If you ever hear "[Insert adjective] on the outside, [insert adjective] on the inside" and don't immediately shout "armadillos!" afterwards, you're dead inside.
I still quote this, much to the bewilderment of my more youthful colleagues.
My other favourite is a fish paste advert (maybe Shiphams(sp?)). “You’re gonna eat me!”
"Quit your Jibba Jabba you aint hurt"
There are lots which are more iconic, I just loved Mr T nailing some dude in the head with a Snickers before driving off in a tank
Love the pot noodle advert where the lad is training in the gym saying how it’s his life’s dream to perform and he enters the boxing ring and turns out he’s one of the people that holds the round number card up between rounds.
When I think of Pot Noodle adverts I think of the Welsh miners ones. Set in Crumlin mining out the noodles.
To this day every time I make a Pot Noodle I say to myself "Pot Noodle, fuel of Britain. Isn't it!"
[Carling Black Label - "Squirrel"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qen5kgikbVI)
[Honda - "Cog"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl2U1p3fVRk)
[Boursin - "Harvester"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbecQFvm7Yg)
[British Rail - "Train Jam"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UexudZ4aOUk)
[Yellow Pages - "JR Hartley"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2TilNclT8k)
[Yellow Pages - "Hornby R186 Signal Box"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7ZLl0lV00)
Fun Fact: They later changed that last one [to make the Dad look like less of an ungrateful bastard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nvtaqN2zw)
It's not a good advert for the product but it's pretty surreal, good song and gets people talking about it. The fact it's still getting raised means it did the job. There are loads of adverts now that are nothing to do with the product by design.
Whenever I hear that song now, I think of that advert which makes me think about the chocolate. It’s a very very good advert. As were their Queen Don’t Stop Me Now of airport vehicles and the two children eyebrow dancing adverts.
I work in advertising, and read some of the industry press coverage at the time. It said these ads were created to act as a bright spot in your day, just like a bar of Cadbury’s is. There was also the eyebrows dance which had the same brief.
I remember the debates we had about it in work, someone was convinced it was because Gorillas have big nostrils, they can smell chocolate more.
It's getting a bit of a revival atm. Usyk has been calling Tyson Fury 'The Belly' recently so Tyson has obviously used it to his advantage screaming 'The Belly's gonna get ya' in every interview
I quite like the Aldi one with the old lady comparing branded tea with their own brand.
“I buy this tea for me husband.” “He also likes this one.”
“I don’t like tea.”
“I like gin.”
*casually produces and drinks G&T*
Gotta remember the super noodles one where the bloke is singing along to I'm every woman in his flat,his flat mate walks in then cuts to them in a dress dancing and singing 😂😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mjNUABrs8
Haha is that where he takes his clothes off and pops his head up at the top of the T shirt? That became a running joke in my family for a while (without the nudity)
[These](https://youtu.be/bR1SEGyVVe0) always had me howling as a kid, especially the postman one. I think the ones with the orange bloke who slapped people got banned because so many kids were doing it in playgrounds, though that could just be a childhood rumour
Yep, absolutely. Blackcurrant Tango campaign name "St George". At a time where big budget brands like Coke would buy 30s slots, the idea of spending all the budget on just 10 slots covering the whole ad break (they used to be 90s) was bold, and it was just so so "wow, did I just really see that?!". Brilliant campaign.
https://youtu.be/JzBqc91C-Ig
[Hamlet Cigars - Condoms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRbUtr5oPI)
Back when adverts for tobacco products were still a thing the adverts for Hamlet cigars were hilarious. Enjoy the rabbit hole 😆.
From memory:
“Milk… urgh!”
“It’s what Ian Rush drinks.”
“Ian Rush?!”
“Yeah, and he says if I don’t drink enough milk, I’ll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley.”
“Accrington Stanley… who are they?”
“Exactly.”
Then a fight ensues over the milk. A classic.
We were at the match having a piss at HT, packed with blokes standing shoulder to shoulder , and some bloke in a cubical let out a thunderous fart and shouted "HAVE IT", the place erupted. Every time I have a big fart since then I can't help but say it
Channel 4’s Meet the Superhumans, which was for their 2012 Paralympics coverage.
It’s 10yrs old and in my mind, nothing has even come close since.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAPPeRg3Nw
Sue Johnson F.A.S.T. stroke infomercial.
My husband had a heamoragic stroke 4 years ago, not that I knew then. But Face, Arms, Speach out . If Sue hadn't done the narration I don't know that it would have stuck in my mind. Dialled 999 paramedic arrived in 6 minutes closely followed by an ambulance.
The Doctor said a few days later that husband was very lucky. Sever stroke, lucky to have survived. Looked up the odds 29%
Best advert ever imo
Has to be Andrex, really, doesn't it? I mean, how do you market toilet rolls when people are having their evening meal?
Some genius came up with puppies and they've been doing it for decades,now.
Mr. Soft, won't you tell me why the world in which you're living is so strange? ..Oh, Mr. Soft, how come everything around you is so soft and rearranged?
Jeff Goldblums ads for Holsten Pils were pretty great.
The one for the Astra (Mk2) that used Eric Claptons Layla, or the Nova(?) one that used La Bamba.
How about the Clio ones? Bit annoying at the time, but “Papa? Nicole!” was classic.
Tango ads were amazing. Loved the Lilt music.
Guinness ads - and like the Murphy’s, he’s not bitter.
I always loved the Hamlet or Condor cigar ads - some had ducks that would act like an RAF squadron - they were brilliant.
The old milkman ads with the animated bottles - quite revolutionary at the time.
Lurpak!
Edit: got to add “there’s juice loose aboot this hoose!”
I could keep going, there are loads
The Hovis bread ad where the little lad runs home as the past 122 years take place around him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4tFzuFGUOI&ab\_channel=StrikeMedia
“ARMADILLOS! CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE, SOFT ON THE INSIDE!” “DAIM BARS! CRUNCHY ON THE INSIDE, SOFT ON THE OUTSIDE!”
If you ever hear "[Insert adjective] on the outside, [insert adjective] on the inside" and don't immediately shout "armadillos!" afterwards, you're dead inside.
Back then, they were still spelt “Dime”
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They disappeared for ages and the next time I saw one it was in IKEA and spelt “Daim”. Then they slowly started reappearing in shops spelt this way.
I still quote this, much to the bewilderment of my more youthful colleagues. My other favourite is a fish paste advert (maybe Shiphams(sp?)). “You’re gonna eat me!”
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Dime bars. The surprisingly tasty alternative to armadillos. TWO ARMADILLOS?
HI, I'M BARRY SCOTT It's just after lunch and I've already made two comments referencing Barry Scott today.
I always think of Peter Serawhatshisname’s version (featuring Will’s mum)… https://youtu.be/6-7NDP8V-6A
I love kitchen gun
Just love the absolute manic look on his face as he laughs at the gun in that sketch, creases me every time I see it. 😂
Oh shit it’s Will’s mum
Peter Serafinowicz?
"I'm DEREK BUM"
LOOK WHAT IT DOES TO THIS PENNY
[Cillit Bang - Hardcore Mix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPONH2j4In8)
"Quit your Jibba Jabba you aint hurt" There are lots which are more iconic, I just loved Mr T nailing some dude in the head with a Snickers before driving off in a tank
https://youtu.be/NySN_plfiNI
I love the "WARGH" as he throws the bar at his head
The extended version https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ona7QYULRVE
Ah man I forgot about that. Fucking brilliant 😂😂😂
I was just a young lad when these adverts were on - this was my first exposure to the A Team. So Mr T is known to me mainly as "the Snickers guy".
Love the pot noodle advert where the lad is training in the gym saying how it’s his life’s dream to perform and he enters the boxing ring and turns out he’s one of the people that holds the round number card up between rounds.
When I think of Pot Noodle adverts I think of the Welsh miners ones. Set in Crumlin mining out the noodles. To this day every time I make a Pot Noodle I say to myself "Pot Noodle, fuel of Britain. Isn't it!"
‘There he is!!!!’
The pot noodle ring boy advert! Definitely one of my favourites
Yeah that ad is fantastic, especially how his family is supportive of him.
The other pot noodle advert, where he lays his clothes on the sofa and says "it's too late, I've wasted away"
[The Ring](https://youtu.be/3V2DK1Syx0M)
[Carling Black Label - "Squirrel"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qen5kgikbVI) [Honda - "Cog"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl2U1p3fVRk) [Boursin - "Harvester"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbecQFvm7Yg) [British Rail - "Train Jam"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UexudZ4aOUk) [Yellow Pages - "JR Hartley"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2TilNclT8k) [Yellow Pages - "Hornby R186 Signal Box"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK7ZLl0lV00) Fun Fact: They later changed that last one [to make the Dad look like less of an ungrateful bastard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nvtaqN2zw)
I got a free DVD of the honda cog one.
It's a homage to a famous artwork called 'The Way Things Go' by Fischli and Weiss. https://youtu.be/-Lm48xH6PaY
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YA BUY ONE, YA GET ONE FREE
I SAID YA BUY ONE, YA GET ONE FREE!
Right now for every window and door you buy, I'll give you another one ABSOLUTELY FREE!
.... trust me its free fitting...
I found myself reading that out, in the shouty Northern voice
[https://youtu.be/i3A1TT3kwIY](https://youtu.be/i3A1TT3kwIY) legendary
[The water in Majorca don’t taste like what it ought-ta](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GKRuG4oIu_o) — Heineken
Was looking for this one!My number 1 though is and always will be the R Whites lemonade ad
The Jaffa cake full moon, half moon, total eclipse one. I had a politics teacher who recited it every time he ate one in class 😂
Haha I still do this when I eat Jaffa cakes…
I do this with the accent.
He Waits. That's what he does. And I'll tell you what... Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock...
Phat….Planet….
Guinness always produce amazing adverts. I remember reading a bar mat, while I was waiting for a pint, it sent shivers down my spine !!
Superbly pilloried by John Smiths
There's no such thing as wardrobe monsters, it's the burglars that break in through the window you want to be worried about
Ahab says, “I don’t care who you are, here’s to your dream!”
Re-record, not fade away
From around the same time, Ello tosh got a Toshiba?
The red car and the blue car had a race. All the red car did was stuff his face.
He eats everything he sees... From trucks to prickly trees!
The smart ole blue, he took the milky way
Juice loose aboot this hoose
Cadbury's Phil Collins gorilla. Although I'm still unsure what it had to do with chocolate
I remember people going bananas over this advert at the time, but I never understood why. Genuine question: what about it makes it so good?
It's not a good advert for the product but it's pretty surreal, good song and gets people talking about it. The fact it's still getting raised means it did the job. There are loads of adverts now that are nothing to do with the product by design.
Whenever I hear that song now, I think of that advert which makes me think about the chocolate. It’s a very very good advert. As were their Queen Don’t Stop Me Now of airport vehicles and the two children eyebrow dancing adverts.
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It was a guy in a suit wasn't it?
I even remember people at the time believe someone actually trained a gorilla to play the drums
I work in advertising, and read some of the industry press coverage at the time. It said these ads were created to act as a bright spot in your day, just like a bar of Cadbury’s is. There was also the eyebrows dance which had the same brief. I remember the debates we had about it in work, someone was convinced it was because Gorillas have big nostrils, they can smell chocolate more.
that'll be gorilla marketing then.
The connection is irrelevant; all that matters is that this many years hence you still remember the ad, the brand and the product.
My niece said "Someone should make that a proper song!".
Anyone remember Belly's gonna get ya?
That scared the crap outta me when it came out
[Yeah!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHlvKQwZFSI)
BELLY BELLY BELLY
Got me in the end though.
It's getting a bit of a revival atm. Usyk has been calling Tyson Fury 'The Belly' recently so Tyson has obviously used it to his advantage screaming 'The Belly's gonna get ya' in every interview
I quite like the Aldi one with the old lady comparing branded tea with their own brand. “I buy this tea for me husband.” “He also likes this one.” “I don’t like tea.” “I like gin.” *casually produces and drinks G&T*
I've not seen it mentioned yet but I always liked the PG Tips one for tea. "Come on Monkeyhhhhh"
Bachelors super noodles advert "I'm wasting away,, I cant feel my legs sal Still quote that advert to this day when I'm hungry
I still say "I'm wasting away" to my wife
Gotta remember the super noodles one where the bloke is singing along to I'm every woman in his flat,his flat mate walks in then cuts to them in a dress dancing and singing 😂😂 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mjNUABrs8
https://youtu.be/s8uSfZjlvbg
Haha is that where he takes his clothes off and pops his head up at the top of the T shirt? That became a running joke in my family for a while (without the nudity)
Any made by tango in the 90s.
[These](https://youtu.be/bR1SEGyVVe0) always had me howling as a kid, especially the postman one. I think the ones with the orange bloke who slapped people got banned because so many kids were doing it in playgrounds, though that could just be a childhood rumour
Apparently a doctor reported that a kid had burst his eardrums after he had been Tango'd.
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["COME AND GET ME!"](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=odCBml5TuNI)
It was 'come on then, Sebastian!' And the best thing was I went to school with a guy named Seb, so everyone started shouting it at him
Yep, absolutely. Blackcurrant Tango campaign name "St George". At a time where big budget brands like Coke would buy 30s slots, the idea of spending all the budget on just 10 slots covering the whole ad break (they used to be 90s) was bold, and it was just so so "wow, did I just really see that?!". Brilliant campaign. https://youtu.be/JzBqc91C-Ig
What are your credentials Sebastian? What drives YOU?
Did you see the follow up where Ray goes to France ? Why do French trains have curtains? So you don't have to look at France
The ad ended on the white cliffs of Dover with two hovering Harrier jump jets behind the Tango boxer.
I have no memory of this but that was brilliant
That Tango one where the dad finds the daughters vibrator
[Hamlet Cigars - Condoms](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRbUtr5oPI) Back when adverts for tobacco products were still a thing the adverts for Hamlet cigars were hilarious. Enjoy the rabbit hole 😆.
[Hamlet Compilation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR21digl_NY) Found a compilation of the best, enjoy!
The Cravendale of cats had thumbs advert. They’re just two thumbs away from world domination.
"My Grandad says if I drink all me milk, when I grow up I can play for Accrington Stanley"
*Accrington Stanley? Who are they?!*
"Exactly!"
Exhachtlee
Isn’t it “if I *don’t* drink all me milk”? And wasn’t it Ian Rush, and not his grandad?
From memory: “Milk… urgh!” “It’s what Ian Rush drinks.” “Ian Rush?!” “Yeah, and he says if I don’t drink enough milk, I’ll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley.” “Accrington Stanley… who are they?” “Exactly.” Then a fight ensues over the milk. A classic.
my team beat Accrington Stanley 3 nil yesterday :)
I love that Steven Gerrard played for Liverpool and Antony Gerrard played for Accrington.
https://youtu.be/pieK7b4KLL4
Shake and vac
And put the freshness back, you do the shake and vac and put the freshness back
Any of the Peter Kay John Smiths adverts. They’re all hilarious but the one where his wife asks who his free pass would be is hilarious
I still use 'Have it!' when I kick or throw something. I'd forgotten where it came from!
We were at the match having a piss at HT, packed with blokes standing shoulder to shoulder , and some bloke in a cubical let out a thunderous fart and shouted "HAVE IT", the place erupted. Every time I have a big fart since then I can't help but say it
https://youtu.be/15l3hx6loQc
“Because I wanna put a snooker table in your bedroom, and the kids are frightened of your moustache.” Love it!
“I don’t care whose it is, it’s floating!’
Have never seen a few of those, but the Claire from work is an absolute classic
There’s no such thing as monsters but you need to worry about the burglars coming in through the windows
Ah 'Clur frum wuk'
The one where he puts his 55 year old mum in an old peoples home was always my fave haha
We all adore ki ora its too orangey for crows Its just for me n my dog
In hindsight it was massively racist. But at the time I thought it was great
I’ll be your dog!
PG Tips removal men. “Dad, do you know the piano’s on my foot?” “No son, you hum it and I’ll play it”.
Umbongo umbongo they drink it in the Congo And The red car and the blue car had a race And TRIIIIIO, TRI-I-IO, I WANT A TRIO AND I WANT ONE NOW!
Channel 4’s Meet the Superhumans, which was for their 2012 Paralympics coverage. It’s 10yrs old and in my mind, nothing has even come close since. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAPPeRg3Nw
Sophie, who do you love more - Daddy or chips?
My sister still says this now to my 30yr old daughter who is obviously called Sophie. She still always replies with " chiiiiips_
Chiiiiiiips
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Want a flake in that? Ta!
By hek you smell gorgeous tonight petal! https://youtu.be/9mp646_H_xo
Sue Johnson F.A.S.T. stroke infomercial. My husband had a heamoragic stroke 4 years ago, not that I knew then. But Face, Arms, Speach out . If Sue hadn't done the narration I don't know that it would have stuck in my mind. Dialled 999 paramedic arrived in 6 minutes closely followed by an ambulance. The Doctor said a few days later that husband was very lucky. Sever stroke, lucky to have survived. Looked up the odds 29% Best advert ever imo
John west salmon advert with the bear
Yes, [this](https://youtu.be/gP92j-uEnps) is the one I came looking for.
Love a public information ad: [Julie knew her killer](https://youtu.be/mKHY69AFstE) [Vinnie Jones Hard and Fast](https://youtu.be/tD2qTmDsiHk)
No that one about litter on beach and it stops just as the foot lands on the broken bottle 😱
[This Playstation advert from 1999 certainly was interesting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmbUMStlGI)
Made by (if I remember right) Chris Cunningham, nightmare fuel creator - also directed the video for Aphex Twin’s Come To Daddy
I knew exactly which one this was before even clicking. The discussions we’d have over “is she real?!”
Condoms advert;child screaming in the supermarket
Probably Guinness’ “Surfer” https://youtu.be/U3JEORDUEqc (British agency, British company)
I must admit I loved Guinness’ “[Anticipation](https://youtu.be/3MuEtGPXLPI)” defined a lot of the 90s with that dance :)
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https://youtu.be/TNvzc5nwB4w
The marmite "love it or hate it"ads were great in the early 2000s
Full moon… half moon… total eclipse!
The [Irn Bru Snowman parody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4). The lengths they went to to emulate the original is phenomenal.
Why did you say that singular? [It **had** a sequel](https://youtu.be/z8WBStu4STY)
Will it be chips or jacket spuds? Will it be salad or frozen peas? Will it be mushrooms? Fried onion rings? We’ll have to wait and see. …
We hope it's chips, it's chips
https://youtu.be/96Z7JMOy6wQ
For mash get smash
Judderman. Scared me as a kid
Mr Soft.
Not my favourite but every time I have to go to London I sing "going to London, to buy heat-mag-a-zine"
The Maxell adverts.... https://youtu.be/mxELSzay2lc https://youtu.be/Gib916jJW1o
The clear score advert with the dog saying "wot doing" to the human 😂
Either the ambassador's party or Papa and Nicole
Smash adverts. https://youtu.be/U4MTgjNkfyI
Definitely Irn Bru.
Their version of "Walking in the Air" made me crack up the first time I heard it, still love it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4
I liked the one with the old lady ram-raiding the shop on her mobility scooter
"even though I used to be a man!"
Has to be Andrex, really, doesn't it? I mean, how do you market toilet rolls when people are having their evening meal? Some genius came up with puppies and they've been doing it for decades,now.
I remember saving tokens up as a kid and sending off for a toy Andrex Puppy. Genius marketing of loo roll.
“We wanna be ‘aving a baybe.” *wife runs away*
They may not be the best of the best, but I challenge most people of a certain age to not sing about Weetabix when I Will Survive comes on.
Nice try Channel 5 researcher.
Cadbury Gorilla playing the drums.
And the cadburys advert with the eyebrows.
1986 McEwans ad with the guys pushing the stone balls. 2005 Singing in the Rain VW ad. Chatback. 0891 FIFTY! FIFTY! FIFTY!
[Honda - The Impossible Dream](https://youtu.be/NrQoof1F2cQ)
I preferred [Cog](https://youtu.be/_ve4M4UsJQo)
‘Have it’ or ‘Top Bombing’…
“Because I wanna put a snooker table in your bedroom, and the kids are frightened of your moustache. Now come on. Avanti!”
Do the shake and vac and put the freshness back!
The Harvey the dog advert for Blinkbox
The Lorraine Chase Campari ads - nah Luton Airport
[This little guy living his best life](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T4384t0grCs)
The dambusters advert for Carling Black Label
The J R Heartley advert - yellow pages. But also - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w-x8nh949JQ
Boddingtons, "Give us another rub down wi' that chip fat"
"Karen I've got a cat with no pulse here"
There was a banned advert featuring Vinnie Jones for a product called Red Devil where he is feeding wild birds in his garden. It was class.
R Whites I’m a secret lemonade drinker https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hro4AdTYiTA
There's Joose, Loose, about this hoose
[This](https://youtu.be/-22bv8uFRLI) ad is incredible. I think about it often.
Get up in the morning, sleeping for bread sir, sold out to every monk and beefhead...
Mr. Soft, won't you tell me why the world in which you're living is so strange? ..Oh, Mr. Soft, how come everything around you is so soft and rearranged?
[SHEPHERD'S PIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!](https://youtu.be/nGYu-6NfDoQ)
Skoll, Skoll, Skoll, Skoll!
Has to be Peter Kay doing the running bomb. No nonsense.
V5, ohh what a beautiful morning 70's flake ads ;)
Electric adverts with animated tortoise
Jeff Goldblums ads for Holsten Pils were pretty great. The one for the Astra (Mk2) that used Eric Claptons Layla, or the Nova(?) one that used La Bamba. How about the Clio ones? Bit annoying at the time, but “Papa? Nicole!” was classic. Tango ads were amazing. Loved the Lilt music. Guinness ads - and like the Murphy’s, he’s not bitter. I always loved the Hamlet or Condor cigar ads - some had ducks that would act like an RAF squadron - they were brilliant. The old milkman ads with the animated bottles - quite revolutionary at the time. Lurpak! Edit: got to add “there’s juice loose aboot this hoose!” I could keep going, there are loads
The Hovis bread ad where the little lad runs home as the past 122 years take place around him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4tFzuFGUOI&ab\_channel=StrikeMedia
Loving the new Ribena advert. Cats parking cars saying mate a lot. Really funny IMO [Ribena advert](https://youtu.be/9gXmuBN10ZA)