▁to ▁win ▁a ▁cru ise ▁to ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁Ro aming ▁G nome ▁and ▁his ▁international ▁esc ap ades ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Tra v elling ▁g nome ▁pr ank ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁later ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁French ▁film ▁Am é lie . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁Am el ie ' s ▁father ▁finds ▁that ▁his ▁la wn ▁g nome ▁has ▁gone ▁missing . ▁In ▁the ▁mail , ▁he ▁receives ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁g nome ▁in ▁ex otic ▁land mark ▁locations . ▁ ▁Cred its ▁The ▁original ▁campaign ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Lisa ▁Sh im ot ak ah ara ▁and ▁Philip ▁March ington ▁of ▁McK in ney ▁& ▁Silver , ▁an ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Dur ham , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁tag line , ▁" You ' ll ▁never ▁ro am ▁alone ", ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁Gu yn n , ▁a ▁copy writer ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ag ency . ▁Av ant ▁Gar de ▁Studio , ▁with ▁lead ▁artists , ▁Amy ▁Med ford ▁and ▁Leon id ▁S iver iver , ▁worked ▁with ▁Philip ▁March ington ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁create ▁the ▁unique ▁look ▁of ▁the ▁Ro aming ▁G nome . ▁Av ant ▁Gar de ▁Studio ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁sculpt ing ▁and ▁painting ▁the ▁original ▁ 3 D ▁sculpt ure ▁pro tot ypes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Ro aming ▁G nome ▁ ▁Category :