Category: British
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Rod Hull And Emu Flogging Stuff
In 1982, Rod Hull threatened his puppet bird with being roasted in the oven, by making Emu appear in an advert for aluminium foil. Stick around for the one after about Scotland too. By 1987, they’d spread their wings a little wider, and were on a Qantas flight to Australia, sat next to a talking…
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Kenco And Son
A couple of adverts with Steptoe and Son. First, one for Kenco coffee. And then this one, for Ajax.
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The Bubble
Weird what shows stick with you, long after they appeared on TV briefly, and then vanished without a trace. Sometimes they’re ephemeral works of genius, sometimes they’re just terrible, and sometimes, they’re simply fine. There’s a place for perfectly good shows, and The Bubble probably deserved more of a run than a series of six…
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The Other Spitting Image Computer Game
After pressing the random article button in the corner up there last night, I was reminded of the Spitting Image computer game, and tweeted it out once more. This prompted @bbapbf to direct me to the precursor to this game, originally called Spitting Image, but later re-packaged as Split Personalities. As you can see it…
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Stand By Your Man
Today I learned, belatedly, that FOX remade Birds Of A Feather for the US network. Stand By Your Man follows the same premise as the original, and features Rosie O’Donnell and Melissa Gilbert Brinkman in the main roles. The show was developed by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson, and where it diverged from the source…
