Dorothy, Looking for a Wizard, Instead Finds the Mortgage Banker of Oz in New Halifax Ad

Agency adam&eveDDB seamlessly merges new and classic footage

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One wouldn’t normally need to travel all the way to the Emerald City to inquire about a home loan. But then again, this Wizard of Oz homage is no normal ad for British banker Halifax.

In a new spot from agency of record adam&eveDDB, Dorothy and her friends go seeking an all-powerful wizard and find a mortgage adviser instead.

She’s too young for him to help her finance a house—which is unfortunate, given what happened to Auntie Em’s place—but he can help her make her way home.

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