A selection from February 1985 comprising the classic Cadbury's Finger of Fudge followed by Whiskas, Batchelor's Savoury Rice, Jif lemon, Karvol, Royal Mail, Fruit & Fibre & Johnson's baby shampoo.
Has anyone got the Ovaltine ad where there is a woman who looks like Olive Oyl, falling down a mountainside and the song goes "falling down raveenas"? Or the Just Seventeen ad where there is one brain displaying grey cogs turning and another displaying the contents of J17 magazine. (No, I'm not making this up!)
Did anybody else ever think they were singing "full of peppery goodness" rather than Cadbury goodness in the Finger of Fudge ad?? Oops, just me then! *blushes* Always wondered why a chocolate bar would taste peppery!!
@teresah1982 I was thinking exactly the same, but everything was bigger. Do you remember how big the Mars bars were back then?! Today they've cut everything down by 50% and charge three times as much.
Before anyone says it - sweets were bigger in 1985, and it has nothing to do with the fact I was only 4 foot tall! : )
@Feisty1967 it's here
.youtube.com/watch?v=TytbYnlBz5A&playnext=1&list=PL29A4B1EF8A072F48
piggyimp 9 months ago
Has anyone got the Ovaltine ad where there is a woman who looks like Olive Oyl, falling down a mountainside and the song goes "falling down raveenas"? Or the Just Seventeen ad where there is one brain displaying grey cogs turning and another displaying the contents of J17 magazine. (No, I'm not making this up!)
Feisty1967 10 months ago
Did anybody else ever think they were singing "full of peppery goodness" rather than Cadbury goodness in the Finger of Fudge ad?? Oops, just me then! *blushes* Always wondered why a chocolate bar would taste peppery!!
mrslmathers 1 year ago
ORACLE!? My God! What ever happened to them and Ceefax :(
drewtonta 1 year ago
lol, jiff lemon day, I haven't seen that for years, thanks! Great ads.
Matty112uk 1 year ago
@teresah1982 I was thinking exactly the same, but everything was bigger. Do you remember how big the Mars bars were back then?! Today they've cut everything down by 50% and charge three times as much.
Before anyone says it - sweets were bigger in 1985, and it has nothing to do with the fact I was only 4 foot tall! : )
imran78 1 year ago
Why would the Royal Mail need to advertise back in 1985? They had no competition back then.
edibleplywood 1 year ago
That is one damned good cat. Sitting there behind a full bowl of cat food, all patient. My cat would never manage that.
Applemask 1 year ago
Is it true that Shrove Tuesday fell on my birthday, February 23rd and in what year (the most recent)?
uhegbu 2 years ago
the girl in the fudge ad has to me a massive fudge im sure it is massive and they are not that big now
teresah1982 2 years ago