David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

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  • VHS Revue 22 – Impulse (1990)

    Highlights from a 1990 VHS tape of the 1984 film “Impulse”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – DMG stand-up bit about hard rubbish (2016)
    – Channel 10’s “Summer of Entertainment” Promo featuring The Robert Guillaume Show, That’s Love, Murphy’s Law and Starting From Scratch
    – Malvern vs. Malvern
    – A Night Out in Melbourne, Victorian Tourism Commission TVC
    – Red Rooster Einstein TVC
    – Telecom MobileNet TVC
    – Fairstar the Funship Cruise TVC
    – Le Specs Le Tough sunglasses TVC
    – Gordon’s Gin TVC with strangely upbeat jingle

    Footage recorded from Channel Ten Melbourne 1990 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych and Tim Wray.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • Oh, what a feeling

    Hey, I’m in a Toyota ad.

    Also, you should buy a Toyota.

    – DMG

  • VHS Revue 15 – Coast to Coast (1989)

    Hey, it’s VHS Revue 15 – Coast to Coast (1989). See why Graham Kennedy really was Australia’s “King of Television”, as well as some weird ads for: Sandhurst Foods, Fab washing powder, the Suzuki Super Carry, Capt’n Snooze, plus a bizarre promo for “Sale of the Century” and some news snippets.

    Subscribe et al. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (and thanks very much to all the lovely people on those sites who’ve shared the videos and said nice things over the last couple of weeks).

    – DMG

  • VHS Revue 14 – Neighbours (1989)

    VHS Revue Ep 14 is out and it’s fast food-themed for some reason, featuring commercials for: Food Plus, Mars, Ruffles and Smiths chips. Plus some of the big news stories from 1989 and a special guest appearance by TV’s Stephen Hall.

    Watch it and then go to these places and press all the buttons: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.

    – DMG

  • VHS Revue 13 – All the Way (1988)

    It’s been a couple of years but “VHS Revue” is back with FOUR new episodes!

    Check out Ep 13 above. Highlights from a 30-year-old tape of the Australian TV drama series “All the Way” include commercials for Safeway, RACV, Copperart, BP, Strongbow cider and more.

    If you like what you see then please hit that like/retweet/subscribe/share/thumbs up button at these various locations: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.

    Three more episodes will be uploaded weekly-ish during the month of July.

    – DMG