14 Old UK Ads With The Greatest Jingles! 📺🎶

[@grantlalala]

Couldn’t remember a thing at school when it came to exams but 40 years later I remember every word to these adverts 🤷‍♂️

[@RetroSteveUK]

They should've set the exams to catchy music.

[@pennybrown8083]

My mother used to say that if I knew my revision as well as I knew all the adverts and pop songs, I'd have been a genius 😂

[@deanrideout1275]

The 80s adverts were the best in my eyes

[@dawnfinch2836]

Same here

[@secretsquirrel8685]

@@grantlalala Progress 😉

[@sassy_brit1975]

The adverts from the 70's & 80's are timeless and genuis thinking.. Unlike the dreadful forgettable ads of today.. Thank you for posting such great ads from happier times, love your channel. Love Sassy 😍👍❤ xxx

[@RetroSteveUK]

Your welcome, and thanks for watching! 🙂

[@deanrideout1275]

They were happier times they really were it's crap of today

[@sassy_brit1975]

@@deanrideout1275 😊❤👏

[@deanrideout1275]

@@sassy_brit1975 xxx

[@mich4808]

I wish i could go back in time 😢 and experience my childhood again an see my mum, im sobbing watching all these. So nostalgic!

[@RetroSteveUK]

@@mich4808 🤗

[@harrycooke6349]

Me too 😢

[@janewhiteley2429]

So would I

[@shambleslongplay3566]

no you're not, stop farming likes.

[@SintaxErorr]

the person above me is a clown

[@willdixon2349]

Bloody hell! Aa soon as those ad titles rolled, I remembered the tunes and the words to all of 'em! Am I really that sad - or were the ads just so brilliantly crafted? You decide....

[@ModelsExInferis]

Same for me! To this day if I see these brands on a shelf those songs run through my head! Especially R. Whites, that one pops into my head for no reason sometimes. Think I might need help! Ads back then were 100% better than the rubbish they put out today. That one for Little Moons is so far down the Uncanny Valley it should be illegal to broadcast. [Shivers]

[@dawnefoulds1271]

@@ModelsExInferis the best ever adds. Dawne 👍

[@bajan2101]

😂😂 so true....

[@quartzuk]

in honesty, there were a lot less (fewer) adverts back then....so they didn't have to shout as much, and may (?) have prioritised content over.......*in your face ness*

[@hiramabiff2017]

What a lovely treat & walk down memory lane for a lazy rainy/windy Wednesday night. Much appreciated & thank you.

[@RetroSteveUK]

You're welcome. 👍

[@Ironic-Social-Phobia]

FINALLY some ads on KZbin worth watching...

[@rosemaryclarke2348]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@juliedeed1306]

I'm 51, when I heard most of these I was teleported back to being 10 years old! How the hell did I just remember the words to jingles I haven't heard since 1982?! such nostalgia, a happier time. Even the TV ads were full of fun and laughter.

[@RetroSteveUK]

That stuff lives in our heads, dormant, until BAM! .. something triggers the memory.

[@Strublet-e7k]

I am 62 and I have serious nostalgia on now. Mind you,I remember hundreds and thousands

[@rjjcms1]

@@RetroSteveUK The presence of R Whites in my local convenience store reminds me of that ad every time! I almost start singing it.

[@rjjcms1]

@@Strublet-e7k The hundreds and thousands that went on top of biscuits,cakes,etc?

[@RomaRoma-gu8or]

Oh how I miss that time and yes the adverts were lovely, now they show adverts that are either disgusting or sometimes you cannot tell what the advert is about.

[@davidbowie2046]

Great compilation Steve! Nice to see most of these products still exist. I remember Smash being in tiny cubes, now it's just powder. My Mum always got a tin of it in her Xmas hamper. Adverts were so much better back then as most were just for the UK market. Nowadays they're international. Oh and the guy that sings the Cornetto song was Renato Pagliari, famous for "save your love" song

[@RetroSteveUK]

I only just discovered that info about Renato last week, when I was researching for the RetroSpectives video covering these ads. Also read that apparently after his death, his son denied it was him who sang it, so the jury might be out on that.

[@emmacoombes757]

Great memories of when I was a kid. So long ago. What a different world we lived in. This world is crazy now I feel sorry for the kids.

[@dawnefoulds1271]

True. It's not the same Dawne .

[@nickdawson9236]

yes most of their spoilt english parents have really messed them / things up badly

[@deanrideout1275]

Me to society is crap today

[@royclose946]

Bring back those days 😊

[@deanrideout1275]

Well I am reliving those days anybody want to join me?

[@bajan2101]

I agreed ... miss those days.

[@marieparrott7944]

Amazing how when these adverts came on I remembered every word of all of them!! Yet I can’t remember what I was doing 10mins ago 😂😂🤣😂 brilliant adverts Thank you for the memories 🥰

[@RetroSteveUK]

Always a pleasure. 👍

[@ukphone4183]

These adverts were in my time I still remember those great era ❤❤

[@timwilliamson131]

What surprises me about some of these earlier ads is that as a child born in the late 70s and growing up in the 80s, a lot of these were still on the TV. They were just great

[@ead9726]

Oh my dad bless him loved the smash ad. He would be in fits of laughter 😂. “Mummy why are your hands so soft”. “Because daddy does all the dishes “ 😂

[@alannock1358]

Modern version.... "Mummy,why are your hands so soft?" "I'm only thirteen" 😊

[@hideouslyugly]

We used to say that at school. Daddy does the dishes!

[@FishpondsLady]

Even when I was a child the finger of fudge song seemed sort of dodgy! But thanks for these. I still eat potato waffles (my oven is broken and you can put them in a toaster) and I have large lips and when I was a teenager my friends would say "go on, do the Flake advert". Happy days indeed.

[@RetroSteveUK]

Of course they would! Haha! 🤣

[@FishpondsLady]

I have large lips too and when I was at primary school the boys used to say "do the Flake advert, come on Amy". But the Fudge one was just... wrong,..

[@samanthafox2664]

OMG - I can't believe it - I'm 55 years old now and yet I STILL remember these ads... thanks so much for a (very nostalgic) trip down memory lane x

[@RetroSteveUK]

You're very welcome.

[@joannmccreadie2135]

R Whites lemonade, 1973, I was 12 years old, now 63, but still get the annoying earworm from this. Loved the advert.

[@Elise2525-j8n]

Me too!!😂 x

[@joannmccreadie2135]

@@Elise2525-j8n Yeah, just sticks in your head and you can't get rid lol. I actually don't like lemonade...R Whites or any other. 😂😂😂😂

[@mcknight7811]

Fun fact, the man who wrote and sung the R Whites song was Elvis Costello’s dad (I think Elvis Costello featured on the back up vocals).

[@ronatopaz2793]

@@mcknight7811-absolutely. Sung by Ross MacManus, backing vocals by his son, Declan!

[@dabe1971]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Ross McManus, the composer and singer of the R Whites Lemonade Drinker song asked his son Declan to record backing vocals. Declan later became better known as Elvis Costello...

[@RetroSteveUK]

I did come across that info when researching the RetroSpectives video for the adverts. I'd never heard that before. Fascinating fact.

[@twitchygiraffe4636]

It was mentioned in the 100 greatest tv ads on channel 4!!!!

[@lancepattinson4790]

wow didnt know that - stepdad worked with him at elizabeth arden

[@movieman203]

​​​@@RetroSteveUKOnly thing is, the R Whites ad in your vid is not from 1973. The version in your vid is a remake from the late 80s or early 90s. I remember because it was followed by a series of new ads with a celebrity, instead of his wife. Also, the R Whies bottle in the fridge is a more modern design. If you look closely you'll also notice 2 different actors playing the husband. Original actor in opening bit and new actor in the kitchen.

[@rosemaryclarke2348]

THAT'S AMAZING thanks for that!❤

[@remaincalm2]

Adverts were a big part of British culture in the 70's, 80's and even the 90's. Thanks to the memorable catch phrases and jingles, at any moment in time up to 20 million Brits would be watching the same advert. We'd throw catch phrases and lyrics into conversations at school, home and work because everyone else would get the joke or join in. It's practically impossible to do that today because people are watching too many different things on 100 channels and streaming services. Today's adverts are bland and devoid of humour. Our society has been fragmented into too many different groups resulting in common bonds that tied people together across towns and cities becoming lost. I cherish those bygone decades when we were truly a United Kingdom. Also remembering all those dear family members and friends from back then. These adverts hold memories for us way beyond what the script writers and composers ever thought were possible. Thank you RetroSteveUK for helping to preserve these treasures.

[@rjjcms1]

Well,"Should have gone to Specsavers" has lasted the passage of time.

[@hawkpaul8735]

In the supermarket yesterday we were bemoaning the size of the Mars bars being so small nowadays. Seeing it in the advert here makes me remember when they were actually a good size.

[@RetroSteveUK]

I hate shrinkflation. It's indicative of big businesses, profit-chasing, and sly marketing. It's happening all over the place. Latest for me was just last week when I noticed the tissues inside a tissue box were an inch shorter in length, but the box was the same size. The whole approach just stinks.

[@hawkpaul8735]

@@RetroSteveUK Yes, that's outrageous. A least chocolate bars are honest about getting smaller. The latest thing here in Canada (probably other places too) is a box or packet saying a certain weight is inside but when weighed it's found to come up short. The Great Rip Off.

[@Mudbath60]

Increase the cost make the item smaller typical way the company’s steal off customers

[@JT1358]

When I was at uni in the late 70s they were a unit of currency as they were 10p. Those were the days!

[@hawkpaul8735]

@@JT1358 Sure were. Of course you could also buy Aztec Bars back then. I miss them still.

[@ruthcollins2841]

The Smash advert makes me laugh every time I see it! The earthlings nowadays have definitely gone backwards & are primitive, unlike those who saw it when it first came out!🤣🤣🤣

[@nickydavies5399]

These are brilliant!! I still find myself singing these adverts sometimes. Adverts now just depressed me, but the adverts back then were fun, and catchy, and it was just such a simpler, happier time. Thank you for posting these.

[@carlh1178]

A walk down memory lane 👏

[@ProjectApollo-cb6nk]

Look at the size of that mars bar, fills the whole hand, not today sits in a baby's hand.

[@JoranaRowan]

With all the 'goodness' of Milk, Glucose, Sugar and thick, thick chocolate........ either we were nannied or it just shrunk to keep the price down - most likely both!

[@ead9726]

Exactly. I was thinking that during the chocolate add 😡

[@CarmelDeery-qc9lv]

That's the sugar tax for you.😊

[@555555345]

Still buy Fairy Liquid

[@ScotsGal]

God I miss the 80s so much ...what a decade ..I know its probably cliche now but It really was a simpler time...people used to actually talk to each other face to face instead of walking around looking at screens in their hands... if you wanted to see your friends you walked to their house if they weren't in they were out playing and you had to go and find them and people were just nicer but the world was nicer place then to ...we had great music and films Rambo ,Rocky , Predator , The Goonies ,Back to the future ,E.T. and music was awesome Queen , A-ha, Duran Duran ,Big country ,Adam Ant , Shaking Stevens amoung thousands of others ..the charts meant something and you actually cared who was no1

[@RetroSteveUK]

I tend to agree. I find it quite upsetting when we have visitors round and they spend most of their time staring at their phone screens. I have mobile devices and I love using them, but we need to learn to put them down when it's appropriate.

[@ianbrown7327]

That could have been me talking then I was just thinking the same thing about the 80’s

[@Rancor2188]

Totally agree with absolutely everything you have said!!!!!!

[@davidquatermass789]

Yep and the 70s! God it was so much fun getting up to mischief without it ending up on the Internet and being commented on by legions of knobheads around the world

[@sharonkingwell6914]

I so agree! The eighties was a lot of fun and the music was really good and the adverts were enjoyable and you could sing along not like the rubbish these days

[@susanw.3200]

Absolutely 🎉loved all the advertisements 😂Omg what wonderful memories, I am approaching 75 years old on the 1st January 2025🎉Thankyou and I remember every word of every advert 😊, I am smiling and laughing, ❤❤

[@RetroSteveUK]

Wonderful! 😄

[@bigdvinyl2012]

Classic memories…brilliant ❤

[@pj8283]

Am i the only person stuck in the past im only happy ehen reminising wish i could gi back best movies best music need i say more xx

[@RetroSteveUK]

Nah, it's not just you. There was a point during the 90s when everything started going to sh*t.

[@spudhead1161]

Me too.

[@karlpage7194]

Hi m8 you are definitely not on your own I have the same opinions as you and many others wished I could go back to the golden 80s I watch loads of 80s nostalgia happy times 😊

[@marieparrott7944]

Certainly not alone there, I was born in 1960 so as far as I’m concerned I grew up in the best times 🥰🥰 social media has taken the innocence and everyday genuine fun and laughter away from our youth. Gosh we had such fun with a wooden clothes dryer and an old sheet in the garden, instant Den…with orange squash and bag of crisps…played outside for hours 🥰😂😂🥰 no violence or smutty programmes, just wholesome family fun…may sound boring to some but I miss those days…🥰🥰

[@lanaprowse3269]

I wish I could go back to

[@eileenmclean1274]

These adverts brought back a lot of memories. At least you knew what they were advertising, not like today's offerings.

[@dawnefoulds1271]

@@eileenmclean1274 yes. Lots of ads are rubbish 2day. Dawne👍

[@deanrideout1275]

So so true

[@dawnefoulds1271]

@@eileenmclean1274 True they did bring lots of memories back. Dawne👍

[@dawnefoulds1271]

@@eileenmclean1274 True so true. Dawne

[@joenieto5491]

Wow!! great classic adds, bring back some nice memories from when I was a kid. Thanks

[@grummer8537]

Wish I could go back to the 80s everything waz just fantastic

[@carolined668]

Beautiful memories❤more please😊

[@daryl2510]

That was brilliant, thank you for the composition... If only they made the ads now like we had then - sometimes we waited for the adverts more than the TV programmes we watched!

[@amquin]

middle 40's; except for the whole nut one, every one of these I remembered...I hate to say it but they don't make em like that anymore. Made me smile, thank you

[@RetroSteveUK]

I'm about 50 and the Whole Nut one is heavily in my memory because pretty much everyone went around saying that phrase when I was very young. I guess you have to be of a 'certain' age.

[@sarahwelty9223]

Does anybody remember the Paxo stuffing advert? That one always stands out for me it was brilliant. This is a great trip down memory lane. These were the good old days when adverts were fun and entertaining. Now it's all just funerals, insurance and charities! Thanks for sharing this with us❤👍🙂

[@26KE185]

Paxo rooster booster 🤣🤣🤣 im 54

[@26KE185]

Kiora...i ll be your bird! 😆😆😆

[@LauraSmart-i6i]

OMG! I actually have just realised I remember the finger of fudge advert and jingle. Must have been burnt into my brain as a child. And now I feel ancient and need a lie down.....😂. Seriously though, great compilation.

[@chantalsscaleisafibber]

Remember them all Elvis Costello's dad was not only in the Rcwhites 🍋ade commercial but also wrote the lyrics to the jingle. The Smash robots were the ultimate best ads for me.

[@stevedickson5853]

Those Smash potato Aliens and their distinctive voices will Always be burnt into my memories, they win for me, Cadburys flake comes second, Trio with her big gob third ,cadburys finger a fudge ad at 4th...Walls cornetto give it to meee.... 5th for me.

[@RetroSteveUK]

My personal No.1 is the Secret Lemonade Drinker. Always been a favourite.

[@spana123321]

Finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trishaleworthy9597]

57 and was singing along to all of them. Great memories 😍

[@julieb5707]

Loved these, and the memories. Don’t make them like that anymore. I feel old singing along to them tho 😂. Thanks Chris

[@RetroSteveUK]

You are most welcome! 😁

[@jwb52z9]

Americans who grew up in the 80s watching PBS, educational TV, will recognize the Thames opening as it would play between some of the British sitcoms once in a while. Bird's Eye is a popular US frozen vegetable brand in the US, but we never got any of their other products like the potato waffles, which actually don't look half bad. I love that Trio commercial because there's literally nothing like it that I've seen.

[@RetroSteveUK]

I love potato waffles even to this day. You can get mini versions as well; they taste like waffled hashbrowns.

[@mgthestrange9098]

That sucks, potato waffles are great, you should petition Birds Ey to bring them out in America. Either that or try shoving some mashed potatoes into a waffle iron.

[@DavidNeal-mf9ky]

I'd go back in a heartbeat 💓

[@kerryastbury8834]

Wow I remember all these. What a great trip down memory lane

[@andrewk2996]

These adverts are genius!

[@Inaflap]

When I saw and heard the Thames TV ident, I was reminded of 'The Tomorrow People','Man About The House','The Sweeney', and 'Minder'. That Fruit & Nut choc looks darker than it does now. Was it higher in cocoa back then? . Here's an idea for nearer Halloween... the creepiest ads or theme tunes. The Tomorrow People (Thames TV) had scary music... Children of the Stones was possibly the eeriest of the lot.

[@RetroSteveUK]

The darkness of the choc might be my editing. Some of the older ads are a bit washed out before I fix them up. Funny you should mention the Halloween ideas. I'm just putting thought into that right now.

[@robertjenkins4886]

There's a blast from the past !

[@smilodontiger5675]

The guy in the kwik fit ad who was standing on right when the other 3 jumped was one of the wardens in 'Scum'.

[@TheCatBilbo]

I love spotting actors in adverts who were famous, or became so later. That's John Judd, who played Mr Sands in 'Scum'. Has been in lots of films/TV & is still alive. Before acting he was a teacher, driving instructor & Policeman! He often got work playing a Police Officer, not surprisingly.

[@smilodontiger5675]

@@TheCatBilbo Yes, he played a bent cop in an episode of the Professionals ....... 'In the Public Interest' I think.

[@dominewimbury2039]

Nice one using the Thames Ident at the start 👍👍👍

[@RetroSteveUK]

Cheers. Always a nostalgia trigger, that. I needed something to go with the voiceover.

[@sharontonks3192]

What a brilliant blast from the past. It made me feel so nostalgic and i couldn't help but sing along.

[@Arthur_Noid]

I thought that the Smash characters were robotic versions of Zippy from Rainbow. The face, mouth and laugh seem to make it so.

[@RetroSteveUK]

That's a very good point. I'm surprised I never noticed that.

[@jamesbomd3503]

Wow I just got that Makes a lot of sense However and let's be honest here I'm re watching those smash ads it's clear they were ripping the voices off from the daleks, the bbc would slap an injunction on it if it was done today And they would probably use the same lawyers like Hugh Edwards is using to do that

[@nicola2421]

It's beautiful seeing these Adverts I remember them all ..I love it ..❤

[@HenryTudor-m7k]

Wow, that was a step back in time! I remember all those adverts thank you!!😊

[@GuidedByAngels]

Omg I remember all of these wtf, I was born in 76 and I know them all, fascinating 😂

[@davegalea6689]

I remembered all of them but the 60's and 70's was the best decades.

[@stephen2583]

That Finger of Fudge ad is one of the greatest of all time. That kids face at the end. Hilarious.

[@carlyoung6111]

For everyone who remembers all of those advertisements, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to explain to a junior school boy what the two lads were doing in the fudge ad. :)

[@RetroSteveUK]

🤣 Don't say "conkers" either. Sounds like something dodgy these days.

[@nl5828]

“a finger of fudge is just enough” 😱😱😱😱😱

[@victoriahayden2961]

I really enjoyed watching this! Such good memories!

[@andyhodgson7692]

I remember seeing an interview with the R whites actor where he recalled a little kid recognising him and the kid said to him "my dad hates you!"😂

[@El-Ritmo]

I suppose the mitigating factor of you having just dumped these earworms into my brain is that there are so many of them, so I might get some shuffle play variety. (Or some unholy medley: "Do the Flake n Vac" or "Just one Jacob's Trio, give it to me, delicious whole nuts, from Cadbury!")

[@RetroSteveUK]

Brilliant! You should register copyright on that ... 🤣🤣

[@PaulJohn01]

Ah the memories 😁😁

[@lizhumphries9100]

So many memories

[@deanrideout1275]

The eighties was such a happier time in my eyes

[@Snoopy_2607]

Probably the BEST video on KZbin......i remember every one of these ads - and they're all brilliant. Thank you so much for this.

[@RetroSteveUK]

You're very welcome.

[@NearlyFullyFree]

That Cadbury’s flake bar advert just takes on a different meaning now that I am older! 🤭

[@sicks6six]

"You hold it I'll play it Son" PG Tipps takes some beating, the government's public warning adverts, "your rear light" and the classic "can cause injury"

[@RetroSteveUK]

I have a full video about the PG Chimps, including the "You hum it" advert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hafHZ2eilJZpeJY

[@TheCatBilbo]

I remember Cliff Adams, the man who put music to "For mash; get Smash" on a documentary. He wrote loads of music & jingles. He said the advertising agency had created the words & asked him to create a jingle. He sat at the piano & played some chords, then said "something like that?". "Yes! That's perfect" the ad guys said. Cliff was embarrassed & said, "no, that's just an example - I can work on it" but they insisted it was exactly right as it was. Fastest fee he ever earned, he said!

[@RetroSteveUK]

I love it when we get to see snippets of little bits of the history behind some of our fondest memories. I haven't seen that one. Thanks for sharing it.

[@Tiresias55]

5:39 Man, that takes me back. Don't think I ever ate one, but I always remember the animated cartoon girl singing Trio!

[@michaeldavis2039]

After 40 years, this Trio advert is still as hilarious as ever!! 😂

[@kevphillips02]

I wonder where that little runt with the big ears from the fudge advert is now .

[@Matty112uk]

R Whites lemonade, Fantastic!!

[@ericcartman5867]

i remember 13 of theses advert from the past thank you its memory lane

[@denisesiddon7241]

Smash was one of my first tv memories 😂😂

[@UANDORINGINALS]

Thames Bring Me Memories For My Childhood memories 😉

[@spana123321]

The Flake advert, did it for me😉😉😉

[@RetroSteveUK]

I had some weird dreams last night! 😉🤣

[@j0hnf_uk]

It's not by accident that a lot of these are, (originally), from the 70's. Mind you, there's a fair few from the 80's as well that instantly spring to mind. Just one Cornetto, give it to me. Not flippin' likely, they're 50p! (Which, back when first aired, was a significant chunk of most kids' pocket-money!)

[@RetroSteveUK]

I forgot about that little rhyme! Thanks for the reminder. 😁

[@safirahmed]

Cadbury's Smash contained milk products (whey) and came in small cubes that dissolved in hot water. The modern version Batchelors Smash is easier to use and dairy free.

[@G_Fresh_UK]

Every time i see the Thames Television jingle, all i hear in my head is....." Here they are now, Morecambe & Wise "

[@RetroSteveUK]

Exactly the same here. 🤣

[@NearlyFullyFree]

Yes, - I miss Eric and Ernie. Somehow they seemed like family members they became so familiar.

[@carenhughan4760]

They don't make adverts like these now.Great to see them again

[@Kirkee7]

The Smash and Finger of Fudge were very funny

[@hannibalslecture61]

I was a teenager in the 70's and the Smash advert still makes me laugh 50 years later,

[@jamesbomd3503]

Even through they ripped off the Voice from the Daleks

[@dj_efk]

That Trio ad brought back memories! As did the Bran Flakes one - distinctly remember both. Also - you can’t get thicker than a Kwik Fit Fitter!

[@Victory987]

"A finger or thumb is just enough to give your girl a treat." That's what we used to sing 😂😂😂

[@RetroSteveUK]

As dirty little schoolboys, we used to come up with all sorts of alternative words. 🤭

[@Victory987]

@RetroSteveUK I'm 41, and I'm still like that. Only now I do it with more modern songs. 😂

[@RetroSteveUK]

@@Victory987 Guilty. It's amazing how many words in songs you can replace with bum or poo. 🤣

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

Oh my god watching this makes me feel so old😂..loved the Cadbury flake .a classic and R Whites lemonade ..this was written and sung the the father of Elvis Costello

[@RetroSteveUK]

There's an accompanying video on my second channel that gives more info on each of these adverts, if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4TXY2aDaLdrY9U

[@elaineslater6647]

These adverts are absolutely brilliant better than the rubbish adverts now

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

Loved these, don't remember the Whole Nut advert though, as a kid I loved making up alternative versions of popular songs and advert songs, and I used to sing "Do the Shake n Vac cover it with white cack, wish it came in a shade of black, and everytime you vacumm remember do a poo" 😂 Yes I was a weird kid😂

[@TheCatBilbo]

4:33 Jenny Logan is the actress & said she had a terrible migraine & was sick whilst shooting the advert (not helped by the product's strong, pine smell!). Shot in 1979, but the ad ran from 1980-86! I hope she got paid per broadcast, not just a one-off fee. I know the words off by heart - how sad...😊

[@colincarroll7954]

I also recall Cadbury chocolate being sung by members of what sounded like Madeline Bell and Blue Mink

[@ianbowden9496]

I’m just at the intro and wondering if it was ever actually possible to see a reflection in the Thames 😂

[@RetroSteveUK]

I'm sure it was at some point. Before the industrial revolution, maybe. 🤭

[@stephencampbell2115]

Only the crumbliest flakeyest chocolate gets on your trousers when your eating it on a bus

[@noelmcauliffe]

"They don't make commercials like this anymore" No sir,they don't.

[@RetroSteveUK]

Ahead of his time. 😊

[@andrewjames9996]

Adverts are all the same, loud parody songs of classics songs, race baiting, sexist, not forgetting men are usually the thick or absent unless it's an ethnic family.

[@faithmatthews4635]

My favourite four are Bird's Eye Potato Waffles, Shake and Vac, Bran Flakes, and Kwik-Fit ^^

[@Mostlybaddriving]

Had to skip the waffle ad as it would’ve been stuck in my head all…..oh damn it’s too late🤨😳😵‍💫😂😂😂

[@RetroSteveUK]

🤣🤣

[@sweetpea3795]

Don't get adverts like these anymore, bring them back 😅

[@RetroSteveUK]

@@sweetpea3795 Will do! 😂👍

[@andrewk2996]

Thanks for putting these together, great selection. I would have liked to have seen the Courage Bitter ads with Chas n Dave that were catchy, also John Smiths bitter with 'Arkright

[@RetroSteveUK]

There are examples of both of those on the ad compilations elsewhere on this channel, they just didn't make it into the countdown video that this collection was based on.

[@Jessica_Kirk]

1:02 I love this jingle!

[@daweshorizon]

The 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' song was written by Elvis Costello's dad. That might even be him in the ad? Can you find the 'Mint Cracknell' or 'Taunton Dry Blackthorn Cider' adverts from the 70's? Very sadly, I know the tunes and most of the words until this day. I must 'move on' as they say! Lots of fun! Love and peace.

[@RetroSteveUK]

I don't currently have those specifically, but I'm always after ideas for ad jingle videos (mainly for the countdown vids on my 2nd channel) so I'll try looking those up.

[@floydatwork]

Thanx for the trip down old memory lane, still remember most of these tunes. Funny, I had to skip some utube adverts to see some adverts.

[@RetroSteveUK]

Ironic, I suppose. 🫤

[@tolman4tor257]

The good old days :) When Women were Women and Men were Men and Kids were Kids :)

[@RetroSteveUK]

.. and everyone else just kept quiet. 😉

[@elaineslater6647]

Why can't they bring adverts like this love these adverts absolutely brilliant

[@RetroSteveUK]

Well if they don't bring them back, we can always watch them on KZbin! 😄

[@bob-sb2zu]

I never saw any R Whites lemonade for sale in my area ,would've tried it if I could .Recent ads have never tempted me to buy anything ,even if I could understand them !

[@RetroSteveUK]

I did try it once years ago. Tasted like standard lemonade to me, so I don't think you missed much.

[@luis-og2qu]

Great memories . Life was so much better back then.

[@poppamic]

Wow this brought back so many memories 🤯 Thank you 🤗