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Dummy

Dummy is a commercial production company and the home of Director Harold Einstein. Founded in 2013 by Harold Einstein and Eric Liney in Venice, USA. It is independent. FrameThrower's visual library has 24 Dummy commercials (2014–2026), cut shot by shot, 7 of them award-winning, for clients including Little Caesars, Progressive Insurance, Cheetos and Value City Furniture, directed by Harold Einstein among others.

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24
Commercials in our library
7
Award-winning
2014–2026
Active
2013
Founded
Venice
Based in

01 · Featured

Dummy's most awarded commercial

Scotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), still© Scotts Miracle-GroScotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), frame 2© Scotts Miracle-GroScotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), frame 3© Scotts Miracle-GroScotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), frame 4© Scotts Miracle-GroScotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), frame 5© Scotts Miracle-GroScotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” (2016), frame 6© Scotts Miracle-Gro

The One Show Gold 2016

Scotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now” 2016

A man humorously claims to be "killing weeds right now" while engaging in various activities, highlighting the long-lasting effect of Weedol Pathclear.

Directed by Harold Einstein · Dummy · Dummy

Also watch

Video: Harold Einstein on Vimeo

Value City Furniture “Old Table” 2015 →The One Show Gold 2015

02 · Directors

Notable directors at Dummy

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

03 · Clients

Dummy's clients

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Little Caesars2014–2015

    2 commercials · 2 award-winning

  • Progressive Insurance2020

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Cheetos2025

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Value City Furniture2015

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Scotts Miracle-Gro2016

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Fruit by the Foot2018

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Xfinity2024

    5 commercials

  • KeyBank2023

    3 commercials

  • Planters2024

    3 commercials

  • Busch2017

    1 commercials

  • GEICO2016

    1 commercials

  • Hellmann's2025

    1 commercials

Also: Volkswagen, Supercell, Reese’s

04 · Works with

Who Dummy works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

05 · Awards

Dummy's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 4

    The One Show

    .

  • 2

    ANDY Awards

    .

  • 1

    D&AD

    .

Top award-winning spots

06 · Work

Commercials by Dummy

Our visual library has 24 Dummy commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2015
2020
2025

Latest

Supercell “Clash Royale - Bones and Organs” (2026)© SupercellSupercell “Clash Royale - Bones and Organs” 2026
Cheetos “Other Hand” (2025)© CheetosCheetos “Other Hand” 2025ANDY Awards Gold 2025
Hellmann's “Vibrations” (2025)© Hellmann'sHellmann's “Vibrations” 2025
Volkswagen “Maxime's Saga” (2025)© VolkswagenVolkswagen “Maxime's Saga” 2025
Reese’s “Puffs” (2025)© Reese’sReese’s “Puffs” 2025

Most awarded

07 · For producers

What producers use Dummy's page for

  1. 01Who directs for Dummy

    Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.

    Every director behind Dummy's 24 commercials, with the agencies and awards.

    Scotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now”© Scotts Miracle-GroValue City Furniture “Old Table”© Value City FurnitureCheetos “Other Hand”© CheetosFruit by the Foot “Tongue”© Fruit by the Foot
    Harold Einstein

  2. 02Benchmark a production company

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    Dummy's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    Biscuit Filmworks© AnthropicHungry Man© NextelO Positive© HBO GOMJZ© Old Spice
    Similar: Biscuit Filmworks, Hungry Man, O Positive

08 · News

Dummy in the news

The latest stories we could source.

  • 2024-01Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Director Harold Einstein Elbow Their Way Into Comedy For Xfinityshootonline.com

09 · Questions

About Dummy

What commercials has Dummy made?+

24 in the library, 2014–2026, including Scotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now”, Value City Furniture “Old Table”, Cheetos “Other Hand” and Fruit by the Foot “Tongue”.

Which agencies has Dummy worked with?+

Goodby Silverstein & Partners (6), Fallon (3), BBDO MW (3), Barton F. Graf (2) and Dummy (2).

Which directors are behind Dummy's commercials?+

Harold Einstein (23).

What awards has Dummy's work won?+

7 award-winning spots, including The One Show Gold 2016 for Scotts Miracle-Gro “I'm Weeding Right Now”, The One Show Gold 2015 for Value City Furniture “Old Table” and ANDY Awards Gold 2025 for Cheetos “Other Hand”.

Who owns Dummy?+

Dummy is independent.

Where is Dummy based?+

Venice, USA.

Who are Dummy's clients?+

In the library: Little Caesars (2 commercials, 2014–2015), Progressive Insurance (1 commercials, 2020–2020), Cheetos (1 commercials, 2025–2025), Value City Furniture (1 commercials, 2015–2015), Scotts Miracle-Gro (1 commercials, 2016–2016) and Fruit by the Foot (1 commercials, 2018–2018).

10 · Discover

Other production companies with similar work

Not connected to Dummy: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.