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To think they should show ads from 1980 - 1986 for an entire month on ITV

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Jumell · 03/12/2024 07:46

For no other reason than to indulge our nostalgia

“we hope its chops, its chips” 🎶

anyone in ??

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WingSlutz · 03/12/2024 13:40

'When a man you've never met before suddenly gives you flowers...that's Impulse' 😂😂

Bollihobs · 03/12/2024 13:11

I loved all the Heineken ones that were so clever but my favourite was a very niche YellowPages one made, I think, just for Xmas Day..... family in sitting room, TV goes funny, Dad says "pass me the YP please" daughter says "Dad it's Xmas you'll never get anyone out today!!" Dad smiles knowingly and....whacks the telly with the YellowPages book, telly comes back on fine cue the strap line..." Good old YellowPages!" 😁

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Jumell · 03/12/2024 12:56

Getitwright · 03/12/2024 12:00

The adverts were far more innovative and interesting back in the 70’s/80’s. Lots of humour as well. Now it’s all really bad car adverts for very uninteresting bland cars, and betting companies. Plus the celebs coining it in with perfume adverts, over Xmas. Everything including the casting carefully controlled. Daytime TV is full of charities and aids for getting old but keeping going. If you catch one, you have basically seen them all. Rare for a good advert to be aired nowadays.

You’ve nailed it with the current adverts

cars … betting … boring !

anyone remember the excellent Castrol GTX ad?

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Renamed · 03/12/2024 12:50

Fresh cream cakes….

(all together now:)

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 03/12/2024 12:18

Were you truly wafted here from paradise?
Nahh, Luton Airport!

Campari. I always thought it was like Martini or Cinzano. It was an unpleasant surprise when I finally tasted it and realised it was much more bitter. Good advert, though.

Also: Gold Blend couple. Gone are the days when your choice of instant coffee showed how sophisticated you were!

Errors · 03/12/2024 12:11

Sibilantseamstress · 03/12/2024 07:49

Love it! I fear gen z and the millennials would need to reach for the smelling salt!

Nah, I’m a millennial and I’d welcome this!
Especially the Birdseye potato waffles “they’re waffly versatile” one

Getitwright · 03/12/2024 12:00

The adverts were far more innovative and interesting back in the 70’s/80’s. Lots of humour as well. Now it’s all really bad car adverts for very uninteresting bland cars, and betting companies. Plus the celebs coining it in with perfume adverts, over Xmas. Everything including the casting carefully controlled. Daytime TV is full of charities and aids for getting old but keeping going. If you catch one, you have basically seen them all. Rare for a good advert to be aired nowadays.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 03/12/2024 10:50

As a child of the 70s/80s I’d find it very interesting. Because ITV was deemed far too common to have on in our house when I was growing up. 😂

Whammyammy · 03/12/2024 10:45

The modern easily offended and easily hurt woke brigade would have a meltdown if they showed ads from back then

Itsamumslife2024 · 03/12/2024 10:37

Shake and vac? 🎵 you do the shake and vac and put the freshness back

curtaintwitcher78 · 03/12/2024 10:34

Heyjoni · 03/12/2024 10:27

Ha ha yes!
Whenever I watch programmes from that era - currently watching Brookside reruns on STV - I always expect the breaks to have adverts from that time! But obviously they're not, they're current adverts and always really clash with the 80s programme.
See also Bergerac and anything on Rewind TV.

Loving Brookside again.

AutumnLeaves1990 · 03/12/2024 10:31

Yes!! I've always said when they show old shows on Dave or whatever it's called,they should show the ads that would have aired then too.

Heyjoni · 03/12/2024 10:27

Ha ha yes!
Whenever I watch programmes from that era - currently watching Brookside reruns on STV - I always expect the breaks to have adverts from that time! But obviously they're not, they're current adverts and always really clash with the 80s programme.
See also Bergerac and anything on Rewind TV.

redalex261 · 03/12/2024 10:26

Loved the WOOAH BOODDEEFORRRM!! one - the new Tampax “flow forecast” period weather forecast ad on Youtube - not so much

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JRorBobby · 03/12/2024 10:17

You can tell-a-wella-woman by the WAYSHEWEARSHERHAIR!

evilharpy · 03/12/2024 08:19

I would support this but only if we extended the time period to about 1995.

There are some videos on youtubes of vintage ads like this one, we've been watching them for nostalgia and my 10 year old loves them although thinks I'm obsessed with Woolies!

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LunaNorth · 03/12/2024 08:16

A Fudge was full of Cadbury goodness, not ‘sugary’ goodness.

It was practically a piece of fruit, come on Wink

LunaNorth · 03/12/2024 08:15

WAAAAOOOOAAAAAHHHH BODYFOOOOOORM!!!!!

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Jumell · 03/12/2024 08:13

curtaintwitcher78 · 03/12/2024 08:09

"Furst class thicket to Dottingham please..."

Omg I thought of this 🤣🤣🙌

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curtaintwitcher78 · 03/12/2024 08:09

"Furst class thicket to Dottingham please..."

AloneLike · 03/12/2024 08:09

theeyeofdoe · 03/12/2024 08:02

I suspect very few would be allowed before 9pm, due to smoking, healthy eating guidelines, overt sexism.

"A Mars a day, helps you work rest and play."
"It's full of sugary goodness, it's very small and neat"

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Cigarettes had been banned from TV advertising back in the 60s, although cigars could still be advertised (the famous Hamlet advert).

I think we can trade off 'A Mars a Day' for the plethora of "did somebody say Just Eat' adverts we have on TV nowadays. One Mars Bar a day does a lot less damage than a takeaway; and a finger of fudge is positively angelic by comparison 😃

theeyeofdoe · 03/12/2024 08:02

Sibilantseamstress · 03/12/2024 07:49

Love it! I fear gen z and the millennials would need to reach for the smelling salt!

I suspect very few would be allowed before 9pm, due to smoking, healthy eating guidelines, overt sexism.

"A Mars a day, helps you work rest and play."
"It's full of sugary goodness, it's very small and neat"