The ad that started the "NOT HAPPY JAN" phrase around Australia. The employer was clearly not happy that Jan forgot to submit the company's ad for the yellow pages.
so fucking what. It's a yellow pages ad, not the midnight hotline for voodoo monkey chicken spankers. Why do your sort always have to just randomly blurt out your fucking mindless spiritual crap
I love how her head gets stuck in the window at the end. All the subtle details in this short ad are what makes it so brilliant and timeless. Such a classic!
I have some memory of there being one - I think Jan was talking to the other woman at the window ledge, trying to be let back in, but she was refused entry because she hadn't secured the Yellow Pages ad. Haven't been able to locate any footage of that one, though...
I was a child when this first aired - it was bizarre how quickly it caught on. It was like the next day we were quoting it to each other in the school yard, and our parents were saying it to their friends. instant cultural impact. and now the Yellow Pages is mostly defunct, but this lives on! I literally said it last week in a meeting!
Alex Csar oh nah it wasnt related to experiments going haywire in class more to do with her explanations on the board 'see this equation is unbalanced, not happy jan, now we need to add two hydrogens to this, etc.'
I've gotta hand it to 'em, the people behind this ad knew what they were doing! Years later, not only do i remember the ad, but also the company in which it came from! Very impressive Yellow Pages, even if you're pretty much obselete now!
That ad never dies, part of Australian folklore. It should be permanently preserved in the Australian Film and National Archives. I use that quote all the time instead of cursing - "NOT HAPPY JAN"!!!! LOL 😂🤣
This ad is so classic:) I saw an interview with the actress who was the boss in the ad once- she said the phrase "NOT HAPPY JAN" was completely ad lib, they kept it for the ad because it fit so well. Still makes me laugh after so many years:)
"Kennedy [the actress] said she was often wrongly credited for coining the line but it was actually created by art director Tony Greenwood" The unscripted part was that the window was jammed
This is true genius in advertising, every aspect of the ad is spot on, Yellow Pages really struck a chord with 90s early 2000s advertising, ads like the Goggomobile became part of the Australian vernacular.
This is GOLD !!! Brilliant ad ! Great Aussie humour......I say this all the time.......everyone says this all the time.......I love it !!! Genius advertising :)
I remember the run around Sue ads in the Yellow Pages in 1990. In fact I was a cleaner at one of their offices and saw the ad the night before it was released!
I was working at the Australia Post call centre in Strawberry Hills (I think it’s closed down now) and a woman was complaining about not receiving her Express Post article. She said “Not happy Jan” and it was the first time I had heard the line from the ad referenced. I remember thinking this will take off. Was around 2001/2002.
8th generation (not by choice) which doesn't mean much no matter what you look like or views you have if you're born in Australia or their refugee 'camps' then you're bloody Australian fully realise my 8th gen. bit doesn't anywhere compare to the indigenous owners 20,000'ish
i love it, i love it!! such a classic, never wears out!!! I think every single Australian knows this comercial too well.! how long ago was this..? 10 years ago..?
omg i remember this ad so well! i was like 6 when it came on and it is one of my all time favourite ad's. But it still doesnt beat the "ba-na-na-na-na-na make those bodies sing!"
Years ago I had a nice boss but I was new to the job. I stuffed something up completely. He just said “ not happy jan” and walked off. It was the worst dressing down I could have gotten. I was so ashamed.
Yep and how small the print was and how heavy the bloody books were. Then they switched to two books to make it easier. Thank God we don't need them now.
Whoa whoa whoa...wait. All this time there's been this ad that caused a nation-wide phenomenon, and I never knew about it! My name is Jan. So many times I could've used this joke. I guess I better start now.
This ad is right up there with the HBA ad that had the boy saying, “The crocodile bit me in to parts, pieces, my head went this way and my legs went that way.” 😂
@@VGF80 User +revolversmoke made almost the same comment, so I guess it is the same year 12 chemistry teacher. It is about the 10th comment in my screen.
It's funny. I must have lived under a rock because I first remember hearing the phrase being repeated in 2001 to knowing titters, with me thinking that it must be a line from a movie or a TV show. This is actually the first time I've ever seen the ad and it's 2018!
This ad was out just before my mum moved to Scotland so I grew up quoting it bc she always did, now I live in Australia and finally have people who know what I‘m on about lol
The priceless gem is the odd awkwardness with the window, A lesser director not would be able to recognise the moment and shoot it slicker, but infinitely more dull.
The good ol days even nrl and AFL footy shows did great anti ad parodies oh and hey hey it's Saturday we had the gogo mobile razzmatazz lube mobile lol the talon rat that sat on the chair in the screaming about talon rat poison was one of my favorites!
Never saw this ad, mind you i'm not a TV fan, but i can totally relate. I remember when i had to find a business and God what a pita it was!!! After 3 tries i was out!!! Now funnily enough I run a local business directory... way easier
It was a reference to the fact that if you failed to place your ad in the yellow pages before the due date, then you'd have to wait an entire year before the next yellow pages issue. They only reprint them yearly.
omg takes me back to high school days when for like 4eva we always sed NOT HAPPY JAN!!!! and now this gurl at my work is JAN and i always go NOT HAPPY JAN!!!
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I love how Jan's first and only solution to the problem is just...run. I relate to this on a highly spiritual level
0:13 she's all like "Nope"
Hahajahahah
I always thought she was running to the Yellow Pages office or some place, not just running away.
so fucking what. It's a yellow pages ad, not the midnight hotline for voodoo monkey chicken spankers. Why do your sort always have to just randomly blurt out your fucking mindless spiritual crap
@@lazyishardwork lol what? Saying you relate to something on a spiritual level is a meme, dude. Christ.
It's funny how something said in an ad for the yellow pages can become a part of Australian culture.
True!
amen
I grew up in oz and now im in usa and I still say it!
yes XD
I had no idea not happy jan is from Yellow pages..
This commercial has cemented the 'not happy Jan!' phrase in the Australian language forever! Love it!
to the chargrin of many-a-Jan, and I know a couple.
@@foveauxbear A lady I worked for was named Jan, and we would say the phrase if annoyed with her.
I love how her head gets stuck in the window at the end. All the subtle details in this short ad are what makes it so brilliant and timeless. Such a classic!
8 years later,it’s still a hit ;)
oh yeah, it deserves a fucken Oscar 🙄
OH MY GOD IT DID TOO! I NEVER NOTICED
I always wish they did an ad showing what happened to poor Jan afterwards.
I'm told that Jan was despatched a la Joe Pesci's character Nicky in Casino.
I have some memory of there being one - I think Jan was talking to the other woman at the window ledge, trying to be let back in, but she was refused entry because she hadn't secured the Yellow Pages ad. Haven't been able to locate any footage of that one, though...
LOL
Dale Hardiman nek minnit.
I'm fairly sure such an ad WAS produced, but I don't remember when...
I was a child when this first aired - it was bizarre how quickly it caught on. It was like the next day we were quoting it to each other in the school yard, and our parents were saying it to their friends. instant cultural impact. and now the Yellow Pages is mostly defunct, but this lives on! I literally said it last week in a meeting!
Goes to show the programmability of culture huh?
This is as close to perfect as advertising gets.
Carlton draught big ad is pretty top.
My year 12 chemistry teacher said that phrase alot, I didn't know what she was going on about till just now. All is revealed.
+revolversmoke LOL. We 'oldies' still say it a lot
+zowie8888able love using it myself nowadays.
revolversmoke What, after getting her eyebrows blown off for the fifteenth time?
Alex Csar oh nah it wasnt related to experiments going haywire in class more to do with her explanations on the board 'see this equation is unbalanced, not happy jan, now we need to add two hydrogens to this, etc.'
Good lord this comment made me feel old lol
"NOT HAPPY JAN!!!" And "Please explain?" are the two phrases that shaped Australia.
tough tities
Also 'Tell him he's dreaming' out of 'The Castle'.
Which bank?
basjon ingold you're terrible, tell him he's dreaming.
Remember the aeroguard and
Avagoodweekend
I've gotta hand it to 'em, the people behind this ad knew what they were doing! Years later, not only do i remember the ad, but also the company in which it came from! Very impressive Yellow Pages, even if you're pretty much obselete now!
Unfortunately Jan was hit by a tram as she ran down the next street. She was not happy.
Damn.
Melbourne trams are in the suburbs.
lol
Just curious which working, flawless tram system are you referring to? Opal or myki?
lolloll
That ad never dies, part of Australian folklore. It should be permanently preserved in the Australian Film and National Archives. I use that quote all the time instead of cursing - "NOT HAPPY JAN"!!!! LOL 😂🤣
My daughter's name is Jan she's sick of hearing this from me.
bhp123654 Not. Happy. Mum.
Maybe you shouldn’t be so hard on her
🤣🤣🤣
Ha ha. She is a not happy Jan.
You are winning life
the marketing team that produced this ad were simply brilliant, few ads poduced in australia have had such an enormous impact like this ad has.
It's interesting how that phrase became a pop-culture staple in Australia. I'm gonna start saying it here in the states so that it may live on!
Tell Trump lol
Has it caught on?
@@hidedasausage it's been 3 years and no one gets it. 😥
On Ya Mate!
This ad is so classic:) I saw an interview with the actress who was the boss in the ad once- she said the phrase "NOT HAPPY JAN" was completely ad lib, they kept it for the ad because it fit so well. Still makes me laugh after so many years:)
isn't that nice of you. You believed her
I hope they're still sending her royalty checks. Just because she made it into Aussie culture and history.
I think she's dead now.
@@lazyishardwork isn't that nice of you to thank them.
"Kennedy [the actress] said she was often wrongly credited for coining the line but it was actually created by art director Tony Greenwood"
The unscripted part was that the window was jammed
Someone showed this to me in like 2009 and I've been saying it in the states ever since, makes my day when someone recognizes it.
Love this ad so much. 💙💙💙💙💙 Cracks me up every time. Apparently the window getting stuck wasn't scripted, but it's just so perfect. 😍😂😂
they need to start playing this ad on tv again
all the tellies are in the tip though
Funny thing is the Yellow Pages are not as relevant today as they were back then.
I still use this phrase to this day, actually just used it 2 days ago LOL ...
Used it on your boyfriend, lol
One of the best Australian commercials.
@@kathleenmaclachlan1541 Had?
Google keeps fucking up youtube.
Count to ten
NOT HAPPY JAN.
After this Australian Yellow Pages advert aired, "Not Happy, Jan" became an everyday household saying, even to this day. :D
This ad is such a classic. I remember seeing this when I was child. :D
It's funny how back then people always use to focus on that "Not Happy Jan" line rather than focus on her head getting stuck through the window.
This is true genius in advertising, every aspect of the ad is spot on, Yellow Pages really struck a chord with 90s early 2000s advertising, ads like the Goggomobile became part of the Australian vernacular.
One of the best ad's ever to grace Australian TV!!!!!
This is GOLD !!! Brilliant ad ! Great Aussie humour......I say this all the time.......everyone says this all the time.......I love it !!!
Genius advertising :)
I remember the run around Sue ads in the Yellow Pages in 1990. In fact I was a cleaner at one of their offices and saw the ad the night before it was released!
The best thing is how the boss knew exactly where Jan would be at that right moment.
That's the sign of a good one. One that KNOWS their employees.
Obviously, this had happened before 😂
I still use this all the time, most epic ad ever
I just love this ad so much!!!!!!
It's now our family saying when someone has pissed someone off.
"Not happy Jan!"
You had one job, Jan!
Still hilarious and still used today.
I was working at the Australia Post call centre in Strawberry Hills (I think it’s closed down now) and a woman was complaining about not receiving her Express Post article. She said “Not happy Jan” and it was the first time I had heard the line from the ad referenced. I remember thinking this will take off. Was around 2001/2002.
Nothing more Australian than this, next in 2nd place is "Marge, Marge! The rains are here!" 😂
Lol, the good old days where people would be saying this to my grandmother "Jan" just for laughs.
I love you Nanna
Thank you SO much for putting this up.
I've been looking for it for SO long.
The look of terror on Jan's face and the bosses frustration just makes this ad! :D
Our Australian English teacher played this is class.
What have I been missing out on, this is so perfect ahhh-
Do you want a medal?
@@lukestewart3016 wouldn't mind one
Not Happy Jan is up there with Franco Cozzo in Norta Melbourne and Footiscray!
And an iconic piece of Australian lexicon was born
Childhood classic. Love dis shit
Who here's Australian?
I am
Savage Lettuce me
8th generation (not by choice)
which doesn't mean much no matter what you look like or views you have if you're born in Australia or their refugee 'camps' then you're bloody Australian
fully realise my 8th gen. bit doesn't anywhere compare to the indigenous owners 20,000'ish
+Savage Lettuce...but your grammar seems Chinese.
Not me
@@kramconley7972 shut up mate!!
i love it, i love it!! such a classic, never wears out!!! I think every single Australian knows this comercial too well.! how long ago was this..? 10 years ago..?
omg i remember this ad so well! i was like 6 when it came on and it is one of my all time favourite ad's. But it still doesnt beat the "ba-na-na-na-na-na make those bodies sing!"
👵
Priceless. When advertising shapes it world...for real!
OMG LOL!!!!! This is the one of the best commercials ever made!
Grew up saying this as a kid but not realising it was from an ad 😂😂 so good
🤣
One of the classic Aussie ad's!!!
When my Mum cites this ad; I know I've f**ked up on a colossal scale.
Years ago I had a nice boss but I was new to the job. I stuffed something up completely. He just said “ not happy jan” and walked off. It was the worst dressing down I could have gotten. I was so ashamed.
So good. Still fresh. ^_^ They rarely make em 'with this level of quality anymore. ^_^
Love this, and never tire of seeing it . . . . and I'm a "Jan"
No one's gonna talk about how thick the YP's were back then?
Or the corded phones! How times change.
Yep and how small the print was and how heavy the bloody books were. Then they switched to two books to make it easier. Thank God we don't need them now.
That phrase is still in frequent use among my family - I'm lucky enough to have a Mum named Jan :P
Absolutely the best ad ever produced.
I remembered the phrase but forgot the actual ad, lol
well this Not happy Jan became part of our everyday vocabulary
This is my favourite ad ever!
Whoa whoa whoa...wait.
All this time there's been this ad that caused a nation-wide phenomenon, and I never knew about it!
My name is Jan. So many times I could've used this joke. I guess I better start now.
This ad is right up there with the HBA ad that had the boy saying, “The crocodile bit me in to parts, pieces, my head went this way and my legs went that way.” 😂
My Mate G2 (who's antipodean) told me about this ad, he and his wife remember it very well back in Oz ! NOT happy Jan ! EXCELLENT !
True Classic Ad, Always loved it and aswell as a few others watched it because of A Currant affair.
I love this
I remember when it first aired
Everyone was going around saying
Not happy Jane
One of the greatest ads ever
Amazing that all these years later still this ad gets referred to on a regular basis! LOL
CLASSIC !!
it will never be forgotten
My year 12 chemistry teacher said this line to my class when she discovered our incompetence. First time I ever heard it.
Did you study with revolversmoke above?
@@CarlosAngelo1 Don't understand.
@@VGF80 User +revolversmoke made almost the same comment, so I guess it is the same year 12 chemistry teacher. It is about the 10th comment in my screen.
I'm only 30, why does this make me feel so old? Kids these days click back then we had to flick.
It's funny. I must have lived under a rock because I first remember hearing the phrase being repeated in 2001 to knowing titters, with me thinking that it must be a line from a movie or a TV show. This is actually the first time I've ever seen the ad and it's 2018!
Oh that Ad never gets old. Always makes me laugh
austalia started le epic maymays, the internet killed them.
I’m from the USA and I remember this ad played on tv but the telephone number was American
That's not how you make porridge!
CLASSIC! This and "Becky's not drinking tonight..." have to be the best ads ever!
I love how a phone book ad has created such an iconic Australian saying and is entrenched in Aussie pop culture.
Classic!
The look of terror on Jan's face is priceless :D
This ad was out just before my mum moved to Scotland so I grew up quoting it bc she always did, now I live in Australia and finally have people who know what I‘m on about lol
I still remember this ad.
Such a classic, timeless ad that everyone in the workforce can relate.
I still remember this add and how everyone was saying
“ not happy Jan” lol 😂 funny as!!
The priceless gem is the odd awkwardness with the window, A lesser director not would be able to recognise the moment and shoot it slicker, but infinitely more dull.
I still get this aaallll the time because my middle name is Jan.
i adore this ad.. im so glad its on here.
What I've always loved about this is how she couldn't get the window open wide enough 😂😂😂
Best ad ever loved the yellow pages ads back then
an australian classic i still use it today
This ad shows a human emotion.. It wins a golden award for how to not be happy..
Classic add and still one of my fav sayings.
The good ol days even nrl and AFL footy shows did great anti ad parodies oh and hey hey it's Saturday we had the gogo mobile razzmatazz lube mobile lol the talon rat that sat on the chair in the screaming about talon rat poison was one of my favorites!
I had a nasty, dismissive sister in law called Jan. Felt like screaming this in her face. 😂
this ad is so old but it still cracks me up every time hahaha
same
Hahaha I love how Jan just bails and runs down the street XD
LMAO this became so iconic, the “Not Happy Jan” whahaaaahaha heheeeheee
This is better than like 50% of ads I’ve seen here in the US lol
Haha, I remember this ad, from when I was in primary school.
Everyone was saying it.
It's part of the lingo now XD
Never saw this ad, mind you i'm not a TV fan, but i can totally relate. I remember when i had to find a business and God what a pita it was!!! After 3 tries i was out!!! Now funnily enough I run a local business directory... way easier
It was a reference to the fact that if you failed to place your ad in the yellow pages before the due date, then you'd have to wait an entire year before the next yellow pages issue.
They only reprint them yearly.
Haha if only more ads were as awesome as this! Classic! XD
The irony is today Jan would be in trouble for putting something IN the yellow pages because they are hardly ever used any more.
omg takes me back to high school days when for like 4eva we always sed NOT HAPPY JAN!!!! and now this gurl at my work is JAN and i always go NOT HAPPY JAN!!!
It's just a great ad. So much correct messaging in just 30 seconds. A movie masterpiece. Genre's: Drama, Comedy, Action. LOL.