David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Author: David M. Green

  • VHS Revue 50 – Playboy’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (2004)

    Last VHS Revue for 2023! Highlights from a 2004 VHS tape of ‘Playboy’s 50th Anniversary Celebration’. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – New VHS Revue intro
    – Highlights (and lowlights) from the 2003 Playboy special
    – Seven ident with Blue Heelers, All Saints & Ground Force
    – The Man From Atlantis TVC
    – Mannix Air Conditioning TVC
    – Cunningham’s Warehouse (“Cunnos”) TVC with Fujita air conditioners
    – Aus-Vac TVC before it re-branded as Godfrey’s in South Australia
    – Greenseas Tuna TVC featuring a jogging tuna
    – Butlers Irrigation TVC
    – Office Plus TVC
    – Vern Schuppan Award for Best Sporting Celebrity Endorsement
    – Key Home Loans TVC with Jason Gillespie
    – Danoz Direct infomercial for the Thane Mini Digital Camera
    – VHS Revue 50 Ep montage

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven 10 February 2004 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Chad Turner, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG

  • Thanks for watching 50 episodes of VHS Revue!

    Before I release Ep 50 in a couple of days, just wanted to say thanks for watching VHS Revue these last 15 years! I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as I have.

    Cheers to everyone who’s helped me along the way.

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 49 – The Court Jester (1990)

    Highlights from a 1990 VHS tape of the 1955 film ‘The Court Jester’. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A few snippets from The Court Jester
    – Promo for ‘Jack Thompson Down Under’
    – Hungry Jack’s Troppo Yumbo TVC (that’s a regular Yumbo with pineapple)
    – Blackwell Funerals TVC
    – DMG holding the MTR mic flag up to Victorian Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews in 2011
    – Australian Labor Party 1990 election TVC Medicare attack ad on Liberals/Nationals
    – Liberal Party 1990 election TVC with Andrew Peacock’s plan “for people who won’t even try to get a job”
    – Strepsils TVC featuring slightly mad scientist
    – Does It Jingle? segment
    – Rent-a-Ute TVC
    – Valvoline TVC “tomorrow’s oils today”
    – The Whitewood Centre TVC
    – Computer Man TVC

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Ten 11 March 1990 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Additional footage from ‘The Nanny’ (CBS, 1993-1999).

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Shaun Micallef, Hannah Green, Nick Henrys, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG

  • Consequential Lyrics Podcast

    Hi,

    I’m one of the guests on Eleanor Gray’s latest ‘Consequential Lyrics’ podcast, where we share some of our favourite song lyrics that have a special personal meaning. It was only later I realised both my contributions are triangle-based. Listen on her blog here.

    DMG

     

  • VHS Revue 48 – Northern Pursuit (1984)

    Highlights from a 1984 VHS tape of the 1943 film ‘Northern Pursuit’ partially taped over with the 1976 film ‘Network’. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – An interlude with Bill Collins promoting upcoming films and a preview of ‘Cry Wolf’
    – Cleo Magazine TVC badly distorted
    – Kmart TVC featuring mostly items they no longer sell
    – SoluElastin anti-wrinkle cream TVC poorly acted and directed
    – Network breaker
    – Nissan Pulsar TVC “Real True Blue”
    – Does It Jingle segment
    – Foster’s Lager TVC Los Angeles
    – 1984-themed General Pants TVC
    – Kraft Singles Cheese Slices TVC
    – A similar Bega Cheese TVC (1992) featuring a young Roz Hammond
    – Money Wise Account State Building Society TVC
    – Channel Ten Olympic rings Ident
    – Don’t Drink and Drive “Guardian Angel” TVC with impressive chroma key effect
    – Bill Collins outro

    Footage recorded from Sydney’s Channel Ten in 1984 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Dan Ilic, Hannah Green, Nick Henrys, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG