Old-fashioned Advertisements

[AGXStarseed]

The Geico Gecko is pretty good too.

Reminds me of another advert involving a lizard:

 

[Forest Cat]

The beer is ok, so it's all good. We'll just drink dinner.

 

[Rodafina]

@Rodafina I think this thread is in the top-5 best ideas for a forum thread of all time.

It’s been a really wild ride, that’s for sure! What a trove of interesting ads!

 

[Princess Viola]

The fact that Campbell's condensed soup cans basically still look like that something about good package design.

 

[Au Naturel]

No idea how they managed to get this film of me riding a motorcycle...

Why does that remind me of the old TV show, "The Prisoner?"

 

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This one says a lot about Australian society back in those times.

 

[AGXStarseed]

Another one about the aftermath of drink driving:

Here's the advert that was played on TV:

 

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This one is new, but imaginative.

 

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I had never seen this ad before. For the first time in my life I think I understand why some children are afraid of clowns.

Spoiler: Kelloggs

 

[AGXStarseed]

I had never seen this ad before. For the first time in my life I think I understand why some children are afraid of clowns.

Spoiler: Kelloggs

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Weet-Bix was the breakfast of a nation, but it was also sometimes the lunch, smeared with butter and vegemite.

 

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One for @Forest Cat

 

[Forest Cat]

One for @Forest Cat

It reminds me of this. This guy moves like a gazelle. I don't think he should but he does. He's a comedian.

 

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It reminds me of this.

Get both of those blokes working in your dessert emporium and you'd be off to a good start.

 

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I have posted these elsewhere but I think this is where they belong. I don't know why the text on the video says it's banned, that campaign ran for a couple of years here. Banned in the US maybe?

A lot of Spanish speaking people think this is a joke. It's not, this is how this car is sold in Australia: