David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: found footage

  • VHS Revue 19 – The Three Tenors From Rome to Paris (1994)

    Highlights from a 1994 Beta tape of “The Three Tenors: From Rome to Paris”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Just enough of The Three Tenors to get a copyright claim and YouTube running ads on this video the bastards
    – Mitre 10 hurdler TVC
    – White Lady Funerals TVC
    – Discount City Carpets telex TVC
    – DMG’s memories of The Thebby
    – Wholesale Menswear sale at Thebarton Theatre TVC
    – Bargain Hunters skiwear sale at Royal Theatre Wayville Showgrounds TVC with damn fine PADS (Phat Ass Drop Shadows)
    – Malaysia Airlines “futurey” TVC
    – “How Good Is That?” segment featuring TVC for McCain Baby Peas
    – Bonus footage: Qantas plane flying over Thebarton Theatre
    – DMG Patreon message

    Footage recorded from Channel Ten Adelaide 1994 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy and John Hnatowych.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 18 – Good Morning Australia (1992)

    Highlights from a 1992 VHS tape of “Good Morning Australia”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Senator Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen promotes her cook book “Classic Country Cooking” and discusses the Queensland corruption inquiry with GMA host Mike Hammond
    – News report about how Australia’s treatment of Indigenous people may affect Sydney’s bid to host the 2000 Olympics, featuring Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins. Warning: Offensive content.
    – Hollywood Plaza TVC
    – Ulta Bond TVC

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

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy and John Hnatowych.

    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 16 – All the Rivers Run 2 (1990)

    Behold VHS Revue 16 – All the Rivers Run 2 (1990).

    Featuring unusual commercials for: Toyota Spirit & Tarago, Taft hairspray, Vision Express, plus another special guest appearance by TV’s Stephen Hall.

    That’s all the new episodes for now. Big thanks to Stephen Hall for donating the tapes and some of his time for these 4 recent episodes and as always to Alexis Kotlowy for the camera, graphics, music and video tape editing. And thank YOU for watching.

    All of the links: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

    In other news, I’ve just finished the first draft of a new screenplay and next month I’m back writing on series 9 of “Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell” on ABC TV. Can’t wait.

    Could the timing be any better with #Libspill2?

    – 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