You can get loads of these public information films including this one at the UK National Archives website. Everything from the 50s to the present day on there including all the old "Charley says" ones. Bring back excellent memories!
I'm 19 at 18 I started going to just adult lanes. With no goggles and was just swimming breaststroke. I wanted to be able to swim front crawl. I invested into some goggles so my eyes didn't sting and started picking it up quite well reading about what to do. When I was competent enough although still crap started lessons. Its well worth it you learn faster when you're young so I've heard so go go go! Best of luck :)
actually i can swim back and forth in deep water very well. its just that i cant stay still or stall in one place without sinking down. so the only way i can survive in deep water is by keep propelling in a certain direction. i just don't know what to do with my feet in order to keep myself afloat in one spot. people tell me to push the water down with my feet, some tell me rotate in a circular motion like a fan, but none of this ever worked for me.
I live in the states and I still repeat that stupid English advert to my kids from back in the 70's... how that got stuck in my mind all these years. Great seeing it again. Now the kids know I wasn't making it up! yeah!
this is a brilliant ad, why get so down on mike hes a smart lad leart to swim and good at footy. my names MIKE and im great and can swim. so lay off him, dave cant keep a bird mike can!
Thanks for this i LOVED this add!! I always thought it was Dave who could swim like a fish!! Ah well, 25 years and I was always wrong, frigging Mike! lol
I thought this commercial or PIF was progressive because I always thought Dave was a black guy. Then it just dawned on me that I had a black and white TV in those days when this PIF shown regulary. This is the first time I'm seeing this in colour.
Haven't seen it for years either, but I remember it very well. I'm called Mike and I have always been a good swimmer. My best mate as a kid was Dave. We still use cartoon Mike's "Allo" to this day. Thanks for sharing the video.
mike caught the birds eye.
trashiscool1 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Utter classic.
willewinky 5 months ago
Always great to see these info mercials !
Yaruzaru 11 months ago
"I wish I didn't keep losing me birds!" Wouldn't get away with that now!
mkrbrtsn1 1 year ago
no swim no pussy is the message i get there
keeler01 1 year ago
one day, i tried swimming, and then i did it, and then that was that. also my name's Adam
adamguru 1 year ago
@adamguru this one time at band camp..... no wait, this one time at swimming camp, i went swimming and lost my bird..... by bird i mean pants O_o
J4KE255 1 year ago
You can get loads of these public information films including this one at the UK National Archives website. Everything from the 50s to the present day on there including all the old "Charley says" ones. Bring back excellent memories!
schdwardten 1 year ago
Meet Dave. He can do anything. Pity he has a tiny penis and cant make me cum !!
vespajedi 1 year ago
classic
AECSRQ 1 year ago
Love this soooo funny
TheMileyLoverxx 2 years ago
Ahh ... I too haven't seen it in over 20 years and remember every word.
Only thing is, that I never used to understand the bit about birds ... I used to think that Dave was speaking aobut the feathered variety :S
jimsin101 2 years ago
swimming baths haah
beggo321 3 years ago
Slag
nikkeljoe 3 years ago
little tart
firenza74 3 years ago 8
That used to be never off the telly. Good seeing it again. :)
JojoChampion 3 years ago
Then POW! Up pops my fairy godmother.
LLLLLLLL
BoomFloof 3 years ago
who is voicing dave? i recognise that voice!!
iamsime 3 years ago
Limey Bloke.
aworldofviolets 3 years ago
damn i feel embarrassed to goto a local swimming pool/club and asking them to learn how to swim. i'm in my 20's and never learned to swim :(
KatariaGujjar 3 years ago
Don't worry. I learned to swim at the tender age of 42. I now swim 50 lengths every day.
janksolid 3 years ago
I'm 19 at 18 I started going to just adult lanes. With no goggles and was just swimming breaststroke. I wanted to be able to swim front crawl. I invested into some goggles so my eyes didn't sting and started picking it up quite well reading about what to do. When I was competent enough although still crap started lessons. Its well worth it you learn faster when you're young so I've heard so go go go! Best of luck :)
SirKarlosG 3 years ago
actually i can swim back and forth in deep water very well. its just that i cant stay still or stall in one place without sinking down. so the only way i can survive in deep water is by keep propelling in a certain direction. i just don't know what to do with my feet in order to keep myself afloat in one spot. people tell me to push the water down with my feet, some tell me rotate in a circular motion like a fan, but none of this ever worked for me.
KatariaGujjar 3 years ago
I mean this in all good humour. "Meet Mike, he swims like a fish." It actually looks like him too!! Come on you 8 golds!
UltraPaulnNick 3 years ago
so boring
mettelus20 3 years ago
I live in the states and I still repeat that stupid English advert to my kids from back in the 70's... how that got stuck in my mind all these years. Great seeing it again. Now the kids know I wasn't making it up! yeah!
AliCatUK1 3 years ago
this is a brilliant ad, why get so down on mike hes a smart lad leart to swim and good at footy. my names MIKE and im great and can swim. so lay off him, dave cant keep a bird mike can!
lepetamane 3 years ago
@lepetamane hey lepetamane - can you fart a tune in water as well? LOL
Fizzypop1211 1 year ago
lol thats funny....
SimonGuy10 4 years ago
I never liked Mike
Dave
cynrig1 4 years ago
meet mike, he swims like a fish
looks and smells like one too
satonakis 4 years ago 8
Thought when I was a kid that Mike was a Jugg eared smarmy git, this confirms it!
muzpunk 4 years ago
Thanks for this i LOVED this add!! I always thought it was Dave who could swim like a fish!! Ah well, 25 years and I was always wrong, frigging Mike! lol
davelympany 4 years ago
I thought this commercial or PIF was progressive because I always thought Dave was a black guy. Then it just dawned on me that I had a black and white TV in those days when this PIF shown regulary. This is the first time I'm seeing this in colour.
Logan5v 4 years ago
nicee
shawnveryrock 4 years ago
Haven't seen it for years either, but I remember it very well. I'm called Mike and I have always been a good swimmer. My best mate as a kid was Dave. We still use cartoon Mike's "Allo" to this day. Thanks for sharing the video.
cheesybrit 4 years ago
Thats a good story.
I love the lines: Just not my scene, man.
Learn to swim young man, learn to swim.
Logan5v 4 years ago
Yeah me too, i loved that advert..lol and i loved the joe and petunia ones as well..
slinkyminx 4 years ago
Bugger me, I'm sad. Haven't seen this for over 20 years but I knew it word for word.
popitinpete 4 years ago