K-fee
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K-fee is a brand of beverage, sold by K-fee AG, a company based in Berlin, Germany. The beverage is also sold by K-fee US Inc., the company's U.S. branch in Largo, Florida.
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[edit] Varieties
K-fee "turbodrink" is an energy drink, designed by Richard Radtke and Huburtus Sprungala in Germany. It has a variety of flavors; such as:
- Turbodrink (Original)
- Turbodrink Choco
- Vanilla
There is also Turbogum, which contains as much caffeine as half a cup of espresso. This gum is toothfriendly, and comes with a sugar-free formula with xylitol.
In January 2006, K-fee released a new brand of their coffee drink called "K-fee to go Latte macchiato" which comes in a plastic bottle and is available in classic and vanilla blend flavors.
[edit] K-fee Auto
K-fee television advertisements imitate prank flash animations (also known as screamers) intending to surprise the viewer. One such TV ad is known as "K-fee Auto".
The commercial begins with a relaxing scene of a white car driving down a grassy hillside to soothing music. When the car passes behind a large tree, the camera follows. The camera then pans off the tree, but the car is gone. A zombie with a frightening scream pops into the scene, surprising the viewer. The commercial fades to black, showing the slogan: "So wach warst du noch nie." (translated "You've never been so awake") and, after a bit, shows the product. In the English version of the ad, the slogan reads "Ever been so wide awake?"
The K-fee website (also in German) presents this and its other similar TV ads.
An alternate ending shows, instead of the product and the slogan, the text: "Now...Go Change Your Shorts And Get Back To Work!" on a black background.
[edit] Latte Macchiato Parodies
In January 2006, K-fee released new commercials for their line of Latte macchiato drinks that parodied their own prank flash-style commercials. Using the footage from three of K-fee's most popular commercials (Auto, Beach, and Golf), the company replaced the frightening image of a zombie or gargoyle at the end of the ad with a man in ordinary clothes, a man in a wolf mask, or a man in a bear mascot costume appearing slowly and saying "boo" or "bwa-ha-ha", followed by the text "Jetzt auch mit weniger Koffein" (which translates as "Now with even less caffeine") and an image of a Latte Macchiato bottle.
[edit] Auto
The Auto parody begins the same way as the original, showing a relaxing camera shot of a car driving down a hillside. But when the car goes out of view, instead of the scary zombie image, a man in ordinary clothes slowly comes up smiling and says "Boo" in a gentle voice.
[edit] Beach
This begins as the original, but as the two people are about to kiss, a man in a bear costume pops up.
[edit] Golf
This also uses a different image in the prank flash, as do the others listed above. In this one, a man in a wolf mask is hiding at the bottom of the screen, but the mask ears can be seen. Soon after he pops up with a soft "Bwa ha ha!"
[edit] Free Enterprise Fund Committee Parody
The Free Enterprise Fund Committee have used the idea with a similar, but silly looking character for their own commercial.
The commercial begins with a couple holding hands walking on the beach. They kiss and suddenly, the zombie character pops out with his mouth open, keeping a straight face as a scream is heard. It ends saying "Think that was scary? Liberal Democrats in Congress have plans for $2.4 trillion in higher taxes. Their plans include $2700 a year in higher taxes for married couples. Now that's scary. The Congressional Democrats. Frightfully Liberal."
