CDP Classic ads - Hamlet Cigars (1966 - 1997)

[NOL3DG3]

That last one is just messed up , funny , but messed up

[stingray4real]

You forgot the one with the Highgwayman !

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[JayBradley93]

The last one is just fucked up haha

[supersalbal]

happiness, is adele and lmfao

[MarktgInnovation2Day]

great classic ad!

[CreweMike]

Positive advertising for something which, let's face it, is negative. But we need more ads like these and less like the bloody go compare ads! 'Brand awareness' they say is everything. Well I'm aware I will never use go compare but I might start smoking after watching this.

[darkhourvampire]

8:09 WTF?!

[mcgigglish]

Sorry but you've missed the one with the wooden privy - a golden labrador puppy runs out from under the door (in reference to Andrew adverts of the time, which also featured such a dog) with all the toilet roll.

The beleaguered occupant sighs and the music starts, that mild smoke drifts through the gap at the top of the door....Lovely stuff

[BigDon62]

My first Hamlet turned me a little green, but am happy to say I'm now a larger shade of blue thanks to my continued patronage. Hamlet The Smoke They Can't Revoke.

[0797buda]

my fav`s has to be the golf one and the one`s with rab nesbit (comb over man) i think the hamlet and the carling black lable with the squirel in are the best adverts ever made... but think of a world with out advert. would you really miss them?

[appeltaartje]

Music = Jacques Loussier Trio  (Bach - Air on the G String )

[WalterSear]

Not comprehensive.

[MrParris62]

I like the golfing one - it reminds me of when i'm playing lol

[afmfan]

I didn't go back to read all the other comments but has anyone mentioned the beginning music of the Launderette scene and a few of the others is very close to Whiter Shade Of Pale???

[mcgigglish]

@afmfan Bach writing very similar pieces of music. This is based on Air on a G String - Whiter Shade of Pale is based on something else (Sleepers awake?) by JSB :)

[kieran196]

That was the man from a sotcom called Father dear father

[2008Sameoldfitup]

roy west

[TheSevensamurai1]

someone tell me where i can find this version of music track "air"  in the music teacher 1966 advert

[Sledge101]

RE The 'Robot' ad: I can just hear the writers in 1977 - "How can we work Star Wars into our ad??!"

[WAYNE1977100]

There was one with a Ford Cortina that got crushed.

[kungfuasgaeilge]

the hangman one says 'bolux' hahaha. I wonder if it was intentional...

[dfrossness]

This is missing the one called "Pub" from 1985 - /watch?v=eMD_SWtPzlk

[elvisuk]

great seeing these again..ty for sharing

[wilby55]

I wonder if Justin Beiber smokes Hamlets

[lympia3]

love the tennis one,did you see the way he pops the cigar in his mouth?also at 5.10 the way he strickes the match and the look on the piono player says it all.

[lympia3]

love the tennis one,did you see the way he pops the cigar in his mouth?

[CARLMARK68]

i think, B*LL*X

[0SDAmico0]

I WANT A HAMLET RIGHT NOW !!!

[jeneparlepa]

I'm French and I like Hamlet Cigars adverts. They are the most creative ads in advertising history ^^.

[eXPerienceyeah]

Where is the one with the motorbike and side car and where is the one with Columbus sailing over the edge of a cube and where is the one with the guy in the hot air balloon? Hardly "comprehensive" :p

[sparkygl0s]

@eXPerienceyeah

Or the one with the wide wheels (on a Ford Anglia I think) that get knocked off going through a narrow gate.

[sparkygl0s]

@sparkygl0s

Oops! I just found the ad I was thinking of, and it not a Hamlet ad. It was for Panama Cigars. Sorry.

[MatthewDavidParr]

Lol its funny on the first one :)

[SuperBeanson]

they sure got racy laters on

[LoadsaFBS]

Happiness is a pre PC age, before the nanny state dictates that we can not have fun. Thanks for bringing back memories of a happy carefree bygone era

[Libervurto]

I swear there was one of a guy who just sat back, put his feet up and smoked the cigar, that was a cool advert. Most of these were just weird.

[SuperLeftbank]

Interesting how the adverts track the decline of English culture, starting off quite witty and ending up absolutely vulgar.

[AQazzi]

LOL I remember watching all of these adverts in a tape my father brought. He was obsessed with that cigar at the time and I was about 6, I'm 20 now haha

[poppa8169]

Love these! My favorite is the one when the turkeys see the first snow flake and know their time is short so they go smoke a hamlet cigar!

[lumpyroc]

why was the hangman one an 18?

[Libervurto]

@lumpyroc

Because the world has gone mad.

[LoadsaFBS]

@lumpyroc Because of the minimum age limit for smoking being 16 and the letters spelling ou BOLUX

[lumpyroc]

@LoadsaFBS oh right never noticed that thx

[MELONSCOFFER]

i am sure they wouldnt allow the last one on tv now for any product esp the horse its so funny makes you realise the restrictions have ruined tv

[jjintheuk]

@MELONSCOFFER LOLOL! I think it was shown in UK cinemas.

[alcockell]

@jjintheuk You'd be right. On UK TV, certificates aren't generally shown.. BBFC certs in bottomleft hand corner is very much a cinema thing.

[Bopeliano]

J.S. Bach - Air on the G String ... Such a thrilling tune !!!

[Bopeliano]

Does anybody know the titre of the tune used in these commercials ? Haendel's ?

[Cashback13]

Hamlets are Average as Fuck! Might as well fork out a bit more money and get something better!

[roastedcoops]

never did the sperm 1

[whobedo2]

lol! I thougt the last one was the funniest.

[dinkyelise92]

Did anyone notice on the Hangman one what the first 5 unused letters spelled at the end??? Someone MUST have put that in deliberately??

[xKingpin107x]

do u have a life

[mastergx1]

lol, i had to look at it twice to spot it!

[Mytimekid]

Lol yeah i noticed it aswell, very funny.

[antoniodcz]

The bald guy one is hilarious! I love how the pianist of the trio stops his song inmediately upon seeing the man's wig fall off, looks briefly at the bass player, and without any words, they launch straight into the Air- a kind a musical acknowledgement that this guy's evening has just been ruined. genius!

[DeadMartha]

Happiness is a thing called schadenfreude.

[raeynah]

@DeadMartha rofl!

[Marty1fatbstard]

1st ad recommended retail price.... 5 schilling, one an a half punce... or five bob, one an haypunce. .. just over a crown. ...... about 26p in todays decimal currency.

[greenwoodlad]

Classic Ad's very funny reminds of the 70's & 80's !

[robowen1]

smoking never looked cooler than this

[sidensvans67]

The Launderette theme was used by Levis Jeans.

These are some of the best ads ever.

I think I'll start smoking :)

[Doomsday2060]

mmmmmmm lovely fags

[jam8o1874]

OMG. That last one was brilliant, never seen that before. Don't make them like that anymore!!

[KlaxonCow]

They don't make them like this anymore, because they can't make them anymore.

Advertising tobacco products has been banned in the UK.

[ahorwood]

It serves that guy right for buying a Ford.

[gallafey]

althogh i don't smoke myself i do miss these adverts tooo bad this govermant band these adverts becouse thought it stop people smoking well people still do that they have put put smoking bans pubs & clubs & even cafe & retruant ok banning cafes & restraunt fine the last thing I want is some blowing smoke in my face when eating, however i do like the smell of cigars & pipes as it alays remind the good old days Christmas & New Year, don't mean i'll take up the habit & NOW beers r 2 b band

[gallafey]

I remeber the advert where man taking his car through the car wash I think either forgot close the widow or window got stuck, he light a cigur

[allister1964]

Was there not an ad featuring a 'headless' man dressed in 16th or 17th century costume, broadcast during 1975-80??

[mezzer99]

Yes, there was.

[maryade]

@ChemtrallsEire. He lit it with an oil lamp - the romans used pottery lamps, filled with olive oil and a wick coming out the spout.

Back to the second ad - so Nick Kamen in the Levi 501 ad wasn't the first to do it?!? I recognise the actor, I think he had a scene in The Beatles Hard Days Night.

[snoimcr]

Serioulsy makes me want a smoke

[niintuli]

Happy days when you could smoke all over the place. Weno longer honour Dionysus enough.

[zenhenswain]

i like these cigar ads the music is very comforting

[ChemtrailsEire]

Haha the venus de milo. What did he light it with?

[finehomemadewine]

Did your music teacher hate you too? -Mine would wish for joint not cigar.. :-)

[mac2man99]

Where is the one with the Andrex dog, toilet roll and the out side loo????????

[rocknrolldude3280]

hahahaha these were great although that last one was kinda gross lol

[JRimRim]

i dont get the last ad, can anyone explain pls?

[joey19930303]

His wife was cheating on him...

[CrypticalK]

hehe I like the last one... a horse indeed!

Although at least it shows that smoking makes you loose wood.. didn't think they'd want to advertise that detail :P

[cutebuttt]

beautiful

[XxbambstaxX]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

[Malaka57]

I remember two: one with a fellow from the Renaissance (da Vinci?) trying to fly a plane, and another one with a man who orders a "chest wig" and then embraces a gorgeous woman on a beach, but the chest wig "changes sides". ... The latter with music by Wagner (from Tristan)... They were hilarious ads, but I assume they were in the movies, as I had no TV.

[shornsparks20005]

very enjoyable thanks for putting them on

[theglitterband]

Ilegal, yes, and yet did you know that in the Houses of Parliament in the UK, there is a special room for ministers only?

Yes, this room is called the 'Smoking Room' and it is a special room that ministers can go to to relax, and smoke. Yet the self-same ministers bring out No Smoking rules for the rest of us?? Hmm, smacks of do as we say, NOT as we do, don't you think?

[Elmarocain137]

A Les Pub Hamlet je les tourne en bouvle extra !!!!!

[aNEMESYS]

J'adore les pubs Hamlet! flegme Britannique oblige.

Super!

[kevt31]

Oh I miss those Halycon days when cigars didnt give you cancer.

[MrFox10]

What is the music at the start called in this ?

[JonDirtyCircus]

its bach air on a g string

whiter shade of pale used the same vibe

[pogopatterson]

I wish the last ever Hamlet ad was on here. It was only shown in cinemas and said something about "Just because the ads stop, doesn't mean we have to". It had various people in crap situations (like all the others) but instead of the usual music it had people humming the music instead. Absolute classic adverts.

[Kapricorn1]

Loving the Venus De Milo and the Photobooth ads, brilliant

[letheron]

The first voice over from the sixties was Oliver Reed. It would be good to see Egyptian Mummy again.

[Mick342]

8.30 WTF!!!

[dreadster0]

I still haven't found the one where its close to xmas and the turkeys see the first snowflake and they all retreat back into their coop (they know whats coming!) and seconds later the cigar smoke appears from within. Classic!!

[baddmaddogg]

lol wow!! that last one was un expected for me.. lol

[chamberlain4792]

What is that music???

[GarboFour]

Air on G String, orginally by J S Bach.

[doctortabby]

I smoke my fair share of cigars and I have never heard of nor come across these. Are they still around?

[jimbob200008]

banned years back

[trinidad1992]

its not banned... i bought a pack of hamlet cigars today... and boy did i feel like clint eastwood...

[masserby]

The adverts, not the cigars! LOL. It's now illegal to advertise smoking in the UK.

[cgegeg]

well if u stay in the uk there in most supermarkets or papershops

[PoorFormNorbert]

A couple had me laughing. good post

[tucker431]

There is one advert thats missing, It Starred Russ Abbott and Des'O Connor Record, Russ was fishing, and couldnt catch the fish, so he put a Des'O Connor record onto a Record Player, Dropped the speaker into the water, and then all the fish jumped out!

This is the best advert, but I wonder why no one has it online yet?!

[jabarkhil]

hamlets are the best

[mybentcue]

u just can`t beat british humour,its the best

[Nick0783]

I met a guy the other day who claimed to have done the voiceover for the later Hamlet adverts. His name was Aidan Coleman, can anyone confirm if it was true?

[tomd185y]

Brilliant set of ads. The last one was the best by far, but the Wall was pretty good too.

[ryanjohn5]

The 'glow worm' advert at the end is pretty forward thinking, more of an advert for Nicotine patches, as smoking may cause impotence! ... i love the hang man ad, and the cow boy one, and the look on the pianists face in the wig advert as he begins to play the hamlet tune!

[caringeezer]

classic adverts i laughed at the 1990 clip football one well done for posting this

[NEWMICROMAN]

Nobody can make better adverts than these.

Thank you for posting this great collection.

[TheMasterNo6]

Poor Permalink...I note you put a thumbs down for my earlier comment...fuck off.

Anyhow, in 'Car Wash' the driver of the car also played General Madine in Return Of The Jedi...bit of trivia for you all.

[TheMasterNo6]

Some of the ads featured:

the late Patrick Cargill from Father Dear Father (music teacher),

John Blunthall from The Vicar of Dibley (tennis) and Hugh Fraiser Captain Hastings in Poirot on ITV (Cowboy)...and no, Im not some old fart.

[TheMasterNo6]

Top marks for posting! Very, very funny too....Shame cunts like permalink and a few others have no sense of humour at all.....Get a life!

[themaltesebippy]

It's ironic they use a song called "Air" for a smoking product. Great collection of TV history, thanks for sharing!

[redwest01]

These ads are timeless!!! It's a shame that ads thse days are at best irritating and humourless. Bolux to Permalink. Grow up and get with the times!! Get a ****ing life!!

[permalink]

the last one makes me want not to smoke hamlet anymore , it relies on perversion , disguisting

[cookingfoxter]

A little advice if i could be so kind (Turn your fucking pooter off) and if you dont like such things keep it to yourself if you cant see the funny side of the ad you need a personality transplant,ps next time you see 18 in the corner of your screen in a red circle that means it time for you to turn off.

[permalink]

for somone like you and a couple of others who don't get bothered by this pervertion there are millions who agree with me, by the way you could be bluemark with another nick or a friend of his.desperately still trying hopeless attempts to tease me, lol

[cab00se64]

permalink, there are millions more that find this advert amusing so dude get a life...

[tocamelaverga]

i thaught that disguisting was discusting

[cafecremelad]

I think it reflects the gradual ban on showing smoking in the UK - such as silk being cut = silk cut...

this is how hamlet did it. although there are sexual undertones on it, it does have a warning for 18+

and its not as perverse as some of the stuff out there in the internet and also the world

[TheNameIsBEATTIE]

OH-GO GET A LIFE!!!!

Mother nature would approve

[zillybov]

Where ia the Christopher Columbus ad? The one where he says "Keep sailing, the earth is round" and then they fall off the edge of the flat world. "Captain! It's the end of the world!"

[thewiganjoker]

great ads, bring back loads of good memories. check out our homage to the adds on my page

thanks

jimy

[leepodstar]

Pure class...Photobooth & Glowworn

[lyptonvillage1970]

Excellent.

I've not seethe Hangman before.

Thanks for these

[Turinas]

Great memories. The best campaign ever. Photobooth is my alltime favorite ad

[madamemimp]

Thank you. Now, that is what I call good adverts. I wish they made more of these kind now a day. Funny without being crude

[petecbrdude]

to permalink. STFU. It's only an advert, (damned good set to be honest).Go shove your head up your bible-bashing ass.......

[123strauss]

Can anyone tell me what Hamlet ad had a different tune than the Bach air . I know there was a faster piece on one of the series , and I'm sure it was by Bach as well , possibly played by Jaques Loussier. I know I'm not imagining this . Anyone ???

[trouduc00]

i think you're right!

[billygoatUK]

omg can you post that last one as separate? i can't believe they were allowed to show it, hilarious!

[Jez32uk]

The Music Air on a G string is so synonymous with Hamlet Cigars i bet you could just have an advert with a blank screen and that music maybe just have a caption Happiness Is... and you could get past the cigarette advertising laws

[permalink]

the last one makes me want not to smoke hamlet anymore , it relies on perversion , disguisting

[Jez32uk]

oh grow up its just a joke

[SiliconBong]

It isn't disguisting, or disgusting for that matter, it's perfectly natural for the male of the species to seek out that which gives him pleasure, as long as it does not impinge upon the rights of others.

I also smoke White Owls on occasion.

[permalink]

wrong, it's a question of respecting GOD also by respecting others and LOVING GOD laso by LOVING others telling them what is wrong for their soul, loving somone who isn't you husband or wife is not moral it is against the LAW OF GOD and it endangers souls to damnation with eternal sufferings in hell.

[SiliconBong]

I'm having trouble placing four guys and a horse wearing flourescent condoms into a theological context, but i'll give it my best shot;

You're stating the polygamy, bestiality and homosexuality[?], implied in the last advert is contrary to the 'law' of God.

[623058]

IT BLOODY ADVERT For something that is now not allowed on TV, it was only ever shown on Cinemas!

GET IT OVER bunch of ejet!

[SiliconBong]

[I fail to see how the last advert relied on 'preversion' to sell cigars.]

The one at 4:58 is my favourite, especially the match being struck off the guys head !!!

[bluemark101]

Permalink - How can you justify that an ad like is against the law of God. If you dislike such references - Why have you got the internet? This is not a place for anybody who feels so strongly about religeon as it is completly open to ANY & ALL opinions. And if you want to go into detail - There is no direct reference to sex IN this ad - YOU dont know what they were up to in there? Chess maybe? But thinking about it like that takes away the COMEDY. Just close your account & go sit by the fire!

[permalink]

exactly, open to all opinions including mine, which is not just an opinion.

[bluemark101]

What so you believe you are all knowing then? Bit unusual for someone so faithful to 'God'.

[permalink]

The LAWS OF GOD are not a personal opinion. GOD THE HOLY TRINITY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT COUNTS before , now , forever.

[bluemark101]

Actually, i think you will find that the law of the land is the one that COUNTS down here. The law of god is irrelivant. I am a religious person. You are just being idiotic about the situation by being an extreamest.

[permalink]

be nice, and stop trying to tease. you say you are religious start acting like one. bye

[bluemark101]

Im being as nice as I possibly can with you. I do act religious but its no huge part of my life I have other things to do. Clearly you cannot justify your comments for the nice viewers. Goodbye.

[foxyfaefife]

That someone alluding to the philosophies of J.S. Mill to a babbling religious nutcase should be sitting on a thumbs down is really quite nonsensical. I despair.

Oh, and these are the best adverts of all time without a shadow of doubt. My favourite is between the wig and the combover.

[SiliconBong]

LoLz - ' B O L U X ' at 7,55.

[mezzer99]

I caught that too. LOL.

[SiliconBong]

: )

[trouduc00]

remember bill and monica?

[andy6170]

legendary! thanks for this!

[SiliconBong]

what's a member of the opposition doing in the wall?

[dublincitygirl]

The carwash is brilliant lol - ha ha ha!

[ELONut]

I remember the venus de milo one from my childhood class

[teeringzooi]

Awesome

[Squidlover1000]

Lol at the last two especially

[bloke33]

they seriously dont make adverts like they used to!

[nookerhead]

Where is the  Carlos Fandango clip,with the ford Anglia??? seems like its been forgotten about ANYONE GOT IT??

[agfagaevart]

There was also one where a street artists' chalk drawings are washed off the pavement by rain.

[wulleymunkee]

like where it says bolux on the hangman

[rsuc]

the levis ad with nick kamen obviously took insipration from the second hamlet ad!

[mrslmathers]

These are brilliant. The Hamlet ones were always some of my fave ads (not that I've ever smoked a cigar - LOL). I hadn't seen some of these before.

[allenjeremy]

The car wash Hamlet advert actually caused my childhood fear of car washes

[olliedann]

I have a fantastic VHS tape that covers the best ads to come out of the Collett Dickenson Pearce agency.

[col2006ie]

Thanks for all your recent excellent uploads, Ollie.

Can I ask where you got a copy of all the ads you've recently uploaded? It's been great to see names and years of production for all the ads.