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David Jenkins

posted on 24/2/09 at 01:15 PM Reply With Quote
Good adverts?

We all like to moan about the crass and annoying TV adverts, but are there any that you DO like?

I'll start by declaring the one that still makes me smile, even though I've seen it a few hundred times now:

Compare the Meerkat

Clever idea, very good characters and excellent animation.






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rodders

posted on 24/2/09 at 02:38 PM Reply With Quote
My favorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egd83PqHLmM&feature=related

I laugh every time i see it

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Mr Whippy

posted on 24/2/09 at 03:17 PM Reply With Quote
Bear one is the brill, missy loves the meer cat one but I find it boring tbh best adverts were always the tango ones though





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David Jenkins

posted on 24/2/09 at 07:51 PM Reply With Quote
Ah - if you're going to talk about the classics...

My ears are alight








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iank

posted on 24/2/09 at 08:02 PM Reply With Quote
All time classic, "Be the king of the road"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo





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Peteff

posted on 24/2/09 at 08:27 PM Reply With Quote
Hahn beer adverts are all classics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4x9EVHhRwY

or Budweiser magic fridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dHaOwC_4No





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iank

posted on 24/2/09 at 09:41 PM Reply With Quote
Just remembered the trunk monkey series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCUBxgdKZ_Y





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handyandy

posted on 24/2/09 at 10:02 PM Reply With Quote
i don,t know how to do a link but one of my fave ads is the cadburys gorilla/ phil collins version.
its the shrug of shoulders & stretch of neck that makes it, the music too, my era getting wrecked

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chris_smith

posted on 24/2/09 at 10:50 PM Reply With Quote
tango every time

you've been tango'd





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02GF74

posted on 25/2/09 at 07:58 AM Reply With Quote
Hamlet - the one with Gregor Fisher in the photo booth
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the Carlos Fandango wheels.
(help me out with a piccy peeps!)

Also the Mash Martians.







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iank

posted on 25/2/09 at 08:53 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74

the Carlos Fandango wheels.
(help me out with a piccy peeps!)




See the whole video in my link above (King of the road)





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02GF74

posted on 25/2/09 at 09:20 AM Reply With Quote
^^^ guessed that was the one - can't access youtube.






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Vindi_andy

posted on 27/2/09 at 12:01 PM Reply With Quote
the budweiser frogs ones all of them

Including the sneaky ferret ones

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RoadkillUK

posted on 27/2/09 at 04:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
the Carlos Fandango wheels.
(help me out with a piccy peeps!)



I posted a pic on this thread in Jan





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focijohn

posted on 27/2/09 at 06:52 PM Reply With Quote
all the tango ad's around 2002

Fat pigeon

Found this when i was board at college one day.... seems to be the mecca for adverts.

Adverts

[Edited on 27/2/09 by focijohn]





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Simon

posted on 27/2/09 at 08:14 PM Reply With Quote
Was watching Bravo last night and they were doing trailers for Walker, Texas Ranger, and I'm sure when Chuck Norris is gazing off into the distance and the woman ducked out of view, there was the sound of a zip being undone

ATB

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posted on 27/2/09 at 09:07 PM Reply With Quote
My personal favourites are is the Drench advert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM53XeCOZ9Q

and the 'trumpets' advert....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXU9Ur9QznE&feature=PlayList&p=8C5B787ADFF487C2&index=0&playnext=1

Bizarre but makes me laugh.....

Ha ha ha trumpets....


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