Mars (Work, rest and play)

Ruu

What were Mars thinking?? It's like they were trying to pass it off as healthy.

There was a series of 'work, rest and play' ads throughout the 80s (and maybe 90s too)

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

whiskeyman

Useless fact:
Although ex-F1 legendary commentator Murray Walker was often accredited of inventing the tagline 'Work, Rest and Play', he denies this but worked as the account manager on the account at the time.
He does, however, admit to coining the wonderful tagline of:
'Opal Fruits: made to make your mouth water'

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jul/01/motorsports.oliverowen

An Riabhach

You've reminded me of the age old Lucozade tagline
Lucozade. Replaces Lost Energy. Quickly.

That line had such an effect that it was often thought that Lucozade was good for people who were sick-I myself remember visiting my dad in hospital when I was a kid and I remember other patients being brought bottles of Lucozade by their visitors.
And as we all know now,that stuff has more sugar in it than Coke and Pepsi!!

Ruu

Never thought of that, the amount of glass Lucozade bottles on hospital night stands! :O

lord lucan

Ruu wrote: »

Never thought of that, the amount of glass Lucozade bottles on hospital night stands! :O

With the orange plastic wrap around it that made it look all fancy.

An Riabhach

Can anybody remember what was the thing that you could "eat between meals without ruining your appetite"???

Ruu

Sounds like Milky Way.

An Riabhach

Ruu wrote: »

Sounds like Milky Way.

That must be it,because I remember there was nothing inside those things only fluff!!

Ruu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXJL2hL6kI

They use the 'won't spoil your appetite' in other ones as well.

An Riabhach

Ruu wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXJL2hL6kI

They use the 'won't spoil your appetite' in other ones as well.

Great to see the original of that ad again-they brought it back out a couple of years ago but they hurried it up and cut bits out of it.