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Your best ever TV ad? 'Levis in the laundrette' for me!

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ixion Wed 05-May-21 17:15:48

I see that model Nik Kamen has sadly died.
For me the 1985 Levi's ad, set in the laundrette, to the music of 'Heard It Through the Grapevine' was up there with the finest.
Any other contributions?

Nanananana1 Fri 07-May-21 12:03:08

Definitely the Old Spice one with the gorgeous Isaiah Amir Mustafa with the heavenly voice. Known as 'the man your man could smell like'

"Hello ladies, look at your man, now back to me....."

Has me in stitches every time

Boolya Fri 07-May-21 12:04:14

The aliens falling over with laughter in the Cadbury’s Smash adverts.

Ro60 Fri 07-May-21 12:05:38

Oh and the Halifax ad " I want ...... To be out Late

Edith81 Fri 07-May-21 12:25:10

The Diet Coke and Nescafé.

Gannygangan Fri 07-May-21 12:28:19

Was it Halifax who had the couple sat on a sofa and. the chap saying we want to be together. Girlfriend's face was a picture.

DC64 Fri 07-May-21 12:28:51

Do love the snoop dog one for just-eat! Did love the Levi’s iconic one! Not too keen on all the celeb warbutons ones though ... some ads are just totally bonkers and don’t even make sense or are actually relevant to the product!!!

missdeke Fri 07-May-21 12:28:59

Another one for the gorilla playing the drums to In the Air tonight here, oh and the last rolo one with the elephant, hilarious! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEQkHPMX-0M&ab_channel=SolLuna

moggie57 Fri 07-May-21 12:29:17

just read in the newspaper that he intended to wear yfronts but the censor said it would be obscene .so he wore boxers . i loved that ad it was so funny with all those women goggled eyed . such a kind man he was ./ loved his music . another golden oldie gone .if you remember the 70's you old .haha

Gannygangan Fri 07-May-21 12:29:56

Prudential

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9DIDMeOJlY

Calendargirl Fri 07-May-21 12:34:31

Can’t remember what the advert is for....

Oh dear, that does not sound good for the advertisers though!

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Gannygangan Fri 07-May-21 12:34:46

Do love the snoop dog one for just-eat!

He was paid about £5 million for that!

Back to the gorgeous Nick Kamen Levi advert. According to reports, Levi saw an 800% increase in sales of the jeans. Demand was outstripping supply.

It was also said that the boxer short wearing Nick saw off the Y Front!

susieq3 Fri 07-May-21 12:36:58

Levis ad and the coca cola xmas train ad, must add the Sharon Maugham gold blend oh and diet coke man outside the office 11.30. Could go on !

Alison333 Fri 07-May-21 12:38:48

The one with Hugh Laurie pulling faces. It was years ago but I think it was advertising a polaroid camera. It was just before he became really famous.

homefarm Fri 07-May-21 12:53:07

Shiphams pastes - dancing pilchards and tomatoes. Yukky pastes though. late 50's early 60's.

Lupin Fri 07-May-21 12:57:27

For me it's the Nick Park Creature Comforts ones for electricity. Have just re-visited some on You Tube - so beautifully observed and amusing. I love the penguin ones.

Notsooldat75 Fri 07-May-21 13:02:36

I love the old lady in the Aldi advertisement who “doesn’t like tea, I like gin”. I can relate to that!

Alioop Fri 07-May-21 13:05:28

"And all because the lady loved Milk Tray" and then came along Levi and Diet Coke Breaks ads, phew! Next "Davidoff Cool Water" aftershave with David Gandi lying on a boat, in white speedos, blue sea behind him.....I'm away to stick my head in the fridge!

Twopence Fri 07-May-21 13:08:58

The Specsavers advert, when the vet. mistakes his nurse's fur hood for a collapsed cat.

annifrance Fri 07-May-21 13:19:30

The Maltesers one where she lifts her shirt to be naughty.
Levis of course, so sad he died.
VW the one where she drops the keys in the litter bin.
VW, I think, with the divorce, white top hat and Young at
Heart.
The one with the dog barking in the car then quivering in the bank. Forget what it was for but it got taken off because it was disrespectful the dog!
the current one with rabbits in the road and car in the pet shop - Aviva.

Cocoa Cola, I'd Like To Teach the World to Sing.

Cinzano!

HannahLoisLuke Fri 07-May-21 13:27:38

Lucca

The Guiness waves one

Me too Luca. Those fabulous white horses. I think it came top in a popularity poll at the time.

My favourite current add is the one with the little girl at the corner shop buying a bar of chocolate for her Mums birthday. She counts out various buttons, toy ring and little toy flying horse as payment in front of the quietly amused shopkeeper. He solemnly picks up her “money” and gives back the little horse telling her it’s her change.
So lovely.

lizzypopbottle Fri 07-May-21 13:27:41

They peel them with their little knives....
They boil them for twenty of their minutes....
And then they smash them all to bits!
Hysterical robotic laughter ?????

Cadbury's Smash

HannahLoisLuke Fri 07-May-21 13:35:23

Both my favourites too.

HannahLoisLuke Fri 07-May-21 13:38:48

I also liked the Fosters lager ads with Paul Hogan. Loading crate after crate onto the back of the truck and one bottle of Sherry for “the ladies”
The truck collapsed and they took off the bottle of Sherry!

Ellie Anne Fri 07-May-21 13:40:33

I like the Kit Kat one with the roller skating pandas. Also the spec savers one with the dead cat/furry hat.

Notright Fri 07-May-21 13:44:37

The Lady Loves mild tray. First milk tray ad - the hero doing a James Bond to deliver them.