Remember that 80s musical Menthadent P advert?

harmoniums

With the family wishing their trucker father farewell?
It had a song that went (going from memory here...)

"Stay away from greasy spoons,
Try to get to bed by three,
Take good care of yourself,
Brush with Menthadent P!"

"Remember, P for Prevention, oohhh, oohhhh,
P for Protection, oohhh, oohhh
P for the plaque that threatens your bum-bum"

1st, I can't find it on youtube, have you seen it anywhere?
2nd, as a kid I had no idea what a "greasy spoon" was, the first line made little sense to me.
3rd, How can plaque threaten your bum bum?

Shield

I can't remember that one, but I sing* you off to sleep with:

Kids: ONE
Man: Look for a safe place

Kids: TWO
Man: Don't hurry, stop and wait

Kids: THREE
Man: Look all around and listen, before you cross the road remember

Kids: FOUR
Man: Let all the traffic past you

Kids: FIVE
Man: Then walking straight across you...

Kids: SIX KEEP WATCHING
Man: That's the Safe Cross Code

*Raise your hand if you know the melody without having to Google it!

texidub

harmoniums wrote: »

3rd, How can plaque threaten your bum bum?

Well, I wouldn't want one nailed there, would you?


Don't care who it's for.

harmoniums

texidub wrote: »

Well, I wouldn't want one nailed there, would you?


Don't care who it's for.

If it read "Admiral Poopen Von Holen", I would endure its mounting.

Badly Drunk Boy

harmoniums wrote: »

3rd, How can plaque threaten your bum bum?

Might it have been "gum-gum"?

harmoniums

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Might it have been "gum-gum"?

That does make more sense than bum bum

texidub

Oh right. Well, I might consider a small plaque then.

ToddyDoody

harmoniums wrote: »

With the family wishing their trucker father farewell?
It had a song that went (going from memory here...)

"Stay away from greasy spoons,
Try to get to bed by three,
Take good care of yourself,
Brush with Menthadent P!"

"Remember, P for Prevention, oohhh, oohhhh,
P for Protection, oohhh, oohhh
P for the plaque that threatens your bum-bum"

Some marketing people really screwed up here. Take an emotional scene and divert it to a jingle about toothpaste! (with a clinical name to boot) why not have a psychopath shoot someone, then run the plan over in his head about disposing the body with the last point being 'used hydroxy q washing powder to get clothes spotlessly clean' and have him and the corpse do a little dance to how clean the stuff can get your clothes!

harmoniums

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Some marketing people really screwed up here. Take an emotional scene and divert it to a jingle about toothpaste! (with a clinical name to boot) why not have a psychopath shoot someone, then run the plan over in his head about disposing the body with the last point being 'used hydroxy q washing powder to get clothes spotlessly clean' and have him and the corpse do a little dance to how clean the stuff can get your clothes!

Menthadent P Ad was actually quite awesome, even though I only misheard the bit about your bum bum.
Your ad proposal includes murder and a magically animated corpse!

StupidLikeAFox

1. Listen to this song op
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1RB3pCLOA&feature=related

2. Sing these lyrics

While your on your foreign trip,
Stay fit and well,
Don’t forget to to care for your gums,
Brush with Mentadent P.

Remember P for protection, oo-hoo
P for prevention, oo-hoo,
P for the plaque that grows on your gum-gums.

Stay away from greasy cafs,
Get to bed by three,
Take good care of your gums,
Brush with Mentadent P!

3. ?????

4. Profit

ToddyDoody

The emotional hook worked so? Personally i'd have more concern for not having to visit the dentist and having rid of the coffee stains

texidub

Yeah, I'd rather me whole head turned into a badly-designed septic tank than go to the dentist.

So I try not to let it get that far.

Sarn

Wasn't there a line "Brushing helps to fight the plaque"?
Edit: Aha, there was: http://youtu.be/DJEZYOvFeWU (with Emma Bunton)