David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: channel ten

  • 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.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -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.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 26 – The Spy Who Loved Me (2000)

    Highlights from a 2000 VHS tape of the 1977 Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Bond Brexit metaphor
    – Mitsubishi TVC featuring Bond gun barrel
    – State Library of South Australia TVC
    – Plasflo TVC featuring shit jingle
    – Pizza Haven Big Hawaiian Holiday TVC with Seinfeld tie-in
    – Plant Liquidators fire sale TVC
    – Mitsubishi “tick” TVC
    – Liquor Smart TVC (also with a “tick” gesture)
    – Natural Gas “Everybody Loves Gas” TVC
    – Unreal Ads & It Happened On Holiday Promo
    – Unreal TV Adults Only Promo
    – Motorola TVC featuring horny tortoise
    – Roger Moore cardboard cameo
    – STD gag outtakes

    Footage recorded from Channel Ten Adelaide, 2000 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych & Hannah Green.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG