Built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Flat Eric was a low-tech, yellow puppet character from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing. His name comes from an idea for a commercial that included having a car run over his head and flattening it. The idea was not used but the name stuck. In the commercials, Flat Eric would ride with his friend Angel (played by Phillipe Petit) around California, evading the police as a wanted criminal. Flat Eric is also known as "Eva-Edwis".

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  • Flat Eric ist eine gelbe bärenartige Puppe mit langen Armen und Beinen, die von Jim Hensons „Creature Shop“ für Werbespots der amerikanischen Jeansmarke Levi’s entwickelt wurde. Der französische Musiker und Filmemacher Quentin Dupieux alias Mr. Oizo hatte die Idee zu der Figur und dem dazugehörigen Titel Flat Beat, der sich 1999 europaweit in den Top Ten der Charts platzieren konnte. In Deutschland erreichte die Single Platz 1 der Charts und hielt sich elf Wochen in den Top 10. Im Musikvideo zu Flat Beat ist Flat Eric im Chefsessel eines Büros zu sehen, unter anderem beim „Rauchen“ eines Würstchens. In den Werbespots ist er zusammen mit seinem Fahrer Angel in Kalifornien unterwegs. Von 2001 bis 2003 tauchte die Puppe wiederholt in der britischen Comedyserie The Office auf; 2004 war sie zusammen mit David Soul in einem TV-Werbespot für ein britisches Automobilmagazin zu sehen. Am 24. Juni 2011 kam sein neues Album Flat Beats heraus, fast genau 12 Jahre nach seinem ersten Track.
  • Built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Flat Eric was a low-tech, yellow puppet character from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing. His name comes from an idea for a commercial that included having a car run over his head and flattening it. The idea was not used but the name stuck. In the commercials, Flat Eric would ride with his friend Angel (played by Phillipe Petit) around California, evading the police as a wanted criminal. Flat Eric is also known as "Eva-Edwis". He was featured in the music video for "Flat Beat" by French artist Mr. Oizo (aka Quentin Dupieux) and he also appeared as a prop in series 1 of the 2001–2003 BBC comedy The Office. In 2004, he co-starred with David Soul in a TV advert for Auto Trader magazine. He was based on a puppet called Stéphane that was similar but with ears and the hands were fixed. Stéphane appeared in some short films by Mr. Oizo, and had a small cult following in the UK and France. In 1999, Levi's decided to build a television commercial campaign around the puppet, to be directed by Oizo. The character was renamed Eric, a more "international name," in contrast to the original French name Stéphane. Mr. Oizo directed all the Flat Eric commercials and performed the music for the ads (with his songs "Flat Beat" and "Monday Massacre"). He commented on the collaboration with Henson: "When they first made him he looked too much like Kermit. He had a rounded body which Flat Eric isn't supposed to have. It took 15 days to make him but the second puppet was too tall — he was like a small child and he wasn't funny. Flat Eric has to be little and small to be laughable, so I said no to number two. The third or fourth time he was just about right. He had to be redesigned several times before he created the same mood and feeling that I had with my first, original puppet Stéphane. " Flat Eric was made by Janet Knechtel for Creature Shop, in the UK and was performed by Drew Massey for all the Levi's commercials. The Levi's ads took three days to shoot. The original short films made with Stéphane cost around 15,000 francs to produce. The two Levi's ads cost around two or three million each. The rights to the character are retained by Oizo.
  • Flat Eric è un pupazzo creato da Janet Knechtel della Jim Henson's Creature Shop. È stato interpretato da Drew Massey in alcune campagne pubblicitarie della Levi's del 1999. Con il suo amico Angel, Eric gira la California, inseguito dalla polizia, al ritmo della Flat Beat music di Mr. Oizo. Oltre che per la Levi's, il pupazzo è comparso nella prima serie della commedia The Office trasmessa dalla BBC e nel 2004 come co-protagonista con David Soul in una pubblicità per la rivista Auto Trader. Il nome Flat Eric deriva da un'idea pubblicitaria: la pubblicità non fu utilizzata, ma il nome venne ritenuto valido. http://members. tripod. com/Flat_Eric_/main. htm#About%20Flat%20Eric. La struttura del pupazzo è stata basata su quella di Stephane http://members. tripod. com/Flat_Eric_/main. htm#About%20Flat%20Eric: un pupazzo simile, ma senza orecchie, comparso in alcuni video di Mr. Oizo.
  • Flat Eric is een gele pop, ontworpen door Janet Knechtel in opdracht van Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Flat Eric werd gebruikt voor reclame van het kledingmerk Levi. In de reclamespots werd hij gespeeld door Drew Massey. Flat Eric zou in de reclame, gezocht door de politie, met zijn vriendin Angel in Californië rondrijden. Zijn naam komt van een idee voor een reclamespot waarin een auto over zijn hoofd reed en aldus zijn hoofd platter maakte. Het idee werd niet gebruikt maar de naam bleef. Flat Eric kwam voor in de clip van het liedje "Flat Beat", gemaakt door de Franse artiest Mr. Oizo. Hij verscheen ook als publiekstrekker in de eerste reeks van "The Office", een komische serie van de BBC. Zo was hij van 2001 tot 2003 op de televisie te bewonderen. Later verscheen hij samen met David Soul in een televisieadvertentie, maar "The Office" bleef zijn beste periode. Flat Eric was gebaseerd op een pop genaamd "Stephene", die er sterk op leek ondanks dat hij wel oren had. Stephene verscheen in enkele korte films van Mr. Oizo.
  • Flat Eric – żółty "muppet" stworzony przez Janet Knechtel z Jim Henson's Creature Shop, będący bohaterem teledysków Mr. Oizo oraz serii reklam firmy Levi's dotyczących spodni z serii Sta-Prest – niemarszczących się dżinsów.
  • Flat Eric est une petite peluche jaune qui est apparue dans les publicités Levis Sta-prest. Il est alors avec son ami Angel en Californie, tous deux recherchés par la police. Il fait aussi son apparition en 1999 dans le clip de Mr. Oizo Flat Beat. Flat Eric a été conçu par Jim Henson's Creature Shop (auteur également des Muppets). Il mesure à peu près Modèle:Unité (2 ft). C'est le musicien Mr. Oizo qui détient les droits sur la peluche.
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  • Flat Eric – żółty "muppet" stworzony przez Janet Knechtel z Jim Henson's Creature Shop, będący bohaterem teledysków Mr. Oizo oraz serii reklam firmy Levi's dotyczących spodni z serii Sta-Prest – niemarszczących się dżinsów.
  • Flat Eric ist eine gelbe bärenartige Puppe mit langen Armen und Beinen, die von Jim Hensons „Creature Shop“ für Werbespots der amerikanischen Jeansmarke Levi’s entwickelt wurde. Der französische Musiker und Filmemacher Quentin Dupieux alias Mr. Oizo hatte die Idee zu der Figur und dem dazugehörigen Titel Flat Beat, der sich 1999 europaweit in den Top Ten der Charts platzieren konnte. In Deutschland erreichte die Single Platz 1 der Charts und hielt sich elf Wochen in den Top 10.
  • Built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Flat Eric was a low-tech, yellow puppet character from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing. His name comes from an idea for a commercial that included having a car run over his head and flattening it. The idea was not used but the name stuck. In the commercials, Flat Eric would ride with his friend Angel (played by Phillipe Petit) around California, evading the police as a wanted criminal. Flat Eric is also known as "Eva-Edwis".
  • Flat Eric è un pupazzo creato da Janet Knechtel della Jim Henson's Creature Shop. È stato interpretato da Drew Massey in alcune campagne pubblicitarie della Levi's del 1999. Con il suo amico Angel, Eric gira la California, inseguito dalla polizia, al ritmo della Flat Beat music di Mr. Oizo. Oltre che per la Levi's, il pupazzo è comparso nella prima serie della commedia The Office trasmessa dalla BBC e nel 2004 come co-protagonista con David Soul in una pubblicità per la rivista Auto Trader.
  • Flat Eric is een gele pop, ontworpen door Janet Knechtel in opdracht van Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Flat Eric werd gebruikt voor reclame van het kledingmerk Levi. In de reclamespots werd hij gespeeld door Drew Massey. Flat Eric zou in de reclame, gezocht door de politie, met zijn vriendin Angel in Californië rondrijden. Zijn naam komt van een idee voor een reclamespot waarin een auto over zijn hoofd reed en aldus zijn hoofd platter maakte. Het idee werd niet gebruikt maar de naam bleef.
  • Flat Eric est une petite peluche jaune qui est apparue dans les publicités Levis Sta-prest. Il est alors avec son ami Angel en Californie, tous deux recherchés par la police. Il fait aussi son apparition en 1999 dans le clip de Mr. Oizo Flat Beat. Flat Eric a été conçu par Jim Henson's Creature Shop (auteur également des Muppets). Il mesure à peu près Modèle:Unité (2 ft). C'est le musicien Mr. Oizo qui détient les droits sur la peluche.
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