What are our favourite TV ads either classic or contemporary?

[JohnnyDee]

By and large I hate TV advertising as it's nearly always an unwanted inturruption, but every so often an ad comes along that becomes a classic in its own right and a piece of great TV.

I have many favourites through the years (as I'm a bit of an old git), but what triggered the thread idea is this piece of genius.

[video=youtube_share;n9tSN0178Us]http://youtu.be/n9tSN0178Us[/video]

 

[louise_a]

Its good but its just a Fawlty Towers sketch nothing original about the ad.

 

[JohnnyDee]

True but it made me giggle.

It's part of their ongoing campaign which is very creative (Space Shuttle landing at Luton Aurport & Keep Fit girl turning up at old folks home etc.)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

[video=youtube_share;FARnbRBWKGg]http://youtu.be/FARnbRBWKGg[/video]

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Some of the lager ones have been great, especially the Carling ones. I remember the Watch out - Humphrey about ones from a kid!

 

[Grogger]

John Smith's "ave it" with Peter Kay

 

[Beezerk]

Old Spice advert from the 70's, family legend has it my cousin is the surfer in the advert.

 

[need_my_wedge]

they're old but I'm kind of partial to these

[video=youtube;nYkw-5htPw0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYkw-5htPw0[/video]

 

[CliveW]

Although never aired in Scotland, I think this is one of the funniest, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUzA8FlcBPo and this one of the sexiest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lvEpasOu5w (Just look at the car!)....




.... Or how about the IrnBru adverts???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOGIQVlIduw

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Tango man

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Do the Shake n Vac and put the freshness back ......

Now you lot can all have the damn tune in your heads for the rest of the day too!

 

[Norrin Radd]

the best ad ever has got to be the carling ad with the dam busters dropping the bouncing bombs and gerry on the dam making like a goal keeper.
must say some of the Honda ads have been very good.

 

[User62651]

Hamlet cigars with Gregor Fisher doing the failed comb-over in the photo booth, old now but very memorable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvNdhriwGuM


Another memorable one for me was a Lucozade ad featuring Daley Thomson and an Iron Maiden soundtrack, loved it when I was young.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4YTB5FZeHQ

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Castlemaine 4X.
"Are there any crocodiles in here?" "Nah mate, the sharks ate all the crocs"
"Think we should take something for the sheilas? One bottle of sherry then. [suspension breaks] Looks like we've over done it on the sherry"

 

[Hacker Khan]

[video=youtube_share;c4wAP8Xp63U]https://youtu.be/c4wAP8Xp63U[/video]

I liked it so much it's been my sig for a few months now.

 

[Norrin Radd]

fosters ads with Paul Hogan
whats that Wal? thats morris dancing ,err which ones morris?

and you gotta give a thumbs up to the big bad wolf . for money supermarket.

 

[Ross61]

An advert with a then unknown Stephen fry with catchy song on the Watneys best bitter ad
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SxgLrDbamEA

The Joan Collins/Leonard Rossiter cinzano ads were pretty good.

Working in Luton and speaking to people in all parts of the country I still get the Campari ad with Lorraine Chase saying "Nah, Luton Airport" quoted to me.
It is a classic though.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

True but it made me giggle.

It's part of their ongoing campaign which is very creative (Space Shuttle landing at Luton Aurport & Keep Fit girl turning up at old folks home etc.)

Scottish Fitba referees are sponsored by Specsavers, always makes me smile.

Re OP, agree that Gregor Fisher's Baldy Man photo booth takes the biscuit.

 

[GreiginFife]

Audi's "Spyder" ad created not long after the full front face lift and the "all round" grille.

[video=youtube_share;02eJUk7Mbsg]https://youtu.be/02eJUk7Mbsg[/video]

 

[srixon 1]

Not necessarily the best but one that sticks in my mind is the Smash aliens.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ND8Bbn9V6as