NOSTALGIA HIT: 1980's Bisto Kids

Created by illustrator Will Owen, the 'Bisto Kids' first appeared alongside the brand in 1919. Using the line 'Aah! Bisto', these boy and girl mascots - named Bill and Maree - eventually made their way on to television. The following 80's adverts showing their use as both primary and secondary characters. Enjoy.

NOSTALGIA HIT: Shredded Wheat

Some classic ads again as James Bond's Jaws joins sporting legends, Botham, Clough and Charlton, in extolling the virtues of good old Shredded Wheat. Enjoy.






BRAND LINKS
Nestle Website - Shredded Wheat Page
Shredded Wheat UK Twitter

NOSTALGIA HIT: 90's Tetley Tea Folk

For all those having a tough start to the week, take a moment to sit back and enjoy a well deserved cuppa with the Gaffer...

BRAND LINKS
Tetley Tea Website
Tetley Tea Twitter
Tetley Tea Facebook

NEWS: The Muppets deliver advertising gold for Warburtons

Christmas is often a good time for advertising as even if there isn't a good new ad there's always timeless classics like the Coca-Cola truck advert to look forward to. Of course, in recent years John Lewis has delivered the goods most consistently with its hallmark sentimentality. However, with this year's 'Man on the Moon' creative missing the mark for many, there's been opportunity for someone else to step in. Well, the bakery company Warburtons, not exactly the first brand I think of for advertising, have not only stolen the limelight but well and truly blown everyone else out the water. 

In a rather unexpected but bizarrely glorious tie-up, Kermit and friends sell Giant Crumpets like no crumpets have ever been sold before. Indeed, launching in to song with 'The Giant Crumpet Show' the advert beams with the charm and joy that people want, perhaps, more than ever with everything that has gone on recently. To be honest, this feels like an instant classic to me and one of the best pieces of advertising for years. Massive congratulations to Warburtons - this is a genuine pleasure to watch.

Anyway, enough of me talking. Sit back and enjoy the show...

BRAND LINKS
Warburtons Website
Warburtons Twitter
Warburtons Facebook

NOSTALGIA HIT: 70's/80's John Smith's Yorkshire Bitter

These 70's and 80's John Smith's ads set in Yorkshire parody famous British comedy, Last of the Summer Wine, to give us a good laugh. The first one with the dog is a particular highlight for me whilst the last one is poignant in a way only a beer advert could be.

NOSTALGIA HIT: 80's Country Life Buttermen

An ad now from the early 80's featuring the Buttermen, Country Life Butter's jolly group of butter-based mascots. Starring in a string of ads throughout the decade, the Buttermen were full of charm and had a great tune that very effectively got the brand's slogan, "You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife", dancing around people's head. 

FATHER'S DAY NOSTALGIA HIT: 90's PG Tips

With it being Father's Day I thought some Tipps Family action was in order...

NOSTALGIA HIT: 80's Jacob's Trio

Here's a quick 80's blast of nostalgia featuring the sadly discontinued Trio bar from brand icon Jacob's. 

MANUFACTURER'S PAGE: PG Tips

Updated my website with a manufacturer's page for PG Tips - lots of interesting history to get your teeth stuck in to :) 

Please see: http://www.thegreatbritishdiet.co.uk/Articles/Manufacturers/PGTips.html

NOSTALGIA HIT: 60's Wall's Ice Cream

From a time when TV here in the UK was still in its infancy, these black and white ads for Wall's ice cream are an interesting watch. The first one seamlessly flows from Gerry Anderson's (creator of Thunderbirds) 'Supercar' programme in what was a pretty well thought out bit of advertising. Whilst, the second one relates the key product feature, its 'rich dairy country taste', with supporting footage of a family enjoying themselves in the country - you have to love the music:) 

NOSTALGIA HIT: 90's 'Have you had your Weetabix'

A great Weetabix ad now with none other than Bugs Bunny touting the cereal's benefits in a fun little sequence with Elmer Fudd. Enjoy.

NOSTALGIA HIT: 70's Typhoo Tea 'Gnu'

Here's some 70's nostalgia for Typhoo Tea featuring a civilised, tea-sipping mascot. The animations have a charm about them but what I love most about these ads is the choice of mascot, a gnu - or wildebeest after looking it up. It's as if some ad guy sat down and thought to themselves 'um, what can I rhyme with Typhoo...lets get the dictionary out'. Indeed, today, such a 'creative' piece of thought would be considered sufficiently random to be called 'outside the box thinking' and, consequently, worthy of a large agency fee.

NOSTALGIA HIT: Last Rolo

Here's a couple of ads for Rolo based around the brand's famous line, 'Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?'. The first one is a very charming animation whilst the second is a very funny ad featuring none other than Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Enjoy.

NOSTALGIA HIT: Hovis

Here's a quick couple of nostalgia hits for Hovis that takes us from the famous ad depicting a baker's assistant pushing his bike up a hill to a much more recent piece encapsulating the brand's entire 122 year history in a breathtaking 122 seconds. Enjoy.

NOSTALGIA HIT: Weetos

I love going through the decades and seeing how the advertising changes, therefore, I thought I would begin this morning with 3 decades in 3 ads for the Weetabix-owned breakfast cereal Weetos. From the fun animations of Derek and Professor Weeto in the 80's and 90's respectively to the 00's buffed-up wholegrain cereal mascot keeping physically active in the kitchen, you can certainly see the changes.

NOSTALGIA HIT: 90's 'Only Smarties have the answer'

To get things going here's a quirky little ad that throws us in to a Dali or Escher-esque world of Smarties.

For much more things Smarties related see my original review on the GBD website...

GBD LINK:
Smarties Review

BRAND EVOLUTION: Cadbury Dairy Milk

As with Jaffa Cakes the other day, I've just revised my Dairy Milk entry on the GBD website so you can now see the brand's evolution. I've found it really interesting going through all the decades so I hope you do to.

Please see: http://www.thegreatbritishdiet.co.uk/Articles/CadburyDairyMilk.html 

NOSTALGIA HIT: 90's Cadbury 'Fruit & Nut Case'

Growing up Cadbury's Fruit & Nut was what my parents scurried away in the fridge and ate the odd bit of in the evening. Together with the foil wrapper and maturely designed paper sleeve, I ended up elevating this bar to a very special, sophisticated status far and above any other. Indeed, every morsel that came my way was pretty much cherished. Of course, as this ad puts so well, I had effectively turned in to a complete Fruit & Nut case:)

NOSTALGIA HIT: 80's Lyons Quickbrew Tea 'Giles' Ads

Back in the 80's Lyon's Quickbrew Tea - now owned by Tetley Tea - produced the following animated adverts, which were notable for employing the artwork of famous British newspaper cartoonist, Carl Giles. 

BRAND EVOLUTION: McVitie's Jaffa Cakes

In what I feel will be a continuous project of revising old articles and integrating blog content, I've just updated the website with a McVitie's Jaffa Cakes resource.

See: http://www.thegreatbritishdiet.co.uk/Articles/McVitiesJaffaCakes.html