American reacts to Iconic Old Australian Adverts [3]

[@henrietterowland7280]

The advertising for Tasmania worked so well, my husband and I moved here 4 years ago and haven’t regretted it. It’s just one of the most beautiful places in the world ❤

[@lisas5913]

No Ikea there though 😔

[@techlifebio]

Milo mainly for kids? All your Australian viewers right now are gasping in shock. Milo is our national drink second only to beer dude! 😂 It's drunk by all ages.

[@happychick94]

Chocolate milk in Australia is often sold in combination at servos (gas stations) as a lunch deal with a pie or sausage roll, and is popular with truck drivers and tradies... (so yeah mostly large adult men are a big target audience for chockie milk in Aus).

[@techlifebio]

@@happychick94 true but Milo is a unique drink in itself, not just chocolate milk.

[@roberthughes3799]

I think we eat more Milo than drink it. One big heaped spoon in milk🥛 you ate it.

[@techlifebio]

@@roberthughes3799 yes, we do like a few drops of milk with our milo

[@HyperHorse]

WRONG.

[@mika72.-Bois]

That last person in the Nashua copier ad was Orson Welles - Film director/writer/actor/producer Eg Citizen Cane

[@bluedog1052]

Who haha

[@paulbrooks7398]

If you were a writer and producer back then, a photo copier was a quick way of submitting you story/movie to Hollywood studios.

[@heatherfruin5050]

​@@paulbrooks7398Although the photocopier was invented in 1938 it didn't come on the market until 1959. Orson Welles' CItizen Kane was released in 1940. 😊

[@crackers562]

Also "War of the Worlds" ???

[@ebbhead20]

​@@crackers562the radio play yes...

[@richardcooper3454]

Don’t forget that Milo is a choc malt drink not a chocolate milk shake drink. More people would drink it hot than cold in winter, so many adults do drink it.

[@myopinion69420]

I have it on ice cream more often than I have it as a drink

[@stevenbalekic5683]

It was advertised as an energy drink

[@Merrid67play]

And not even really a breakfast food, apart from the cereal which came out much later. But I miss those old Milo bars that were just chocolate coated compressed Milo. So much better than the current ones.

[@myopinion69420]

@@Merrid67play I never got to try the old milo bars. the new milo kitkats are pretty good though.

[@siryogiwan]

@@myopinion69420 yeah was going to say my 70yo dad has it on his ice cream, but doesn't drink milk drinks

[@LilChoppa64]

You should react to 90s and early 00s Australian ads, lots of iconic ones there mate.

[@wilsonperez2668]

Chippies... 😋 Gobbledoks

[@whymeeveryone]

I'M not Happy Jan🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garryellis3085]

Hi Ryan, please try to remember that the Aussie $ wasn't floated until December 1983. Prior to that our $ was a fixed rate determined by Australia not the global markets. Whats really interesting is prior to the float our $ was worth 1.5 US dollars. Total opposite to today!

[@blueycarlton]

When I was in the US September 2013, 1.00 AUD was equal to 0.99c USD

[@alumycrick2911]

Ryan, thank you for your revelation about the New Zealand origin of instant coffee. Australians can now "compliment" their Kiwi friends on two admittedly useful though quite unloved inventions-the other one being the speed bump.

[@c0veredinash]

Is this true? Interesting, another fact about nescafe instant coffee is that Vietnam is a massive producer of the product

[@carolthorson7854]

I like instant coffee. To me Brewed Coffee smells bitter and I cannot even go into a servo that has it.

[@crackers562]

Hush Puppies is a "clever" play on words for shoe manufacturer. Do you know the saying "my dogs are barking" means my feet are sore.... so Hush Puppies stop your feet from hurting - get it? Good fun and great flash backs 🙂

[@juliaspoonie3627]

Interesting, I‘m from Austria so German is my native language and I never knew where the name Hush Puppies came from! Thanks!!

[@natt2694]

FYI, in 1981 Australian dollars, that $895 lounge suite was the equivalent to around $3,700 in today's money.

[@doraexplora9046]

...and now Vinnies won't even take them. They are now just 'street jewelry'.

[@captaingoody]

I had Milo with my dinner tonight.. I'm 55 yrs old.. loved Milo my entire life and Vegemite

[@fm6419]

I don't remember half those ads but I wasn't seeing much TV that year. However this session had me laughing a lot. You have become an honorary Aussie now too

[@mika72.-Bois]

A pound is less than half a kg! 2.2 pounds = 1 kg!

[@tonewheel1773]

If anyone was wondering, the "threatening" looking gentleman at 15:46 was the GREAT Orson Welles (1915 to 1988). He was an American director, actor, writer, producer and magician, who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is still considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Yep milo is for anyone, hot or cold or on vanilla or your choice of ice-cream. Anytime, even great after school, or with a movie too. Cold, milo gets extra on top to eat with a spoon, wet but not dissolved. Drink the milk after a few lots with the spoon and the milk is nice and chocolatey. We get chicken balls formed around garlic butter and crumbed then fried. I never saw that 2 bottom pizza, but I do two Flat wraps for my home made pizzas. Works out the same.

[@CLAWCUZBRO]

omg milo bars were so good lol

[@FredRose2001]

Fun fact about Oliver Twist, Fagan was a real person, he eventually got arrested and sent to Tasmania, after his sentence he made his way to New York for a while the back to London, history forgot about him after that

[@dianawhiteley9807]

Notice the accents sound more British back then compared to our accents now.

[@Bottle-OBill]

That was the "TV presenter" voice, the accents of the average Johnny wasn't that different than today.

[@ryanreaction]

interesting!!!!!!!!!

[@alumycrick2911]

I think the guy who fronted the Decrabond ad was the late English actor Paul Darrow, who played the role of Avon in the BBC sci-fi series _Blake's 7._ It was also made around that time.

[@Vicky_C87]

Yeah it was called 'the queens English'. I guess people used to talk like that to sound more sophisticated.

[@ebbhead20]

​@@ryanreaction you did the same in the 30s and 40s...

[@mika72.-Bois]

On the horse racing ad - the person awarding the jockey was the notorious John Kerr - Governor General of Australia.

[@ImagineMySurprise510]

Notice that Nescafe went from the fictitious '43 beans in every cup' to the fictitious 'Blend 43'.

[@Wokevaccine]

Wonder why "43"

[@zwieseler]

The Australian dollar was actually worth more than the US dollar in 1981. The guy you felt threatened by was Orson Welles....

[@rickhall7180]

1 kilo = 2.2047 lb from memory

[@lozinozz7567]

My mum used to say ‘ 2 1/2 pounds of jam, weigh about a kilogram’ 😊

[@ryanreaction]

wow nice. I usually just say on kg about half a pound. which isn't super accurate

[@ianwalker5842]

@@ryanreaction No, not super accurate, totally wrong! You got it round the wrong way. A pound is just under half a kilo, not vice versa.

[@zorrothebug]

@@ryanreaction you got it the wrong way... again 😅 1 kg is 2.2lb and 1lb is about 0,45kg

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

@@ryanreaction You got it back to front mate. 1lb =1/2 kg.

[@greghillier5176]

milo was marketed as a health drink/ healthy alternative to chocolate to both to adults/kids but especially to parents.

[@dougcox3990]

But the reality is that it has a very high sugar content. Energy!

[@judithstrachan9399]

True! My husband worked at the😊

[@judithstrachan9399]

Oops! at the Maggi factory in Sydney many years ago & refused to drink Milo because it was half sugar.

[@Sharyn-x8e]

Milo is absolutely for everyone. Hot or cold. It’s far more than a chocolate milk.

[@mattattard-yk7bk]

Ryan back in 1981 the AUD was stronger than the US dollar

[@ACDZ123]

Yes I noticed he's using today's conversion rate lol

[@PaulDickson-yw2dh]

🖐(raised hand) Yes, I was shouting at the screen "It's just a play on the name Bond, Ryan! C'mon!" when it clicked for you, I cheered!

[@BeatWittwer-x8p]

He's not a Mobster.... that was Orson Wells, American Icon !!!

[@aussieragdoll4840]

He only did da in Japan & Australia because they were not likely to be seen in US at that time.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

How soon they forget.

[@optimusmaximus9646]

@@kennethdodemaide8678 Yup...sadly a lot of Americans have a limited knowledge of their own cultural history. It would be too much to assume that they would have even heard of Orson Wells let alone the fact that he was considered to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

@@kennethdodemaide8678 They probably weren’t born then, and many people don’t watch B&W movies (which is a huge shame because some of the best movies ever made are in B&W).

[@williecoulter1091]

My favourite add of all time is Luey the fly. I can still remember every word! How many other Australians remember the lyrics to? Poor dead Luey , luey the fly a victim of Mortein.😅

[@lolasmith1581]

And apple of his old mother’s eye.

[@GaiHinson]

The label for Nescafe has not changed!

[@paulbrooks7398]

The taste has not change either. 1960s to 1980s it was Australia's No 1 brand for imstant coffee. However aussie taste are now more sophisticated and their are better instant coffees and of couse better/different ways of having coffee now that are closer to barista made coffee!

[@Wokevaccine]

Why 43? Blend 43...43 beans in a cup? Hmm.

[@brad4268ify]

One add your going to have to watch is the "No Knickers ad" It made me blush as a kid- nowadays it makes me laugh out loud

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

Corned Silverside IS NOT ham, it's corned BEEF🤦🏻‍♀️

[@fm6419]

He wasn't actually fully listening at that point

[@ebbhead20]

Him and his brother dont really listen to anything. At least thats the way i explain it that they're not like most people their age..

[@fm6419]

@@ebbhead20 lol

[@stevegraham3817]

Back then you could buy a basic $2000 - $2500 furniture package to fit out a 1 bedroom Flat. Double bed, bedside tables, dining table and chair, lounge suite, small tv cabinet, plus bedding, towels and basic bathroom set, tea towels sponges, etc, pots and pans, plates, cups and cutlery set, cooking utensils, and maybe a basic Tuppaware style set of containers, Some had a fridge, some had a fridge and washing machine which would get a laundry set added on. Hush Puppies is an American brand of shoes, and Jimmy Buffett sings about them in Come Monday.

[@tinawise5478]

We start off loving Milo as a kid and still love it as adults. I still sprinkle on ice-cream and have half a glass of Milo and quarter to half cup of milk. Yummy! And I’m 54 yrs hahahaha

[@tinawise5478]

And yeah hot in winter but not always lol

[@mrd4785]

They weren't playing pool in the Kit Kat advert. I believe it was Snooker.

[@allisongrattidge4154]

Those milo bars was a food group for me and friends as a kid, now am craving one dang it! Really liked this instalment of ads, thank you :)

[@MarkRadford78]

Nescafe used to be my favourite coffee, now I buy Vittoria!!!

[@35manning]

Milo is great sprinkled over icecream. Or so my inner child claims.

[@captaingoody]

Sprinkled? 3 tablespoons thanks

[@michichuuu]

Drowned in Milo so you can’t see the ice cream at all 😈

[@janehalper2388]

One week isn't a long holiday in Australia, most of us get 4 weeks, some get 5 weeks. Bob was just spending part of his holiday time with Ansett.

[@suechandler8162]

Ansett and ANA were two major Australian airlines. Reg Ansett's and Trans Australia Airline. The saying went..." Try Another Airline or chance it with Ansett". Luckily we also had Quantas.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

I first went to Tasmania as a senior student in high school on a school Geography excursion. We went over on the ferry, an overnight trip, spent 5 days touring around Tasmania and flew back to Melbourne. Total cost was $47.

[@CalmCate]

There is still a large tin of Milo in every kitchen at my work place along with a range of teas and coffees. By the way a kilo is 2.20462 lbs, and the Kit Kat looks like it was still manufactured by Rowntree.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Good stuff Ryan! 🤗👍 Well done Bob! 🦈 Aerobics and Milo - it's 'Nest lay' - romantic! Coles, down down! Hush puppies slippers for grandma! KitKat for men! Bond, James 007! Welles, Orsen! My grandma had furs! Gillette sports again, wow! 😃 Tasmania! ♥️🙋

[@nettefinn156]

the guy in the Nashua ad is Orson Wells

[@joanneginever1890]

Thank you. I knew who it was (Citizen Kane actor) but my mind drew a blank on his name. Probably too long ago for Ryan to know him.

[@coraliemoller3896]

The hairspray ad was probably before the ban on CFCs. After that, the sprays were pump action instead of aerosols.

[@raetalaward9128]

That corned beef advertisement for $4.98 @ kg is about $2.26AUS per lb. A kilo is around 2lb 3oz.

[@doraexplora9046]

Saw it Woolies the other day for $36/Kg. That's what happens when Private Central Banks are allowed to print money out of thin air with nothing to back it up. It's called 'theft' or 'debt slavery'. Back in the 80's Australia still had Gold, even though it was only 99.6% pure, at least we had some. Until Frazer sold it off to the Chinese for pennies.

[@Austtube]

At the time, Australia inspired me so much: that I moved to America. to the deep South, to Arkansas and then to Texas as a student. Yeah, that was a shock to the system. Everything was bigger and seemed better in the USA back then, we all thought Australia was rather boring. A few months later, walking down the Malls in Arkansas, talking to friends, stopping, and people sneaking behind me listening in "Keep talking, we love the accent. Where are you from?" Everywhere I went, no one had heard that accent before. It was great going to school in the USA back then, probably America's golden age. Coming back to Australia was a reverse culture shock. At first, I wanted to go back to the USA. But then, our golden age had only just begun. The place actually got more interesting. I'm still here. Although I spent a few years in the UK. That's another story. I could live in the USA again. If I was a billionaire.

[@tinawise5478]

I just remembered going into Myer (a clothing store) and having lunch in the little restaurant that was near the changing rooms, through a big gap in the wall. Haha

[@Jeni10]

Hush Puppies are still around. They are comfy shoes like loafers and padded sandals for men and women. These days they’re around $50 - $250.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

The Gelet great moments in sports ad, the Melbourne cup is the BIG ONE hear in OZ I remember way back in High school 4th year now year 10 (in 1974) about 2 minutes before the start of the Melbourne cup half the class would take out their radio's and every one would listen to the race, good memories 😊

[@pennyspencer450]

I'd forgotten that Nashua ad, with Orson Welles! Oh, the eighties!

[@megbond]

ME - I was especially shouting that! hahahaha

[@coraliemoller3896]

Dusty Fleming was some famous hair stylist celebrity from Up Over. We got a lot of them in our ads.

[@MadMaxine1979]

Back when the Milo bar was the best chocolate.... They stopped making them 20 something years ago because the machine broke down & it was too expensive to fix it. Ever since they tried to make completely different bars. Nothing has come close. KitKat is/was more an adult chocolate when growing up. We didn't sell any to kids when we had our shop back then.

[@loopylou2584]

Hush Puppies, they’re great mate… woof!

[@petersinclair3997]

Think there is a vague tie-up with hush puppies shoe brand and hush puppies biscuits. I recall it from a case study study from University. Folks would throw the biscuits to barking dogs and say, “hush puppies”. Shoes? I did say it was vague. 😊

[@FionaEm]

In Queensland it was "Grosby ... they're great, mate" 😊

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Hush puppies, for when the dogs are barking

[@sharonbrown7419]

​@@FionaEmNSW too

[@Wokevaccine]

Grosbys

[@bar-d1423]

You have to check the AUD vs USD at the time. At times the Aussie dollar has equalled the US dollar.

[@mikeparkes7922]

And higher for quite a while.

[@PlasmaMongoose]

20:50 Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria, they take their horse racing seriously.

[@judithstrachan9399]

You can even get a Melbourne Cup cruise from Brisbane. And presumably from other capitals, too. Except Canberra, of course: no port.

[@plasmo732]

It's interesting that you said " is this when the world went downhill, with Coles new world" as there's a problem in Australia (I'm from Melbourne) with the two big supermarkets Coles and Woolworths (safeway) raising their prices. A lot of people are finding it cheaper to shop at markets and butchers. I went to buy a cauliflower and it was $7 at woolworths, $2.99 at the market

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

Milo is NOT chocolate milk⚠️ The base product Milo was originally derived from is a grain called SORGHUM one type of which is called MILO❗

[@c0veredinash]

Lol I thought Sorghum was only for cow feed 😅

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Bond , DecraBond !!! Im glad you got it 😂 !!!

[@mikeythehat6693]

Oh no, Ryan, Milo is not just for kids, it is aimed at adults as well. It is not just a chocolate flavoured milk powder, but an early version of a sports/energy drink/supplement. Also, they still advertise Tasmanian winter holidays today.

[@georgecole3964]

My favourite joke from 1981... Q: Where do you go when the world blows up? A: Coles new world! 🤣 I was 4 in 81 so... 😁

[@warwickofnorwich]

Haha. Was going to comment the same thing. That joke went around my playground too.

[@mrd4785]

The Melbourne Cup is a pretty big deal here. It is known as "the race that stops the nation" and there are millions of dollars in prizes up for grabs. A public holiday is held in Victoria just for this 3 minute race, but just about everyone in all the other states also stop work or whatever they are doing to watch it too - usually on a big screen with others. People in offices run sweep competitions and have office celebrations or head down to the pub. It is also a very big social event and everyone dresses up if they are going to the event. They run fashion competitions as well and a lot of women tend to get more excited about it than even the men going down to bet on the event. A lot of high ranking celebrities are invited or sponsored to attend the race. It kind of mirrors the glamorous racing events in the UK that the Queen would often attend, however a lot of people who intend on going down to Flemington to act prim and proper end up blind drunk. There are usually a lot of good photos in the media the next day of women with no shoes in their nice dresses rolling around or passed out on the lawns and bushes, and some guys too. I think its in a lot of people's DNA here. You should probably check it out Ryan. If you told an Aussie you knew about the Melbourne Cup, I think most would be immediately impressed with your knowledge of our culture. It is next level, like recognising one of our native animals that are less talked about, like a wombat, platypus, echidna or kookaburra, instead of a kangaroo, koala or an emu. Even more impressive than an American who likes Vegemite and Milo 😁

[@SavannahsToyBoxHD]

The Melbourne Cup, the race stops the nation, baffles a few tourists, and empties offices faster than a fire drill! It's a spectacle of swift horses, high fashion, and hats so big they're probably visible from space. It's where the champagne flows faster than the Yarra River, and the only thing more unpredictable than the race outcome is the weather.

[@donellefeltham]

If it helps, there are 450 grams per pound, 1 kilo is 1,000 grams per kilo or 30grams per ounce. So a kilo of anything is 2 pounds 3 ounce’s plus 10 grams. 🇦🇺❤️

[@amandalaphotography]

Snowglobes 😂 yes to the snowglobe merch 🤣

[@kcrot2566]

Milo was for everyone 💕

[@aussieragdoll4840]

The man at the end of the Nashua copier ad is the famous US Actor/Director Orson Welles. He only appeared in ads in Australia & Japan. He is the one in Citizen Kane & did the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast (which many people, who missed the start of the show, thought was a real invasion by Mars.

[@doraexplora9046]

Do you mean to say "it wasn't?"

[@aussieragdoll4840]

@@doraexplora9046 It was a radio play (No TV in those days… so Radio Plays were how people got their entertainment. It’s where Soap Operas originally came from (they were sponsored by soap companies). Some people who turned on their radios late, thought it was real. There was huge panic in parts of the US because of it. Look it up.

[@judithstrachan9399]

It was, but the martians all died of colds. No resistance.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Like the Mayans & smallpox.

[@doraexplora9046]

@@judithstrachan9399 Australian Aboriginals and Smallpox. Wiped out half the Eastern Seaboard.

[@lindaspencer1384]

Milo was an energy drink for all even today you will rarely find a house without it. Yum sprinkled on ice cream also just enough milk to wet it and then eat as as a yummy lollly substitute

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Gee, I haven’t had a milo drink in years. I know what’s going on my shopping list next week 😊

[@BigAl53750]

MILO is not only chocolate, but has a lot of malt in it, as well as vitamins and such. It’s like a chocolate malted-milk energy drink. The bars are exactly the same, except solid.

[@stevefoulston]

That gangster looking guy is George Orson Welles was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Peace out.

[@joannedickie7863]

Prices seem very low back in the early 1980s but so were wages.

[@stevewren1079]

Yep and my mortgage was 18%

[@coraliemoller3896]

That’s famous American actor and director, Orson Welles. Citizen Kane. He did quite a few ads where his gravitas implied serious quality. Like James Earl Jones. It’s the voice.

[@alphgeek]

You ever see his famous series of champagne (I think) ads? He left the gravitas in the green room that day 😂

[@coraliemoller3896]

@@alphgeek No. There are so many ‘celebrities’ stepping out of their usual persona because “Who is going to see them in some advert at the bottom of the world?”

[@alphgeek]

@@coraliemoller3896 "AaaAAaahh the French champagne...has always been celebrated for it's excellence...". Paul Masson, the fabulous rival to champagne, was a Californian product. Not sure which side of the world you're referring to either way.

[@coraliemoller3896]

@@alphgeek I’m in Australia.

[@datwistyman]

Lol I'm 41yo and still love Milo and drink it often. It's not chocolate flavoured, it's hard to describe. Maybe once or twice in winter I'll make a hot chocolate, I don't really think it a big thing here. Normally if you want chocolate you get a milk shake/thick shake or a chocolate milk at the servo. 🙂

[@Dr_KAP]

It is chocolate malt flavoured. Closest they have in the U.S. is Carnation chocolate malted milk, or ovaltine malted milk drink - neither is as good as Milo imo as Milo is crunchy.

[@coraliemoller3896]

I think the vibe was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to go with the old buildings.

[@Danger_Mouse3619]

Don't feel bad about the roof tiles ad. You brought it to my attention of the Bond thing. Still half asleep while half way though my morning coffee.😊

[@troycunningham8645]

That intense guy was Orson Welles.

[@Joanne-t6j]

Have you heard the saying, “My dogs are barking.” Meaning: “My feet are hurting.”? I think Hush Puppies may be alluding to them being very comfy.

[@triplemytreat]

I WAS shouting ‘BOND’ hahahahha….

[@dougcox3990]

We *all* were... 😅

[@judithstrachan9399]

Except Ry……

[@coraliemoller3896]

The ski ad was about an outfitters company where you could buy ski gear before the winter rush.

[@AB-zf6by]

You should react to the Melbourne Cup. The only horse race with its own public holiday in Melbourne but the rest of Australia comes to a halt to watch it as well.

[@coraliemoller3896]

An Australian businessman, Reg Ansett, founded Ansett Airways, a domestic airline in Australia, in 1935

[@bushy13]

Ryan, you would be surprised how many adults love Milo. I spent 40 years with the NSW Rural Fire Service (volunteers) and while having a smoko, quite a number would grab a hot Milo instead of coffee or tea. Then go back into the fray. 🙃

[@floydster23]

Best 80's ad was the TDK ad.

[@berranari1]

TDK does amazing things.. yeah boy ... to my system. 👌😁😂

[@davidbroadfoot1864]

It's easy to convert kilograms to pounds in your head: just multiply by 2 and add 10%. In the other direction, to convert a kilogram price to a price per pound, simply divide by two and subtract 10% (actually subtract 9% to be more exact).

[@stevehartnett9665]

Tasmania has the first legal casino in Australia . The opening casino live entertainment act in 1973 was US comedian , the late great Jerry lewis.

[@GaiHinson]

OMG you make me laugh.

[@solreaver83]

Milo is a chocolate flavoured milk energy drink for all ages and drank all times of the day. 1kg is about 2.2lb. So that was about 2.20aud a lb.

[@brianpolglase5134]

I absolutely love Milo anytime of the day

[@davidberriman5903]

Australia stops for the Melbourne Cup horse race. My first job was with an electrical supply authority. One year I went to the control room and watched the demand meter. Just before the race the system load droped very considerably. After the race it gradually came back up again. That would have been in the 1970s.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I was popular in banking because the branch stayed open but none of the staff were serving. I basically was the only one watching the money because I didn’t care about the race.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I know. I’m in-Australian.

[@Mrharryprosser]

The scary guy in the Nashua add was the great American film producer Orson Wells.

[@Fee3373]

Milo bars were yum. Growing up a cup of cold milk with two big spoons of Milo on top was a drink. We had nearly every day. I’m 50 and still like to eat milo straight out of the tin. 😂

[@michaelfogarty3239]

Ryan. The Photocopier ad has a Listing for Warragul. Warragul Office Supplies still exist. No Photocopiers but now Multi Function Printers.

[@michichuuu]

I visited Japan in March and on one of their gachapon machines, they had a set of 5 Milo miniature jars through the years and you bet I got one! Loooove Milo and smart of Japanese people to capitalise on one of Aussie’s longtime fav drinks! (They also had gachapon of a buff kangaroo, various Aussie animals and ofc, quokka!) And don’t feel bad Ryan, I didn’t get the Bond joke either until you did! 😅 love you videos, I’m subbed!

[@Jeni10]

Some people still love the old fashioned designs, just refurbished rather than worn lit. In the UK, many country homes are still furnished the old fashioned way. Preserving their history is important to the British.

[@Robin-ds7yd]

Milo is like vegemite, an addiction from childhood

[@n8b5]

Exchange rates in 1981 were quite different and the advertised prices converted to about double what you are estimating in USD. During 1981 AUD1.00 had a range of USD1.12 to USD1.19. Today AUD1.00 = USD0.66

[@stevebrown218]

Melbourne has a holiday for the horse racing Melbourne Cup. Many other towns have holidays for local Cups.

[@AussieTVMusic]

Chocolates were a treat you'd have once a week in this period. Kids were not being marketed to really for chocolates. It was Adults because they had the money.

[@ninoskhamo6845]

The wordplay on the Kit-Kat break and the billboards break. Is obviously the “Break”

[@shezza66]

The cauliflower was 69c in 1981. I bought one yesterday and it was $6

[@richardcooper3454]

The Tasmanian add was taking off The Sound of Music mate - that why they started on the hill! Not Mary Poppins 😅

[@Markstubation01]

In Australia Milo is seen as more of a sports drink. I'm 33 and never been to Tasmania. They have six fingers there and they marry their siblings.

[@berranari1]

😂 🐨🇦🇺🖐️