Category: Adverts
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Buy-De-Buy
Let’s have a look at some adverts fronted by the cast of Hi-De-Hi. This one, for Wispa, we’ve seen before, and is probably one of the more memorable ones from the bunch. But Ruth Madoc also did this one for Walkers in 1987. And this one, in Welsh, for the Cheese Council of Wales. Here’s…
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Win A Role On Buffy
Wanna win a walk on part in Buffy The Vampire Slayer? Well then, today’s your lucky day, because with just one phone call, and a trip in a time machine, you can be entered into the draw for just such an opportunity. And here’s a nice little curio. WB bumpers for the show, including some…
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Moore, Cook, Sellers, Atkinson & Barclays
When I think of Barclaycard adverts, I invariably think of either Alan Whicker, or Rowan Atkinson. But Barclays has a longer history of using comedians in their commercials than I realised. Here’s Dudley Moore in 1981, playing a punk rocker who has run out of cash. And here he is playing a sort of version…
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Rivas Were Ace
I mean, I never actually had a Riva, nor do I know what they taste like, but we’ll get back to that. Another chocolatey treat I never partook in was the McVities Ace, and until this morning, I’d never heard of them either. According to Marketing Week in 1996, the Ace was launched to rival…
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Super Noodle Curios
How about watching some mid-90s laddish casual sexism in adverts for Super Noodles? This one features Peter Serafinowicz. Now, here’s a weird thing. This advert, from the early 1980s is for Bachelors Super Noodles. While this exact same advert is for Kelloggs Super Noodles. That’s because on their initial release in 1979, Super Noodles were…
