David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: VHS

  • 50 Years of VHS

    This month VHS marked 50 years since the video format was first released in Japan. Channel 9 made a whole thing about it and being somewhat of an enthusiast, I contributed a short bit explaining what a VHS tape actually is. I guess I was cheaper than using AI like they did with their 70 Years of TV special.

    If you were wondering how I did that trick where I pulled all the tape out of the cassette – and VHS Revue fanatics might recall I also did the same gag strolling through Galactic Video back in Episode 34 – tedious news!

    Here’s a video explaining how I removed the reel lock mechanism to allow rapid tape extraction with comical ease:

    New episodes are coming.

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 55 – Cats & Dogs (2005)

    Commercial break highlights from a 2005 recording of the 2001 film ‘Cats & Dogs’. Presented by David M. Green. Tape courtesy of Instagram follower Ridges & Grooves.

    Featuring:
    – West End Draught TVC “who’s the wing nut come up with the idea of coming over here?”
    – Nine News Adelaide promo “Local? Yeah we’re local”
    – Nine News update with Georgina McGuinness
    – Who Wants to be a Millionaire Celebrity Roulette promo with Pauline Hanson
    – The Apprentice promo with Donald Trump
    – 60 Minutes promo with Jim Carey
    – Cold Case promo with Peter Gabriel soundtrack
    – What a C**t! segment
    – Red Rooster TVC “classic quarters”
    – Kettle Sensations potato chips TVC (changed some of the music to avoid copyright issues)
    – KR Castlemaine ham TVC with Ned Kelly
    – Kellogg’s K-time Twists TVC
    – Wendy’s ice-creamery TVC “the original cone of silence”
    – Ford Falcon XR8 Ute TVC
    – Channel Nine Adelaide Ident
    – 2005 Clipsal 500 TVC
    – Cats & Dogs end credits with voice-over guy’s interesting pronunciation of ‘Matt Damon’

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Nine 13 February 2005 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Tim Wray, Gerard Kotlowy, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Ridges & Grooves and our generous supporters on Patreon.

    DMG

  • VHS Revue returns in 2024!

    Oh yes. VHS Revue is back with 10 new episodes in 2024!

    Available via your platform of choice, as long as it’s one of these: TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram.

    And there’s some extra stuff on Patreon too.

    First ep out soon.

    -DMG

  • Chatting VHS Revue with David Astle on ABC Radio Melbourne

    Hey,

    Here’s a chat I had with David Astle on ABC Radio Melbourne last year. Talking about VHS Revue, video tapes and VCRs.

    DMG

  • VHS Revue 45 – Yogi’s First Christmas (1992)

    Highlights from a 1992 VHS tape of “Yogi’s First Christmas”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Seven’s Family Christmas message from Mike Smithson & Dixie Marshall
    – Wallis Cinemas TVC with seat belts
    – Beyond 2000 promo with primitive CGI Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe “actors being brought back to life for the movies of the future”
    – Beyond 2000 promo with a man in one of those spinning sphere things
    – Sony Handycam from City International Duty Free TVC
    – The 1992 Carols Celebration at Campbelltown Oval TVC with “BBQ tea” (special guest appearance by TV’s Andrew Maj)
    – Whitehouse Furniture TVC with a “I’m a Lumberjack-esque” jingle
    – Green’s groceries TVC
    – Seven Promo for Bony and Pacific Power’s Carols in the Domain
    – Clarksons glass repair TVC
    – Super Seal plastic bag sealer infomercial from Demtel

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel Seven in December 1992 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Andrew Maj, Jason Evans, Hannah Green, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman and our generous supporters on Patreon.

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    DMG