Most memorable TV commercials

scott · Post by **scott** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:35 pm

What are the most memorable TV or radio commercials you remember?

Mine are

1 Yellow Pages: Not Happy Jan became a household phrase, great writing in this late 90's commercial.

2. Demtel ads with Tim Shaw flogging steak knives.

3. The recent ad with the little girl in the back of the car telling her dad how to save money on petrol

4. The TAC ads as they used to scare me to death when I was little (was about 7 when the first ones aired)

5. An ad for Mitsubishi that had some of the cast of "The Comedy Company". This ad was for the TP Magna Wagon and portrayed a family driving their new Magna SE wagon, the baby character on the back seat claimed "This new Magna Wagon is as smooth as a baby's bum", this became quite a popular schoolyard phrase in about 1990, as at the time my dad had a TP wagon as a company car and drove me to school in it one morning, one of the older kids called out to me "How's the Magna" and I, replied "As smooth as a baby's bum", and before long everyone began to say it, until the teachers began to intervene and deduct house points from everyone who said it. My grade 2 teacher sent me to the corner when I repeated the remark and I stayed there for quite a while and it cost my house 10 house points!!!

Just shows how powerful advertising can be!!!!

Member1100 · Post by **Member1100** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:44 pm

Can we include radio advertising aswell???

One which many Melbourne people would be familiar with, is the National Tiles ads. Annoying, I know, but effective.

"Helloooooooo, Frank Walker From National Tiles."

scott · Post by **scott** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:11 am

That has to be the most annoying ad, he has been doing it for years, at least he gets his message across, but the Hellooooo bit really annoys me.

Post by **Andrew** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:01 am

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - what a memory - Helloooooooooo, Frank Walker from National Tiiiiiiiiiiiles - he even used to be on country Vic radio (I think there was a shop in Bendigo near where I lived). Annoying to the max, but funny now that I don't hear it anymore!

leopard1543 · Post by **leopard1543** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:50 pm

My favourite ad would be the one for AAMI where the father takes his son to school and picks up his son's friend along the way and tries to charge him a fare for the lift to school. The look of the kids face is priceless

Mother · Post by **Mother** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:52 pm

The NOT HAPPY JAN ad is the one that stands out the most for me, and it has still been my favourite ever since.

The three simple words just say it all. It's brilliant.

Member1100 · Post by **Member1100** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:03 pm

I dont know if you guys saw it, but Channel 9 was running ads to promote the new Hugh Jackman program. They were describing it as "Americas Number 1 New Drama." Number 1 at what exactly??

The show was axed after one week in the US, and after 2 weeks in Australia. It couldnt have been too good.

Nexas · Post by **Nexas** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:14 pm

Eratik wrote:I dont know if you guys saw it, but Channel 9 was running ads to promote the new Hugh Jackman program. They were describing it as "Americas Number 1 New Drama." Number 1 at what exactly??

The show was axed after one week in the US, and after 2 weeks in Australia. It couldnt have been too good.

I saw that! Idiots!

captainch · Post by **captainch** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:58 pm

I DID A ADD FOR CHANNEL O in brisbane,were i had to drive a drop centre tram up 8 DOWN NEW FARM PK LINE AT LEAST 100 times for TRISTRAMS soft drinks banging the tram gong for ring -a -ding flavours

also had to drive a govt bus for last federal election for were is the gst going to mr howard,

Deleted 16/4/2008 · Post by **Deleted 16/4/2008** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:08 pm

What about that new Libra ad I dont get that at all.

Member1100 · Post by **Member1100** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:13 pm

BBI wrote:What about that new Libra ad I dont get that at all.

Which one???

DiAmOnD T · Post by **DiAmOnD T** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:00 am

"The recent ad with the little girl in the back of the car telling her dad how to save money on petrol"

Thats sh%t

how about the classic 'What" ads for Hahn light beer.

1, he jumps in the spa
2, puts nipples in the love heart
3, pulls a fish out of water while on gondala ride with girl

J1 Rasberrycoke (J1R) · Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:54 am

the carlton draught ad - this is one big ad

masses of people run making a shape of a man drinking been on a field

jarf · Post by **jarf** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:59 am

Eratik wrote:I dont know if you guys saw it, but Channel 9 was running ads to promote the new Hugh Jackman program. They were describing it as "Americas Number 1 New Drama." Number 1 at what exactly??

It's obviously a number 1 in someone's mind - most likely the idiot trying to hide the fact it was shitful.

gravesend_king · Post by **gravesend_king** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:15 pm

the TAB ad with elle mcPerson does it for me

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:27 pm

DiAmOnD T wrote:"The recent ad with the little girl in the back of the car telling her dad how to save money on petrol"

Thats sh%t

how about the classic 'What" ads for Hahn light beer.

1, he jumps in the spa
2, puts nipples in the love heart
3, pulls a fish out of water while on gondala ride with girl

It was a cannon ball into the spa, but she had a nice arse, and fairly decent chest (don't mind the freckles too much).

The other one where the girl is sitting on a bean bag and the guy jumps from the roof onto the beanbag, thus jettisoning the girl into the pool... that was also rather funny.

member 1423 · Post by **member 1423** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:03 pm

Toyota Hilux ad, circa 1998

'Bugger'

mubd · Post by **mubd** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:27 pm

Eratik wrote:I dont know if you guys saw it, but Channel 9 was running ads to promote the new Hugh Jackman program. They were describing it as "Americas Number 1 New Drama." Number 1 at what exactly???

Number 1 at making the most "false advertisement" lawsuits for channel nine, who don't wait for one season of the damn show to decide whether they should use the "fasttracked, direct from the US, streamed direct from the US" approach, so they don't get that many lawsuits.

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:09 pm

...because it's a Farmers' Union Iced Coffee, or it's nothing.

Ballerina bobcats.

Norbert · Post by **Norbert** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:51 am

I agree with Mother, the NOT HAPPY JAN!! ad is brilliant.

captainch wrote:I DID A ADD FOR CHANNEL O in brisbane...

Rick R was in an ad too. Wow, look at all these celebrities. One from Brooky, one from Ryde

Simes · Post by **Simes** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:27 pm

These still make me giggle

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DvlWQyvEI38

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XinBpCSnkDQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sbFmK4zZ9Ys

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bLdP0rnqbBs

the ad that got a good running when i was a kid, yanni anyone?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jxs106rp5RQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ml3ybCxxMRk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=esrNyIg_SMI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wGOp6To03U0

the TAB ad the captain referred to earlier\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhGJvGhIzaw

davemail66 · Post by **davemail66** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:03 pm

The Caltex commercial on TV a few years back now with the little old lady that comes into the servo to buy some milk or something with the squeaky shopping trolly, I mean hip

Mother · Post by **Mother** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 2:43 pm

Thank you, Davemail66, for being the only one on this discussion board to acknowledge My 15 seconds of fame.

tone167 · Post by **tone167** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:58 am

The Christian Television Association used to produce plenty of commercial gold.

Two of my favourites are the one with the puppets in it ('help! i'm mortally wounded!') and the one they used to show around Christmas time, with the little kid on Santa's knee asking for pretty much for the entire stock of a small Toyworld, and when Santa asks what Junior REALLY wants, he says 'No fighting at home!'.

There was also a community announcement from the early 1980s that was shown during kids shows on Channel 9, which was essentially a short animation extolling the virtues of taking plenty of vitamins A-E via a balanced diet. That was a classic.

kobystarling · Post by **kobystarling** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:40 pm

Tone im not sure if your still active but my dad is claiming to be the kid saying no fighting at home, I am not able to find the advert can you find it?

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