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  • 01-09-2005 10:25am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭


    does anyone remember the heinz ketchup advert when ur man was ontop of the roof of this appartment block, and he leaves the bottle sitting open over the edge while he runs down stairs. and as walks out the front door, out plops the tomato sauce straight down and all over his chips, i always thought it was class :D

    does anyone remember any other old adverts?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Old drifter ad's with the drifter man in the shop (dressed like a pimp).
    He's my idol.
    I can't find them anywhere though :o
    If anyone does locate this ad at any stage could you link me ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭roberteboot


    does anyone remember the heinz ketchup advert when ur man was ontop of the roof of this appartment block, and he leaves the bottle sitting open over the edge while he runs down stairs. and as walks out the front door, out plops the tomato sauce straight down and all over his chips, i always thought it was class :D

    does anyone remember any other old adverts?

    I dont remember this ad but i really really wish i do!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    c - 13 wrote:
    Old drifter ad's with the drifter man in the shop (dressed like a pimp).
    He's my idol.
    I can't find them anywhere though :o
    If anyone does locate this ad at any stage could you link me ?
    brilliant ad!
    ya catch my drift?

    I think I mentioned that on some other ad thread.
    There's a new forum now - advertising/marketing in the Biz section. Might be worth getting more ad discussions there :)

    That Heinz ad was brilliant. I think they had a whole range of ads pushing that theme.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    c - 13 wrote:
    Old drifter ad's with the drifter man in the shop (dressed like a pimp).
    He's my idol.
    I can't find them anywhere though :o
    If anyone does locate this ad at any stage could you link me ?
    Try UK Nova, old ad Bit Torrents come and go on there.

    I wish someone would put some Irish stuff up on there too. That would be cool!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭telecinesk


    Ah yes, that reminds me of the first "super Glue" ad on tv in the 70s.
    Had some bloke stretching some rubber yoke like out of a gym. He then cuts it with the 70s stanley knife of course. Reglues the rubber thing and carries on with the exercise. Add I think a 70s green nylon tracksuit and your sorted.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    does anyone remember the ad for fruit gums and there was a wee lad on it who had a fruit bat called kevin?
    my brother who's 18 doesnt,
    anyone here know it?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭JungleBunny


    That one vaguely rings a bell. Thought it was for Fruit Pastilles...? Same thing I guess. Was it a cartoon ad?

    Was the ketchup add the one with Matt LeBlanc? (Joey from Friends)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Femmy wrote:
    does anyone remember the ad for fruit gums and there was a wee lad on it who had a fruit bat called kevin?
    my brother who's 18 doesnt,
    anyone here know it?

    Yep, Rowntree's fruit gums.
    I wouldnt say a wee lad though, he was in his teens definatly.
    The fruit bat was a puppet in the background ?

    Oh, oh, oh anyone remember the "cool for cats" milk ad !!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭JungleBunny


    The only ad I can think of right now is the Softmints ad with Mr.Soft.
    Weird one.
    Oh, oh, oh anyone remember the "cool for cats" milk ad !!
    Hmmmm... not really, no. Was it good?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    The only ad I can think of right now is the Softmints ad with Mr.Soft.
    Weird one.

    "Oh mister soft - how come everything around you is so sort and squishy,strange ?"
    Hmmmm... not really, no. Was it good?

    No but it had a catchy tune .....
    "The mothers gone to bingo,
    and the old mans out of town,
    they both said I can party,
    So i invite a few friends round ....

    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    ...........
    COOOOOL FOOOOR CAAAATTTTTSSSS"

    Cant remember a bit. :(:o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,020 ✭✭✭Ry


    Reisen...The Chocolate Chew :cool:

    Ry


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭JungleBunny


    c - 13 wrote:

    No but it had a catchy tune .....
    "The mothers gone to bingo,
    and the old mans out of town,
    they both said I can party,
    So i invite a few friends round ....

    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    ...........
    COOOOOL FOOOOR CAAAATTTTTSSSS"

    Cant remember a bit. :(:o

    Now I remember that one. Have not seen or heard that in years!
    Very catchy I must admit


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    c - 13 wrote:
    "Oh mister soft - how come everything around you is so sort and squishy,strange ?"


    No but it had a catchy tune .....
    "The mothers gone to bingo,
    and the old mans out of town,
    they both said I can party,
    So i invite a few friends round ....

    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    um ... dum ... de .... dum ..... something
    ...........
    COOOOOL FOOOOR CAAAATTTTTSSSS"

    Cant remember a bit. :(:o


    isnt that a song by "squeeze"?
    different words though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 44 rose of jericho


    yeah the band was Squeeze and Jools Holland was the piano player in the video with the two girls in cat suits and side pony tails doing the dance.

    excellent song


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    does anyone remember the heinz ketchup advert when ur man was ontop of the roof of this appartment block, and he leaves the bottle sitting open over the edge while he runs down stairs. and as walks out the front door, out plops the tomato sauce straight down and all over his chips, i always thought it was class :D

    does anyone remember any other old adverts?

    I'm pretty sure that's the one with Matt LeBlanc in it.

    What was the ad where they said "tasty, tasty, tasty...they're very tasty" That tune just popped into my head.

    Or remember the ad for Muchies. Some woman going on about the taste of them at a dressing table and goes "And somebody decided to call them Munchies!" Hated that ad.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    Larianne wrote:
    What was the ad where they said "tasty, tasty, tasty...they're very tasty" That tune just popped into my head.

    yeah, it was brought up in another thread which got it stuck in my head which led to googling which led to http://www.markmcm2002.verysmooth.co.uk/ads_g-l2.html


    it was better in my memories though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Branflakes!! Wouldnt have remembered that!! Mad how a tune can stick in your head like that.

    I remember that Cooool for catz ad and Kevin the bat or kevin and his bat. Strange ads they were.

    Kiora ads... "We all adore Kiora!"

    I know they still sometimes use it, (god its years old) que crappy music...."Don't forget the pancakes on Jif Lemon day" :D

    Or the Cornflakes ad that was promoting the film Willow. And the sledge crashed into the kitchen ceiling. Was to collect cards of some sort.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭TCamen


    The old Monster Munch ads with the different characters in a spooky wood?

    Um Bongo ads were funny back in the day too "Um Bongo, they drink it in the Congo"

    The Wine Gums one with the Scottish guy in the house "Who let the juice loose abooot this hoooose" -- wasn't there a talking moose head in it?

    What were the sweets with the different lyrics for "I'm too sexy..." ? There was a grandmother in the ad or something!

    The old Chewits ads with the green dinosaur/dragon eating planes and tanks, and wasn't satisfied until they gave him chewits :)

    Didn't some stop-motion skeleton guy used to advertise blank tapes or something like that?

    All the MB boardgame ads -- Operation, Screwball Scramble, Buckaroo, Game of Life ("You can be a winner at the game of life!")


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    TCamen wrote:
    What were the sweets with the different lyrics for "I'm too sexy..." ? There was a grandmother in the ad or something!

    Fruitella - cos' they are too fruity for my gran, to fruity for my gran, man.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Larianne wrote:
    Kiora ads... "We all adore Kiora!"

    ITS TOO JUICY FOR CROWS,
    ITS JUST FOR ME AND MY DAWG.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭TCamen


    Fruitella - cos' they are too fruity for my gran, to fruity for my gran, man.

    Cheers -- didn't he have a pet shark too? :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    oh i have a classic here,
    just thought of it:


    the red car and the blue car had a race
    all the red car could do was stuff his face
    he eats everything he sees
    from trucks to prickly trees
    but smarty blue he took the milky way...


    anyone remember it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    Femmy wrote:
    oh i have a classic here,
    just thought of it:


    the red car and the blue car had a race
    all the red car could do was stuff his face
    he eats everything he sees
    from trucks to prickly trees

    but smarty blue he took the milky way...


    anyone remember it?

    Nice one Femmy - couldnt remember these two lines at all !

    Dont forget the old cornetto ads !
    Just one cornetto ..... geeeveeee eeettt toooo meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    c - 13 wrote:
    Dont forget the old cornetto ads !
    Just one cornetto ..... geeeveeee eeettt toooo meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

    deeeeeeliciousssssss iceeeecream frooomm HHH BBBBBBB(italy?)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Femmy wrote:
    oh i have a classic here,
    just thought of it:


    the red car and the blue car had a race
    all the red car could do was stuff his face
    he eats everything he sees
    from trucks to prickly trees
    but smarty blue he took the milky way...


    anyone remember it?
    I have it on MPG, plus the Oringina one mentioned earlier.

    ...I really need to get out more.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    lol, we all do...on boards


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    not sure these words are right, i pasted them

    Will it be Chips or Jacket Spuds,
    Will it be Salad or Frozen Peas.
    Will it be Mushrooms
    Fried Onion rings.
    You'll have to wait and see.

    Oh we hope its Chips its Chips,
    We hope its Chips its Chips.
    We hope its Chips its Chips


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭Femelade


    ^^what the hell is that?^^


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    young nippers today!
    I think it was for ketchup, all these builders were on the way home singing, wondering what they would be having for dinner. It was sung to the tune of que sera sera


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  • Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    TCamen wrote:
    Didn't some stop-motion skeleton guy used to advertise blank tapes or something like that?
    Ah yes, that was for Scotch video tapes IIRC.

    "Rerecord, not fade away... Re-record not fade away..." and so on.

    Which in return reminds me of Ariston adverts:

    Ariston, and on, and on, and on.


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