Share an old TV advert that's stuck with you!

Alex Sinclair · 2024-07-08T09:30:52.672Z

They don't make 'em like they used to. Most of the time, TV ads leave you wanting to pull your hair out due to their mundanity or repetitiveness. Yet once in a blue moon, an advert comes along that sticks with you for years. That could be because it's hilarious, tugs at the heart strings (we're looking at you, John Lewis), or damn-right weird. So cast your mind back to at least a decade ago, and go and track down a TV ad that has stuck with you all these years. Lots of old ads are on YouTube, but if you're unable to dig up the footage, describe it in as much detail as you can and you might still win a prize. Tell us why you think the ad stuck with you too. Bud-weis-er 🐸...

Gaypengwing 7/8/2024, 12:49:57 PM

For some reason, this trainline advert is the first time that comes to mind when I hear the song, not the actual lyrics 😂

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ODxXRKNAWYg?feature=oembed

Alex SinclairMod7/18/2024, 12:08:47 PM

Gaypengwing

Another classic. I also really want one of those outfits.

Gaypengwing 7/18/2024, 12:41:10 PM

Alex Sinclair

New cosplay idea for sure 😂

Banned user 7/9/2024, 2:20:16 PM

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Toyah 7/9/2024, 2:20:29 PM

WALKERS CRISPS - Gary Lineker was in full flow in these series of adverts by 1997, but the advert I am referring to is one where the Spice Girls make a cameo (Geri Halliwell included), and the advert ends with the tagline "No More Mr Spice Guy", a pun on "No More Mr Nice Guy" that Lineker had patented himself for his advertising of the crisps. Of course, the Spice Girls advertised almost everything back then including Pepsi, and I think even Asda as well.

Alex SinclairMod7/9/2024, 2:45:06 PM

Toyah

I think I found it!

https://www.tiktok.com/@throwbacktvads/video/7246479559921650971

Makster 7/10/2024, 5:27:47 AM

Toyah

OMG speaking of those Lineker adverts - I remember one where they had money as a prize as well and Lineker was going through the Walkers factory trying to find it.

Cut to some school kids eating their lunch and one of them finds the mythical fiver whilst another finds an ear! (presumably Gary Lineker's ear..)

Alex SinclairMod7/10/2024, 8:21:02 AM

Makster

Haha wow, I don't remember that one. That's so dark.

Makster 7/15/2024, 7:18:55 AM

Alex Sinclair

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5N1kPP33QO0?feature=oembed

I found it..

Alex SinclairMod7/17/2024, 9:04:19 AM

Makster

That is no less dark than I imagined!

Retro Stu 7/9/2024, 2:56:30 PM

There are SO many ads that stick in my mind, I used a bunch of them in my early streaming days and most relate to food or drink from the late 80s and 90s.

Now, I almost went for the Wine Gums "Moose loose about this hoose" but then I remembered this ad, and no, I did not remember what the ad was for but the content itself lives rent free in my mind (especially as I'm trying to get healthier right now!!)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gxzdo8FfrW0?feature=oembed

Alex SinclairMod7/9/2024, 3:24:31 PM

Retro Stu

Ha yes I remember that one well, although I also couldn't have told you what it was for!

Retro Stu 7/9/2024, 3:36:19 PM

Alex Sinclair

I remember it being out around the time of the crazy Tango adverts as well and I think my mind combined them at some point.

Paul 7/10/2024, 8:12:04 AM

Retro Stu

I was jist about to post this one 🤣

Rixx Javix 7/9/2024, 3:57:10 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/U37b9G3thdA?feature=oembed

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I actually created and wrote this commercial which features a baboon named "Chloe" who also appeared in the film Evan Almighty. This was the first commercial in our Debt Monkey campaign, which I created to promote a non-profit called Advantage Credit Counseling Services who help people with issues of debt, credit cards, mortgages, etc. Eventually the campaign would consist of dozens of spots over the years, eventually we had to pivot to using a custom designed puppet because Chloe simply got too expensive to keep flying in from California.

The spot went on to win many awards, including Best in Show at the Advertising Federation awards and several Tellys, among others. Despite this being twenty years old now, the brand still remains active and I currently serve on the BoD for the former client. My friend and employee at the time wrote the music to be similar to the soundtrack from Napoleon Dynamite.

Alex SinclairMod7/10/2024, 8:22:45 AM

Rixx Javix

Excellent. And did Chloe get up to much mischief?

Rixx Javix 7/11/2024, 2:54:25 PM

Alex Sinclair

That's me trying it out before I would let the actors do it. We had to build a rig for Chloe to stand on and I wanted to be sure it was safe before I let the actors do it. I will say this, she was very well behaved but when she yawned you could see her huge teeth and that was very intimidating. But her hands are so soft and weirdly human. I'll never forget it, thats for sure.

Scrbzy 7/9/2024, 7:11:01 PM

Wassuuuuuup

I wasn't old enough to drink beer or really care about it but I remember the chokehold this ad had on boys in my school. I'm not sure which came first, this ad or the clip in Scary Movie but it's still funny to this day and I'll continue to loudly quote it till it stops.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/JJmqCKtJnxM?feature=oembed

Makster 7/10/2024, 5:29:29 AM

Scrbzy

Whenever my buddy asks me what i'm doing and often respond 'nothing much. Just watching the game, having a bud'

I also love that this advert has an indie feel to it - and I think it was made by some amateur film makers on the back of a Bud marketing team. They took a chance and if it was the internet - would've been one of the first memes

Alex SinclairMod7/10/2024, 8:23:22 AM

Scrbzy

I suspected this would make an appearance. What a classic!

Banned user 7/9/2024, 9:11:13 PM

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Paige 7/9/2024, 9:12:06 PM

The Hedgehog road safety advert from when I was a kid!

On the roads near home... Stop, Think then Go!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IemaPHDPQ54?feature=oembed

NicoleStaff7/10/2024, 6:49:31 AM

Paige

This has just been unearthed from the recesses of my brain! They were so good.

Makster 7/15/2024, 7:19:40 AM

Paige

this advert saved many kids lives (including myself) on the way home from school

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Asim 7/16/2024, 6:12:56 PM

Paige

omd i remember this in primary school

Horror and Cats 7/10/2024, 4:50:06 AM

My friend and I say "prove it" and make that face whenever the other flings an insult because of this old Decon commercial.

It first aired in late 2009 (according to this article by the actor for the mouse

https://www.shelktone.com/2009/10/21/mouse-commercial/https://www.youtube.com/embed/1YmKhiyXPOY?feature=oembed

Makster 7/10/2024, 5:32:37 AM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFucn8Oy6FE?feature=oembed

It may not be the most ground-breaking or memorable advert for a lot of people as the themes are quite in your face and unsubtle but I still fondly remember it.

The same council estate housing two vastly different people with different styles, hobbies, music, and friends and yet they do the same ritual of shaking their fries into the burger container. Their look towards each other as a mutual gesture is a form of respect and recognition that despite their differences they are the same. For a fast food advert I do think theres a lot of artistry that was put in. Most of the advert doesn't even show McDonalds or their product up to the last 10% of the advert.

I'm glad someone uploaded this advert onto YouTube.

Paul 7/10/2024, 8:15:32 AM

I remember seeing this one for the first time!

As a huge Bottom fan it really struck a chord with me!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/gP92j-uEnps?feature=oembed

Toretto 70 7/10/2024, 3:04:18 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/PqD5SecdNbs?feature=oembed

I remember a perfume ads that bring Angel in ads, on that time I think the smells of the perfume was good because in the end the narrator said "even Angels will falls"

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klobbersaurus68 7/10/2024, 3:52:54 PM

This came out in the early 2000s. The song is really catchy, I still remembered most of the lyrics when I was tracking down a video for this. It's Hootie of Hootie and the Blowfish dressed as a 50s cowboy with all kinds of strange happenings in the background. A good song, memorable background, and attractive women (Brooke Burke!) make a memorable, great commercial. The sandwich was pretty good too. I picked this video because it's been "HD converted" and the faces have some uncanny valley feeling happening, but this still looks better than the standard def ones I found.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/PiupfW_Qw6A?feature=oembed

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Ozean 7/10/2024, 4:16:11 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1tt5hIKEBYo?feature=oembed

A Bud Light ad that for some reason is burned into my mind. Even after all the years it still makes me chuckle...

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Josh B 7/12/2024, 2:31:07 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LTnOGJeKMLY?feature=oembed

Silly, amusing and very memorable! This was a brilliant advert when it came out and was a great piece of marketing.

To this day "I wanna drink your bath water" is my favourite line from any advert!

CelestialFlea 7/12/2024, 5:11:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/D3rajq9HsUw?feature=oembed

Has to be this one that's always stuck with me. The pthueah at the end always gets me!

Lanah Tyra 7/12/2024, 7:53:25 PM

I don't watch telly since I was 16, so I can only share an old Hungarian advert. This was an advert when cable internet came and I found it hilarious how they showed the person still using dial-up internet like if he was some kind of endangered species, because at the time I still had dial-up myself 😅

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEwnRq9N--0?feature=oembed

Here is the translation for the important part:

"You can see here the man who still uses dial-up internet. Listen... do you remember this sound? There's only a few of them left."

"And what does he eat?"

"The same like us. Really."

Nine 7/13/2024, 10:52:35 AM

This is an advertisement that I think will always stick in my brain, and yes, this is an advertisement for the "Sprite" drink.

This video shows that if you drink sprite then you can swim anywhere to quench your thirst lol.

This advertisement was the one that introduced me to the "Sprite" drink when I was still in elementary school, and to be honest, when I was little, I always tried to dive in but I couldn't, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/G1latJ7K8zc?feature=oembed

Zeref_Vermilion 7/13/2024, 12:57:35 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bl5IY-Jf-dk?feature=oembed

2010 when I was in elementary school I remember very well the waving flag world cup advertisement aired on tv, I often watch this advertisement because my father often invites watching the world cup together, this advertisement is very interesting because it shows good animation and various robots I as a boy am very interested in seeing it.

EveOnlineTutorials 7/14/2024, 5:17:30 PM

This is the most "stuck with me" - Because it has been memed to hell but also it was the most annoying thing to get out of your head once it came on, say in an advert between Noal Edmunds house show etc. Drove me nuts.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3FY0k3hLIAk?feature=oembed

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Asim 7/16/2024, 6:11:45 PM

EveOnlineTutorials

hahahah this is engrained in my brain

EveOnlineTutorials 7/16/2024, 6:14:36 PM

Asim

IKR - It was always something i was hummning!

Shovel 7/16/2024, 4:33:30 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OMwTIA5RhT4?feature=oembed

Oh wow. The way I have just teared up re watching this advert!

This was way back in 2008 I think, the advert was for Hovis bread and it showcases a little kid basically going to the shop for some bread and him bringing it back home. You see him run through different eras, it really hits that emotional component to like understand where we were and how face the U.K. has come. Such as suffragettes, blitz, striking miners, riot police and running past the fireworks for the millennium .

But this advert always sticks out to me. What a brilliant piece of advertising! A great way to celebrate a 122nd birthday!

Alex SinclairMod7/18/2024, 12:39:29 PM

Shovel

I'd forgotten all about this absolute wonder of an ad!

Shovel 7/18/2024, 1:03:58 PM

Alex Sinclair

It’s so moving isn’t it!

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Asim 7/16/2024, 6:11:25 PM

https://www.youtube.com/embed/GF5ZXtad5yM?feature=oembed

Baby bottle pop advertisement! Although I remember it in my head as big baby bop, mandela effect in the uk probably haha, These children toys were lollipops you could dip into sherbert for the flavour, super handy as a kid as you could close it put it in your pocket and continue playing outside, super catchy theme song as well

Sinclair 7/17/2024, 11:10:16 AM

This Milo Ads <3

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vH-ElJRohJg?feature=oembed

Milo is OUR National drink, it can be served cold or hot and its just became our unofficial drink on Malaysia (Back then before i moved to Indonesia)

but still, we love Milo <3

Sturmer 7/17/2024, 1:10:23 PM

I can't explain why, but I've been sinking about this ad for 20 years =)
It became our family meme

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xacdDrylrek?feature=oembed

And if we talking about 'rhythmic' ad then I pick Fruitella

(WARNING, highly addictive music!)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/I7vlksE_MVs?feature=oembed

MURRRAAAAY 7/17/2024, 2:23:40 PM

For me it has to be this Guinness one, as I remember when it came out EVERYONE was talking about it, as back in the day the visual effects in this one where just incredible! Such an iconic advert! Never did I think seeing this as a kid i would grow up to love an ice cold pint of Guinness lol maybe the advert was REALLY effective haha Cheers!

Good things come to those who.....

https://www.youtube.com/embed/w9ogzVyTtcw?feature=oembed

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Kraken 7/17/2024, 4:46:05 PM

https://youtu.be/wHlvKQwZFSI?feature=shared

Now this was a classic advert back when i was younger and now as a no longer young young adult the belly has got me and im now trying to fight it off XD

Juuni 7/17/2024, 4:52:27 PM

It probably didnt help that I worked there at the same time but to this freaking day if someone uses the word 'supreme' around me, this immediately jumped back out of my failing memory to consume me for at least the rest of the day. And now, I'm probably gonna dream this song now too.

(hopefully replacement video stays online long enough...)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bMD_5lfM-4c?feature=oembed

And remember when prices were that low too? I really miss the 59/79/99 specials, load up and feed a mess of people.

Alex SinclairMod7/17/2024, 9:06:38 AM

Juuni

Juuni It looks like this video has been taken down in the days since you posted it, would you be able to find another version or describe it for us?

Juuni 7/17/2024, 4:50:23 PM

Alex Sinclair

lemme see if i can find a replacement

Alex SinclairMod7/18/2024, 8:28:19 AM

Juuni

Thank you!

AirGaram 7/17/2024, 8:30:57 PM

One of the ads that stuck with me all these years were oreo ads. Sometimes the way they try to eat it in the commercial just came back to me each time i bought an oreo, 'you twist it, lick it, and dunk it in the milk'

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Y-dULmhoDU?feature=oembed