If Stumble touches an wrecking ball, the wrecking ball will crush on him and bleed. The player must screw the light bulbs, so that he will have sparkling lights. If enough medicine was poured after the time out, Pillock drinks the medicine and grows hair. If the player dodges all the lasers, then Dunce will grab the painting, with a newspaper headlined "Expert Thief Steals the Mona Beana!" Lubitz says that the studio which she speaks highly of has approached her to sing more, but shes yet to sign on. One of Valentine's Day minigames where the player has to put the chocolates in a heart-shaped box. If they do so, Dummkopf will have the burgers ready and get a piece of toast. One of Valentine's Day minigames where the player has to stop him by hold the screen, after passing the sign. He has a new game in the update where the player must stop him at railroad crossings. If it wasn't, he'll stuck to there, then he will be decayed and be transformed into a skeleton, resulting in failure. The player must control Putz (with his balloons) by tapping/pressing the screen to let him lift. Stumble is a bean who appears in the Dumb Ways to Die franchise. The player has to pluck all the clovers while avoiding any of the spoons. [42][43], The public service announcement was awarded the Grand Trophy in the 2013 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. Draw lines with your pencil and save the beans with your sketch! Dumb Ways to Die really wants people to avoid dangerous situations around trains and other life-threatening scenarios such as extracting toast from a toaster with a fork or dancing in piranha-infested waters. Stumble and Pillock (muscular, or most likely on steroids) are lifting weights. [31], Daisy Dumas of the Sydney Morning Herald described it as "darkly cute and irksomely catchy" and the chorus as "instant earworm material". The animated safety message uses music and dark humour to warn people against. He can be unlocked by watching 5 ads. This minigame is discontinued. Carefully trace the black dotted lines in mustard by moving the player's finger to the squiggly shape. If the player wins, the fire is put out. [1] Otherwise, he falls and washes up on shore after the shark bit him. Tap rapidly Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. If the players loses, Chinese Dragon will crush Stumble who bleeds, resulting in failure. If the player loses, he bursts in flames, like in the video, resulting in failure. The song was attributed to a fake band named Tangerine Kitty a hat-tip to the musicians respective groups. If it is successful, Clod will be sent to jail. Neither she nor Mescall has any resentment about the way things have played out, though. In the Dumb Ways to Die app, if you look very closely in his minigame, one smile is slightly bigger than the other Stumbles. resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. Otherwise, a porcupine will stab its quills into Stumble. The player has three chances to prevent the characters from dying.[22]. Many animals mentioned, for instance, are not native to Australia; the animated characters are deliberately without gender or ethnicity; and fans were encouraged to mess with it via covers and parodies from the get-go. [8] It was released on iTunes, attributed to the artist "Tangerine Kitty" (a reference to Tinpan Orange and The Cat Empire). Numskull has another minigame which involves touching the screen to destroy the asteroids. Guide these characters through 52 action packed mini-games and try to stay alive long enough to get the highest score and unlock all your favourite characters. Stumble has a Lunar New Year minigame, which is similar to his second one. The campaign, created in conjunction with Melbourne ad agency McCann, has now inspired a series of print ads - and they're just as brilliant. Failure will result in Clod using his claws to scratch the screen. [20], The game is similar to games in the WarioWare series. Otherwise, Stumble falls through the floor under the weight of the weight he's lifting. It is also the first line related to trains. Otherwise, Crash will fall and bleed resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. The player must tilt to keep him on. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016. Even Metro is no longer getting a cut. contain an incitement to commit those acts. This animation published by Australian train company, Metro Trains Melbourne, is called Dumb Ways to Die. The player must tap in the right time so that Stumble can cross the railroad safely. A lot of people think about advertising as a bullshit factory, but usually things are most interesting when you find the truth of a situation and the truth is: if you get hit by a train, youre an idiot. If the egg stays on the spoon after the time runs out, Numpty will toss the egg with his spoon onto his head, extinguishing the fire. They come in different colors, different sizes, different body shapes, and different personalities. The player must tap left and right to help Stumble climb the Eiffel Tower. If the egg isn't painted enough after the time runs out, Bungle will accidentally crack the egg while painting with a brush, as soon as he will toss out the egg with his disappointment, the egg will hit the dryer button and the dryer will closed, causing him to stuck in it with his blood and spliting a pair of his arms away from his body, resulting in failure. Stumble can be unlocked for the player's Train Station at the score 2200 in the old version and at the total score of 924800 in the new version. Doing it incorrectly will end up with the same explosion, resulting in failure. If the jump is missed, too early or too late, one will fall in the gap, and at least one character will react with a worried expression, resulting in failure. Three Stumbles are standing on the edge of a platform. [7] It was performed by Emily Lubitz, the lead vocalist of Tinpan Orange, with McGill providing backing vocals. Stumble likes listening to dubstep music on his headphones while standing dangerously close to the edge of the platform for his train. Stand on the edge of a train station platform, Dumb Ways to Die - Ice Bucket Challenge Fail, standing on the edge of a train station platform, Dumb Ways to Die: Crazy Chronicles Activity Journal, Characters that have plushes made of them, Characters that are seen as two or more of themselves, Characters that have revealed their skeletons, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Original video, Dumb Ways to Die - Ice Bucket Challenge Fail, Behind The Line, Pedestrian Peril: Got run over by a train, The "I Fall" Tower: Fell down and sliced by a net, His name was approved by Ms. Waymark who is the General Manager of, He is among a few characters whose eyes aren't visible throughout the whole original music video, even when he falls off the edge of the train platform. Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. He also has a summer minigame where he must stay on the surfboard. One of animal-themed minigames where he have to pet porcupines but only when they are calm. Were working to restore it. And Mescall, who now works as global executive creative director in McCanns New York office, says hes ultimately happy that the safety message is still resonating with people today. In this minigame, Bonehead sees Clod disguising as a beautiful girl in the phone. Stumble and Pillock are lifting weights. ", The song "Dumb Ways to Die" from the video was written by John Mescall and co created with Patrick Baron, music by Ollie McGill from The Cat Empire, who also produced it. This minigame is discontinued. Words cant describe how nostalgic this song is, one comment reads; 10 years later and Im still safe around trains, says another. London International Awards 2013. I was like, Oh, this is funny and kooky, and I can see how thats going to tickle people.. If so, Stumble will leave the train and arrive at the station and get upset. One of the around-the-world minigames where Dippy is in the sea with some jellyfish. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13020-6_6 Corpus ID: 181633174; Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety Through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign @article{Algie2019FunWT, title={Fun Ways to Engage with Rail Safety Through the Dumb Ways to Die Social Marketing Campaign}, author={Jennifer Algie and Nicole L. Mead}, journal={Springer Texts in Business and Economics}, year={2019} } Within 24 hours of its launch in November 2012, the "Dumb Ways to Die" song reached the top 10 chart of iTunes. Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. If it is landed safely, he will take a brown bag with a hamburger marking below the "PICK UP" writing from a drive-through, and then he will take off. Dumb Ways to Die is the official game based on a popular cartoon video made by the Metro company in Australia to promote train safety. The music helps block out the dreary monotony of commuting to work and unfortunately for Stumble - the sound of approaching trains. The Beans are simple-looking, biped creatures with a pair of small black oval eyes, thin arms & legs, and their bodies that resemble literal beans. Putz, Botch, Dummkopf, Stumble, and Hapless (or Doofus) want Phyllis' toilet paper. If the player taps too early or too late, or if the player doesn't tap at all, Botch will be thrown off the moose and then get shot and die again (just like in the music video), resulting in failure. If Dippy's boat makes it to the island, he will get off of the boat and gyrate again. This line is characterized by a pink oval-shaped bean wearing some earbuds and has semi-long, yellow hair covering his eyes. Stop the blood by holding a finger over every hole and leaving it there until time runs out. He also can be found in gifts. This minigame is discontinued. If its size isn't raised enough after the time runs out, his eye will get stabbed by the falling snowman's carrot nose as the snowball wasn't big enough to support all the above parts, resulting in failure. Stumble has a train safety minigame along with Mishap and Lax where he has to touch they empty railing by holding the screen. Dumb Way-nussie. If it falls forwards or backwards, he will take an attempt to capture a selfie despite that he approached the tower too closely, and the tower will fall onto him, causing him to be crushed and bleed, resulting in failure. Dumb Ways to Dash is a brand new crazy 3D race runner game from the world of Dumb Ways To Die. One of Easter minigames where the player has to tap the bunnies popping up from holes, and avoid piranhas with pink rabbit ears headbands. If Dunce's hand gets in the trap, his arm will be bitten off, resulting in failure. Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. If the player has any dotted lines left that haven't been traced, trace them as fast as they can, or the rattlesnake will eat Mishap's eye, resulting in failure. In his mini-game, there are three Stumbles instead of one. One of animal-themed minigames where the player has to flick a steak to feed bear(s) that is opening own mouth. Visit the multiplayer challenge arena and battle against your friends. About this game. If the player chooses the right bottle, Pillock will give himself a thumbs-up. It will explode, and he will calm down. Dummkopf has an around-the-world minigame where he is swimming with a crocodile in India. Dummkopf has another minigame where he washes dishes and the player must not let any appliances fall into the sink by dragging them. During the intro of the minigame, Dunce is holding a lit matchstick on one of his hands and is about to light the candle(s). Botch has another minigame where he's riding the moose. Stumble has a new game that involves him crossing a railroad. The player must connect all the wires in the right order. Reference was made specifically to the claimed 20 per cent reduction in risky behaviour as being "social media bullshit".[39]. The minigame did not originally have the superglue, but it was later added. 1 million ways to di. Regarding closures of invites to the Discord server. Sign up here. In his minigame, the player must tap the dots in order to suture Dunce's injury. In February 2013, Artemy Lebedev's blog was censored by Roskomnadzor, the Russian government agency in charge of Internet censorship, for including the video. Plenty of spin-off games were also released, including Dumb Ways to Draw, Dumb Ways to Dash and Dumb Ways to Die: Superheroes. "[58][59] However, the campaign was met with mixed reviews, with some advertising critics accusing Metro of "selling out" on a successful campaign. Otherwise, Dunce will again bleed and faint again, resulting in failure. Stupe also has another minigame where he's flying his plane throughout the cactus area. Dumb Ways to Die, as a whole, is still considered one of the most successful Australian advertising campaigns. This minigame is discontinued. Otherwise, Clod will come behind the bloody bouquet with gold and murder Bonehead Offscreen, resulting in failure. This is the first minigame starring Phyllis from Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games. Sleeping is a key mechanic in Minecraft that allows you to pass time quickly and staves off Phantoms, those creepy dive-attacking bat . [1] The band on the recording consists of Gavin Pearce on Bass, Danny Farrugia on drums and Brett Wood on guitar. If all the chocolates are placed in their designated areas, it is given to rattlesnake by Mishap to eat. After his death, his disfiguration comes from the wheels of the train, as he was sliced in three portions. If Putz hits a bird or falls out of the sky, he lands down to the tracks, and eventually get hit by a train again, resulting in failure. In the success scene of the minigame "Porcupine Pet," Stumble will pet a porcupine who will have a hairdo just like him, and Stumble will take a picture on his phone. If done successfully, then Putz will grab the hippo-shaped balloons and float back to the original side. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The player must drag all of the beans away from Phyllis before time runs out. If so, Putz will take a photo from the Everest Mountain and some of them from Dumb Ways to Die 3:World Tour. [3] John Mescall, executive creative director of McCann, said "The aim of this campaign is to engage an audience that really doesn't want to hear any kind of safety message, and we think dumb ways to die will. This minigame is discontinued. Dumb Ways to Draw Stumble is a bean who appears in the Dumb Ways to Die franchise. This game was added on August 1, 2013. If successful, they will put the weight down. If an egg is painted before the time runs out, Bungle will win the 1st prize with his painted egg, gaining congratulation with claps and the falling confetti, the egg is placed below the pedestal with the blue medal attached on a red cushion above it. There's a winter-themed minigame where the player has to drag the 3 Putzs below the ledge, similar to Stumble's first minigame. Please try again later. If the player wins, Numpty's fire goes out and he lands on a stretcher before being loaded onto the ambulance and leaving. If it is fed incorrectly, the steak he threw flies back to his head and the bear eats his head again, resulting in failure. Contents 1 Beans 2 Animals 3 Others 4 See also 4.1 By specific characters Pillock (Eat medicine that's out of date), Dippy (Use your private parts as piranha bait), Dummkopf (Get your toast out with a fork), Lax (Eat a two-week old unrefrigerated pie), Doomed (Scratch a drug dealer's brand new ride), Numskull (Take your helmet off in outer space), Bungle (Use a clothes dryer as a hiding place), Dunce (Sell both your kidneys on the internet), Ninny (I wonder what's this red button do? TikTok uses and abuses all sorts of cultural content and artefacts, he says. If any spoons are plucked or not all clovers are plucked, Putz will have picked a spoon and will get electrocuted by a thunder, resulting in failure. It featured characters known as "beans", each bearing punny names such as "Numpty," "Hapless," "Pillock," and "Dippy" (the first four beans in the video, listed in order of appearance) dying as a result of their own stupidity (doing such unwise things as setting their own hair on fire or provoking a grizzly bear); the final three beans shown in the video, named "Stumble", "Bonehead", and "Putz", all die as a result of unsafe behavior at train stations and/or railways, which are deemed "the dumbest ways to die". If he gets to the top before the time runs out, he meets Calamity holding a croissant and she shares it with him, having a romantic moment with each other. The player must tap the door that has the panda. The player must safely guide him to an ambulance by dragging a trampoline. If so, Hapless will wake up and see some melted eggs. If the player doesn't stack the presents correctly, the presents will crush him, resulting in failure. Moustache Song. [24][25], A spinoff was also released, titled Dumb Ways to Draw on 5 May 2019. The player has to tap the screen to stop them. The best way to get a 10-year-old Australian to be interested in something is to make it blow up around the world, Mescall says. Don't let the plane touch the ground or make the plane go too high or else Stupes plane will crash and he will be decapitated, like in the video, resulting in failure. If he is successfully ducked at all three times after the time runs out, the bear will spit out candies over him. If she falls forward or backwards, Calamity will get stuck on the floor by glue, resulting in failure. Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performing at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in 2016.Credit: Vicky Hughson. Failing results in Clod coming in. If not, he slips on his own puke and the pie falls in his eyes, resulting in failure. If a hare is fully revealed without any forest litter covering it, Botch will replace his moose hat with a pink rabbit headband while a hare pops out, and then wink toward him. If he stays balanced for the whole time, Dunce will manage to fill up all cups with champagne and celebrates the new year with other characters including Dimwit, Putz, Stumble, Lax, Botch, Calamity, and Stupe. If they succeed, Stumble will cross the railroad safely, if not, he will be hit by a train. If the player turns off the dryer, the dryer opens again and Bungle sighs with relief and shows the player a t-shirt with "I Love You" on it. They have a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. The player must nail all the boards so that the zombies wont get him. If done successfully, Doofus will knockout Calamity. With so many different characters and funny stories, you can challenge yourself through the multiple amazing levels of the first title of the popular series. If the player fails, he will turn burnt red, resulting in failure. Dimwit has another minigame where he tries to connect the wires again. It was a quick and easy gig: a favour to her mate, Ollie McGill of The Cat Empire, who wrote the music and had asked her to get involved the day before the record. If you fail, his body is eaten and discarded by the shark offscreen. One of Christmas minigames where the player has to drag and dunk all the cookies in milk. [60], On 17 October 2014, the Dumb Ways to Die website was revamped to tease a new installment of the campaign. Dummkopf has a summer minigame where he is holding his summer barbecue. The player has to put on Doofus' boxing gloves and helmet. If he falls forwards or backwards, he will be washed ashore with his leg eaten by a shark (similar to Dippy's death), resulting in failure. Their ad ' Dumb Ways to Die' - featuring animated characters playing out the lyrics of a comedy song about idiotic deaths - quickly became a viral hit and won a series of awards. This was probably the most pure project Ive ever worked on in my life.. The minigame where the Stupe, along with his plane is falling to the road; the player has to tilt the device in order to land his plane upright. [10], On 6 May 2013, Metro released a Dumb Ways to Die game as an app for iOS devices. This minigame is discontinued. The lines such as "Use a clothes dryer as a hiding place and I wonder whats this red button do?" If the player hits a cactus, Stupe's plane will crash into the cactus, throwing Stupe out, resulting in failure. The player must feed Pillock the unexpired medicine. If he gets to the top before the time runs out, he meets Calamity holding a croissant and she shares it with him, having a romantic moment with each other. If the player spins the wrong way or doesn't spin at all, Bungle explodes in a flash of blood, resulting in failure. If the player destroys all the asteroids, Numskull can safely ride the asteroid. If its size is raised enough before the time out, Doofus will build a snowman and the snowman then magically becomes alive, as soon as the both dance together. If the player wins, he will do the same dance he did in the video and toss his money. Once that's done, Stumble is seen rubbing a porcupine's head, then takes a picture of it after it has his hairdo. The player must rotate the wires to create a connection. If all the clovers are plucked, Putz will have picked a clover. Otherwise, if Putz falls in the water, goes to far offscreen, or the timer runs out, then Putz falls in the water and is squished by two hippo bottoms and splits in half, resulting in failure. If the player misses a piranha, Dippy will be eaten by the piranhas, like in the video. Failure results in Clod scratching the screen with a hook instead of his claws like in his minigame Psycho Search. If it was traced correctly, Calamity will unfold the paper heart chain and then be pleased at it. The player has to guide their character in a 3D race against other characters to the finish line while avoiding the obstacles. If the player taps too early or too late or if they don't tap at all, Stupe will land in water, and a giant octopus grabs him, resulting in failure. It is encouraging the safety points of behaviour . Old habits die hard, and some habits will get you killed. I heard you fart. If he falls, he will get eaten once again, resulting in failure, but this time by a shark. The animated video has two versions, one in English, and one in Spanish, titled "Formas Tontas de Morir. Otherwise, the rattlesnake will latch onto Mishap's eye again, resulting in failure. This minigame is discontinued. iPhone. If the player doesn't, the volleyball will bounce away and Doomed will go and get it but gets ran over by the drug dealer's van, leaving blood behind, resulting in failure. He then looks to his right and falls off. Otherwise, he falls and gets sliced by the safety net. If they succeed, Lax will patch up the leak(s), sigh in relief, and then look at Dunce and Ninny, who seem upset at him. Here is a list of the Characters in the Dumb Ways to Die series. Now its going viral again. One of summer minigames where Doomed is playing volleyball. It is a game played in landscape and it's playable on Desktop and Mobile on www.gamepix.com. Clod also has another minigame in which the player must use their finger to guide a small light around a dark room to find him. Otherwise, she tries to cut the paper and accidentally slips scissors that stick on her head, resulting in failure. If the player successfully makes Hapless to the end, then Hapless will make it to the ice cream machine where he gets an ice cream cone and wink at the player like Calamity's minigame Stand Firm. Lincolns Speech. Stumble can be appeared in some levels where the player has to guide him to his phone and avoid obstacles like wrecking ball and more. Clod has a Valentine minigame where the player need to swipe the thorned vines with their finger. If the player lets an asteroid hit her, she gets squashed in between the asteroids and her head explodes again, resulting in failure. Dumb Ways To Die: Original belongs to Puzzle and it is often associated with Fun Games and Clicker Games. If the player tap all the calm porcupines, Stumble pets a porcupine's head that causing its hair turns into the shape of his hair, which he then takes a photo of it with his phone. This game is made by Metro Trains Melbourne in Australia. If all the beans are moved before the time runs out, Phyllis will jump up and down twice while holding the toilet paper in her left hand. At the risk of sounding terribly retro and Web 2.0, it's a bona fide viral sensation. Description. One of animal-themed minigames where Putz hops on hippos to get to the other side, similar to Madcap in Reckless River Crossing. The cartoon that accompanied the song, released in 2012, featured colourful, blobby characters doing the dumb activities featured in the lyrics things like setting fire to their hair, eating tubes of Super Glue and using their private parts as piranha bait. Pressing the buttons in the correct order, fireworks will appear. Carefully and slowly take the toast out]] without touching the sides by moving the player's finger up the screen. He is one of the 11 Characters to have hair. Dumb Ways to Die Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. One of Christmas minigames where the player must tilt the screen in order to roll the snowball to raise its size. If successful, bonus points can be earned at the end of the game. It was very spontaneous, but it led to a lot. He is sometimes seen with a peanut-shaped body. If the player loses, Lax will explode, a burnt hot dog will land on Dunce's plate, while one of Lax's legs lands on Ninny's, resulting in failure. [41], It won three Siren Awards, run by Commercial Radio Australia, including the Gold Siren for best advertisement of the year and Silver Sirens for the best song and best campaign. Latest version. Otherwise he will knock Lax down, resulting in failure. An Easter-themed minigame where the player has to scrub over the egg in order to paint it. In this playable version of Dumb Ways to Die you can enjoy 15 minigames where you'll have to take action to save your cute little characters. If the player wins, a real Moose will show up and fall in love with him. If the player taps too late, too early or if they don't tap at all, Bonehead will get run over by a train (just like in the music video), resulting in failure. Otherwise, Dummkopf will successfully pull the toast out. "[3] McCann estimated that within two weeks, it had generated at least $50 million worth of global media value in addition to more than 700 media stories, for "a fraction of the cost of one TV ad". If it is fast enough, then Putz will be rewarded with flowers and a trophy, then drop them all to get a balloon instead. But they also have to prevent the characters' deaths by dangers. If the players loses, Chinese Dragon will crush Stumble who bleeds, resulting in failure. One of Pirate minigames where he is in a cannon. The campaign video went viral on social media after it was released in November 2012. In Dumb Ways to Die Original, come and explore the first ways to kill various characters! This minigame is where the player has to pour enough medicine into Pillock's cup by moving the cup until it gets to the line. If the pan is successfully covered, a piece of bacon will be placed onto the pan, and Mishap will give it to the rattlesnake, who eats it. If the player catches all the candies, Hapless and the bear will eat them. If all the jellyfish are flicked away, Dippy will get on the shore and give a sea turtle a high five. In this minigame, the Bonehead is driving on the road but in reversed way, where the player has to tap the screen to help Bonehead switch lanes to dodge all the oncoming cars. "Dumb Movie Ways to Die" - from The Movie Maniacs parodies well known "dumb" movie deaths from famous films. Klaus' second minigame that involves dragging and stacking the presents onto the sleigh. Enjoy 82 hilarious mini-games as you attempt to collect all the charmingly dumb characters for your train station, achieve high scores and unlock the famous music video that started it all. While Dippy is happily gyrating, flick all the piranhas before they eat his bottom half. "Dumb Ways to Die (In Video Games) Parody", "The Walking Dead + Dumb Ways to Die Parody" - live-action parody of characters from, "Dumb Ways To Fail" - several versions on YouTube by different channels, "Dumb Ways to Blind" - on YouTube, about the dangers of powerful laser pointers, This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 19:41. This minigame is discontinued. Susie O'Brien in the Herald Sun in Melbourne criticised the ad for trivialising serious injuries and being about advertisers' ego rather than effective safety messages. One of Easter minigames where the player has to find a hare beneath the forest litter by swiping them away. Stumble starred in a video in response to the Ice Bucket Challenge. The ad agency including Mescall who came up with the idea and wrote the song lyrics was paid an initial flat fee for the project including all copyright. One of Euro Summer 2019 minigames where the player uses their finger to keep Numpty from being hit by the raging bulls. Lax also has another minigame involving him picking the right food. At the time, PlaySide called it a strategic mobile franchise acquisition and spoke about growing the brand. Doofus has a Lunar New Year minigame where the player must tilt his device to catch the fine china (Similar to his second minigame).
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