David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: 1992

  • VHS Revue 45 – Yogi’s First Christmas (1992)

    Highlights from a 1992 VHS tape of “Yogi’s First Christmas”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Seven’s Family Christmas message from Mike Smithson & Dixie Marshall
    – Wallis Cinemas TVC with seat belts
    – Beyond 2000 promo with primitive CGI Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe “actors being brought back to life for the movies of the future”
    – Beyond 2000 promo with a man in one of those spinning sphere things
    – Sony Handycam from City International Duty Free TVC
    – The 1992 Carols Celebration at Campbelltown Oval TVC with “BBQ tea” (special guest appearance by TV’s Andrew Maj)
    – Whitehouse Furniture TVC with a “I’m a Lumberjack-esque” jingle
    – Green’s groceries TVC
    – Seven Promo for Bony and Pacific Power’s Carols in the Domain
    – Clarksons glass repair TVC
    – Super Seal plastic bag sealer infomercial from Demtel

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven in December 1992 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Andrew Maj, Jason Evans, Hannah Green, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 17 – Taking Care of Business (1992)

    The first of this year’s many new VHS Revues is now online!

    Highlights from a 1992 VHS tape of the motion picture comedy “Taking Care of Business”.

    Featuring:
    – NEC Powermate
    – Plumbing World with John Burgess
    – The Vern Schuppan Award for Best Celebrity Endorsement
    – Nathan Buckley promo for Seven News
    – Sports Illustrated
    – Dunlop tyres
    – Promos for “Hey Dad!” and “Acropolis Now”
    – What The Hell Was That?
    – Ella Baché
    – JM (Swahili) Insurance
    – Coca-Cola Futureball
    – Twisties
    – Tribute to Luke C. Green

    Footage recorded from Channel Seven Adelaide 1992 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy (camera, music, audio, autocue, basically everything behind the scenes) and John Hnatowych (how about that new intro sequence?).

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 5 – 1992 Ray Martin Special

    Pour yourself a tall glass of vodka and settle back for another VHS Revue!

    This time it’s a Channel Nine special called “Good Blokes & Superstars” from 18 November 1992.

    Highlights include commercials for Telecom, Bolle sunglasses, Australian Dairy Foundation and Spend-less Shoes. Join me as I raise a glass (or two) for quintuple Gold Logie-winner Ray Martin.

    Special thanks to Adam Navarro, Nicholas Godfrey, Alexis Kotlowy and Hannah Green. They know what they did.

    Have you subscribed on YouTube yet? You have the technology.

    – David M. Green