Weetabix Robin Hood Advert

Weetabix have always tried to create interesting and funny adverts but none have ever beaten their 1991 Weetabix advert featuring Robin Hood.

This Weetabix advert plays on the fact that Robin Hood always managed to beat the evil Sheriff of Nottingham by Robin Hood actually being defeated in this advert.

The advert starts with Robin Hood riding with his band of men to free his lady from the Sheriffs tower only to see the Sheriff of Nottingham eating Weetabix which makes him retreat.

Not only is the advert funny because of the story line, it is made even more amusing by the accompanying song which is below with the advert.

Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood with his band of men,
Feared by the bad, loved by the good,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood could be in a fix
Robin Hood, Robin Hood spies the Weetabix
Does he retreat back to Sherwood,
Coz he should, coz he should, coz he should,

Specsavers Advert

Specsavers have struck again. Not long ago I published the Specsavers dog shearing advert which was a huge success for Specsavers on the UK market, now Specsavers have gone one better with the news chainsaw advert.

This new advert is like a mini scary movie with electricity starting to go off all over a town and people becoming worried and wondering whats going on, this happens along with great backing music. At the end of the advert you find that a logger who cannot see very well has not only used his chainsaw to cut down trees, he has cut down wooden electricity pylons too.

This is a great advert and a must to watch, well done Specsavers.

Boddingtons - The Body Advert

Boddingtons had a range of adverts quite a few years back that starred Melanie Sykes, a beautiful woman with a very common Britisg accent. The use of Melanie Sykes in Boddingtons adverts worked extremely well to hit the market of the average man.

My favourite of these adverts is called "The body" where you see men with great bodies showing feats of strength and posing as Melanie walks round with her sultry looks, that is until she sits down and says "If you think thats strong chuck then try lifting one of these" and lifts a pint of Boddingtons. Not forgetting that she then takes the mick out of one of the fellas with big muscles and tight pants.

This is a great piece of advertising and Boddingtons did well from this one.

Carling Advert - The Crab

This Carling advert was first broadcast in February 2002 and was a talking point among many. The advert was to advertise Carling Black Label...the normal Carling cans bought in shops today.

The advert plays on a man stranded on a desert island after a plane crash, he wakes to find a crab in front of him and the crab shows him a fridge full of Carling. The fridge is warm as it is not connected to any electricity so the man and crab work together to get some electricty running and then the man kicks back to relax and drink a Carling.

The advert ends with.....well watch it to find out.

This is a great Carling advert, one of many great adverts Carling have produced.

Cadburys Creme Egg Mass Goo-icide

Cadburys creme eggs are probably my favourite chocolate along with Smarties and when I saw this Cadburys creme egg advert I thought, well done Cadburys.

I remember the days when Cadburys creme eggs only came out near easter and I would have to wait a year to get my hands on one again, but thankfully this is not the case today!

There have been a mini series of Cadburys creme egg adverts recently that have really been funny and entertaining but todays advert is advert is my favourite out of all of them.

The idea behind these adverts is to show that the creme egg is more than just a chocolate as it has a gooey but tasty centre. The advert is all about mass goo-icide and shows a host of creme eggs on mouse traps before one egg comes in above them, unwraps itself then jumps in to the crowd causing an onslaught of gooiness...you have to watch it!

Go Ahead Bar Advert

I have just watched an advert on the TV for Go Ahead fruit bars. Now the adverts for low calorie nutritious, healthy bars are normally boring but this Go Ahead advert really did make me smile.

The Go Ahead advert starts with a woman walking along and seeing an ice cream that makes her hungry. She then fights with a pink teddy that is acting as her hunger and she starts losing the battle, that is until she pulls out her Go Ahead bar and eats it.

Watch the video for yourself and tell me what you think!

Scampi Fries - The Sweet Smell Of Success

This Scampi Fries advert was one that had many rolling in laughter but also caused complaints to be written. If memory serves correctly there was a total of 61 complaints about this advert.

I wont ruin the ending for you but the title of this post gives you an idea to work from. I imagine that who ever thought of this Scampi Fries advert was in fits of laughter and sitting in a pub with their friends getting drunk.

To me this is an advert that the male species will enjoy more than the females and I think that the company behind this Scampit Fries advert have really engaged the younger male audience with this advertising masterpiece.

I give a big thumbs up for this advert.....or should that be fingers!!

Specsavers Sheep Dog Shearing advert

Specsavers has had a recent run of interesting "should have gone to Specsavers" adverts, these Specsavers adverts have really caught the imagination of the UK public.

The advert plays on a sheep shearer who cant see very well, he is shearing his sheep and when he gets to the end he accidently then shears his sheep dog.

I love this Specsavers advert and thought it was great, although I felt a little sad for the dog at the end lol.

The song in the advert is "Bimse buan ar buairt gach lo" an old Irish song that means, I am constantly depressed every day. Supposedly the song is about bonny prince charles in Scotland and the sadness that the writer felt when he left the country.