I'm not quite sure why, but I recently found myself thinking about catch phrases used in adverts through the years, and it's surprising how so many stick in your mind, despite your not having seen them for years - although some are timeless & may still be used these days.
Here are some (I'll not include the makes - see how many you can identify).
Ahhh... (an easy one to get started with)
Every little helps (another easy one)
.... Is good for you.
Who knows the secret.....
And all because the lady loves....
Probably the best......
"No, Luton Airport"!
Not a phrase, but a tune... Bach's Air on a 'G' String.
And another tune... "Going Home", from the "New World Symphony".
...Helps You Work Rest & Play.
Can you tell the difference between...
"Fly Fishing", by J. R. Hartley.
"Mummy, why are your hands so soft?"
...The best a man can get.
.... Dry Foam
Splash it all over!
"Mind the bannisters, son".
"Ho, ho, ho!" (No, not Father Christmas)
"Bermuda looks nice" ... "Simon, Bermuda"
For Mash Get...
...And get the freshness back.
"I'm a secret lemonade drinker"
It's frothy man!
Finally...
"Satisfy your lust for power" (see if you can get this one without Googling it).
Advert Catch Phrases
Advert Catch Phrases
1..bisto
2..tesco
3..mackesons
4..black magic
5..milk tray
6..carlsburg
7..campari
8..hamlet cigars
9..hovis
10.mars
11..stork
12. yellow pages
13.fairy liquid
14.gillette
15.10001 dry foam
16.brut
17.pg tips
18.coca cola
19.havent got a clue ???
20.smash
21.shake and vac
22.R whites lemonade
23.cresta
24..pass
so how many did the grumps get out of 25 ? im giving my age away with some of them
Bisto the advert starred the late linda bellingham as the bisto mum.
Milk tray was usually some kind of james bond action man climbing a tower in the middle of the night to deliver chocolates also spoofed by jasper carrot.
Campari was fronted by lorraine chase and hamlet cigars was fronted by many various celebs
from ronnie corbert ( the boat race ) gregor fisher ( photo booth ) willie carson ( racing ) to andree bernard ( blind date)
Hovis was voiced by barnsley actor brian glover
and the going home theme for the ad was played by grimethorpe colliery band Stork was a reporter who took to the streets and interviewed housewives .Brut was done by boxer henry cooper .Pg tips was of course the chimpanzees.smash was the little metal aliens ..i liked the red one.. Shake and vac was some mad woman in a 70,s skirt and top whizzing around the room with a vaccum cleaner in 30 seconds. my favorites R whites lemonade featured elvis costellos dad sneaking down for a drink of pop and being caught by his wife .. later spoofed with a celeb behind the door
ronnie corbett in a nightie and jhon mackenroe in pajamas.
cresta was a sickly pink shake drink from the 70,s which looked horrible and tasted the same
fronted by a white bear with the catchphrase its frothy man
2..tesco
3..mackesons
4..black magic
5..milk tray
6..carlsburg
7..campari
8..hamlet cigars
9..hovis
10.mars
11..stork
12. yellow pages
13.fairy liquid
14.gillette
15.10001 dry foam
16.brut
17.pg tips
18.coca cola
19.havent got a clue ???
20.smash
21.shake and vac
22.R whites lemonade
23.cresta
24..pass
so how many did the grumps get out of 25 ? im giving my age away with some of them
Bisto the advert starred the late linda bellingham as the bisto mum.
Milk tray was usually some kind of james bond action man climbing a tower in the middle of the night to deliver chocolates also spoofed by jasper carrot.
Campari was fronted by lorraine chase and hamlet cigars was fronted by many various celebs
from ronnie corbert ( the boat race ) gregor fisher ( photo booth ) willie carson ( racing ) to andree bernard ( blind date)
Hovis was voiced by barnsley actor brian glover
and the going home theme for the ad was played by grimethorpe colliery band Stork was a reporter who took to the streets and interviewed housewives .Brut was done by boxer henry cooper .Pg tips was of course the chimpanzees.smash was the little metal aliens ..i liked the red one.. Shake and vac was some mad woman in a 70,s skirt and top whizzing around the room with a vaccum cleaner in 30 seconds. my favorites R whites lemonade featured elvis costellos dad sneaking down for a drink of pop and being caught by his wife .. later spoofed with a celeb behind the door
ronnie corbett in a nightie and jhon mackenroe in pajamas.
cresta was a sickly pink shake drink from the 70,s which looked horrible and tasted the same
fronted by a white bear with the catchphrase its frothy man
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Lynda Bellingham was not the Bisto Mum, sorry grumps... she was the Oxo Mum
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Did you waft here from paradise ?
Nah, Luton Airport
I can hear her now
Nah, Luton Airport
I can hear her now
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Oscar Namechange;1468138 wrote: Lynda Bellingham was not the Bisto Mum, sorry grumps... she was the Oxo Mum
sorry yeah i was thinking of oxo wrong gravy
sorry yeah i was thinking of oxo wrong gravy
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"Its frothy man" is a soft drink that wasnt about for very long. It was an acquired taste with a strange frothy consistency, as I remember....Cresta
The advert was hilarious. Must be on YouTube somewhere
The advert was hilarious. Must be on YouTube somewhere
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Advert Catch Phrases
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
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AA grumpy;1468137 wrote: 1..bisto
2..tesco
3..mackesons
4..black magic
5..milk tray
6..carlsburg
7..campari
8..hamlet cigars
9..hovis
10.mars
11..stork
12. yellow pages
13.fairy liquid
14.gillette
15.10001 dry foam
16.brut
17.pg tips
18.coca cola
19.havent got a clue ???
20.smash
21.shake and vac
22.R whites lemonade
23.cresta
24..pass
03, 18, 19 & 24 wrong.
The last one is a toughie, but quite funny, seen with the modern eye.
On the whole, though, it shows how effective the advertising used to be, on a much lower budget than it is now.
Incidentally, the "Bermuda Looks Nice" one was "Tahiti Looks Nice" in the American version.
2..tesco
3..mackesons
4..black magic
5..milk tray
6..carlsburg
7..campari
8..hamlet cigars
9..hovis
10.mars
11..stork
12. yellow pages
13.fairy liquid
14.gillette
15.10001 dry foam
16.brut
17.pg tips
18.coca cola
19.havent got a clue ???
20.smash
21.shake and vac
22.R whites lemonade
23.cresta
24..pass
03, 18, 19 & 24 wrong.
The last one is a toughie, but quite funny, seen with the modern eye.
On the whole, though, it shows how effective the advertising used to be, on a much lower budget than it is now.
Incidentally, the "Bermuda Looks Nice" one was "Tahiti Looks Nice" in the American version.
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FourPart;1468146 wrote: 03, 18, 19 & 24 wrong.
The last one is a toughie, but quite funny, seen with the modern eye.
On the whole, though, it shows how effective the advertising used to be, on a much lower budget than it is now.
Incidentally, the "Bermuda Looks Nice" one was "Tahiti Looks Nice" in the American version.
that makes the grumps 20 out of 24 with two passes..then
The last one is a toughie, but quite funny, seen with the modern eye.
On the whole, though, it shows how effective the advertising used to be, on a much lower budget than it is now.
Incidentally, the "Bermuda Looks Nice" one was "Tahiti Looks Nice" in the American version.
that makes the grumps 20 out of 24 with two passes..then
Advert Catch Phrases
So it looks like no-one knows how to satisfy their lust for power.....
Advert Catch Phrases
How about these ones then - Colours assosiated with brand advertising. I'm afraid I didn't do too well here. Only 3 right (and 2 of them were guesses).
11 British Colour Brands - Business Insider
11 British Colour Brands - Business Insider