Category: British
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The Dozen Golden Girls Remakes
Brighton Belles, the British remake of The Golden Girls for ITV, is infamous for being so ill-received by viewers that it was yanked off the air after only a handful of episodes. We might have a closer look at it soon, and maybe do a side-by-side comparison of the first episode, like we did with…
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Smith, Jones, and KiteKat
I have no idea why, but the other day I was wondering what ever happened to KiteKat cat food. It used to be on all the shelves alongside Whiskas, and then it wasn’t. It’s place on those shelves was taken by Felix, and I began to wonder if I had missed something, and KiteKat had…
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Comedy Is … So Far
It’s my birthday today, so here’s a present for you. Not sure how that works, but okay. It’s the first seven episodes of Comedy Is … my podcast about sitcoms and comedy, what they mean to me, and their history and context, as told from the perspective of the Paramount Comedy Channel in the late…
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Helen Lederer Adverts
Just a few adverts featuring the always brilliant Helen Lederer. This first one is for the Milk Marketting Board, and also features Elaine C Smith. https://youtu.be/WIGJAqyd2oc This one is for Finish, and also features a dishwasher. And this one is for Warninks, and also features the voice of Stephen Fry. What the hell is Warninks?
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Ruby Waxes Cars
I was thinking all day today, trying to remember if Ruby Wax had ever done any adverts. Then I remembered her stewardship of the Vauxhall Corsa promo, with a perfectly matched slogan for her and the car. There was more than one, so it must have been succesful. She also did a campaign for Ryvita.
