tv shows/movies which grew out of ad campaigns

[pelham456]

ted lasso was heavily lauded in the US (curious the reception in the UK), so i was surprised to find that it was based on a series of promos sudeikis had done a few years earlier. which brings to mind 2 shows of 15-20 years ago -- cavemen, from a series of insurance ads, and baby bob, originally an ISP campaign. both horrible, leaving lasso as a bit of a rarity.

are there others? i cannot think of any, and am surprised there is no wiki on this.

i DID, however, find the following which mentions cavemen, plus 2 movies:

http://cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/famous-ads-you-didn-t-know-became-movies-or-sitcoms-1.4615764

ok, well, if we're going down the movie road, then they missed the granddaddy of them all: ERNEST P. WORRELL. i am actually old enuf to remember when the character was in an ad for our local 7-11 knockoff and NOWHERE ELSE. ahhh, the good old days.

know what i mean? huh? huh? KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!