RTE ads from the 80s...

Eeden · 30-06-2014 3:52pm

Seasan wrote: »

And guess what??
Ive just remembered another ad similar to that one-the trouble is the only thing I remember is that in this ad the line they are saying is "DAVID MALONE HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF" or something....

Yeah, I think that one was for a guy getting a loan for a home extension (attic conversion). Still don't remember the bank, though.

Harry Angstrom · 01-07-2014 8:09am

Reminds me of the "Big Ed Loves Mona" ad. We had to wait a few weeks to find out what it meant. Turned out to be feckin yoghurt.

Aglomerado · 01-07-2014 8:14am

Eeden wrote: »

Yeah, I think that one was for a guy getting a loan for a home extension (attic conversion). Still don't remember the bank, though.

I think it was AIB, not certain though.

Does anyone remember another banking ad from round about the same time, it featured pinstripe-clad arses sitting down and the slogan was "How big are your assets?"

darkdubh · 01-07-2014 2:42pm

Aglomerado wrote: »

I think it was AIB, not certain though.

Does anyone remember another banking ad from round about the same time, it featured pinstripe-clad arses sitting down and the slogan was "How big are your assets?"

Yes I remember that one,it was for an Irish bank but can't recall which one.There were all these big fat pompous guys having a meeting with a younger woman.I remember it showed all their fat faces in extreme close up when they were answering questions from her.It would have been early 90s.

An Riabhach · 03-07-2014 10:24pm

Can anyone remember these two "spooky" kiddies ads....

One about beans or spaghetti,where two kids visit a haunted house and there is a song which starts with "Come to the haunted house for tea,you'll be amazed at what you'll see...." and it finishes up with the line "It's our speciality",and the kids turn into vampires?

Or this one about ice-lollies-a Hansel and Gretel themed ad where the kids say "Oh wicked witch,do something nice,turn into a water-ice...."
???

An Riabhach · 04-07-2014 9:29pm

Seasan wrote: »

Can anyone remember these two "spooky" kiddies ads....

One about beans or spaghetti,where two kids visit a haunted house and there is a song which starts with "Come to the haunted house for tea,you'll be amazed at what you'll see...." and it finishes up with the line "It's our speciality",and the kids turn into vampires?

Or this one about ice-lollies-a Hansel and Gretel themed ad where the kids say "Oh wicked witch,do something nice,turn into a water-ice...."
???

Found one of them....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnxDo_1idFU

darkdubh · 05-07-2014 9:12am

I remember that ad from the 80s for some deoderant,it might have been Sure, which featured Cindy Laupers Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.There were these punkish girls in a jungle or forest with tribal type makeup who come across a bunch of trendy lads.When the guys approach them they fall into a pit which the girls have dug to trap them.

Oops69 · 06-07-2014 12:39am

Remember 'triple A golden maverick' with the triple A branding on a cow or something at the end in the style of A spaghetti western , was it a fertiliser or something for liver fluke and hoose or something .

HeidiHeidi · 06-07-2014 9:41am

Oops69 wrote: »

Remember 'triple A golden maverick' with the triple A branding on a cow or something at the end in the style of A spaghetti western , was it a fertiliser or something for liver fluke and hoose or something .

Or th'auld 10-10-20 (pronounced tin-tin-twinty), and Net Nitrate.

Not to mention Ciba Geigy, "quare name but great shtuff".

How is it I remember these ones, when I grew up in Dublin city centre!

DoozerT6 · 06-07-2014 4:34pm

darkdubh wrote: »

I remember that ad from the 80s for some deoderant,it might have been Sure, which featured Cindy Laupers Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.There were these punkish girls in a jungle or forest with tribal type makeup who come across a bunch of trendy lads.When the guys approach them they fall into a pit which the girls have dug to trap them.

Might that have been an advert for a long-gone (from Ireland anyway!) brand of deodorant called OÉ??
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnofal.ps%2Fen%2Fcp%2Fplugins%2Fspaw%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Foe%2FOE_Deo.JPG&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnofal.ps%2Fen%2Findex.php%3Fp%3Dp_2&h=265&w=454&tbnid=dicqj48UnABOvM%3A&zoom=1&q=o%20e%20deodorant&docid=xq-aSgxRJX10yM&ei=9Wu5U7niFbHN7Aa7v4DgBw&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1059&page=1&start=0&ndsp=18

darkdubh · 07-07-2014 11:39am

DoozerT6 wrote: »

Might that have been an advert for a long-gone (from Ireland anyway!) brand of deodorant called OÉ??
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnofal.ps%2Fen%2Fcp%2Fplugins%2Fspaw%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproducts%2Foe%2FOE_Deo.JPG&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnofal.ps%2Fen%2Findex.php%3Fp%3Dp_2&h=265&w=454&tbnid=dicqj48UnABOvM%3A&zoom=1&q=o%20e%20deodorant&docid=xq-aSgxRJX10yM&ei=9Wu5U7niFbHN7Aa7v4DgBw&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=1059&page=1&start=0&ndsp=18

No ,I'm pretty sure it was for one of the well known brands.

darkdubh · 07-07-2014 12:02pm

Theres another forgotten clasic for Slimasoup at 1.42.I remember someone writing in to Arthur Murphys Mailbag to complain about this ad.Why I can't remember.Jasus you used to get some cranks writing to that show.Also check out the ominous TV license dodgers ad towards the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-MS7sL1yyQ

nigelradion2 · 07-07-2014 6:03pm

Professey Chin wrote: »

Here you go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIWWCELsT-k

I have no idea what I just watched :pac:

boody hell! I'd forgotten about that one! great to see it again!

nigelradion2 · 07-07-2014 8:34pm

Seasan wrote: »

Yep-that was for Radion as well.
Soon after the girl says that line,the ma says to the da and son ".....ye hit the showers,I'll take yer shirts."

The ad starts where they are cleaning windows,and the son says "...well that's ten windows done..." and the da replies "....yeah-but this shirt smells like we've done a hundred".

There was a British-dubbed version of that same ad also,and it hurts to say but the acting is way better....

yes it was. There was also another Radion advert which involved a group of people going off hillwalking as well. This ad started with them out on their trip along some mountainside or other, slipping on the grass and muck as well as sweating like pigs.

Eventually, they get back home and one of the guys is greeted by his daughter and just like those other adverts, she complained about the smell by putting her finger to her nose.

The dialogue went something like this: "they've been four days on a survival course! They're tired!! They're filthy! And their welcome is luke warm!!"

The advert then ended with the line: "You can tell it's clean because you can tell it's clean!!"

Not too sure when this was shown. Probably around the mid 1990's.

darkdubh · 08-07-2014 12:59pm

nigelradion2 wrote: »

yes it was. There was also another Radion advert which involved a group of people going off hillwalking as well. This ad started with them out on their trip along some mountainside or other, slipping on the grass and muck as well as sweating like pigs.

Eventually, they get back home and one of the guys is greeted by his daughter and just like those other adverts, she complained about the smell by putting her finger to her nose.

The dialogue went something like this: "they've been four days on a survival course! They're tired!! They're filthy! And their welcome is luke warm!!"

The advert then ended with the line: "You can tell it's clean because you can tell it's clean!!"

Not too sure when this was shown. Probably around the mid 1990's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JC-2g6VgX4

It was shown a few pages back but you might have missed it.That ad appears at .27

An Riabhach · 08-07-2014 1:33pm

nigelradion2 wrote: »

yes it was. There was also another Radion advert which involved a group of people going off hillwalking as well. This ad started with them out on their trip along some mountainside or other, slipping on the grass and muck as well as sweating like pigs.

Eventually, they get back home and one of the guys is greeted by his daughter and just like those other adverts, she complained about the smell by putting her finger to her nose.

The dialogue went something like this: "they've been four days on a survival course! They're tired!! They're filthy! And their welcome is luke warm!!"

The advert then ended with the line: "You can tell it's clean because you can tell it's clean!!"

Not too sure when this was shown. Probably around the mid 1990's.

Did that one have Éamonn Holmes in it??
Im starting to remember....

An Riabhach · 08-07-2014 1:38pm

darkdubh wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JC-2g6VgX4

It was shown a few pages back but you might have missed it.That ad appears at .27

That ad for the Chick Sticks used to annoy the sheit outa me especially the way the kids were talkin in it...
I had forgotten about that "shortened" version of the Crea's Radion ad

nigelradion2 · 08-07-2014 6:17pm

Seasan wrote: »

Did that one have Éamonn Holmes in it??
Im starting to remember....

yes. I'm pretty sure it did actually. He was playing the part of a TV news reporter if I remember rightly

An Riabhach · 08-07-2014 7:25pm

nigelradion2 wrote: »

yes. I'm pretty sure it did actually. He was playing the part of a TV news reporter if I remember rightly

Yep-it was him.....
I remember I used to make a laugh of his accent especially the way he pronounced "days" like "daaes".

nigelradion2 · 08-07-2014 8:05pm

Seasan wrote: »

Yep-it was him.....
I remember I used to make a laugh of his accent especially the way he pronounced "days" like "daaes".

yes it certainly was alright. wonder if there's anyway to find that ad. Wouldn't mind seeing it again!

An Riabhach · 11-08-2014 9:38pm

Remember when the "Have you just had your Weetabix" craze first started in the late 80s/early 90s?

The one with the cowboy and his indian comrade,when the indian brings the news that the braves had just had their weetabix,to which the cowboy replies "....then we are in big trouble" and then the indian says "What's this 'we' business,paleface??" and rides away on his horse.

And theres the one with the three bears,where at first Papa bear,Mama bear and Baby bear are all furious that someone has sat in their chairs and slept in their beds,but then they see that the same person had eaten all their weetabix,they get all nervous and Baby bear says "I'd like to shake that person's hand" and Mama bear says "He sure is the main man" and Papa bear says "What a guy"...and then all three bears run away for their lives!!

darkdubh · 12-08-2014 2:34pm

Seasan wrote: »

Remember when the "Have you just had your Weetabix" craze first started in the late 80s/early 90s?

The one with the cowboy and his indian comrade,when the indian brings the news that the braves had just had their weetabix,to which the cowboy replies "....then we are in big trouble" and then the indian says "What's this 'we' business,paleface??" and rides away on his horse.

And theres the one with the three bears,where at first Papa bear,Mama bear and Baby bear are all furious that someone has sat in their chairs and slept in their beds,but then they see that the same person had eaten all their weetabix,they get all nervous and Baby bear says "I'd like to shake that person's hand" and Mama bear says "He sure is the main man" and Papa bear says "What a guy"...and then all three bears run away for their lives!!

And the one with Cavailiers and Roundheads on a battlefield "the battles supposed to have started an hour ago".And the one about Ned Kellys last stand "nobody move or I eat the Weetabix".Also Robin Hood with the song "Robin Robin Hood Robin Hood riding through the glen"

Aglomerado · 12-08-2014 2:38pm

darkdubh wrote: »

And the one with Cavailiers and Roundheads on a battlefield "the battles supposed to have started an hour ago".And the one about Ned Kellys last stand "nobody move or I eat the Weetabix".Also Robin Hood with the song "Robin Robin Hood Robin Hood riding through the glen"

The Battle of Naseby I seem to remember: "Sorry about the delay, my lot wouldn't budge till they'd had their Weetabix. The opposing side hear this and abandon the battle!
Edit: Here it is!

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

And there was one with Samson and Delilah, with the song "Delilah" playing in the background. Delilah cut off Samson's hair, but it made no difference to his strength, because he'd had his Weetabix!

And, here's Delilah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RaUOUwytzs

Brilliant ads.

An Riabhach · 12-08-2014 2:44pm

darkdubh wrote: »

And the one with Cavailiers and Roundheads on a battlefield "the battles supposed to have started an hour ago".And the one about Ned Kellys last stand "nobody move or I eat the Weetabix".Also Robin Hood with the song "Robin Robin Hood Robin Hood riding through the glen"

Yeeeesss!!!

"Robin Hood Robin Hood might be in a fix,
Robin Hood Robin Hood spots the Weetabix,
Should he retreat back to Sherwood...?
Yes he should,
Yes he should,
Yes he should!!!"

darkdubh · 16-08-2014 10:31am

The one at 2.00 with Scrooge for Lemons Seasons Greetings.It was in the back of my head for years but could never remember what it was for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPMlor0uGU

Shoeless · 06-09-2014 12:51am

FishHook wrote: »

I remember that ad. A bloke in my class in school claimed to be one of the school kids in it. He must have been near the back, cos I never saw him!! It was earlier than the early 90s though, around 1986/87.

I was in this ad, it was 86/87, have been trying to find a vid of it for years. It was amazing fun and was filmed at Loretto Convent in Rathfarnham. a lot of chucking oranges around but really well paid for a 15 year old at the time:)

whisky_galore · 08-09-2014 3:09pm

Oops69 wrote: »

Remember 'triple A golden maverick' with the triple A branding on a cow or something at the end in the style of A spaghetti western , was it a fertiliser or something for liver fluke and hoose or something .

It's a milk replacer...powdered milk for calves....townie.

http://www.stackyard.com/news/2008/04/feed/golden_maverick.jpg

darkdubh · 09-09-2014 5:24pm

I think I mentioned this one before but it featured this talking head shot of a woman saying something like "Imagine teaching thirty teenagers with everything on their minds from U2 to Pacman!" Does anyone remember that one,I think it might have been for Rennies.

An Riabhach · 09-09-2014 5:32pm

darkdubh wrote: »

I think I mentioned this one before but it featured this talking head shot of a woman saying something like "Imagine teaching thirty teenagers with everything on their minds from U2 to Pacman!" Does anyone remember that one,I think it might have been for Rennies.

I only have vague memories of that one too and I used to think twas something to do with headaches

An Riabhach · 21-09-2014 12:05pm

I remember absolutely nothing about this ad-what twas about or anything-just that there was a line at the very end saying "Let Your Fingers Do The Talking" in a cheerful little upbeat melody.
Or for a better description:
"Leeet your fin-gers do the tal-king".

Anyone remember??

nlgbbbblth · 21-09-2014 12:11pm

Golden Pages was let your fingers do the walking.

An Riabhach · 21-09-2014 12:20pm

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Golden Pages was let your fingers do the walking.

Now I'm havin visions of someone's fingers walking through a telephone book and dancing at the end,would that be right??

Ralf and Florian · 21-09-2014 12:20pm

darkdubh wrote: »

The one at 2.00 with Scrooge for Lemons Seasons Greetings.It was in the back of my head for years but could never remember what it was for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkPMlor0uGU

Is that Wilfred Brambel aka Old Man Steptoe as Scrooge?Looks very like him.

nlgbbbblth · 21-09-2014 1:41pm

Seasan wrote: »

Now I'm havin visions of someone's fingers walking through a telephone book and dancing at the end,would that be right??

I think so yes!

darkdubh · 21-09-2014 10:52pm

Shoeless wrote: »

I was in this ad, it was 86/87, have been trying to find a vid of it for years. It was amazing fun and was filmed at Loretto Convent in Rathfarnham. a lot of chucking oranges around but really well paid for a 15 year old at the time:)

I knew I'd spotted that ad on YT before so did a bit of trawling.Its on here at 2.00."Don't stop me now!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_d6yUi9nfo

nlgbbbblth · 21-09-2014 11:02pm

darkdubh wrote: »

I knew I'd spotted that ad on YT before so did a bit of trawling.Its on here at 2.00."Don't stop me now!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_d6yUi9nfo

The teacher in that Club Orange advert is Brian McGrath.

Back in 1973 he was in an episode of Thriller called Someone At The Top Of The Stairs. Creepy. In later years he moved to my hometown and attended the same Sunday mass as my parents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVO1Lf0_CeY

An Riabhach · 07-10-2014 8:40pm

Two funny but silly ads about crisps....both were animated ads...

This one was about Magic Ringos,where this "cool dude" was at a disco and he was wearing a Magic Ringo around his neck thinking the girls wouldn't be able to resist him and another one on his finger thinking that he'd be treated like royalty,but still they either ignore him or tell him "push off,weirdo...".But then he decides to eat a few Magic Ringos instead,then all of a sudden he starts doing these killer dance moves all over the floor,everybody stops and stares-the girls stand looking in disbelief and admiration,then his non-stop dancing takes him right through a brick wall and onto the street,and one of the girls says "It's a shame he didn't stick around".:)

And this one about KP Skips,where a man and wife are watching tv and an ad comes on for Skips,saying "the crisps that melt."Both of them find this ridiculous-so much so that he flies into a frenzy and starts breaking things in the house and yells "...crispy things don't melt,they crrRRUNCH!!"And then when they both try a Skips,they start to melt themselves and they start talking really funny!!:-)

Ralf and Florian · 07-10-2014 10:36pm

Seasan wrote: »

Two funny but silly ads about crisps....both were animated ads...

This one was about Magic Ringos,where this "cool dude" was at a disco and he was wearing a Magic Ringo around his neck thinking the girls wouldn't be able to resist him and another one on his finger thinking that he'd be treated like royalty,but still they either ignore him or tell him "push off,weirdo...".But then he decides to eat a few Magic Ringos instead,then all of a sudden he starts doing these killer dance moves all over the floor,everybody stops and stares-the girls stand looking in disbelief and admiration,then his non-stop dancing takes him right through a brick wall and onto the street,and one of the girls says "It's a shame he didn't stick around".:)

And this one about KP Skips,where a man and wife are watching tv and an ad comes on for Skips,saying "the crisps that melt."Both of them find this ridiculous-so much so that he flies into a frenzy and starts breaking things in the house and yells "...crispy things don't melt,they crrRRUNCH!!"And then when they both try a Skips,they start to melt themselves and they start talking really funny!!:-)[/QUOTE]

Jaysus I don't remember that at all.Are you sure you weren't on drugs when you saw it?

An Riabhach · 07-10-2014 10:57pm

Hardly-I didn't even know what drugs were at that age.....

An Riabhach · 09-10-2014 8:56pm

Can anybody remember what ad was this music in?
Was it an ad for a car?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNCutIyHs0

James 007 · 09-10-2014 9:18pm

Does anyone remember the ad with the man stuck to the board. I think it was for some adhesive

An Riabhach · 09-10-2014 9:23pm

James 007 wrote: »

Does anyone remember the ad with the man stuck to the board. I think it was for some adhesive

Was that for Solvite?

Was that the one where he was stuck to it in all weathers and the ad ended when he was stuck there overnight?

James 007 · 09-10-2014 9:33pm

Seasan wrote: »

Was that for Solvite?

Was that the one where he was stuck to it in all weathers and the ad ended when he was stuck there overnight?

Thats it. Here is one. I thought there was one with a crane too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnUrCdeX2U

darkdubh · 09-10-2014 9:53pm

James 007 wrote: »

Thats it. Here is one. I thought there was one with a crane too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnUrCdeX2U

Yes I remember these well.There was one with a crane.I think there was one where hes suspended over a pool full of sharks as well,it ws a long running campaign.

darkdubh · 09-10-2014 9:58pm

Seasan wrote: »

Can anybody remember what ad was this music in?
Was it an ad for a car?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNCutIyHs0

I can semi- picture the ad in my head.It wasen't for cars I'm sure.I think there was an airbourne shot of the sea,It may have been for ESB or gas or something to do with energy.

An Riabhach · 09-10-2014 10:01pm

Ahhh....now there are memories coming back of the older animated ones before the ones just mentioned-and they had a scary snake sayin "Ssssolve it with Ssssolvite".:)

James 007 · 09-10-2014 10:10pm

Whats the ad with 'You cant sing, you cant play, you look awful...........you go a long way' Was it a kit-kat ad or bounty bar

An Riabhach · 09-10-2014 10:14pm

James 007 wrote: »

Whats the ad with 'You cant sing, you cant play, you look awful...........you go a long way' Was it a kit-kat ad or bounty bar

Yep that was definitely Kit-Kat,I remember that one well!:)

James 007 · 09-10-2014 10:20pm

Two other ads that I remember well is the Corneto ad and I'm not too sure if this is correct 'Triple X, golden maverick'

Eeden · 09-10-2014 10:29pm

James 007 wrote: »

Two other ads that I remember well is the Corneto ad and I'm not too sure if this is correct 'Triple X, golden maverick'

I remember it as Triple A, not Triple X. But I could be wrong, it's a long time ago! :P

RTE ads from the 80s...

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