David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Category: VHS Revue

  • Dave’s Video Graveyard

    The other night I joined Dave Mclennan and Casey Cumming on their podcast Dave’s Video Graveyard. I’ve been a fan ever since I stumbled upon their old show on Adelaide’s WOW FM in the car many years ago.

    We talked about childhood video stores, Hungry Jack’s, ice creams, our best drive-in double features and go through my 10 favourite films of all time.

    A couple of corrections while I’ve got you. I had to double check the map and the Video Mania / Civic Video / Movieland video store I was thinking of was actually on Sturt Road in Warradale (I’m pretty sure it was on the corner of Eucla Avenue – long since knocked down and turned into houses).

    Also the 1979 film ‘Being There’ wasn’t actually mentioned in that famous scene in ‘Tropic Thunder’. It was ‘Rainman’ and ‘Forrest Gump’ but you could absolutely put it in that same category.

    Anyways, LISTEN HERE.

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 44 – Seinfeld Sein-off (1998)

    It’s 25 years to the day since the final episode of Seinfeld aired in Australia on Channel Ten so what better excuse to look at some highlights from a 1998 VHS tape of the “Seinfeld Sein-off”!?

    Featuring:
    – A brief look at the Australian broadcast of the Seinfeld Sein-off, which featured The Chronicle (AKA The Clip Show) and The Finale Parts 1 & 2
    – American Express TVC featuring Jerry Seinfeld at the supermarket
    – Channel Ten promo for their Thursday night comedy lineup: The Nanny, Rosanne & Totally Full Frontal
    – Nintendo 64 Twin Controller Pack with clear purple controller TVC
    – A DMG Tedious Anecdote about the Nintendo 64 with home video footage of the Green kids opening theirs on Christmas Day 1998
    – Turn Me On Ten Promo with clips from US sitcom ‘The Naked Truth’
    – The Seinfeld Sein-off brought to you by Ericsson and the Nintendo 64 Twin Controller Pack
    – Up & Go TVC
    – Diet Coke window washer TVC dubbed with Australian accents
    – Smiths ‘The Full Monty’ potato crisps TVC featuring cartoon family ‘The Smiths’
    – Mr Bankrupt TVC without the usual voice-over guy
    – Telstra TVC featuring rich bumbling idiot
    – Berri TVC with intolerant fruit

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Ten on 20 August 1998 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Additional footage from Billy Madison (1995) and 31 Questions (2013)

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Jill Bruce, Graeme Bruce, Lachy Bruce, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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    -DMG

  • Hey I was totally on Today Extra

    Good to chat to David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys on Today Extra about VHS Revue and some of the weird ads I’ve found on old video tapes.

    Originally broadcast live on Channel 9, 21 July 2023.

    More Today and Today Extra videos on YouTube

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 43 – The Comedy Company So Excellent! (2002)

    Highlights from a 2002 VHS tape of “The Comedy Company So Excellent!”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A brief look at The Comedy Company, the Australian sketch show that aired 1988-1990
    – Channel Ten “Yellow” “Seriously” ident
    – Campbell’s Chunky Soup TVC featuring Tony Lockett
    – Just Right cereal TVC
    – Dreamland TVC with Simmons Beautyrest mattress ad from overseas
    – Subway TVC with an Australian accent shoehorned in there
    – Australian Unity Health Insurance TVC featuring a man at a urinal
    – Get This S#!& Off The Air! – Australian Unity
    – Archers Aqua Schnapps TVC
    – Brickworks Markets TVC with Flintstones-esque jingle
    – Booze Brothers TVC

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Ten on 8 August 2002 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Chad Turner, Alex Lovell, Laureen Lawlor-Smith, Graham Lovell, Jane Nield, Matthew Cocks, Mark Humphries, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman, Tanaya Quinn, the Cert 3, 4 & Diploma students studying Screen and Media at Wollongong TAFE and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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    -DMG

  • Dissecting a Frog Podcast

    I was recently a guest on the excellent ‘Dissecting a Frog’ podcast, where host Luke Morris from Comedy Victoria and I discussed the finer points of writing comedy for radio, TV & online.

    Highlights include some things I’ve never told anyone, like how I derive inspiration from the ABC toilets, some behind the scenes tidbits from Mad as Hell, my brief time at Triple M in 2009, fun with autocues and the latest season of VHS Revue.

    They’re all good episodes and if you’re interested in writing and/or performing comedy and the mechanics of it, I highly recommend listening to the whole series.

    -DMG