David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: parody

  • 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.

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  • VHS Revue 34 – Monkey Business (1987)

    Highlights from a 1987 VHS tape of the 1931 Marx Brothers film “Monkey Business”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – David M. Green on the joy of video tapes
    – Highlights from Monkey Business
    – Monday Morning Movie Breaker
    – Lietzke copper doors TVC
    – Adelaide International Expo ’87 TVC
    – Creepy Sale of the Century Promo
    – Famé Soir D’Or perfume TVC
    – SA Great TVC
    – A Brief History of Cunno’s
    – Cunningham’s Warehouse TVC
    – French Mouli Salad Maker Infomercial
    – Bonus interview with Steve Zivkovic from Galactic Video, one of last video stores in Adelaide

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel 9 in 1987 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Shaun Micallef, Geoff Winter, Stephen Zivkovic, Galactic Video and Dan Ilic.

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  • VHS Revue 32 – Licence to Kill (2000)

    Highlights from a 2000 VHS tape of the 1989 James Bond film “Licence to Kill”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A brief look at Bond technology
    – Horn Comtek 3 computer desk TVC
    – Planet Ark TVC featuring Pierce Brosnan
    – iPRIMUS internet service provider TVC
    – Autobytel TVC featuring Alan Brough
    – Qantas TVC with spinning clock hands
    – Dreamland Bedding Help Sale TVC
    – Bed-E-Buys TVC “major dump”
    – Designer Direct TVC “cheap cheap”
    – Gouger Rugs “the gloves are off” TVC
    – Mr Bankrupt “Aussie Aussie Aussie” TVC
    – How Good Is That? Hahn Premium Light TVC featuring Michael Caton
    – VHS Revue Patreon Promo 2022

    Footage recorded from Channel 10 Adelaide, 28 October 2000 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych & Emmanuel Photakis.

    VHS Revue Links:

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  • VHS Revue 28 – Jurassic Park (1996)

    Highlights from a 1996 VHS tape of the 1993 film “Jurassic Park”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Central Television GTS/BKN ident and explanation
    – Disposals of Broken Hill TVC (55 Oxide Street)
    – End of Go Kart Action TVC
    – Analysis of strange audio issue
    – Tedious Explanation of VCR with misaligned erase head
    – Ford Explorer TVC with Back to the Future-esque music
    – Sprite TVC with subliminal message in ice cubes
    – Lemonade USA vs Australia comparison
    – Benny the Bin charity TVC NACRO
    – Broken Hill Tile Centre TVC
    – Multix Alfoil TVC with crudely animated polar bears
    – 1997 Collins Diary TVC
    – Youth Crime CSA featuring kids being loaded into a gun ACRO
    – Donkey Kong Land 2 for GameBoy TVC featuring chimpanzees
    – VHS Revue Lonely Kids Club T-shirt promo.

    Footage recorded from Central Television GTS BKN, 1996 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Lochlann Dwyer, Tim Wray & Richard Sidey.

    VHS Revue Links:

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  • 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.

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