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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:cheapas_6162.jpg\|frame\|We didn't put up this image just so you could get ''cheap car insurance''!]] {{quote\|"[[Memetic Mutation\|Simples!]]"}} ''[~~http~~https://~~www~~web.archive.org/web/20101215044752/http://comparethemeerkat.com/home Compare The Meerkat.Com]'' is a series of adverts and a website designed as nothing more than [[Viral Marketing]] for an insurance website (comparethemarket.com). The adverts all take a similar format, Alexandr Orlov the Meerkat will remind viewers that his website is for comparing meerkats, and not for comparing markets and urge viewers to check they have the correct URL. Then deliver his [[Catch Phrase]]. For some reason they achieved massive popularity. [[Large Ham\|Simples]]. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This series provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Bad Boss]]: '''Aleksandr'''. Poor, poor Sergei. ** However, Aleksandr ''does'' come to visit him in hospital in the latest advert. Granted, it's only to tell him he's 4 days late for work, but considering he actually bothered to go - and even brought flowers - it's actually kinda sweet. Line 36 ⟶ 35: {{quote\|"''[[Flat What\|Russia?!]]''"}} * [[Only a Flesh Wound\|Only A Fur Wound]] * [[~~Pieta~~Pietà Plagiarism]]: After it looks like Alexandr's grandpappy died in battle. * [[Product Placement]]: The whole raison d'etre of the series * [[Purely Aesthetic Glasses]]: Worn by Sergei Line 56 ⟶ 55: [[Category:Compare the Meerkat]] [[Category:Advertising]] [[Category:TV Series]]