Coca-Cola’s ‘Pool Boy’ ad to run locally in Australia

Zoe Samios

May 4, 2017 12:50

A Coca-Cola ad with a stand-off between a brother and sister for the Pool Boy will run live in the Australian market over the weekend for the first time.

Launched in the US last month, ‘Pool Boy’ went viral and has been viewed nearly 3.9m times on YouTube since March 2.

The ad tells the story of sibling rivalry over the family ‘pool boy’, with a brother and sister racing each other to offer him a bottle of Coca-Cola.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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Coca Cola Lisa Winn Pool Boy

2 COMMENTS

nick bartlett 4 May 17

I now order a Coke instead of Coopers.

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Aquaman 5 May 17

Was that a cabana in “Pool Boy’s” pocket or was he just glad to see the mum with the Coke botte?

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Coca-Cola’s ‘Pool Boy’ ad to run locally in Australia

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