Brandon Fraser of Telstra Great Wall ad is all grown up in new TV commercial
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Do YOU recognise this man? Child star of iconic Aussie ad from the early 2000s is all grown up in new TV appearance
- A child star known for a viral Telstra add dating back to 2005 is back on screen
- The youngster was once famously told the Great Wall of China kept rabbits out
- He is unrecognisable in a sequel to the advertisement made 17 years later
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A child star famed for asking his on-screen father why the Great Wall of China was built in an iconic Telstra ad has returned to the screen after a 17-years break.
Brandon Fraser, affectionately known as Dan in the 2005 TV advertisement, was famously told by his co-star that the Great Wall of China was built ‘to keep the rabbits out’.
At the end of the ad Dan was preparing to give a speech on China to his class, using the hastily developed – and incorrect – story about the wall’s function.
The hook to the ad was parents should get Telstra high-quality internet to avoid awkward research mistakes such as this.
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Brandon Fraser, affectionately known as Dan in the viral 2005 Telstra advertisement, was told by his co-star that the Great Wall of China was built ‘to keep the rabbits out
He has since returned to the silver screen as ‘Uncle Dan’ in a cheeky sequel to the original clip
Seventeen years on, and the round-faced school boy is almost unrecognisable as he plays the adult role in a similar advertisement for the same telecommunications giant.
In the new advertisement, Dan plays the role of uncle to an equally impressionable young man.
His nephew asks him why the Great Wall of China was built – to which he jokes he was once told it was to keep the rabbits out – before giving a more reliable answer.
But as his nephew continues to press for more answers on buildings such as the pyramids, Dan’s answers become more and more creative.
‘That was for the views. Great views of Egypt from the top. It was known as the, ahh, Great Pyramid Scheme,’ he said.
But this time his nephew is armed with an iPad and accesses the information he needed using free wi-fi from a payphone.
‘Right, that’s okay Uncle Dan I found the answers I was looking for,’ the youngster said.
In the original advertisement Dan’s on-screen dad told him the wall was built to keep rabbits out of China
In the new advertisement he is asked the same question by his nephew
He initially answers well before having to make up ‘facts’ about the pyramids in Egypt
He appears worried about his answers in a possible ‘flash back’ of his own time at school where he repeated his father’s made-up lines on China
Telstra’s decision to bring back Dan after 17 years appears to have been popular one with hundreds of viewers liking, sharing and commenting on the new advertisement.
‘Love it,’ one woman wrote.
‘OMG it is the OG kid,’ exclaimed another.
‘So many memories, this was the best ad ever,’ said a third.