TV advert reminiscences

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I disliked the way that, long after my time, Weetabix introduced a character that appeared to resemble a 1970s ‘bovver boy’. What an inspiration to children!

Your mention of "bovver" above woke up some of my "little grey cells".....

"It's a lot less bovver with a hover".... No idea what make of mower was being advertised, but the catch phrase must have stuck in my memory.

 

[GusB]

Your mention of "bovver" above woke up some of my "little grey cells".....

"It's a lot less bovver with a hover".... No idea what make of mower was being advertised, but the catch phrase must have stuck in my memory.

It was Qualcast, and it was a "A lot less bovver than a hover." (clip below)

(I've no idea how I manage to remember useless stuff like this!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It was Qualcast, and it was a "A lot less bovver than a hover." (clip below)

(I've no idea how I manage to remember useless stuff like this!)

Thanks for the word correction. Some adverts park themselves at the back of your mind and hibernate until some chance comment brings them back to life.....or is this "par for the course" now I have reached the ripe old age of 76...

 

[yorksrob]

As was the coffee. So smug.

Oh, I quite like the coffee.

But did they ever make the beast with two backs, that's the question !

 

[Trackman]

It was Qualcast, and it was a "A lot less bovver than a hover." (clip below)

(I've no idea how I manage to remember useless stuff like this!)

The tagline sparked an ad-war with Flymo.

 

[Spamcan81]

Of course
“Opal Fruits… made to make your mouth water”
Was coined by Murray Walker no less in a former job.
He also had a hand in
“A Mars a day helps you work rest and play.”
My favourite though is a seemingly genuine Scottish crofter advertising Pedigree Chum…
“It does not run all over the place like some stuff you can purchase” delivered with particular force and stress on the “purchase” with a broad Scottish accent.
Never met anyone who remembers it but me

Remember it well. Purloined by me and some mates as an addendum to all manner of other adverts etc.

Sugar Puffs and the Honey Monster. "Don't tell 'em about the honey Mummy".

British Gas advert, "Cook, cook, cookability. That's the beauty of gas".

And this great ad for Banks's Mild.

 

[David Goddard]

The tagline sparked an ad-war with Flymo.

Which had the tag line "Why slowmow when you can Flymo"

 

[Ashley Hill]

The Gold Blend couple ?

They were totally sickening.

Ah yes,Anthony Head who went on to star in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sharon Maughan. At least they weren't shaking their fist in a suggestive way like Garerh Hunt in the Nescafé ads!

 

[GusB]

I'm enjoying this thread

Here are a couple more clips:

Castrol GTX:

Honda:

I thought the Honda advert was superb, and I was even more amazed when I discovered that it was all "proper" animation, and not your modern new-fangled CGI stuff.

 

[Essan]

They were totally sickening.

That was Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer! One the the coolest Britons ever!

Always thought they should have worked that into the show and shown he was under the influence of a Daemon

 

[yorksrob]

British Gas advert, "Cook, cook, cookability. That's the beauty of gas".

"Don't you just love being in control" (clicks fingers).

 

[nlogax]

That brings to mind the Mitchell & Webb sketch with the "Cheezoid" robot!

Yep! Have to admit as soon as I posted it that is exactly what it brought to mind! Slivers of Opal Fruits hanging out of the fuel tank..

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Yep! Have to admit as soon as I posted it that is exactly what it brought to mind! Slivers of Opal Fruits hanging out of the fuel tank..

"Cheesoid hate self. Why Cheesoid exist?"

Back on topic vaguely, Mitchell and Webb's skewering of advertising in general in their sketch show (the Toothpaste meeting for example) doesn't quite have the same bite when both of them (particularly David Mitchell) have done voice-over work for adverts in the years since.

 

[Gloster]

One 1960s or 1970s advert that came to mind today was for Spanish wine. ‘Don Cortez, always on the bottle.’

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

"The future's bright, the future's Orange"

 

[Busaholic]

Those Ferrero Rocher ads suggesting the overpriced gunk is somehow luxurious, but they seemed to work: ditto After Eight mints.

 

[Ediswan]

"The future's bright, the future's Orange"

Unfortunate timing with the product name. Search engines were just getting going. "Mobile phone orange" just got results for Orange County USA. If you wanted the UK, you had to search for 'Hutchison'.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Unfortunate timing with the product name. Search engines were just getting going. "Mobile phone orange" just got results for Orange County USA. If you wanted the UK, you had to search for 'Hutchison'.

Talking of unfortunate timings, there was a product called "Ayds" which was totally product devastated by the onset of AIDS.

 

[Ashley Hill]

The Old Spice advert with the rolling waves and classical music/operatics always brings back memories. Talking of aftershave the 'Splash It All Over' Brut advert with Henry Cooper.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

"The future's bright, the future's Orange"

Bus operator Transdev has played on that one for their newly acquired West Yorkshire operations... in a dig at the previous operator Yorkshire Tiger whose buses were bright orange, their leaflets boast "The future's bright, the future's pink!"

 

[Grumpus63]

Got to be 'For Mash Get Smash' with the metal spacemen and their laugh...

"Where is this place?"
"It is called Hud-ders-field"

Can anyone remember, "what has hazelnut in every bite?"

Topic wasn't it?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Can anyone remember, "what has hazelnut in every bite?"

Topic wasn't it?

Yep. See post #63.

 

[Busaholic]

Talking of unfortunate timings, there was a product called "Ayds" which was totally product devastated by the onset of AIDS.

There used to be a shop in Penzance called Isis.

 

[Paul Jones 88]

A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat!!!

 

[Typhoon]

A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat!!!

Not any more; they'd never get away with that now. (I know, it belongs in the shrinkflation thread.)

 

[nlogax]

A topical edit of a modern classic. The voice is still Ray Gardner.

 

[Master Cutler]

The Guinness adverts were alway great to watch, until they changed agency in the 80s I think and introduced a complete flop in the form of The "Guinnless" adverts. They soon changed back to their traditional format thank goodness.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cadbury's Crunchie....."Its that Friday feeing"

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Anyone remember the Vauxhall Cavalier adverts with "Layla" by Derek & The Dominoes?

 

[Jimini]

Anyone remember the Vauxhall Cavalier adverts with "Layla" by Derek & The Dominoes?

Yep, sure do! Layla kicks in at the end.

Taste of Italia, anyone? Enjoy the earworm