Comments on: Il fait beau dans l’métro! http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl Leung http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-136285 Karl Leung Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:05:07 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-136285 These are so cool Chris. Kudos for digging them out for us to enjoy! I must check out the other pieces you've written on transpo-adverts! These are so cool Chris. Kudos for digging them out for us to enjoy! I must check out the other pieces you’ve written on transpo-adverts!

]]> By: Chris http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-73169 Chris Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:35:03 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-73169 Not sure how true it is but apparently the man at around 0:50 in the Montreal clip is a cameo by none other than a young Mark Messier. Not sure how true it is but apparently the man at around 0:50 in the Montreal clip is a cameo by none other than a young Mark Messier.

]]> By: Justin Bur http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-41280 Justin Bur Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:40:20 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-41280 Wow, the two most famous public transit advertising campaigns I had never actually seen but only heard of! The magnetic-striped ticket was introduced in Paris in 1974. The «ticket chic, ticket choc» campaign began in 1982 and continued for some time afterwards. The tickets stayed yellow for many years, but they were switched to pale green in the 1990s and in 2003 they turned mauve! The ticket is currently marketed as the "ticket t". Its importance is declining as smart-card systems slowly take over. Official FAQ on mauve tickets: www.ratp.info/informer/tic_t_faq.php Old Paris metro tickets: www.sprague-thomson.com/tickets_de_metro.htm Complete lyrics for the ticket chic, ticket choc song (the ad posted here contains just the final refrain): www.bide-et-musique.com/song/1403.html ---- They should have used «Il fait beau dans l'métro» in the film C.R.A.Z.Y. :-) Wow, the two most famous public transit advertising campaigns I had never actually seen but only heard of!

The magnetic-striped ticket was introduced in Paris in 1974. The «ticket chic, ticket choc» campaign began in 1982 and continued for some time afterwards. The tickets stayed yellow for many years, but they were switched to pale green in the 1990s and in 2003 they turned mauve! The ticket is currently marketed as the “ticket t”. Its importance is declining as smart-card systems slowly take over.

Official FAQ on mauve tickets: http://www.ratp.info/informer/tic_t_faq.php

Old Paris metro tickets: http://www.sprague-thomson.com/tickets_de_metro.htm

Complete lyrics for the ticket chic, ticket choc song (the ad posted here contains just the final refrain): http://www.bide-et-musique.com/song/1403.html

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They should have used «Il fait beau dans l’métro» in the film C.R.A.Z.Y. :-)

]]> By: Christopher DeWolf http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-40779 Christopher DeWolf Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:09:16 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-40779 At first I was perplexed---George Takei and Milwaukee?---until I read that in the 1980s he served on Los Angeles' MTA board of directors and he was part of the team that planned the LA subway. He must have been quite the ardent supporter of public transit to make the trek out to Milwaukee for a bus company commercial! At first I was perplexed—George Takei and Milwaukee?—until I read that in the 1980s he served on Los Angeles’ MTA board of directors and he was part of the team that planned the LA subway. He must have been quite the ardent supporter of public transit to make the trek out to Milwaukee for a bus company commercial!

]]> By: Sam Jensen http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-40618 Sam Jensen Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:48:24 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-40618 It wouldn't imbed the video here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCvvjzMxeo It wouldn’t imbed the video here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCvvjzMxeo

]]> By: Sam Jensen http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-40616 Sam Jensen Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:47:20 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-40616 While Paris definantly tops the list in terms of style, none of those are as kitschy as this commercial for Milwaukee's transit system from the '80's with Sulu from Star Trek! We still have commercials for the transit system here, despite that it's going bankrupt. The current campaign is "The bus-Your other set of wheels" and involves people sarcastically talking about their love of traffic jams. While Paris definantly tops the list in terms of style, none of those are as kitschy as this commercial for Milwaukee’s transit system from the ’80′s with Sulu from Star Trek!

We still have commercials for the transit system here, despite that it’s going bankrupt. The current campaign is “The bus-Your other set of wheels” and involves people sarcastically talking about their love of traffic jams.

]]> By: Christopher DeWolf http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-39882 Christopher DeWolf Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:07:52 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-39882 Wow, now I'm embarrassed. You're right, he is singing "t'as le ticket clic," etc. Wow, now I’m embarrassed. You’re right, he is singing “t’as le ticket clic,” etc.

]]> By: Benoit http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-39873 Benoit Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:55:22 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-39873 What the guy is signing in the Paris metro ad is "tic, tac, toc, t'as le ticket clic, t'as le ticket tac, t'as le ticket toc, ticket ticket chic, ticket ticket choc, etc..". It sounds like this ad probably was aired at the time they introduced a new kind of métro ticket. So it's not complete nonsense... What the guy is signing in the Paris metro ad is “tic, tac, toc, t’as le ticket clic, t’as le ticket tac, t’as le ticket toc, ticket ticket chic, ticket ticket choc, etc..”. It sounds like this ad probably was aired at the time they introduced a new kind of métro ticket. So it’s not complete nonsense…

]]> By: Patrick Donovan http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-39738 Patrick Donovan Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:42:41 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-39738 The Paris one may be more visually appealing but Montreal wins hands down for the fantastic song, dance routines and moustaches. The Paris one may be more visually appealing but Montreal wins hands down for the fantastic song, dance routines and moustaches.

]]> By: Chris http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/comment-page-1/#comment-39173 Chris Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:09:32 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/04/22/creepy-public-transit-advertisements/#comment-39173 These are amazing. The best part is in the Montreal ad when all the people in the bus laugh at the guy stuck in traffic. These are amazing. The best part is in the Montreal ad when all the people in the bus laugh at the guy stuck in traffic.

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