ITV advert break (Mid 1970s) Southern Television

[indiana1977]

I had no idea fun size bars were that old.

[chocitout]

@indiana1977 Nor did I, I thought they were a buzz word that started in the 80s but obviously not!

[SarahKW71]

I remember the funsize adverts - my parents bought the fun size bags too!

[blazer666del]

Bring back MARATHON - WTF is SNICKERS

[chocitout]

@blazer666del Yeah Marathon was the real thing and it should have stayed that way.

[GEOFF0906]

Those 'fun-size' bars look enormous; they've definitely shrunk since then!

[RabidRaccoonUK]

Old Mars Bars were so much better. Now they just taste like a sickly version of a Milky Way Bar with some caramel in them.

[davrosmad]

ooh a choclate log how the fuck dont it melt??????????

[GeorgeASFTHM]

Probably because the milk isn't hot. I remember doing a similar thing with a cup of tea and the chocolate melted within seconds, leaving a residue of chocolate at the bottom of the mug.

[disremembrance]

Aww, I do miss the old imperial measurements! To me, "You get a whole quarter pound more" is easier to understand and sounds more meaningful than "you get a whole hundred grams more".

[GLFVIDEO]

Great to see some of these old Ads again. Makes me feel old!

[headphone355]

Hot milky coffee with a chocolate log- sure relaxes the mind as well as the taste buds, doesen't it!

[ChrisATV301]

It was only Marathon in the UK< Snickers all over Europe, They changed UK Marathon to Snickers in early 1990ish.

[chocitout]

@ChrisATV301 Spot on!

[headphone355]

"Marathon" must be England's version of "Snickers" beacuse of the peanuts it contains.

[RobinCarmody]

As already posted, Marathon was a UK-specific name for the bar known internationally as Snickers. Scarily, it's now been called Snickers here for nearly 20 years.

[RobertTheDodger654]

What date are these advertisements from? Did your family even have your own VCR back then?

[michaelwincott]

Don't know the date. I know it's between 1976 and 1978 but that's as accurate as I can get. It was recorded on a Philips N1500. It was a tank - google it!

[tabitha501]

My grandparents had a video recording of Jesus of Nazareth from about 1978 or 1979 and during the ad break was a Quality Street commercial, the one where the box keeps falling into the possession of different people. If I can dig it out I'll post it on here. People did have VCR's in the late 70's!