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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 7:47:41 GMT
OK it was 96. As it was during the brief period where Mountain Dew was a thing in the UK in the 90s. So peak Brit Pop, post my parents divorce and going to High School. Anyway for some reason our town decides in line skates were for American wankers and 2x2 skates were the way forward. No fucking clue why. That was Rhys Ifans? I remember those adverts well but had no idea it was him. Mind blown. |
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Post by pierrepressure on Mar 1, 2024 8:04:32 GMT
As a footy mad youngster, I remember this getting a lot of mileage in our house.
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Post by motti82 on Mar 1, 2024 13:07:57 GMT
As a footy mad youngster, I remember this getting a lot of mileage in our house. What a cartoon, one of the few things I'd switch over to watch on CITV, with Funhouse on a Friday. I would give EA real money if they had The Hurricanes kits on EAFC24. |
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Post by motti82 on Mar 1, 2024 13:12:36 GMT
When the gaming chiptunes really came into the public domain. Using the GB theme tune from RoboCop, to sell Ariston white goods. The top comment on YouTube got it spot on:-
"Serve the public trust"
"Protect the innocent"
"Uphold the law"
Classified (sell Ariston fridges)
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Post by Zuluhero on Mar 1, 2024 13:20:14 GMT
The sister in the first season of Round the Twist was probably one of my first TV crushes. I think they changed the actress in the second season and I was sad. Hah same! |
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Post by simple on Mar 1, 2024 13:20:36 GMT
I love the deadpan Tim Key sounding voiceover they’ve paired with the chiptune
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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 13:39:03 GMT
Anyone remember the stop motion skeleton ad used to sell blank VCR tapes?
“Re-record, don’t fade away,
Re-record, don’t fade away,
Re-record, don’t fade away…”
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Post by cubby on Mar 1, 2024 13:41:55 GMT
Scotch VHS tapes? Guaranteed for life those beauties, I wonder if they'll still honour that...
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Post by KD on Mar 1, 2024 13:44:29 GMT
I think about that advert every few weeks, call them and tell them your tape died in 2024, will they replace it.
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Post by zisssou on Mar 1, 2024 13:47:38 GMT
"The company will still honour that ages-old guarantee and if you post an old tape to them, they will send you a free BASF tape as a replacement."
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2024 13:59:31 GMT
As a footy mad youngster, I remember this getting a lot of mileage in our house. I remember this cartoon and James Bond Jr playing together. |
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Post by simple on Mar 1, 2024 14:09:21 GMT
Scotch VHS tapes? Guaranteed for life those beauties, I wonder if they'll still honour that... At Christmas my parents used to leave me and my brother stockings filled with small gifts to keep us occupied before the main present opening once everyone was up. One year we woke up and found we’d been left a three pack of blank VHS tapes each. We were the last of our friends to get a VCR so we went full Nintendo 64 kid over them. |
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Post by Vortex on Mar 1, 2024 14:16:52 GMT
Army brat so we used to get this off Dutch TV when we lived in Germany Think it (and Monkey) is responsible for my love of all things Japan that still endures Ah man, that was on bbc2 at 6pm, where it was either that, OG Star Trek, or Monkey. It was a great day when it was the water Margin or Monkey. Or even OG trek tbh. Then at some point it went to Star Trek TNG all the time. All of which were far better than watching the news while eating! |
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Post by wunty on Mar 1, 2024 15:00:58 GMT
We done Round the Bend yet? Bloody loved this. Not hard to see why. It’s pure anarchy.
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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 16:18:22 GMT
Yep loved that. Anything that featured a toilet was basically right up my street.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2024 16:24:42 GMT
Yep loved that. Anything that featured a toilet was basically right up my street. I guess you loved Fraggle Rock too? |
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Post by neilka on Mar 1, 2024 16:29:11 GMT
Round the Bend was brilliant, and made by the same people behind the also-excellent comic Oink!  |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2024 17:41:25 GMT
Lol at 'Mary Lighthouse'
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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 18:21:34 GMT
Yep loved that. Anything that featured a toilet was basically right up my street. I guess you loved Fraggle Rock too? Yep, but mostly because the theme tune is a certified banger. |
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Post by elstoof on Mar 1, 2024 18:51:39 GMT
Aussie kids show Round The Twist was a winner. So was Woof! with the boy who turned into a dog, they brought the dog to my primary school for assembly
Have you ever
Ever felt like this
When strange things happen
Are you going round the twist
Ghostwriter was one of the shows we got to watch when they wheeled out the TV tower, great memories of seeing that thing. Sometimes we watch Bertha, oh lovely Bertha, sometimes I think you’re a dream
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Post by darkling on Mar 1, 2024 18:57:41 GMT
When it comes to Aussie shows, everyone always mentions Round the Twist but nobody ever mentions Pugwall.
Or Heartbreak High for that matter.
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Post by simple on Mar 1, 2024 19:01:46 GMT
We were big Pugwall fans. Another banger theme tune too.
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Post by cubby on Mar 1, 2024 19:20:26 GMT
Can't talk about Aussie shows and not mention Neighbours, the show so good they showed it twice a day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2024 19:22:18 GMT
With drums a thumping
Bass player pumping
Keyboards and me on my guitaaaaar
The Orange Organics!
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Mar 1, 2024 19:29:42 GMT
'Member when the name Razzle meant something different to us?
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Mar 1, 2024 19:30:21 GMT
And there's only one show to link to after that:
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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 19:32:25 GMT
Saved by the Bell. Kelly Kapowski. Feelings I didn’t fully understand.
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Post by simple on Mar 1, 2024 19:47:31 GMT
With drums a thumping Bass player pumping Keyboards and me on my guitaaaaar The Orange Organics! Marr-ma-loid |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Mar 1, 2024 19:49:12 GMT
Aussie kids show Round The Twist was a winner. So was Woof! with the boy who turned into a dog, they brought the dog to my primary school for assembly Have you ever Ever felt like this When strange things happen Are you going round the twist Ghostwriter was one of the shows we got to watch when they wheeled out the TV tower, great memories of seeing that thing. Sometimes we watch Bertha, oh lovely Bertha, sometimes I think you’re a dream Christ, the TV TOWER. Now I'm starting to remember BBC 2 schools stuff like Magic E, Geordie Racer and Through the Dragon's Eye. I can imagine it's aged terribly. |
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Post by rawshark on Mar 1, 2024 19:58:29 GMT
Through the Dragon’s Eye was our Game of Thrones.
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