Paul_L
2 February 2022 22:07
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This started as a sub-plot on the Politics thread, but I thought it was worth a thread of its own.
It started with this…
And here is the original ad…
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Some replies included links to the adverts…
Greene King
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And I’ve picked a few links for some of the other suggestions…
Hamlet - Photo booth
Hamlet - Golf Bunker
Hamlet – Carlos Fandango
John Smiths
Carling Dambusters
Shake ‘n’ Vac
Charlie says
Mike
And in a similar vein
Coast Guard
Tunes
The Tunes one would lead me to Vicks…
”Course you can Malcolm.”
End of Part 1…
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Paul_L
2 February 2022 22:08
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Part 2
Paging @fruit_thief
”Looks like we’ve over done it with the sherry.”
Which would take me back here…
Guinness have often been in a class of their own.
Dancing man
Swimmer
Empty chair
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Lynx
That Lynx advert was certainly a step up from this old Insignia one.
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Paul_L
2 February 2022 22:10
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Part 3
Some choices from me…
Yellow Pages - “I were right about that saddle tho”
Hovis - “Real butter for tea”
The 70s in a bottle
Before ‘Point Break’ there was Old Spice – The mark of a man.
”Everyone is a fruit and nutcase"
Texas – ”It takes time to chew”
Ben & Mary
Cadburys Cream Egg
”No, Luton Airport”
”The ice melts.”
”Just one Cornetto!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c54DL0DxZVA
And the Boddington’s version.
Oxo Mum – ”Remember Preston?”
BT
”An ology”
”Not what you’d call all the rage.”
Pizza Hut
Levis
Blind Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc4zJT3_Ptg
Laundrette
Honda Cog
Fire and Ice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l8e6TfPSNI
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Adam
2 February 2022 22:23
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Love the Melanie Sykes boddingtons ad
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I’d not seen this one before…
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joex
2 February 2022 23:10
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You’ll like this then:
It’s like they’re sticking a cock in your face.
joex
2 February 2022 23:13
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Paul_L:
Levis
Despite the copyright infringement this introduced me to one of my all time favourite songs:
https://youtu.be/kK3UdtOkciU
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FatPom
2 February 2022 23:16
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this one ended up getting banned in Oz
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Adam
2 February 2022 23:24
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The old Levi’s adds. Obvs nick kamen laundrette in 1980’s but early 90’s one hit wonder bands - stiltskin and babylon zoo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ssFWvG_urWA
Interesting seeing in that short time span move from grunge to club in mainstream culture - early 90’s music moved along at a pace, partic in electronic music
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Paul_L
3 February 2022 06:00
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PG Tips
Tour de France
Mr Shifter
Smash
Sugar Puffs
Cinzano
R Whites Lemonade
”Hope it’s chips, it’s chips.”
Golf GTI
Cassette Tapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxELSzay2lc
Video Tapes
And finally, another Pearl & Dean cinema advert…
Nescafe
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Doka
3 February 2022 07:32
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There were some great Peter Kay John Smith adverts - top bombing springs to mind, but this one tickled me
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Doka
3 February 2022 08:13
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Not a classis yesteryear, but the Cliff bar advert should fit here.
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Sparky
3 February 2022 08:32
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Thanks for setting this up @Paul_L there are some crackers here
On iplayer there is a fantastic TV Documentary Series of 5 programmes called washes whiter. It charts the development of British TV ads from the 50s through I think to the 90s. Pretty much all the ads above are discussed; in many cases by the ad agency who created them.
It is absolutely fascinating; a real insight on how the country changed in that period and how this is reflected in its adverts. I really can’t recommend it highly enough
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“Go to work on an egg” Slogan written by Fay Weldon before she became a famous author
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