Old adverts

An Edinburgh student revue in about 1960 had fake adverts in the interval, including one which went
"Drink gin and Byprox
Drink gin and Byprox
Drink gin and Byprox
for a clean taste in your mouth" sung to the tune of "Frigging in the rigging"

(Byprox was a popular brand of bleach)

Anyone remember Consulate, menthol ciggs ...... cool as a mountain stream according to the ad ..... Not quite sure how that one worked made me cough something awful.

Snailspeak how I agree with you re 'go compare' and we would add the "You know the one, you buy one you get one free" windows ad. Thank goodness someone invented the mute button! Our mute button virtually operates itself now, we have zapped it so often when they come on!
Have to disagree re the meerkats though - try looking at the other meerkats rather than just Alexandre who is doing the talking - some of their expressions are priceless!
Loved the Smash martians and does anyone remember the little Morrisons boy with the 'adult' voice over? Was never the same when they introduced the little girl but she was cute!

I had to google "Frigging in the rigging" Elegran. That one completely passed me by!

Annobel - watch this till Jasper Carrot comes on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNj8cgnz6OU

PAL prolongs active life
and A mars a day helps you work rest and play
Off to the supermarket to buy both !!!!!!!

jinglej I'm surprised it was Googleable. I'd forgotten that the proper (improper?) title was "The good ship Venus"

There is a version with the muppets on You Tube.

I'd better not link to it though.

I know it's not very old but I like the smash adverts.. For mash get smash

My OG went onto the meerkat website, and says it's a brilliant piece of marketing. He's usually such a sceptic, but chuckles away at that ad. Ah well...

Gibbs tooth stuff was in a tin, and there was a White ivory castle on it, which had to be defended from the Giant Decay. But it tasted like soap!

"This is the carpet YOU can afford, with Cyril Lord!"

"Beanz Meanz Heinz" of course!

for Billy Cotton's Bandshow the slogan cry was: "WAKEY-WAKEY!"

"Gor-Ray skirts one better"

"Raelbrook Toplim, the shirt you don't have to iron."

"Sleep Sweeter, Bournvita"

"Dick Barton - Special Agent!"

do have a dubonnet

Maynard's Wine Gums Set The Moose Loose About This Hoose,sang with the dancing bagpipe's is the best for year's I think.
The Fry's Turkish Delight advert with the handsome shiek

Lord Rockingham´s XI - Hoots Mon was the music used on the wine gum ad makes you want to get up and dance.
I have to say I rate Turkish Delight the same as marmite.... I hate it

Annika was more taken with the handsome shiek

And who says advertising doesn't pay!! All of you remember so many childhood jingles!!

The Milky Bars are on me!

Fry's Turkish Delight - full of Eastern promise!

Murray mints, too good to hurry mints !

Nuts, whole hazelnuts, Cadburys make them and they cover them with chocolate or something like that

'A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat

A finger of fudge is just enough until it's time to eat

It's full of cadbury goodness and very nice to eat

A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.'

No, actually, I don't like fingers of fudge. But that jingle has somehow stuck in my head these many decades. Might not be word perfect.

Correction to line 3 '...and very small and neat' (?). Just came to me as I was throwing stuff in the tumble dryer.

Like it does!

I love 'em.

Strange how the brain works, when it does, of course.

We had trouble with the hob in our holiday cottage this year. Could not get it to work. Husband sits bolt upright in bed at three in the morning 'i've got it', scurried downstairs and fixed it.

Phillp Harben leads the cheering "Welcome back to Trex" That was when fats came off rationing!!