All the ads during a film on RTÉ in 1984.

darkdubh

TV Sponger makes an appearance here. He used to creep me out.

vicwatson

Wheety wrote: »

O Fortuna was used in Only Fools whenever Rodney looked at Damien, who was named after the kid in The Omen. I reckon this has led to a lot of confusion about it being in the movie.

If i'm not mistaking the music is by Carl Orff, Carmina Burana

valoren

_Dara_ wrote: »

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

My favourite ad of the era. A perfect pairing of lyrics and imagery. I like the melancholic feel of it too, I think a lot of people feel that way at Christmas. Dusty's voice is just sex too. Ain't no John Lewis ad got anything on this.

There should have been a sequel version to this ad with Alan Hughes being driven back to the Train Station by the father after the Christmas in crappy January weather with a song like Radiohead's 'Exit Music For a Film' playing on the radio. Would sum up the 'back to reality' mood post-Christmas.

It could be intercut with the station master switching on lights, working traffic signals all thanks to the ESB.

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valoren wrote: »

It could be intercut with the station master switching on lights, working traffic signals all thanks to the ESB.

"Feeling suicidal? Use your mains powered hairdryer and let a nice warm immersion heated bath sort it all out for you."

_Dara_

Also, is that Sylvester Stallone in the film still? :eek:

darkdubh

_Dara_ wrote: »

Also, is that Sylvester Stallone in the film still? :eek:

Yes, he was in that movie Escape To Victory alongside Pele and a bunch of real life footballers.

LadyMacBeth_

Aww I don't remember any of these ads, I was born in 88 though so maybe that's why. I notice a distinct lack of toy ads compared to now, especially as it was coming up to Christmas at the time. It mainly seems to be food and booze, no tech either but the reason there is pretty obvious. The no smoking in bed and the no more than two drinks ads are quite amusing

Actually this reminds me that I hardly ever even see ads anymore, I usually watch Netflix or download so I don't watch TV that much.

frosty123

back in the day when all we had was two channels (well those of us in culchie-land)....maybe we're were more content with that??? what'd ya think?

KungPao

Alan Hughes’ Ma’s bill must have been through the roof.

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frosty123 wrote: »

back in the day when all we had was two channels (well those of us in culchie-land)....maybe we're were more content with that??? what'd ya think?

Bonzo scared me a little, but the Moving Crib will haunt my dreams

topper75

_Dara_ wrote: »

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

My favourite ad of the era. A perfect pairing of lyrics and imagery. I like the melancholic feel of it too, I think a lot of people feel that way at Christmas. Dusty's voice is just sex too. Ain't no John Lewis ad got anything on this.

Ha ha - from back in the good old days when they WANTED you to use as much leccy as you could. The young pup is due back home so switch the whole shaggin lot on and bake a cake whilst you are at it Mrs.

What confused me then and still puzzles me now is who, in the name of all that is mucksavagish, drives home from the railway station over open heathland and mountain. It must have been a parallel universe Ireland. Nowhere is that remote in actual Ireland.

RayM

topper75 wrote: »

What confused me then and still puzzles me now is who, in the name of all that is mucksavagish, drives home from the railway station over open heathland and mountain. It must have been a parallel universe Ireland. Nowhere is that remote in actual Ireland.

One minute he was getting off a train, then he was driving over a mountain and then he passed through what looks like Rathdrum in Co Wicklow. Unless they took a very scenic route home, it doesn't make geographical sense.

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topper75 wrote: »

Ha ha - from back in the good old days when they WANTED you to use as much leccy as you could. The young pup is due back home so switch the whole shaggin lot on and bake a cake whilst you are at it Mrs.

What confused me then and still puzzles me now is who, in the name of all that is mucksavagish, drives home from the railway station over open heathland and mountain. It must have been a parallel universe Ireland. Nowhere is that remote in actual Ireland.

Its not CGI, now is it. Its an actual house in Ireland.

topper75

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Its not CGI, now is it. Its an actual house in Ireland.

I've no beef with the house. It's the rather meandering, to say the least, route they took there.