David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: ’80s

  • 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

  • VHS Revue 46 – The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1984)

    Highlights from a 1984 VHS tape of the TV movie ‘The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal’. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A brief look at the 1979 TV movie ‘The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal’
    – The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) TVC
    – Lovely! Pancakes TVC
    – “Be There” Seven Sydney Ident
    – Sons & Daughters Promo
    – 11A.M. with Graham Kennedy Promo
    – Kingswood Country Promo
    – Toyota TVC with guy in a red suit jacket
    – Nissan Bluebird TVC with “Foz” and his two Armaguard vans
    – Modular Pools TVC featuring “Monty Modular”
    – “Does It Jingle” segment
    – Norman Ross Electrical Discounts TVC
    – Singapore Airlines “Singapore Girl” TVC
    – Grace Bros winter menswear TVC
    – Suzuki Swift TVC
    – New South Wales Random Breath Testing TVC
    – St. George Building Society TVC “Name the day account” term deposit & “Love the feel of this country” jingle

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

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

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 30 – Bikini Boat (1995)

    Highlights from a 1995 VHS tape of the 1989 TV movie “Bikini Boat” (AKA “Class Cruise”). Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A few highlights from this very stupid movie
    – Babs Bargains TVC
    – Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Live Show TVC
    – Several late night phone dating TVCs (Instant Date, Private Eye Contacts, Interesting Singles)
    – Houseboat Hotline TVC
    – DMG’s “The problem with Adelaide in the 90s” editorial
    – South Australia “Going All The Way” TVC

    Footage recorded from Channel 7 Adelaide, 1995 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Steve Murray & Van Badham.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 20 – A Woman Called Golda (1982)

    Highlights from a 1982 Beta tape of the telemovie/miniseries “A Woman Called Golda”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Lowrey Organs TVC
    – Ford Meteor TVC
    – Ten Promo for Anne Wills Movie Scene
    – BP “The Quiet Achievers” TVC
    – “You Can See It All On Ten” Promo featuring Parkinson in Australia
    – Trix dishwashing liquid TVC
    – Ten Clock with “Australian Motors’ Brand New Sigma” jingle
    – Snippets of Violet Crumble and Crunchie TVCs
    – Drifter chocolate bar TVC – Treets confectionery TVC
    – Weller Balsam shampoo and conditioner TVC
    – DMG visits the supermarket
    – Promo for “A Woman Called Golda” Part 2 (“…Ingrid Bergman in POSSIBLY her last performance…”)

    Footage recorded from Channel Ten Adelaide 1982 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy and John Hnatowych.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • New VHS Revue episodes in 2021!

    Yeeeeeeessssssss! That’s right, over the last couple of months I’ve been spooling my way through more VHS tapes (and a couple of Beta ones) from the VCRs of yesteryear and I’ve found all sorts of wacky stuff worthy of some sort of curated highlight reel. So several new VHS Revue episodes are on the way. The trailer above is just the tip of the ice coffee.

    So make sure to click all the things: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram.

    Also, I’ve recently started a Patreon just for VHS Revue, so if you like these and want to help me make more I’d be very surprised.

    -DMG