Hole Proof - No Knickers (Australian ad, 1985)

[Supermercado]

Was there a version where the pianist fell off his seat?

[1977Melville]

Love the way those panties hug her ass.

[WiseGuy02]

Here's some info on Rosemary Paul. w w w. glitteratipr. com. au/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/­rosemary-paul.pdf

[zaniac100]

The comments saying this is bold/sexy are funny. After years of Australian TV showing 'Uh oh Razzamataz', Skinny Milk, Big M bikini beach girls - not to mention 'The Box', 'Number 96' and the Paul Hogan show models, this is hardly risque.

[justjamie72]

One of the best commercials ever. I still laugh at it today as much as I did then.

[cyric2010]

I vaguely remember this ad.

As awesome as it is, Im suprized we could get away with having this on TV here in Aus. lol

[BuddyFantastic]

i remember our version was slightly subtle. Think i prefer the more bold Australian version here.

[1977Melville]

@BuddyFantastic. There was another version? On youtube?

[BuddyFantastic]

@1977Melville Hi. Haven't attempted to find out as yet, a good chance the UK version may well be floating about. The UK version had the model bending down so that the pianist in the background got the full view of her backside, and promptly fainted in a dramatic but comical way.

[vinorob]

Very good Ad.

[beebopnotlula]

OH NO!!! I remember this one!

[murrangurk]

I'm wearing no nickers from holeproof

no nickers on back and on front.

And if you look up from the floorboards

you can see my gaping big hairy cunt.

thank you, thank you....

[tryandlisten]

@murrangurk LMAO Only an Australian could write such a comment XD

[Sharptooth100]

Kylie Minogue would be excellent for this underwear commercial.

[pokemon169]

@Sharptooth100 deffo get kyile in this one

[JBofBrisbane]

Who the hell was looking at the pianist's feet?

BTW - Holeproof is one word.

[jq747]

Of course, today she'd be wearing G's =D and I love the dodgy piano guy.

[mccluskey]

anyway, brazil has arrived in godforsaken sydney

[AquaCarb]

All I saw was a nice red rear. Never noticed the Piano player.

[toddles9]

Actually, she was an Aussie Playboy Centrefold in the 80's and she played Robyn Hunter on ''The Restless Years''

Dunno her real name though.

[meepala]

Rosemary Paul

[toddles9]

These ads were nothing shocking back then at all. They were understood for what they were. Harmless

No way we would accept this now.

Shouldn't we become LESS conservative as time goes on?

[pauliejay]

"Shouldn't we become LESS conservative as time goes on?"

Compare an episode of Neighbours with an episode of No 96... you tell me!

[toddles9]

@pauliejay Good point. But I don't thnk we can compare Neighbours with number 96 as they were at very different time slots and catered to a different audience.

I see exactly what you mean, though.

[vinylman4533]

Wouldn't see this sort of ad in these politically correct, neo conservative times! I remember this one well!

[stegatops]

I love this add............wasnt this banned after a few airings? The fuddy-duddy's of 1985 werent quite ready for this one it seems.

[zaniac100]

@stegatops No it was not banned it went on for years. A very popular ad.

[Cash2112]

The granny panties are weak.

[castingtherunes]

She's wearing no niggers! Ha!

[AustralianAds]

yeah, i can see why you'd think that's funny. but over here in good ol' Australia, the only people who would support that comment would be very fucked-up individuals; usually in desperate need of medical assessment.

Most people over here have class (much like the lady in this ad) and would raise an eye brow at you before pointing at the corner where the very fucked-up individual is sitting and advise you to join him.

[castingtherunes]

It was a typo, sorry. I meant to type knickers.

[acidm0nkey]

That was some typo. You missed two "k"s, forgot the "c" and somehow typed "g" twice. From "knickers" to "niggers" - how did you type that wrong? More like a freudian slip than a typo.

[castingtherunes]

I know. It happens. Some of my best friends are knickers.

See? There I go again!

[neunmad]

@AustralianAds LOL dude chill out no body insulted you

[nate2611]

@AustralianAds doubt that

[tomperanteau]

@castingtherunes <--- He's a troll. He lists his school as "McDonald's University".

[AllAboutLOVEatYuToob]

@castingtherunes

Saloum idi mou

[gezzanater]

Trying to work out why the pianist is in bare-feet, seems strange.

[AustralianAds]

Abstract art

[pokemon169]

@AustralianAds question - back in the 80s in womens underear australian ads where they being a bit cheeky ?

[AustralianAds]

@pokemon169 yep, through out the 80's and 90's many of these Underwear commercials were cheeky. I don't know if it was an Aussie thing. Type 'holeproof antz pantz' and see just how cheeky it got. Now thinking about, nearly all the cheeky ads were Holeproof ads. I guess we thought we were hot stuff.

[meepala]

self deprecating aussie humour.

IMHO it's the one factor that sets ours apart from the others. well, probably not the only one but certainly the BIG one. we love to love at ourselves. (the pianist IS the australian psyche) we're going for cringe factor here, and we absolutely love it!

[kranktank]

@meepala i love it that you love to love at yourselves, it's lovely.

[marka9optus]

@gezzanater because he is wearing ("no shoes" made by Holeproof)

[kaeVala]

@gezzanater because its australian :)

[onecubed1]

@gezzanater u saw that?!!

[zaniac100]

@gezzanater I remember this ad in its first run - it was very popular and much discussed. The bare feet were mentioned a few times too. Why bare feet: just something else that is funny/noticeable/intruiging. The whole purpose of an ad: to be noticed.

[sHaDoWoFsWoRdS]

man i was 4 when this came out

[eusouobservador]

How old R U now?

[michael9678727]

This ad would most likely be ban today

[x0xangelp0werx0x]

lol yeah

[stlgtrace]

Handsome pianist & beautiful girl!

[CrazyBoutThe70s]

trashy but classy...i love it!..lol.

[bikiniatoll]

Spot on!!! Madness.

[CrazyBoutThe70s]

hehehehe!

[contessaoreilly]

I betchya that was a real anti climax at the time. I remember this ad, my hubby was drooling everytime he saw it.

[MedditeraneanMale]

i was 12 at the time!

[MedditeraneanMale]

i was shocked when i saw this commercial for the first time when i was..i thought..wow! where gonna see a naked bum on television..lol...but all my anticipation and excitement was cut short...when she pulled up her dress and actually was wearig knickers..lmao!

[aeonflux67]

I was about 17 and I must admit, I always imagined Supergirl in my comic collection wore this style of knickers. It just has "the choice of superheroines" written all over it.

[Dibrini]

That racist bitch! Oh wait, she said "knickers."

[scarypoultry]

its a bit hard to see but is that Toti Goldsmith? the one that was in the 80's group Chantoozies, i think she did some acting on Sons & Daughters or something too? shes now one of those celebrities who's famous for being a celebrity ;) was on that ch9 prank show a few weeks back.

[thedys70]

Mate, i reckon it's Rosemary Paul, who got her gear off for Playboy in the late 70s/early 80s...

And Rosemary, if you're reading this - i still love you after all these years...

[fangora2001]

Definitely Rosemary Paul who posed nude in Aust Playboy and was actor in teen soap The Restless Years (as Robyn Hunter).

[aeonflux67]

Yes some of the stuff that passes as "lingerie" these days looks more like Captain Jack Sparrows eye patch. I mean you can design sexy lingerie for a nice shaped woman with a bit of fabric still included that clings in all the right places. The one in this add shows that.

[1977Melville]

@aeonflux67. True but what she is wearing looks damn good to me!

[grubco]

She's wearing no nickers, right. But did anybody ever ask why the pianist is wearing no shoes or socks?

[AustralianAds]

You know, I actually wondered that myself, when I was about nine?

[aeonflux67]

Wow...to tell the truth at age of 17 I was too busy waiting for lovely Miss to show off the Holeproof product that I totally missed that.

[tgnrogue]

@grubco inspred by Tim Minchin pehaps?

[gpwnedable]

@grubco That's the first time I've ever looked at the pianist.

[uraniumdeath]

I too like women with shape...not the anorexic skeletons that are worshipped today.

Eat a donut!

Nice commercial.

[aeonflux67]

as a teenage boy in 85 this one earned my vote for best advertisement. Basically due to the fact a) I love a shapely woman b) the way she says "knickers" is quite sexy and c) the skirt raising scene was hot. She looks great. Definately kept me motivated as i studied away my year.