British TV adverts!
*WARNING* Youtube heavy entry *WARNING*
So, after the seriousness of the last entry (and I sincerely want to thank everyone for their amazing notes) it’s time for some fun.
Now, after exposing you to British TV Phone – In Quizes and British TV Shows the next thing is British Adverts.
So, here goes nothing.
Shake N Vac
One of the joys of growing up in the ’80’s wasn’t this advert. But it ran for pretty much the entire bloody decade. Seriously, who actually dances when hoovering the floor?
Smash
Now this is more like it. Cute ickle robot Martians! You lot know how much I likes me some Sci-Fi, so that I like this advert is a no brainer. In case you don’t already know, Smash is a brand of instant mash potato.
PG Tips
PG Tips for years used chimps acting as humans in adverts. This is a slightly more modern version.
There is a backstory to these adverts. The original version of Freeview (terrestrial digital TV) used Jonny Vegas and Monkey to promote them. Then they went bust. PG Tips decided to reunite them.
And the original PG Tips chimps.
Irn Bru
I’ve got a confession to make. As a Scot, I’m not actually that big a fan of Irn Bru. In fact, the only way I can stomach it is as a mixer. Their ad’s however are bloody amazing.
First of all, the one from this Christmas. A parody of The Snowman, all the locations in the ad are genuine Scottish landmarks.
One from the ’80’s. I haven’t actually seen this for years.
Hey, kids? Mum has a surprise for you!
Awww, sweett. An old lady.
Sony Bravia
Now for a couple you may have seen.
First of all, paint as fireworks.
And the ad with the most props in advertising history (all the rubber balls are real).
Tango
Ahh, Tango. Again not the biggest fan in the world but, again, good adverts.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
The one that was banned after it lead to kids puncturing other kids eardrums.
So, they changed it.
And finally, something about the Little General they didn’t teach you in school.
Pot Noodle
They say that every invention is but the answer to a question that has yet to be asked. If that’s the case, I don’t want to know the unasked question that lead to the invention of the Pot Noodle. But at least they can poke fun at themselves.
This is to promote the Mexican Spice Pot Moodle. The whole idea of this campaign is the Pot Noodles are a guilty pleasure.
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And the first ad in that campaign.
Same idea, different variation. You could (if you so wanted) send away for your own horn.
And the current campaign.
Honda
Chances are you’ve seen the first one before but it’s so good I had to include it. A Rube Goldberg machine made entirely fron Honda parts.
A lot of people don’t like this advert, but I actually think it’s quite good.
John West
Man Vs Bear. The bear actually has some skill in this one.
Tennants Lager
Ahhh, Gods own lager. Unfortunately, I can’t get it on tap down here.
Solve the crime.
And the second part.
Kinder Surprise
Stumbled across this. Can’t remember having seen this before, which is probably a good thing.
Ford SportsKa
Unsurprisingly, this got more than a few complaints.
Holsten
Ahhh, Holsten lager, Dennis Leary, anti drink driving advert. How does that work? Call said drunk driver an Asshole.
Charley Says
Public information films from the ’70’s. Used in the Prodigy song of the same name.
Careful in the kitchen.
You wanna see the puppies. Yes, you do. You wanna see those puppies.
Frosties
And finally, one of the most annoying adverts on British TV in recent years. Ear bleedingly bad.
Enjoy!
Will
