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welbeck Sun 02-Jul-23 13:48:57

Let's remember some favourite ones, present or past.
i like the fairy baby swinging around the kitchen, and his alter ego, no more mr nice baby.

sodapop Sun 02-Jul-23 15:07:18

I loved the one with the dog when his owner was going to put his toy in the bin. Can't remember what it was for now.

Mollygo Sun 02-Jul-23 15:35:31

May the gloss in Ross be a good gloss!

Wyllow3 Sun 02-Jul-23 15:49:01

I like the one where the lonely underground station security man looking at his screens all night takes to cooking and self teaches himself to cook super stuff until one day he sees a "chef needed" notice in cafe.......

Clawdy Sun 02-Jul-23 16:53:51

I know lots of people hate it, but the Haribo ones with the men speaking in little squeaky toddler voices always makes me smile!

Marydoll Sun 02-Jul-23 16:57:36

My favourite was the Coca Cola advert, I'd like to teach the world to sing. Probably because I was a Seekers fan.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW9cuta7mdE

Beechnut Sun 02-Jul-23 17:04:49

🤣🤣 Clawdy I always start squeaking ‘We are the police’ when that comes on. I can’t help myself!

kittylester Sun 02-Jul-23 17:10:01

I love the Zoopla one with the woman admiring the house she is in and asking how much it was bought for. It fits with my RightMove habit.

grannypiper Sun 02-Jul-23 17:17:10

Sodapop Harvey and rabbit 2012, the advert before showed Harvey cutting the grass in order to convince the family to adopt him. Can't remember what it was for, something to do with TV though.

welbeck Sun 02-Jul-23 17:23:37

there used to be one where a koala bear escaped out the bathroom window, just in time, with billowing ears smoothing his descent.
on the strength of that i bought the toilet paper.
no idea what it was called, i just looked for picture of the koala on it.
now i just get a basic 2-ply.

GrannyGravy13 Sun 02-Jul-23 17:25:56

My dear late Mum loved the Coca Cola Christmas Ad, Holiday’s are coming 🎶🎶🎶 for her it was the beginning of Christmas.

I like the Türkiye Tourist Board Ad, probably biased as I adore Türkiye.

(Turkey has reverted to its original version)

Callistemon21 Sun 02-Jul-23 17:48:52

kittylester

I love the Zoopla one with the woman admiring the house she is in and asking how much it was bought for. It fits with my RightMove habit.

Oh yes, so embarrassing 😂😂😂

I like the Haribo advert too - "We are the police". It irritates DH!

Marydoll that was a lovely advert (not that I like Coca Cola!)
They just don't make them like that any more.

Callistemon21 Sun 02-Jul-23 17:51:55

welbeck

there used to be one where a koala bear escaped out the bathroom window, just in time, with billowing ears smoothing his descent.
on the strength of that i bought the toilet paper.
no idea what it was called, i just looked for picture of the koala on it.
now i just get a basic 2-ply.

welbeck
About ten years ago we'd just returned home from a trip to Australia.
A very little DGD came round to visit, went to the loo, examined the toilet paper carefully and asked "Granny, did you bring this toilet paper home with you from Australia?". 🐨

Grannyben Sun 02-Jul-23 18:52:01

I like the one for Cadbury chocolate where the young lady, working at the petrol station, says "love you dad". It always makes me smile

SquirrelSue Sun 02-Jul-23 18:57:24

I remember a TV ad from the 1980's for HP sauce. There was a vicar putting some on his dinner plate. Then a woman said, "oh it's funny how the vicar likes a bit on the side". Meaning the side of his plate. But some people complained about it and I think it was banned.

Georgesgran Sun 02-Jul-23 19:00:27

Going back many years and yes, I know it’s sexist … but Nick Kamen taking his Levi 501s off to wash to a Marvin Gaye song.
Apparently sales shot up, but I was sorry to see Nick had died after a long illness.

Harris27 Sun 02-Jul-23 19:04:55

Any Christmas adverts! Sorry I love Christmas!🎄

GrannyGravy13 Sun 02-Jul-23 19:14:26

Harris27

Any Christmas adverts! Sorry I love Christmas!🎄

So do I 🎄🎄🎄

Calendargirl Sun 02-Jul-23 19:15:01

The John Lewis one where it takes you through the various stages of a woman’s life, accompanied by the Billy Joel song ‘Always A Woman To Me’.

Makes me well up.

SachaMac Sun 02-Jul-23 19:22:14

I agree on the Nick Kamen Levi’s one. The John Lewis Christmas ads are usually pretty good. Also, the one for Cadburys chocolate with the Phil Collins song & the Gorilla playing the drums and not forgetting the Guinness ads, especially the one with the horses in the sea.

Primrose53 Sun 02-Jul-23 19:30:22

This is our favourite.

The Crypto farmer with his potatoes …… and onions.

youtu.be/YT8RXgFDbA4

dolphindaisy Sun 02-Jul-23 19:31:40

I think my all time favourite is the old Rolos advert with the elephant getting his own back on the boy who, years earlier, wouldn't give him a Rolo, don't suppose they would show it now as the elephant smacks him across the face with his trunk

Blondiescot Sun 02-Jul-23 19:34:54

I don't really watch much live TV now, but I do remember fondly the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny one and the Knorr Stock Cubes 'Pea and ham, from a chicken? Now that's clever!'

Blondiescot Sun 02-Jul-23 19:35:18

Oh and of course, Yellow Pages with JR Hartley and the Smash aliens.

bumblebee34 Sun 02-Jul-23 20:57:22

One of my favourites from the past I think was an advert for a real fire with coal. It showed a lovely glowing fire in a cosy room and one by one a dog, a cat then a mouse all come in and settle next to each other in front of the fire. Then they turn to each other and give a little kiss on the nose. Obviously using special effects but was so sweet to see.