Old TV ads.

Skid · 08-08-2010 3:33pm

Jezzington wrote: »

There's a particular ad I would love to see again, suffering Jaysus it was super sexy. I actually posted this in another thread so here's my original post, and if anyone knows the name of the product or better still where I can relieve my spotty teens, don't hesitate to tell me (says he...)

Does anyone remember...
...an ad from around 1992 or thereabouts, it was for deoderant, the pitch was "the only underwear you need". It featured a gorgeous short haired goddess (can't remember if she was blonde or brunette though...) getting herself all dickied up for an evening out. She was shown getting out of the shower, spraying the magic deoderant on herself, and putting on a really sexy perfect fit dress and black patent stilleto heel pointy toe court shoes. The soundtrack had a kind of new-age feel to it. Needless to say it would be nice to see it again, purely for research reasons of course... ;-)

I think it's this one, good luck with your research!

http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie_vintage.php?filename=VA0579

lord lucan · 08-08-2010 5:15pm

SkidMark wrote: »

I think it's this one, good luck with your research!

http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie_vintage.php?filename=VA0579

That's a great site,thanks for the link.:)

nlgbbbblth · 08-08-2010 8:10pm

the purple tin wrote: »

there was an irish ad I'll never forgot, it was
a public safety one warning kids about the dangers of electricity.
Anyway there is a wee girl playing with a kite or a frisbee and it gets caught up in a pylon, so this wee boy climbs up to get it for
her and KABOOM!:eek:
Always scared the bejay out of me.

Play Safe. There were a few different versions.

It was a UK PIF that was broadcast on RTE during the summer of 1979 and 1980. All are available on the Charley Says DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KryOYburlFI

the purple tin · 08-08-2010 8:56pm

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Play Safe. There were a few different versions.

It was a UK PIF that was broadcast on RTE during the summer of 1979 and 1980. All are available on the Charley Says DVD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KryOYburlFI

Holy moley. That ad still scares the sh*te out of me.:eek:

lord lucan · 08-08-2010 9:10pm

the purple tin wrote: »

Holy moley. That ad still scares the sh*te out of me.:eek:

Amazing that in 2010 it still has impact. I remember being scared ****less of that ad as a nipper!

nlgbbbblth · 08-08-2010 9:31pm

Play Safe with kites and planes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT_wwkCoBL8

Big Lar · 25-09-2010 9:37am

Little help here.

I am looking for an advert, It was an information advert about back injury - There was a phrase in it "Big John can lift it"

That's all I can remember, the add must be almost 25 - 30yrs old by now.

Any help would be appreciated

Jezzington · 28-09-2010 11:16am

SkidMark wrote: »

I think it's this one, good luck with your research!

http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie_vintage.php?filename=VA0579

Thank you Skidmark for finding that. I was muttering "Hey babe, remember me" to the screen as it played... That "Oy oh wah bap bap bap bah" tune has always stuck in my head. Funny how the heels seem a lot lower and the toes seem less pointy when I see it 18 years later, hehe.

Jezzington · 28-09-2010 11:17am

Big Lar wrote: »

Little help here.

I am looking for an advert, It was an information advert about back injury - There was a phrase in it "Big John can lift it"

That's all I can remember, the add must be almost 25 - 30yrs old by now.

Any help would be appreciated

Was it the "Oh my aching back" one?

Big Lar · 28-09-2010 9:18pm

Yeah i think that was it, I think he lifted a 40 gallon barrel - Could be wrong on that.

I was talking to a few lads today about it and they reckon it was by the safety council crowd people, they used to have a yellow triangle as an emblem

FatherTed · 28-09-2010 9:23pm

the purple tin wrote: »

there was an irish ad I'll never forgot, it was
a public safety one warning kids about the dangers of electricity.
Anyway there is a wee girl playing with a kite or a frisbee and it gets caught up in a pylon, so this wee boy climbs up to get it for
her and KABOOM!:eek:
Always scared the bejay out of me.

Also the "Where's Grandad?" one already mentioned and the one about the slurry pit on the farm. Another public service ad I remember from probably from the late 70's or early 80's was about this lad in a black leather talking about going out and getting locked - about teenage drinking.

Bearhunter · 28-09-2010 9:31pm

FatherTed wrote: »

Another public service ad I remember from probably from the late 70's or early 80's was about this lad in a black leather talking about going out and getting locked - about teenage drinking.

I remember that. One bloke saying something like "The crack wha'? The aggro", while Stiff Little Fingers' Here We Are Nowhere played in the background.

Mikosyko · 13-10-2010 1:28pm

I wonder does anyone remember this ad:

It was an ad for Beechems or Lemsip and it had a coffee mug with an animated face. The cup was suffering with a cold, but when the Beechems or Lemsip was added to the cup, along with some boiling water and then stirred the mug's expression changed to releif

yeppydeppy · 13-10-2010 1:50pm

Could you show me a meter?

Some of you will laugh and the rest of you will asking wtf?

darkdubh · 13-10-2010 5:23pm

Who own's the rights to those Irish health and safety ad's ?You cant find any of them on youtube or anywhere.It,d be great to see some of them again.

nlgbbbblth · 13-10-2010 5:42pm

yeppydeppy wrote: »

Could you show me a meter?

Some of you will laugh and the rest of you will asking wtf?

Car ad

nlgbbbblth · 13-10-2010 5:53pm

darkdubh wrote: »

Who own's the rights to those Irish health and safety ad's ?You cant find any of them on youtube or anywhere.It,d be great to see some of them again.

Health Education Bureau not RTE

yeppydeppy · 17-10-2010 2:55pm

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Car ad

Nope.

nlgbbbblth · 17-10-2010 3:25pm

yeppydeppy wrote: »

Nope.

It was a man in a shop. He mentioned metres and the customer said "can you show me a metre"

The man produced a metre stick ?

Mikosyko · 21-10-2010 2:18pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XykOj6TEpmQ

PlanetTV · 31-10-2010 2:43pm

I've recently set up a website called planettv.ie as a showcase for current Irish TV ads, I noticed this forum and thought it might be interesting to post classic ads on the site if enough interest was shown ... I did a launch viral which is on the website (Link to viral http://planettv.ie/launch/launch.htm) which uses the audio from ads old and new.

I'd love to hear any comments...

Thanks

Corsendonk · 01-11-2010 3:45pm

Bord Na Mona 1986
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Nz9sBjs3o

Very risque looking back at it, the director seems to be a legs man. Sorry haven't worked out yet how to put a youtube vid into post, the youtube option seems to never work.

Murphys 1990s
7 samurai homage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTczq_S4dEM

oddballtours · 15-11-2010 3:43pm

Not sure if the following 2 ads have already been discussed in other boards threads or not, but have been looking for them for ages and they don't seem to be on youtube.

1) The Penneys Christmas ad with a cartoon boy. Think they probably stopped screening it on tv in the early 90's, though they still broadcast the radio ad annually ("Penneys, got a whole lot of things for Christmas...)

2) Think it was either Denny or Galtee. Set in NYC. Guy's up cooking in the middle of the night. Girl comes out - "Sean, it's 3/5 o'clock in the morning." Response - "Yeah, but it's breakfast time back home."

Any leads - much appreciated!

Aglomerado · 16-11-2010 10:57am

oddballtours wrote: »

1) The Penneys Christmas ad with a cartoon boy. Think they probably stopped screening it on tv in the early 90's, though they still broadcast the radio ad annually ("Penneys, got a whole lot of things for Christmas...)

Any leads - much appreciated!

I remember this one too, it was a different (slower tempo) tune to the one with the elves in the workshop. I'd love to see this again too!

An Riabhach · 01-12-2010 5:31pm

Hey,can anybody remember those tv commercials about AIDS which were on RTÉ,and the ones which were on British tv back in the 80's?

I was too young back then to know what they were really about,except the fact that everybody was (and still is) dying from AIDS.Those tv ads all used the scare tactic,and they sure as hell terrified the bejasus outa me.Does anyone remember them?

misterdeeds · 01-12-2010 5:44pm

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

I'm only 15, but recently I remember distinctly two old ESB ads.

1: A father turns on a lamp in his bedroom and goes to his baby in the middle of the night. He then goes to his kitchen to make the baby a bottle of milk.

2: I think it may be a son of the family, but somebody is coming home from somewhere and the mother at home is preparing a eal for him/her.

Does anyone know these ads, and if so, do you know a clearer discription? Also, feel free do talk about other old ads.

yeah the memories remember them both well and the one with the dad making the bottle for the baby won an award (many years ago)

misterdeeds · 01-12-2010 5:50pm

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

I'm only 15, but recently I remember distinctly two old ESB ads.

1: A father turns on a lamp in his bedroom and goes to his baby in the middle of the night. He then goes to his kitchen to make the baby a bottle of milk.

2: I think it may be a son of the family, but somebody is coming home from somewhere and the mother at home is preparing a eal for him/her.

Does anyone know these ads, and if so, do you know a clearer discription? Also, feel free do talk about other old ads.

heres one for ye do ye remember the shake and vac one
you do the shake n vac and bring the freshness back.............

Corsendonk · 11-12-2010 3:18am

misterdeeds wrote: »

heres one for ye do ye remember the shake and vac one
you do the shake n vac and bring the freshness back.............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8CTscW3dpI

Corsendonk · 11-12-2010 3:25am

Some chocolate adds

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkWcTX0f5U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83n3X0S_lFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG3isfUKPb0

Corsendonk · 11-12-2010 3:48am

Soft Drink Adds and beer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z54dT7RTUs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYcS9NP6vOI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BgxoJfS57w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0twblMeLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ErvPLpHhLU

An Riabhach · 28-12-2010 3:36pm

I'm gonna need somebody's help with this one.

This is a beer ad,from possibly late 80's or early 90's. (possibly Tennents but I'm really not sure).

A man walks into a pub and buys a pint,then leaves the pub with the pint in his hand.He walks down the road with the pint,walks across fields and meets his friend at a wall and gives him the pint.

I know this isn't a lot to go by but this is the best of my knowledge.Does anybody know what this ad is?

(p.s. it's not the guinness ad with yer man swimming across the ocean with a pint).

Go raibh maith agaibh.

misterdeeds · 29-12-2010 11:46am

Seasan wrote: »

I'm gonna need somebody's help with this one.

This is a beer ad,from possibly late 80's or early 90's. (possibly Tennents but I'm really not sure).

A man walks into a pub and buys a pint,then leaves the pub with the pint in his hand.He walks down the road with the pint,walks across fields and meets his friend at a wall and gives him the pint.

I know this isn't a lot to go by but this is the best of my knowledge.Does anybody know what this ad is?

(p.s. it's not the guinness ad with yer man swimming across the ocean with a pint).

Go raibh maith agaibh.

oh god it rings a bell for sure the beer bass comes to mind maybee im wrong but maybee im right?

An Riabhach · 29-12-2010 10:16pm

misterdeeds wrote: »

oh god it rings a bell for sure the beer bass comes to mind maybee im wrong but maybee im right?

Now THERE'S the name of a beer which I hadn't remembered.But still I've no idea if that's the one.I remember that it had really cool music in the background,but it wasn't an original song,coz if it was I would remember the name of the song,which makes it all the more annoying :-(

bdr529 · 30-12-2010 10:08pm

Big Lar wrote: »

Little help here.

I am looking for an advert, It was an information advert about back injury - There was a phrase in it "Big John can lift it"

That's all I can remember, the add must be almost 25 - 30yrs old by now.

Any help would be appreciated

anyone remember the cartoon back injury ad that ended with "straight legs, bent back can cause injury....can cause injury .....can cause injury..."

WindSock · 01-01-2011 4:54pm

Mikosyko wrote: »

I wonder does anyone remember this ad:

It was an ad for Beechems or Lemsip and it had a coffee mug with an animated face. The cup was suffering with a cold, but when the Beechems or Lemsip was added to the cup, along with some boiling water and then stirred the mug's expression changed to releif

Yeah I remember the ad, its here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SuCBpyrAfw

Also this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT6TXD4_yDM

WindSock · 01-01-2011 4:56pm

JBoyle4eva wrote: »

I'm only 15, but recently I remember distinctly two old ESB ads.

1: A father turns on a lamp in his bedroom and goes to his baby in the middle of the night. He then goes to his kitchen to make the baby a bottle of milk.

Hated that ad as it was on all the time, and I didn't like the song either. It was 'Only You' by The Platters.

Tchaikovsky · 01-01-2011 7:28pm

WindSock wrote: »

Hated that ad as it was on all the time, and I didn't like the song either. It was 'Only You' by The Platters.

It was kind of a sombre ad because of the song.
Also, it looked like he was a single father.

WindSock · 02-01-2011 9:07pm

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

It was kind of a sombre ad because of the song.
Also, it looked like he was a single father.

Was his missus not in the bed? The only recollection I have is him beside the fridge with the babby.

Stoner · 03-01-2011 2:13am

Corsendonk wrote: »

Bord Na Mona 1986
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-Nz9sBjs3o

Very risque looking back at it, the director seems to be a legs man. Sorry haven't worked out yet how to put a youtube vid into post, the youtube option seems to never work.

I liked that add, the Marino Waltz, I also think that is John Kelly's son playing, possible a John Kelly too.

An Riabhach · 07-01-2011 12:38am

OK,who remembers these ads.....

"John,will u put the cat out?Máire,Máire!!"

"TV SPONGERS BEWARE-THE SQUEEZE IS ON!!"

"Keep your dog under control.Because running free he can be a killer."

"Triple A Golden Maverick.Coz this is no time to take a gamble!"

" 'TB spreadin on my land is my business!' ..the man who doesn't give a damn.Know him for what he is."

"Vigilance keeps rabies out of Ireland".

Sending a chill up my spine even now....

Aglomerado · 07-01-2011 10:15am

Seasan wrote: »

OK,who remembers these ads.....

"Triple A Golden Maverick.Coz this is no time to take a gamble!"
....

Stamp out scour!!!!!

An Riabhach · 07-01-2011 10:01pm

Aglomerado wrote: »

Stamp out scour!!!!!

Yep-that's the one!

"A for Acidified".
"A for Anti-scour".
"A for Accelerated growth".

The music in that ad used to terrify me :-)

Zebra3 · 12-01-2011 7:49pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65jkYi0uKK4

One of a series of terrible ads for this product when it hit the shelves in the late 80s.

Can't remember when it disappeared though.

the purple tin · 14-01-2011 7:14pm

Zebra3 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65jkYi0uKK4

One of a series of terrible ads for this product when it hit the shelves in the late 80s.

Can't remember when it disappeared though.

How on earth could you get as dirty as that just by going about your daily business

That man looked like he'd just won the national bog snorkeling championships.

razor69 · 03-02-2011 7:57pm

Please help me identifying an old car ad. It involved a forecourt attendant at one of these "route66" in the middle of nowhere style garage. He makes a noise, this happens a couple of times till you see the noise he's making is actually the only part of a song he catches as this car flies past the garage not needing to stop. Ie the ad is for the great fuel economy of this car. Help me please, think its a be but its only a guess. Please please give me back my sanity.

darkdubh · 13-02-2011 5:03pm

Seasan wrote: »

I'm gonna need somebody's help with this one.

This is a beer ad,from possibly late 80's or early 90's. (possibly Tennents but I'm really not sure).

A man walks into a pub and buys a pint,then leaves the pub with the pint in his hand.He walks down the road with the pint,walks across fields and meets his friend at a wall and gives him the pint.

I know this isn't a lot to go by but this is the best of my knowledge.Does anybody know what this ad is?

(p.s. it's not the guinness ad with yer man swimming across the ocean with a pint).

Go raibh maith agaibh.

Is that that the one where the barman gets a shock when he sees yer man's reflection changing in the mirror?

An Riabhach · 14-02-2011 2:38am

darkdubh wrote: »

Is that that the one where the barman gets a shock when he sees yer man's reflection changing in the mirror?

I can't even remember that one.But the one u have just mentioned sounds like one of those eerie ads getting a serious message accross.Am I right?? (coz i really don't know)

mrporro · 18-09-2011 1:19am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQCQ0LMsb8

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezLzflX6r5Q

An Riabhach · 20-12-2011 4:22pm

I see they've brought back that "homecoming" ESB ad with a young Alan Hughes.....

Did anybody see The Frontline last night?They showed a clip of that Harp Lager ad with "Sally O'Brien and the way she might look at you".

I wonder will they bring that one back as well??

LeslieC · 23-12-2013 4:38am

I'm going mad trying to find this tv ad that I remember I was wondering if anyone could help me find it or if anyone at least remembers it.
It was an Alpen cereal ad run on RTE in the mid 90's, 1997 as far as I can remember.
It featured the song Ocean Drive by the Lighthouse Family and all I can remember is that there was a really attractive woman, I'm convinced she was very tanned, brunette and wearing white. If I'm remembering correctly there was also water like a beach or a swimming pool or something. If anyone knows where I could find this ad, the name or the model or an information at all I'd really appreciate it, it's driving me mad!

Old TV ads.

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