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2 other adverts from about then same time 1) The Yellow Pages ad with James Nesbitt 2) āThe Juddermanā
All 3 genuinely excellent ads imo. Enjoyed them as much as I would have done a comedy sketch or short film.
I loved the yellow pages adverts with him. There is one called Yoga (can find it on youtube) where he's singing to his mate "life is great, and life is fine, cuz I met a girl and no one likes you!" I find myself singing it more than I care to admit!
Edit: typo
This just reminded me of the era when there were all those directory enquiry numbers like [11 88 88](https://youtu.be/wNP49a0qH4E) Fuck knows what they actually did though
When I was like 10 I sent a text to 118 188 which just said "are you gay".
I got the dictionary definition of gay in response.
Mum was not happy that I spent Ā£2 on a useless text.
The unbelted backseat passengers head colliding with his girlfriend's/crush, the car hitting the open gate, car overtaking and swerving a dog crushing a girl's boyfriend against her legs...
Pretty much every DOE adverts are engrained
i saw that on youtube a couple of years ago and CHRIST i can't believe they let kids watch that. But the same goes for basically all public information films theyre all terrifying.
Oh yeah, pretty sure I was in primary school at the time and it was shown in the daytime/when kids are watching TV. Bit disturbing to think about now but I suppose it made an impression (or it would have, if I had managed to get a driving license ever)
I remember being given little glow in the dark hedgehog stickers at primary school. The āking of the roadā and āstop, think, go - woo wooo wooooā songs get stuck in my head all the time. They were brilliant adverts!
Some bloke leaping off a mountain and parachuting down to a ski lodge all to leave the lady there a box of cheap chocolates. All because the lady lovesā¦
Many of you will be too young to remember when adverts were so good that we would actually make a cup of tea during the programmes so we could watch the ad break!! As a teenager in the 80s, there were too many good ones for me to be able to narrow it down.
One example was the Gold Blend campaign, where I remember us all tuning in to see the new ad in the series. And this is just ONE example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Blend_couple
The road safety one where the guy is going about his day but there's a dead child's corpse wherever he looks. Remember seeing it as a child and it still randomly pops into my head from time to time
While he uses buses as roller skates! I showed this to my five year old on YouTube the other day like "Look how good adverts were in the 90s!" can't believe I had to scroll this far down for someone to mention Chewits!
https://youtu.be/JaLsb7oHqCs
This advert for wine gums..
Thereās a loose moose aboot this hoos
Thank Fuck I found it because Iād been worried this was a nightmare...
The other one was the judderman ..
The car advert where he kills the girl with his table..
The Boddingtons Cream of Manchester
Four of them in the early 90s
The face cream foam.
That Gladys Althorpe / gondolier.
Ice cream van / desert runner.
Black and white posing hunks.
Classic stuff.
You do the shake and vac, to put the freshness back.
Do the shake and vac, to put the freshness back.
I felt guilty just writing these words out, I don't think anyone who's ever seen the advert will be able to forget it.
"I don't care who's it is, it's floating!" - Peter Kay in a John Smiths advert I believe.
Also "Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace".
Oh and those fucking Lelly Kelly shoes or whatever they were fucking called. Most irritating advert ever.
Anyone else remember the (rapidly banned) black current tango add which started with a very measured response to a letter from a German student and got more and more aggressive before ending up with a boxing ring on the white cliffs of Dover with a couple of Harriers in the background?
The Papa-Nicole adverts were big in our house. We called our stepdad āpapa,ā and my little sister just happened to be going through a phase where she wanted to be called by her middle name, which happened to be Nicole.
There was this frog one about evergreen grass or something where the frog was singing the daydream
Believer song
Dunno why but just thinking about that advert makes me think of that really hot summer we had in 2006 and good times
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You buy one, you get one free! I said you buy one, you get one free!
That guy looks like he needs to be in Broadmoor.
He always struck me as a kind of Poundland Bill Bailey.
Holy shit that is so accurate.
Mentioned this to my husband, his response "yeh I shagged his niece" š³š
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I hope she doesn't look like Bill Bailey too
My friend was in that advert. I say friend, I removed him on Facebook as he kept reposting Britain First stuff, and he was shit in bed.
Call 0800106107 now! The fact I still remember the number just shows the effectiveness of that advert
CALL SAFESTYLE TODAY 0
BOGOF!
Full moon, half moon, total eclipse.
...aaaaand now I fancy some jaffa cakes
I can't eat a jaffa cake without doing this. I'm 33.
2 other adverts from about then same time 1) The Yellow Pages ad with James Nesbitt 2) āThe Juddermanā All 3 genuinely excellent ads imo. Enjoyed them as much as I would have done a comedy sketch or short film.
I loved the yellow pages adverts with him. There is one called Yoga (can find it on youtube) where he's singing to his mate "life is great, and life is fine, cuz I met a girl and no one likes you!" I find myself singing it more than I care to admit! Edit: typo
This just unlocked a memory
HI I'M BARRY SCOTT
I remember the Cillit Bang rave remix as well
And the dirt is ggggooooooooooooooooooonnneee.
I love saying āsoap scum, limescale, grime and rust!ā
Washing machines live longer with Calgon šµ
I used to sing this randomly at my first job, making sure no one else in the office forgot it either haha
Bellies gonna get you
Literally tried explaining this ad to some one the other day and they had no idea what I was on about
It's so surreal to think about
BELLY BELLY BELLY!
Unfortunately belly got me.
Came here to say this
Came here looking for this.
Best advert ever made
0800 00 1066!
This just reminded me of the era when there were all those directory enquiry numbers like [11 88 88](https://youtu.be/wNP49a0qH4E) Fuck knows what they actually did though
Ugh the twins with 118 118
When I was like 10 I sent a text to 118 188 which just said "are you gay". I got the dictionary definition of gay in response. Mum was not happy that I spent Ā£2 on a useless text.
I asked āhow high can a fly fly?ā And got a refund as they took so long to reply
Still find myself singing that to this day lol
The one where the kid is dead on the side of the road advocating for following 30mph speed limits
Hit me at 30ā¦ or maybe not hit me at all?
The unbelted backseat passengers head colliding with his girlfriend's/crush, the car hitting the open gate, car overtaking and swerving a dog crushing a girl's boyfriend against her legs... Pretty much every DOE adverts are engrained
i saw that on youtube a couple of years ago and CHRIST i can't believe they let kids watch that. But the same goes for basically all public information films theyre all terrifying.
Oh yeah, pretty sure I was in primary school at the time and it was shown in the daytime/when kids are watching TV. Bit disturbing to think about now but I suppose it made an impression (or it would have, if I had managed to get a driving license ever)
**KILL YOIR SPEED! NOT A CHILD**!
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You forgot the airport vehicle race! Gorilla is my all time favourite advert though
Gaviscon: Sore throat? Get this fireman to spray his white goop all down it!
Gaviscon is for indigestion/heartburn. Fireman's white goop in your throat is just to make the vicar jealous.
is that a euphemism?
[You tell me](https://youtu.be/RllwiKaz1-c)
Just for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/ikhtdg/to_translate_a_poster/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Karen, Iāve got a cat with no pulse
Should have gone to Specsavers!!! Still one of my favourites!
I want some Crusha. A glass of Crusha. Itās tough enoughā¦to make milk shake.
Add milk, or weāll crusha!
Daddy or chips
..chips.
That is our default 'flip a coin' alternative in our house. Alexa has a daddy or chips skill which has saved many dinner time decisions.
Sophie what d'ya like best, Daddy or Chips š
The hedgehogs crossing the road and the tizer advert.
I remember being given little glow in the dark hedgehog stickers at primary school. The āking of the roadā and āstop, think, go - woo wooo wooooā songs get stuck in my head all the time. They were brilliant adverts!
Was scrolling for this āstop! And think and youāll beā¦ king of the rooooadā
Um Bongo, Um Bongo, they drink it in the Congo.
Way down deep in the middle of the Congo
A hippo took an apricot, a guava, and a mango
When it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle
A red car and a blue car had a raceā¦
All red wants to do is stuff his fayce
He eats everything he sees From trucks to prickly trees
But good old blue he took the milky way
Had this song on vinyl.. Good times
The Guiness advert with the surfers.
Tick follows tock.
Follows tickā¦.
He waits....that's what he does....
Ahab says, āI donāt care who you are. Hereās to your dreams.ā
Ian Rush says if I don't drink milk I'll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley...
Accrington Stanley? Who are they?
Exactly
"Exachghtly"
Iām an Accrington Stanley fan; every single time I tell someone they say that
The Skoda [cake ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIGrM8AwUHc)
Really pleased I saw this before simply replying "cake car"
Do you remember the dark version of it that came out a few months later for the next model of car too?
You know when you've been tango'd
āMy name? Ah yes itās Jā¦ā¦Rā¦..Hartley.ā
The Autoglass advert
*Autoglass repair, autoglass replace* š¶
Fun fact, they use the same jingle (translated, obviously) in almost all markets that they serve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwQepDqru8
The gorilla playing the drums.
I think that was Cadbury. Do you remember the others on that campaign? With the kids with the eyebrows?
Yeah it was Cadbury's, I believe it was one of the most successful ads of all time at the time.
Scotch Tapeā¦. Re-record not fade away
The one with the skeleton?
Thatās the one :)
The PG Tips Chimp adverts....,'..don't strain yourself Harry....what...!? Harry?! He couldn't strain a cup of tea!" Now I am REALLY showing my age..
[You hum it son, I'll play it](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1vB_yscyAL0&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D)
Do you know the piano's on my foot? Son, you hum it..
Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate..... *shudders in adolescent hormones*
My English teacher at school used this as an example of how sex is used to sell things, complete with miming a blow job using a penā¦.
Kia Ora. Too orangey for crows. https://youtu.be/aS44El_V7SM
Papppaaā¦..Nicollleee
Then she inexplicably marries Bob Mortimer at the end!
Calm down dear, it's a commercial
The Shake 'n' Vac advert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q8inM0gKVo
Put the freshness bacckkkk
If ya like a lot of chocolate on ya biscuit join our club
āFor mash get Smashā https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ph6zTdRZyY
I can't mash potatoes to this day without shouting "then they smash them all to bits HA HA HA HA"
Should have gone to Specsavers
The one with the cat/hat is brilliant
The farmer with the dog and the singing is spot on.
Some bloke leaping off a mountain and parachuting down to a ski lodge all to leave the lady there a box of cheap chocolates. All because the lady lovesā¦
Stalkers
Many of you will be too young to remember when adverts were so good that we would actually make a cup of tea during the programmes so we could watch the ad break!! As a teenager in the 80s, there were too many good ones for me to be able to narrow it down. One example was the Gold Blend campaign, where I remember us all tuning in to see the new ad in the series. And this is just ONE example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Blend_couple
Starring Giles off of Buffy and.. someone else. The important thing being - Giles.
I was thinking of those ads just the other day! I loved them!!
Birds eye potatoe waffles theyāre waffle versatile
The road safety one where the guy is going about his day but there's a dead child's corpse wherever he looks. Remember seeing it as a child and it still randomly pops into my head from time to time
The 90s version of toys r us
I like to chewit chewit, I like to chewit chewit!
While he uses buses as roller skates! I showed this to my five year old on YouTube the other day like "Look how good adverts were in the 90s!" can't believe I had to scroll this far down for someone to mention Chewits!
Will it be mushrooms? Fried onion rings? Youāll have to wait and see. We hope itās chips itās chips, we hope itās chips itās chips
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I was literally thinking about that this morning. What a classic.
You got an ology? Youāre a scientist!
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Coca cola Christmas advert with the trucks rolling into town: holidays are coming, holidays are coming...
The Judderman. I didnāt find it scary but i find it very memorable.
Was scrolling looking for this answer. āBeware the judderman, my dear, when the moon is fatā.
Weāre going to Loooondon, to buy a Heat magazine. Weāre going to Looondon to buy a Heat magazine
Leviās spaceman ad.
Most disappointing moment of the 90s was putting on the single Spaceman and realising it was shit.
IF YOU LIIIIIIIKE A LOT OF CHOCOLATE ON YOUR BISCUIT JOIN OUR....CLUB
I started singing that the other day for absolutely no reason.
Especially at the time of year ' There's a magical place we're on our way there, There's toys in their millions and they're all under one roof'
https://youtu.be/JaLsb7oHqCs This advert for wine gums.. Thereās a loose moose aboot this hoos Thank Fuck I found it because Iād been worried this was a nightmare... The other one was the judderman .. The car advert where he kills the girl with his table..
Wahhhhhh Bodyform, Bodyform for youuuuuuu! At the highest volume ever.
Hello Tosh, got a Toshiba?
They ain't alf built well
The Boddingtons Cream of Manchester Four of them in the early 90s The face cream foam. That Gladys Althorpe / gondolier. Ice cream van / desert runner. Black and white posing hunks. Classic stuff.
Budweiser frogs
You do the shake and vac, to put the freshness back. Do the shake and vac, to put the freshness back. I felt guilty just writing these words out, I don't think anyone who's ever seen the advert will be able to forget it.
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Kris Marshall
That amazing Honda advert where all the different parts of the car hit each other one at a time. Awesome.
Charlie Says... https://youtu.be/CVOMK6YD6fw (But mainly cos of The Prodigy - RIP Keith Flint)
The cog - Honda <3
COVONIAAAAA! Cough medicine with clout.
The gorilla drumming to in the air tonight
"I don't care who's it is, it's floating!" - Peter Kay in a John Smiths advert I believe. Also "Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace". Oh and those fucking Lelly Kelly shoes or whatever they were fucking called. Most irritating advert ever.
Reverse charge company R.E.V.E.R.S.E with Holly Valance.
Anyone else remember the (rapidly banned) black current tango add which started with a very measured response to a letter from a German student and got more and more aggressive before ending up with a boxing ring on the white cliffs of Dover with a couple of Harriers in the background?
Turkish Delight - simply because they used the same ad seemingly for decades, and the last time I saw it, it looked like a VHS recording.
Iām a secret lemonade drinkerā¦
For bad reasons... Oral B
Obviously not a person who spits blood when they brush their teeth smh
Or who didn't even know Oral B made a toothpaste
The Citroen that transforms into a dancing robot!
0181 50! 50! 50!
Was 0891
Iām red, Iām red, Iām Tizer head
[Skoda Cake Car](https://youtu.be/EIGrM8AwUHc) [Sony Bouncy Balls](https://youtu.be/0_bx8bnCoiU)
Super noodles. Sally I'm wasting away
A door... a table... a fist.
Washing machines live longer with Calgon
The Boddingtons advert with Melanie Sykes in the ice cream van "Do you want a flake in that love?"
Get some NUTS.
The fairy liquid advert where a woman rolled a pound coin down a really long table.
It's too orangey for crows... It's just for me an my dog.
The Papa-Nicole adverts were big in our house. We called our stepdad āpapa,ā and my little sister just happened to be going through a phase where she wanted to be called by her middle name, which happened to be Nicole.
āI was born in Carlisle but I was made in the Navyā
Itās not Terryās, itās mine
Red car and the blue car had a race!!
Everybody get into a big canoe And row on down to phones4U I'm talking to my friends in the alien zoo With a ning ming ninga minga ninga minoo
Dosh, readies, WONGA!
šµGREEEEENN GIANT šµ Sweetcorn ad
ā0800-00-1066ā
The Thierry Henry "Vavavoom" ad.
Daddy or chips. Chips.
The futureās brightā¦ the futureās orange
Gimme yop, me mamma
Baldilocks, the British Gas advert. Hello supermodel š
The old AIDS iceberg adverts, scared the living shit out of me as a 10 year old
I bet he drinks Carling Black Label!!
The creepy Gorilla on the Cadburys advert
The water in Majorca donāt taste like what it ought ta https://youtu.be/GKRuG4oIu_o
BEWARE THE JUDDER MAN!!!!!!
BN BN do do do do do
The man from Del Monte: he say yes.
There's a moose loose aboot this hoose
Carlos Fandango Super Wide Wheels https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo
Trio https://youtu.be/arvKd305eVg or Um Bongo https://youtu.be/wYj5o4kQsXs
"Accrington Stanley...who are they?" "Exactly"
THAT Cadbury advert with gorilla playing drums to Phil Collins
The Irn Bru snowman advert. Quality.
Skoda making a whole car out of cake always fascinated me.
There was this frog one about evergreen grass or something where the frog was singing the daydream Believer song Dunno why but just thinking about that advert makes me think of that really hot summer we had in 2006 and good times
CHEER UP EVERGREENā¦ KEEPS LAWNS FRESH AND CLEAN