Having been brought up on a plain stodgy English doughnut, I did find that, as promised by Air Canada, there were indeed a stupendous world of donut possibilities at Timmy’s.
Best adverts are either the rapping Yeo Valley farmers or the Nike Armstrong one with the Killers. Obvs the latter destroyed by Lance's misdemeanours, but on a par with the BBC closing credits to the last Olympics for great sport to music.
Both are testament to a time when serious directors and creative agencies got massively involved because TV advertising was undiluted by internet content and streaming, and audiences were compressed in the UK into a choice of 4 channels so you had a market of millions just sitting there sucking it up.
I remember all these old time adverts. I have no patience for adverts at all now, and refuse to watch any program interrupted by ads except sport - which are mostly betting ads.
Well indeed. How many of the bland all-the-same ads for deliveroo or whatever that are around now can be remembered after 10 minutes let alone 50 years.
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Proof of the pudding?
I've never met anyone who didn't thoroughly enjoy a trip there.
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Looks shit.
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You too may dive into a lake and drink a coffee.
Tim hortons, strip malls, opioid addicts and endless construction mess not pictured
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I’d like to buy the world a coke
oh it’s your fault you c unt
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It got me over there a few years later.
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Double denim and everything is EXPENSIVE.
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What g’wan said. They’ve got great PR.
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*throws timbit at marshall*
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Having been brought up on a plain stodgy English doughnut, I did find that, as promised by Air Canada, there were indeed a stupendous world of donut possibilities at Timmy’s.
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Cadburys ft the gorilla
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Best adverts are either the rapping Yeo Valley farmers or the Nike Armstrong one with the Killers. Obvs the latter destroyed by Lance's misdemeanours, but on a par with the BBC closing credits to the last Olympics for great sport to music.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58S-uu3s8I&ab_channel=SwiftLeaks2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bA9otboxs&ab_channel=almostdo
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Hands down this - We're Robert Dyas and we're gay. And straight. And bi... - YouTube
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I'd love to have been at the meeting where an ad agency pitched the gorilla idea to Cadburys.
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Smash - they peel them with their metal knives, hahaha...
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Terry Tate Office Linebacker. Could do with him for the massive snowflakes round our "shop".
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Who was that fat bloke who was in the Air Canada ads in the 90s? Think he was on whose line is it anyway?
He was a sweaty caaaant
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i quite liked that one about the grandpa lifting weights etc - and then it turns out he's doing it do he can lift up his granddaughter
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https://youtu.be/5LvLn9PWln8
from childhood
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Mike McShane
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I really like the most recent John Lewis Christmas one with the guy learning to skateboard.
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Isn't this the plot of American Beauty, but it's so he can bang his underage daughter's also underage friend?
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guiness had a few good ads in the 90s (?)
Also the Old Spice carmina burana surfer ad was great
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Mr Ambassador, with these Rocher you really are spoiling us...
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This was masterful Hamlet Cigars Advert 1987: Photo Booth - YouTube Imagine having so much silence in an ad now, and not even picturing the product.
These were two of my favourites of a similar time
Carling Black Label Lager Lady In The Lake UK Advert - YouTube
Carling Black Label - Dambusters (1989, UK) - YouTube
Both are testament to a time when serious directors and creative agencies got massively involved because TV advertising was undiluted by internet content and streaming, and audiences were compressed in the UK into a choice of 4 channels so you had a market of millions just sitting there sucking it up.
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I remember all these old time adverts. I have no patience for adverts at all now, and refuse to watch any program interrupted by ads except sport - which are mostly betting ads.
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Well indeed. How many of the bland all-the-same ads for deliveroo or whatever that are around now can be remembered after 10 minutes let alone 50 years.
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https://youtu.be/ltY9NmhdSZ0
I loved this, from Ferrero Rocher, absolutely joyous, complete departure from the tedious ambassador’s party
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John West tuna. Where the man fights the bear.
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Salmon even.
https://youtu.be/gP92j-uEnps
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Thank you Bong.
That's provided a light moment in a pants day
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Jesus, Minkie.
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