Toyota Avalon (2000) Australian ad with Dame Edna

TV commercial aired in July 2000, introducing the Avalon in Australia. Features the characters of Dame Edna and Sir Les Patterson, portrayed by Barry Humphries. This ad was created by well known agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and was filmed in New York. The campaign ran from July 2, 2000 until March 2001.

[@Davez621]

RIP Barry.

[@jackbollingmoore6113]

Toyota Avalon is the predecessor to the Toyota Aurion in Australia

[@Davez621]

Not really. The Aurion replaced the V6 Camry.

[@MrHappyUnicorn]

RIP Barry

[@hwc2619]

RIP Barry Humphries

[@texan903]

No wonder the Avalon didn't do well in Australia. With this joke of a debut, the car stood no chance of being taken seriously.

[@brendotec7241]

They were a good car. Size of a Statesman, aimed at Commodore buyers. Unfortunately it was the previous US model, handed down. So it looked out of date when new. I liked working on them though.

[@andrewfoe8543]

Hey be nice alright, Barry Humpheries was a lovable Aussie larrikin

[@Davez621]

​@@brendotec7241 Wasn't as big as a Statesman. Pretty much same size as Commodore.

[@peterboss3836]

But a great comedian and excellent car too. Still some on the road

[@pauljordan4452]

How did he do both characters at once?

[@ryanortega1511]

The magic of editing.

[@just_passing_through]

Here’s a shocker for you… Samantha Stevens didn’t really have a cousin named Sabrina. And Jeanie didn’t have an evil twin sister either.

[@bobbanks6217]

He was a true magician 😅

[@Arrozconchopsticks]

Yeah it's cringeworthy lol