Verizon Wireless "Test Man Launch"

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  • čas přidán 25. 01. 2009
  • This is the first spot with the Verizon Wireless "Can you hear me now" Test Man. I edited it way back in 2002. It was directed by Jesse Peretz.
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Komentáře • 410

  • @CactusFox530
    @CactusFox530 Před 7 lety +529

    Top 10 anime betrayals

  • @guava727
    @guava727 Před 8 lety +311

    0:27 Well it looks like he stopped working for you.

    • @rustyroblox9406
      @rustyroblox9406 Před 5 lety +1

      WavyJus wow TRAITOR!

    • @Real_JKDOS
      @Real_JKDOS Před rokem

      Didn't he leave for Sprint? Didn't Sprint get bought out by Verizon? Oh my.

  • @superlazychrisman6457
    @superlazychrisman6457 Před 8 lety +446

    is sprint hiring? good

    • @RejectedSpiritX
      @RejectedSpiritX Před 8 lety +12

      I wouldn't work for them. Their dumb ass CEO claims he "cares" about your job, and yours is the first to go once the cuts need to be made. Former Sprint employee.

    • @johnsmithbravada5676
      @johnsmithbravada5676 Před 8 lety

      +RejectedSpiritX Blame it on Dan Hesse, Masasyoshi Nick Tennyson and CenturyTel

    • @RejectedSpiritX
      @RejectedSpiritX Před 8 lety

      +hkfreak Dan Hesse was ignorant. Marcelo Claure is just selfish, and racist.

    • @johnsmithbravada5676
      @johnsmithbravada5676 Před 8 lety +1

      +RejectedSpiritX Correct! I agree with you!! We need the old Sprint back

    • @manuelalmaguer123
      @manuelalmaguer123 Před rokem

      Not anymore...

  • @confettihunter9620
    @confettihunter9620 Před 8 lety +288

    sprint brought me here

  • @SoleSupremacy1
    @SoleSupremacy1 Před 8 lety +427

    like if you just saw paul switch to sprint in the nba finals

    • @kevinstripe2311
      @kevinstripe2311 Před 8 lety

      lol rn

    • @SoleSupremacy1
      @SoleSupremacy1 Před 8 lety

      Just saw it too lol

    • @kevinstripe2311
      @kevinstripe2311 Před 8 lety

      I was like dafuq gotta youtube this...golden state getting squashed anyways

    • @Cxrter
      @Cxrter Před 7 lety

      whatever pays

    • @jaggerrobbins
      @jaggerrobbins Před 7 lety +8

      #JesusFirst God Bless you all who see this and have an awesome day God Bless. Don't know if any of you are Christians but if you're not and have any questions about God just DM me!

  • @jordanmoore77
    @jordanmoore77 Před 8 lety +153

    Shit must real out here.the Verizon man working for Sprint now damn lol

    • @NRobbi42
      @NRobbi42 Před 8 lety +2

      $$$

    • @claytongreen5114
      @claytongreen5114 Před 8 lety +8

      hahahahahahahahahahahaha I CANT BELIEVE IT HE IS NOW IN THE SPRINT COMMERICALS OMG that's amazing.

  • @cristianarteaga1092
    @cristianarteaga1092 Před 8 lety +154

    He'll go to at&t next

  • @63Proof
    @63Proof Před 8 lety +49

    Saw this guy in a sprint commercial.

  • @nadamuchu
    @nadamuchu Před 2 lety +33

    Holy cow, you edited this masterpiece?! Nice work! No wonder why the video wasn't compressed to oblivion, we got it straight from the source! Hope you're still finding joy in your work / life wherever you are.

  • @texmex5990
    @texmex5990 Před 7 lety +37

    He wouldn't have ever had the job with sprint if it wasn't for Verizon

  • @henery1231
    @henery1231 Před 8 lety +170

    anyone here because of the sprint commercial

  • @anakinfan8
    @anakinfan8 Před 8 lety +38

    Holy shit I just realized James Earl Jones is narrating this

  • @mtndewritos7770
    @mtndewritos7770 Před 7 lety +58

    This dude Kevin Duranted it to sprint

    • @joonant1
      @joonant1 Před 7 lety

      MtnDewritos77 my next chapter

    • @mariandiplas6421
      @mariandiplas6421 Před 7 lety

      MtnDewritos77yeah, but unlike Durant, he got fired.

    • @jhaz89
      @jhaz89 Před 6 lety

      No, Durant went from a worse team to a better team. Paul went from a good network to a shitty one

  • @MrSnapback52
    @MrSnapback52 Před 4 lety +10

    Who knew he was on the phone with Sprint this whole time

  • @seanallen9044
    @seanallen9044 Před 7 lety +12

    bruh this dude was my childhood hero

  • @brianmaiolo7184
    @brianmaiolo7184 Před 11 lety +19

    You did a great job editing at that. As the co-creator and copywriter of this campaign (with Gina Cruz as AD), I would know. Those were fun times, John. Thanks for posting this.

    • @SyenPie
      @SyenPie Před 2 lety +3

      And you did a great job creating this ad campaign. As a co-viewer and commenter on this campaign video, I would know. Those must have been fun times, Brian. Thanks for posting this comment.

    • @flonkas
      @flonkas Před rokem +1

      You created a core memory of my childhood.

  • @summerlymuffin
    @summerlymuffin Před 8 lety +44

    Who else is here from the news of him going to sprint ?

    • @cordlesstuba223
      @cordlesstuba223 Před 8 lety +2

      me lol, i literally just saw it. lol.😄

    • @AwesomeBrony
      @AwesomeBrony Před 8 lety +1

      yep

    • @dozierc
      @dozierc Před 8 lety +2

      Man he pulled a 180 on us. I wonder "what" made him switch? Is Sprint really better or are their pockets just bigger?

    • @mariandiplas6421
      @mariandiplas6421 Před 7 lety +2

      dozierc he got fired lol

  • @downshineintoupsmash1882
    @downshineintoupsmash1882 Před 7 lety +13

    I'm sprinting. Can you hear me now?

  • @modtube99
    @modtube99 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Came here after listening to Ryan Alford talk about this TVC on The Futur Podcast. Love it.

  • @tristanchristensen5963
    @tristanchristensen5963 Před 7 lety +8

    Let us not remember him for the man he is, but rather for the man he was. RIP

  • @MrCoaltrain15
    @MrCoaltrain15 Před 8 lety +46

    Edward Snowden brought me here

    • @bonowastaken
      @bonowastaken Před 8 lety +3

      +proudmanmore hahaha. did you go straight to google and type "can you hear me now commercial"?

    • @MrCoaltrain15
      @MrCoaltrain15 Před 8 lety +3

      nuh uh haha pretty much, minus the commercial part

  • @GregCalleja
    @GregCalleja Před 9 lety +17

    I grew up with him!!:')

  • @Macpreme
    @Macpreme Před 8 lety +41

    Paul switched to sprint

  • @cindyortiz9146
    @cindyortiz9146 Před 8 lety +8

    just saw the commercial where he went to sprint ..came to look for his old commercial lol

  • @iteachvader
    @iteachvader Před 8 lety +1

    Darth Vader endorsing Verizon Wireless.
    My life is complete.

  • @RichardApperition
    @RichardApperition Před 8 lety +18

    Looks like Jared Fogle

    • @jasons2932
      @jasons2932 Před 8 lety +1

      +Rider I thought that I was the only one who thought that lol.

    • @jasons2932
      @jasons2932 Před 8 lety +1

      Retro Gamer Lol

  • @sethantoniorodriguez9190
    @sethantoniorodriguez9190 Před 8 lety +15

    his tradin ass went from Verizon to some damn sprint smh

  • @notifycalderon
    @notifycalderon Před 6 lety +1

    I miss the Verizon flip phones back to 2002 when I was a teenager

  • @gabrielsasala1875
    @gabrielsasala1875 Před 10 lety +6

    After he says can you hear me now he says now go pay my outrageous phone bill because I'm calling you

  • @smooooth_
    @smooooth_ Před 8 lety +10

    Haven't seen these commercials in a while

  • @jrbone5662
    @jrbone5662 Před 6 lety +2

    "never stop working for you"
    can you hear me now guy:but i will

  • @Lucky_Wolf_2008
    @Lucky_Wolf_2008 Před rokem +1

    i did not see this when I was little back in 2006 and 2007

  • @Adventrium
    @Adventrium Před 13 lety +4

    James Earl Jones could read an accounting text book and make it awesome.

    • @thewewguy8t88
      @thewewguy8t88 Před rokem

      he made this is CNN the most iconic line ever. i mean he made counting to 10 super entertaining to watch lol.

  • @user-gu2kd8bi3p
    @user-gu2kd8bi3p Před 8 lety +1

    Lol I got curious when I saw his new ad and looked it on CZcams while the video started the ad came up saying "Hi I'm Paul I used to be in Verizon's can you hear me now? Now I'm with sprint" LOL

  • @azula8372
    @azula8372 Před 6 lety +4

    Sprint is now gonna pay more to act in their commercials than Verzion? Good.

  • @mikehi7797
    @mikehi7797 Před 7 lety +1

    he was so young

  • @jeffdakid5845
    @jeffdakid5845 Před 7 lety +3

    Still cant believe he fliped to Sprint smh so much for my childhood

    • @rain1676
      @rain1676 Před 7 lety +1

      jeff dakid sorry bro

  • @omarerrabaany6411
    @omarerrabaany6411 Před 2 lety

    I've just got here, and I think I'm losing signal already. Hello? Can you hear me now?

  • @ChibiNeruAkita
    @ChibiNeruAkita Před 11 lety

    I loved this commercial!

  • @kkgirl300
    @kkgirl300 Před 13 lety +1

    He rockin the flip phone , i see you !

  • @tommybeardsley7653
    @tommybeardsley7653 Před 5 lety +5

    The only snake bigger than kevin durant 🐍

  • @noahmcdaniel4920
    @noahmcdaniel4920 Před 5 lety +2

    I wonder if he had nightmares while working at Verizon where voices would just be repeating, "can you hear me now? Good."

  • @Finkardop
    @Finkardop Před 12 lety +2

    i remember seeing this is 2001 or so, i was such a youngin

  • @Zevan12
    @Zevan12 Před 13 lety

    i miss this guy

  • @Ampwich
    @Ampwich Před 7 lety +1

    He's now on Sprint commercials, saying he switched. "Can you hear that?" Lol!

  • @harchfin126
    @harchfin126 Před 8 lety

    Thanks Shirley

  • @super_dj2006
    @super_dj2006 Před 5 lety +1

    I remember the first time I saw this on tv now in 2019 he jumped ship

  • @Davidgtatips
    @Davidgtatips Před 12 lety

    The last appearance was during a super bowl ad about the iPhone 4

  • @imtherealtammygonna6216
    @imtherealtammygonna6216 Před 10 lety +1

    omg I REMEMBER THIS!! LOL...back when cell phones were shit

    • @Seargent363
      @Seargent363 Před 10 lety

      What, a phone that is portable is shit? You don't need billions of pointless apps and internet to have a good phone.

    • @imtherealtammygonna6216
      @imtherealtammygonna6216 Před 10 lety

      ***** What the fuck are you talking about..Phones were terrible with single back in their early stages...Calls dropped everywhere and it was awful. Cellphones were shit back then

    • @Seargent363
      @Seargent363 Před 10 lety +1

      tammy gonna Compared to now of course they got dropped more often, but then they were cutting edge.

  • @ThomasVanHoesenDeadpooliscool

    that last spot was where the climax in Seven was shot

  • @Chaos447
    @Chaos447 Před 7 lety +8

    The LeBron James of advertising

  • @Deathswalk
    @Deathswalk Před 9 lety +8

    whatever happened to this guy. They need to get him back but instead with a smartphone.
    "Can you see me now? Good!" (Using periscope to livestream)

  • @Xeribus
    @Xeribus Před 7 lety

    I used to ask can you hear me now Verizon

  • @MrSnapback52
    @MrSnapback52 Před 8 lety

    To believe all this time he was on the phone talking to Sprint

  • @oskiewaskieshow3632
    @oskiewaskieshow3632 Před 5 lety

    I remember that trend where the mechanic jackets were in style lol

  • @JessicaChats
    @JessicaChats Před 8 lety

    Had to come hear after seeing the Sprint commercial. I wonder what Verizon will say about this?

  • @yasonlikespizza
    @yasonlikespizza Před 8 lety

    Can you hear me now? Good.

  • @sd8182
    @sd8182 Před 8 lety

    0:27 "We will never stop working for you" Now he like yeah fuck that.

  • @blackeye575
    @blackeye575 Před 8 lety

    With sprint, we can always hear you!

  • @FirstNameLastName-gz1sw
    @FirstNameLastName-gz1sw Před 4 lety +1

    Simba, everything the light touches has service.

  • @miqwerty
    @miqwerty Před 7 lety +1

    People really wanted to make a big deal about this guy advertising Sprint.

  • @matthewgoodwin6295
    @matthewgoodwin6295 Před 6 lety

    Something complete different that has nothing with Verizon brought me here

  • @ihatemyjob9502
    @ihatemyjob9502 Před rokem +1

    Flip phone days

  • @thegamedudeguy
    @thegamedudeguy Před 4 lety

    Does anyone remember the Verizon commercials before this guy? There was like a secret agent dude. And maybe I'm wrong but I swear he handed the commercials off to the "Can you hear me now?" guy.

  • @TunedRAMS
    @TunedRAMS Před 6 lety

    Sprint and T-Mobile are merging, can you hear me now?

  • @yasminvenna1141
    @yasminvenna1141 Před 8 lety

    Can't fucking believe Jared. First he was working for Subway in their commercials. Then, Verizon and *NOW* Sprint?!!!
    He's a fucking flip flopper!😤

  • @REB_reb
    @REB_reb Před 9 měsíci +2

    Can you kill me now?

  • @xboxkiller98
    @xboxkiller98 Před 8 lety

    "It's 2016 and guess what now I'm gay, easily offended and switched to sprint" - the can you hear me now guy

  • @eselagrimasmendoza5361

    I saw the commercial from Sprint and I just came to see the Verizon version haaaa he said it

  • @ArikaJoy
    @ArikaJoy Před 8 lety

    Well played sprint

  • @daemongamingtv
    @daemongamingtv Před 3 lety

    Can you hear me now?

  • @utuber2500
    @utuber2500 Před 13 lety

    can you here me now? GOOD.

  • @umom5330
    @umom5330 Před 7 lety +1

    Now that nigga pulled a benedict arnold outta there smh

  • @justusnesbitt3693
    @justusnesbitt3693 Před 6 lety

    Bruh he literally said "I used to say can you hear me now" in the sprint commercial😤😤, it really be ya own niggas

  • @yoryyyy1
    @yoryyyy1 Před 7 lety +4

    hehehehe now he works for sprint hehehe CAN YOU SPRINT ME NOW hehehehe

  • @dreamerandnofriends3597
    @dreamerandnofriends3597 Před 7 lety +1

    came back after Paul tradin' ass switched to Sprint

  • @mylifeidk302
    @mylifeidk302 Před 7 lety +2

    Bruh when I saw him on sprint I busted out laughin

    • @ihatemyjob9502
      @ihatemyjob9502 Před rokem

      i still remember that when he said "that's right i switched to sprint"

  • @JTravers77
    @JTravers77 Před 7 lety

    Can you hear that?

  • @bounceycake1
    @bounceycake1 Před 11 lety

    Good!

  • @beringstraitrailway
    @beringstraitrailway Před 3 lety

    I want to see the Verizon commercial where is shows who Paul is talking to. I swear there's a Verizon commercial that shows a lady wearing a Verizon logo and talking to Paul on her phone!

  • @willierodriguez396
    @willierodriguez396 Před 5 lety

    He works for Sprint.

  • @Staravora
    @Staravora Před 9 lety +2

    Hae! Hae guise....Can you hear me now????

  • @poke3p1
    @poke3p1 Před 12 lety

    Verizon: Can you give me your money know?
    Me: NO

  • @LordFartamor
    @LordFartamor Před 6 lety

    Good

  • @Neopumper666
    @Neopumper666 Před 12 lety

    I hate how in mexico the phone company "Movistar" is copying this idea for their campaign.. NO ONE will ever replace this iconic spots and their original ideas :D

  • @patrickc1193
    @patrickc1193 Před 13 lety

    This guy could so take on Chad any day of the week.

  • @Code_YellowJacket
    @Code_YellowJacket Před 8 lety

    it's funny that he has to walk around to get service 🤔🤔 and ask can you hear me now?

  • @Buzette123
    @Buzette123 Před 12 lety

    Classic.

  • @gaelenj.francis2860
    @gaelenj.francis2860 Před 6 lety

    Since no one seems to know, he switched to Sprint

  • @JHEntertainment98
    @JHEntertainment98 Před 7 lety

    Is that James Earl Jones announcing?

  • @tysonm-5009
    @tysonm-5009 Před 3 lety

    Sam the cooking guy came a long way

  • @EvilEskimosUSA
    @EvilEskimosUSA Před 8 lety +3

    Paul looks like Jared fogle

  • @jaxv94
    @jaxv94 Před 8 lety

    Can you hear me now? hello? hello?????? you there????

  • @mikeitymike423
    @mikeitymike423 Před 7 lety

    Top 10 Anime Betrayals

  • @boboboboboAD
    @boboboboboAD Před 12 lety

    copy:“How do you build the American’s largest widest Network? By never been satisfied,until no matter where you go,your call goes through” “We never stop working for you”

  • @bgkfan245
    @bgkfan245 Před 13 lety +1

    i remember this.! lmao

  • @Stephaii
    @Stephaii Před 10 lety

    I miss the Verizon guy!!

    • @oprahsgreasyanus4252
      @oprahsgreasyanus4252 Před 7 lety

      He's with Sprint now. Because guess what? It's 2016 and every network is great. In fact Sprint's reliability is now within 1% of Verizon's. Don't let a one percent difference cost you twice as much.

    • @CoolGuy-qy1pb
      @CoolGuy-qy1pb Před 6 lety

      oprahsgreasyanus FALSE
      Verizon Won Number 1 of Best Wireless Carrier Of 2018
      Screw You Paul!

    • @CoolGuy-qy1pb
      @CoolGuy-qy1pb Před 5 lety

      We Have Thomas Middleditch Now

  • @jenniferherron215
    @jenniferherron215 Před 5 lety

    Why does the name "Viterbi" come to mind, just now?

  • @cwolf201
    @cwolf201 Před 8 lety

    I miss the Buffy one made for the show.

  • @DestroyNations
    @DestroyNations Před 6 lety +1

    If you never lost connection, why was he asking “can you hear me now?”

    • @ihatemyjob9502
      @ihatemyjob9502 Před rokem +2

      it was him "testing" it in various locations to see distance wise