnome in those Travelocity adverts.

Shame, otherwise I could have posted pictures of Loadsamoney!!!

Ok I will!



Mark.

[mduffy31]

4. I asked the same question

When did the gecko become so British and gay?

[Jack from Charlotte]

20. They have a winner with The Cavemen, IMO, too....

Wearing white linen coats in a fancy restaurant.... "I'll have roast duck with the mango salsa." "Nothing for me. I lost my appetite."

I think a TV series could be made of those cool-guy cavemen and the discrimination they face.

Very funny, IMO.

[In_The_Wind]

5. If you're talking about the Geico Gecko ~ he's really from Madagascar.

[idgiehkt]

6. he's taking cues from Madonna?

when he sang "Kung-fu fighting" he sounded mid-western...

[crispini]

7. I like him.

He's cool, in a lizard-y sort of way. :bounce:

[jmzd4]

8. I'll

I'll take the Roast Duck, with the Mango Salsa

[Aristus]

12. I don't have much of an appetite, thank you.

Welcome to DU, jmzd4! :hi:

[realisticphish]

9. I HATE the Gecko

Seriously. It used to be amusing. Now, he doesn't fucking DO anything. He talks about insurance for the whole commercial, and I guess we're supposed to think it's hilarious. Look! A Gecko! Talking about insurance! With an English accent! HAHAHAHAHA!

[Homer Wells]

10. Coulda swore he was AUSSIE

:hippie:

[u4ic]

11. Welcome to DU, StephenB48!

:bounce:

[WCGreen]

13. Me too.....

Welcome to the..... Insert definition here...

[Homer Wells]

21. A Big Thank You to y'all

This place is taking up more and more of my time, but I'm lovin every minute of it

:grouphug:

:bounce: :bounce: :toast:

[kittykitty]

16. Me too!

[Pithlet]

14. Isn't that a recent thing, too?

I seem to remember he had a more upper class sounding English accent before.

[Blue_Tires]

15. i don't get it, either

[fleabert]

17. I hate him. mute or change the channel every time. nt

[njdemocrat106]

18. I hate GEICO commercials period.

Automatic channel change from me. I really hated those "I have good news. I saved 15% on my car insurance spots" because I never knew when a new one was airing and I inadvertently would sit through the whole thing. And now that they invaded New Jersey, it feels like every billboard in the state has that damn gecko hawking his crappy auto insurance on it. (I've heard bad things about the company and the quality of their product, too. Why do you think I called it crappy? :evilgrin: ).

[peekaloo]

19. One of the very few times

I hate hearing a British accent.