"Suck em and see!"

Chunks · 11-01-2007 12:21pm #1

There was an ad on tv a few years back (maybe 6-8) and it was for something medicinal like pain killers, or throat lozenges etc..

My mate and I were talking about it the other day and can't remember what the hell it was advertising, it's driving me nuts.

Basically it's an ad of (if memory serves) a kinda seethrough bloke and he's sore somewhere (not too sure)....anyway, he takes the tablet and it cures him. the final shot is of him holding the product to the camera and saying in a deep voice "Suck em and See!"

I know it's not much to go on but has anyone a clue as to what it was for?

Thanks

lazygit · 11-01-2007 12:34pm

Tumbs?

Owen · 11-01-2007 12:37pm

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

_blank_ · 11-01-2007 12:40pm

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

Brilliant.

Chunks · 11-01-2007 1:23pm

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

hahaha :rolleyes:

@ lazygit: I'm almost 100% sure it's not Tumbs

c - 13 · 11-01-2007 1:26pm

Wasnt Hacks was it ?

Edit : Google seems to be telling me its either Andrews Antacid or Fishermans friend.

trout · 11-01-2007 1:30pm

ooh! ooh! i remember this one ... the ad was for Remegel

http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/medicines/medicines/r/remgel/remegel_indigestion_relief.htm

c - 13 · 11-01-2007 1:36pm

trout wrote:

ooh! ooh! i remember this one ... the ad was for Remegel

I thought their slogan was "chewy not chalky" ?

Chunks · 11-01-2007 1:51pm

I know it wasn't Hacks cos they used the cartoon frogs fighting it out in the throat as their advertisements.

I know it's not Andrews Antacid cos thats disolvable and not suckable unless you want to look like a rabid dog or a woman on the blob

It isn't fishermans friend cos coincidentally enough my Dad's company was responsible for selling them over here and he's the marketing Director

It's not remegel cos they were chewy not chalky as c-13 pointed out.

Good brain storming though, we'll get it eventually

I hope it's wrecking some other peoples heads now too

MagnumForce · 12-01-2007 2:40am

I can;t seem to find it anywhere but i have a feeling it was Seven Seas but im not sure, i'm probably wrong, you'd think there'd be something on google about it being that its a pretty widely quoted...eh...quote...

The Bollox · 12-01-2007 2:44am

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

ROFFLES! I thought the same thing

monkeyfudge · 12-01-2007 2:54am

Could it be Altoids?

http://www.suckemandsee.co.uk/

MagnumForce · 12-01-2007 2:59am

No, not Altoids, Altoids don't sound familiat at all, plus the fact that they are sweets, the product we're looking for was some sort of cold/flu medicine or something like that.

Conar · 12-01-2007 4:07am

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

Classic....I always thought it contained Sucramen C!!!!

EDIT: Was it Fishermans friends?

Chunks · 12-01-2007 1:58pm

Conar wrote:

Classic....I always thought it contained Sucramen C!!!!

EDIT: Was it Fishermans friends?

hahaha lads! Sucramen C......what is that even supposed top be?! :rolleyes:

Nope, it wasn't fishermans friend for definite

Keep em coming lads, were getting close, I can almost taste the Sucramen!

AnnaStezia · 12-01-2007 7:28pm

Zubes ?

trout · 13-01-2007 4:16pm

maybe i'm mistaken ... but ... i just can't get Remegel out of my head

i have a clear memory of the ad ... a transparent fella with a red/yellow stomach obviously in some degree of discomfort ... moans and groans a bit until the day is saved by a green/blue/white packet of Remegel ... at the end of the ad, the transparent fella, with arms aloft and settled tummy strikes a pose and says "suck 'em and see" ... am i losing it? (don't answer)

i do remember the "chewy not chalky" tagline also ... but i think that was a later version of the ad campaign (and the things did taste chalky)

lads ... we need this settled!

Hagar · 15-01-2007 7:52am

Are you sure it wasn't an inhaler? I think Vick's Sinex is the product.

c - 13 · 15-01-2007 8:10am

Isnt Vicks sinex a nasal spray ?

Hagar · 15-01-2007 8:13am

Yes nasal spray, that's the phrase I couldn't think of.

Conar · 15-01-2007 8:17am

I wouldn't fancy sucking on a nasal spray, I don't think many others would either.
Theres no way it could have been that!

Conar · 15-01-2007 8:17am

I wouldn't fancy sucking on a nasal spray, I don't think many others would either.
Theres no way it could have been that!

nodger · 15-01-2007 8:28am

Chunks wrote:

There was an ad on tv a few years back (maybe 6-8) and it was for something medicinal like pain killers, or throat lozenges etc..

IIRC, it was for Halls throat lozenges.

Skittlebrau · 15-01-2007 9:02am

Yeah I'm thinking it was for Halls Mentholyptus too.

MagnumForce · 16-01-2007 6:04pm

When the guy said it, he was on the box of the product, he was blue i think, either that or green, and he'd turn to the camera and say "Suck 'em and See!" and turn back into his original pose which was found on the box.

Edit: This isn't it but its a picture i found while searching for a picture of anything related to the phrase "Suck 'Em And See":

Ha!

Chunks · 17-01-2007 11:53am

trout wrote:

maybe i'm mistaken ... but ... i just can't get Remegel out of my head

i have a clear memory of the ad ... a transparent fella with a red/yellow stomach obviously in some degree of discomfort ... moans and groans a bit until the day is saved by a green/blue/white packet of Remegel ... at the end of the ad, the transparent fella, with arms aloft and settled tummy strikes a pose and says "suck 'em and see" ...

Yeah that's the image I have of the ad too...... Remegel doesnt ring a bell though...... Does it? ........ remegel......remegel.....Remegel??

iarlaoha · 17-01-2007 12:03pm

It was some sort of throat lozenge made by Vicks (of Vaporub fame...)

Femelade · 18-01-2007 11:24am

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

Conar wrote:

Classic....I always thought it contained Sucramen C!!!!

EDIT: Was it Fishermans friends?

HAHA , i thought it was sacramen C, i though it was like Vitamin C or something. When i saw the title of this thread thats the first thing i thought of.

sudzs · 18-01-2007 11:27am

Was it Zoobs??

sudzs · 18-01-2007 11:30am

AnnaStezia wrote:

Zubes ?

AAAH! I posted before reading!

Anyone else reckon it's Zubes??

Chunks · 19-01-2007 2:05pm

sudzs wrote:

AAAH! I posted before reading!

Anyone else reckon it's Zubes??

Get that stupid cat outta the way!

No, the general concesus is that it's not Zubes...

keep em coming though folks!

Kevok · 22-01-2007 4:28pm

Femmy wrote:

HAHA , i thought it was sacramen C, i though it was like Vitamin C or something. When i saw the title of this thread thats the first thing i thought of.

At least that sounds like something that could be in it. I always thought it said "Succulent C".

23-01-2007 10:55pm

I'm fairly sure that it was Andrew's Antacid. They definitely did a chewable/suckable version. Can't find a link to the ad itself but here's the suckable version.....

http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/medicines/medicines/a/andrews/andrews_antacid.htm

noiseball · 22-01-2008 3:48am

this was wrecking my head all ****ing morning,
but finally...

..yes - it IS andrews antacid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-s4HqI2u0

volume's low.. but that's definitely it!

Chunks wrote: »

I know it's not Andrews Antacid cos thats disolvable and not suckable unless you want to look like a rabid dog or a woman on the blob

deman · 22-01-2008 9:55am

noiseball wrote: »

this was wrecking my head all ****ing morning,
but finally...

..yes - it IS andrews antacid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-s4HqI2u0

volume's low.. but that's definitely it!

Well done, that's it all right.

Chunks · 23-01-2008 9:47am

Nice one! Thanks for that noiseball.

Right, now I finally know the answer to every question ever! that ad was the only thing holding me back

Hagar · 23-01-2008 9:51am

And it only took a year to get the answer.

c - 13 · 23-01-2008 9:57am

It did get there in the end though, and I got to see a host of other adverts from 1991, oh the memories ...

tk123 · 23-01-2008 11:49am

c - 13 wrote: »

Wasnt Hacks was it ?

Edit : Google seems to be telling me its either Andrews Antacid or Fishermans friend.

Yeah I though it was hacks too! And the guy would hold the sweet/hack and the middle was a fan spinning around

funktastic · 23-01-2008 5:35pm

There was a Vicks throat drops ad on for ages in the 80s - used to drive me mad. Some little girl with a cough and her dad gives her some Vicks throat drops and she goes 'Taste's so pineappley' or something like that.

MW · 25-01-2008 4:06pm

funktastic wrote: »

There was a Vicks throat drops ad on for ages in the 80s - used to drive me mad. Some little girl with a cough and her dad gives her some Vicks throat drops and she goes 'Taste's so pineappley' or something like that.

Oh my God you have brought back memories....EVERYONE had those Vicks throat drops in school. It was like the cool thing to buy in the shop. I can still taste them. Do they still sell them?

mancsteveuk · 26-04-2009 6:21pm

"suck 'em and see" was from the fishermans friend adverts

niteowl1968 · 28-05-2009 11:14pm

was just discussing this slogan with OH and this age came up when googled. Heres what I found and pretty sure it is as OH Wiganer born and Bred which is where Uncle Joes come from.

Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglow
Give ‘em to your grannie and watch the beggar go
Away with coughs and sniffles, take a few in hand
Suck ‘em and see, you’ll agree
They’re the best in all the land

Ann22 · 31-05-2009 8:14pm

ned78 wrote: »

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

So did I:D..like Vitamin C except it was some new ingredient:o. Can't think what it was for though. I'm nearly sure it was for some kind of lozenge...like Strepsils, Soothers or Hacks or Tunes.

Ann22 · 31-05-2009 8:16pm

mancsteveuk wrote: »

"suck 'em and see" was from the fishermans friend adverts

Sorry I didn't see your post.

rubadub · 01-06-2009 2:31pm

Ann22 wrote: »

Sorry I didn't see your post.

Hes wrong. noiseball already go it, but his link is now down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4gCUa5fLCw

Ann22 · 02-06-2009 11:30pm

Ah the relief! You're a genius:). That was keeping me awake at night.

Monkeybonkers · 08-06-2009 7:25pm

I always thought it said 'Sacrament C'. It was for some throat drops. Can't remember the name of them though. This is going to drive me nuts!

I didn't realise someone had got it. Thanks, you've saved my sanity

emeraldstar · 10-06-2009 5:39pm

Femelade wrote: »

HAHA , i thought it was sacramen C, i though it was like Vitamin C or something. When i saw the title of this thread thats the first thing i thought of.

ned78 wrote:

I always thought he said 'Soccamen C' - I assumed this was some new wonderous ingredient. Then I listened to it properly one day. Boy did I feel thick.

Conar wrote:

Classic....I always thought it contained Sucramen C!!!!

I thought it was "Sucker Man See!"

NO idea what I thought it was supposed to actually mean but I remained convinced that that's what it was right up until last year

"Suck em and see!"

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