David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: retro

  • VHS Revue 47 – Royal Charity Performance (1981)

    Highlights from a 1981 Beta tape of the ‘Royal Charity Performance’ in Adelaide, South Australia. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Introduction by Kevin Crease
    – Highlights from the concert at Adelaide’s Festival Theatre, including Prince Charles walking around and jokes from host Barry Crocker
    – Robin Williams on The Don Lane Show in 1979 with some familiar material
    – Seven Ident with promo for ‘A Man Called Intrepid’
    – Radio Rentals TVC featuring wood TVs on Festival Plaza
    – HMV (His Master’s Voice) Television TVC with John Wood
    – Canberra Televisions TVC
    – Ernsmiths Norwood electrical store TVC with Jeremy Cordeaux
    – Colgate toothpaste TVC that uses the same set as the Ernsmiths ad
    – Promo for ‘Daily at Dawn’ and ‘Kingswood Country’
    – Seven Adelaide Total News promo with funky soundtrack
    – Promo for ‘The Australians’ featuring truck driver Thora Daphne ‘Toots’ Holzheimer
    – Comparing Australian accents in ads for the Savings Bank of South Australia and Whiskas ‘Fishkas’ cat food
    – Kentucky Fried Chicken TVC with “nice to see them eating well” and jingle
    – “Luxury” Datsun Pulsar TVC
    – Volvo “Dr Jekyll” TVC

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven in April 1981 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

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

    VHS Revue Links:

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 27 – Death Becomes Her (1997)

    We’re back! Highlights from a 1997 VHS tape of the 1992 film “Death Becomes Her”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Ericsson mobile phone TVC
    – Payphone update with Andy Matthews
    – Telstra TVC with jingle “Making it easier for you”
    – West End Draught TVC with Showdown 1 tie-in
    – DV Milk TVC with Rex Hunt
    – Libra Ultra Thins TVC crime scene clean-up
    – Cosmopolitan magazine TVC featuring man with woman’s voice
    – WorkCover TVC Think Safety Talk Safety featuring bear trap blindfold
    – Westpac Classic Plus TVC
    – Coca-Cola TVC with polar bears and seal

    Footage recorded from Channel Ten Adelaide, 1997 and used here for  review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Gerard Kotlowy, Emmanuel Photakis, Tim Wray, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Richard Sidey, Andy Matthews and Rex Hunt.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG

  • OH. MY. GOD. New VHS Revue episodes coming in 2022!

    It’s on. It’s on like space invaders.

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    -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

  • VHS Revue now on Patreon

    Oh hello,

    I recently created a Patreon account for my webseries VHS Revue. Made a video for it too, so you know it’s serious.

    Join me on a journey through unintentional comedy and general ridiculousness found on old video tapes. It’s mostly funny and/or strange ads and other random stuff taped off Australian TV in the ’80s, ’90s and early ’00s, plus a gag or two in between. It takes quite a bit of time to sift through these tapes so if you like VHS Revue and want to contribute a few dollars to help me make more episodes, I’d be very surprised.

    And thank you very much to the baker’s dozen folks who have already subscribed!

    -DMG