Ashley Hill
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There was a mickey take on this (or a similar car) on Not The Nine O'clock News. "Oi,Bob. Have you got Bob's torque wrench? No Bob,Bob's got it's"etc etc. Hand built by Roberts was the punchline.
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Butter in the 1970s meant Anchor (lurid yellow, NZ), Kerrygold (almost as lurid, Ireland) and Wheelbarrow (unsalted, pale and greasy, Netherlands) plus 'English Butter' (unbranded, cheaper than the others, basically tasteless.) Then came Lurpak (Denmark, pale, slightly salted) but we'd joined the Common Market, Brits got the taste of camembert and roquefort, manchego and dolcelatte, and butter of higher quality, so the supermarkets had to up their game. Despite what I've said about Wheelbarrow, once I'd tasted unsalted butter while still at primary school, I decided I wanted nothing but, which got me into the working habit like helping the milkman during the holidays, then paper delivery, etc etc. Must have been the only kid who spent his pocket money on butter, not chocolate!From what many have told me, the 1970s were grim times for food shopping
Ashley Hill
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I always liked "Blue Band" margarine. I don't think it's available now.
I’ve only been to a Harvester once and I was asked if I’d been to one before just like in the advert. The poor waitress had to dress up like a member of the cast of Oklahoma. After that I made a point of not going to a Harvester again. The one I did go to closed a few tears after that.
Xenophon PCDGS
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One from the 1980's.....
"You can't get better than a Quick-Fit fitter
You can't get better than a Qwik-Fit fitter
You can't get better than a Qwik-Fit fitter
They're the boys to trust"
"You can't get better than a Quick-Fit fitter
You can't get better than a Qwik-Fit fitter
You can't get better than a Qwik-Fit fitter
They're the boys to trust"
Gloster
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To which Jasper Carrott, assisted by (then) newbies Punt and Dennis, did a send-up of commercialisation of the Church of England. The refrain being: ‘You can’t vic quicker than a Quick-Vic Vicar’, which ended ‘In the Lord we trust’.
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Oh I loved Carrat's Commercial Breakdown !
61653 HTAFC
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On the subjects of both margarine and parodies of adverts...
Anyone remember the "Golden Churn" margarine brand? I'm sure I saw a comedy sketch once which took the mick out of their adverts (I think it was on Naked Video, as I'm sure it was Gregor Fisher in the sketch) where a farmer lifts the lid of a tub with "Stomach Churn" branding, to reveal a tub of manure which he spreads liberally on his toast!
Anyone remember the "Golden Churn" margarine brand? I'm sure I saw a comedy sketch once which took the mick out of their adverts (I think it was on Naked Video, as I'm sure it was Gregor Fisher in the sketch) where a farmer lifts the lid of a tub with "Stomach Churn" branding, to reveal a tub of manure which he spreads liberally on his toast!
Just had a quick look and Carrott’s Commercial Breakdown is on YouTube. That’s my afternoon sorted! Well remembered @yorksrob
Just had a quick look and Carrott’s Commercial Breakdown is on YouTube. That’s my afternoon sorted! Well remembered @yorksrob
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On the subject of advertising, was it Martini that had the tagline:
"Anytime, anyplace, anywhere" ? Certainly a ballsy slogan for hard spirits
ABV is a relatively modest 15%.On the subject of advertising, was it Martini that had the tagline:
"Anytime, anyplace, anywhere" ? Certainly a ballsy slogan for hard spirits
nlogax
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A woman wearing rollerskates and little else weaving through the streets of LA delivering a tray of the meh stuff to a besuited business sort in his corporate meeting. Terrible ad.
Ashley Hill
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Still on butter there was Country Life butter with the cartoon men and catchy jingle.
"Oh we are the lads from Country Life, and you'll never put a better bit o' butter on your knife, if you 'aven't any in 'ave a word with the wife and spread it on your toast in the morning!"
"Oh we are the lads from Country Life, and you'll never put a better bit o' butter on your knife, if you 'aven't any in 'ave a word with the wife and spread it on your toast in the morning!"
Xenophon PCDGS
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Was that to the tune of "D'ye ken John Peel" ?
There were a few different songs in the Country Life adverts, but this is the one I remember:
And SAAB and FIAT collaborated on the 9000/Chroma/Thema/164, although a lot of parts ended up being not being interchangeable despite looking the same due to SAAB's much higher quality/safety expectations.
John Hunt
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Not advertisements for products or services, but the government information quickies were real gems:-
Green Cross Code man
Reginald Molehusband parking his car
The pensioners calling the RNLI
No doubt many more, but these are the ones that stick in my mind LOL
Green Cross Code man
Reginald Molehusband parking his car
The pensioners calling the RNLI
No doubt many more, but these are the ones that stick in my mind LOL
SteveP29
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I've watched this one more than once, nearly 2 hours of adverts, love it
We can tell its Tizer when our eyes are shut
We can tell its Tizer when our eyes are shut
61653 HTAFC
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A tagline that Carter USM borrowed for their song about drinking.You're welcome
On the subject of advertising, was it Martini that had the tagline:
"Anytime, anyplace, anywhere" ? Certainly a ballsy slogan for hard spirits
Xenophon PCDGS
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HP baked beans,
They're the beans for me.....
That's all I can remember of the words that were sung/
They're the beans for me.....
That's all I can remember of the words that were sung/
adrock1976
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I can remember the "Beans Mean Heinz", or was that actually a slogan?
Gloster
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See #31 and 32.
Got to mention the brilliant Carling Black Label advert, with the British hotel guest throwing his (Union Jack) towel out of his hotel window, which then bounces along the swimming pool to the tune of The Dambusters so that it lands on the sunbed and unfurls itself to beat all the German guests.
That would never be made today.
That would never be made today.
birchesgreen
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I was watching an 80s US TV movie on Youtube the other night, it had originally been recorded from TV and included the adverts. One had William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in matching Hawaiian shirts advertising an airline.
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Peter Mugridge
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Don't they? I hadn't noticed...!!!Carling no longer use the "Black Label" name!
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