David M. Green: Purveyor of fine humour

Tag: VHS

  • 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 39 – The Fifth Element (2000)

    Highlights from a 2000 VHS tape of the 1997 film “The Fifth Element”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – Video Library cold opening
    – Channel 10 promo for Switching Lives and Unreal TV broadcast in wrong aspect ratio
    – Hyundai Lantra “it sells itself” TVC
    – dstore TVC with Julia Zemiro
    – UDL TVC
    – Get This S#!& Off The Air! – UDL
    – Force Electronics TVC
    – A Tedious Anecdote about a zombie ad for Aunty Kath’s Cookie Dough
    – A Ten News report about the Howard Government considering a plan to make boat people pick fruit by Samantha Maiden

    Footage recorded from Adelaide’s Channel 10, 13 February 2000 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych, Nicholas Godfrey, Chad Turner, Eleanor Gray, Amin Azoor, Annika Samuelsson, Carolyn Lawlor-Smith, Nigel Charman, Zoe Charman, Harrison Engstrom, 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 returns in 2023!

    Oh you better believe it.

    And it’s a great time to start supporting the show on Patreon to get your name in the end credits!

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    -DMG

  • 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:

    -DMG

  • VHS Revue 31 – Futurama Tape 1 (2002)

    Highlights from a 2002 VHS tape of “Futurama”. Presented by David M. Green.

    Featuring:
    – A Tedious Anecdote about Futurama, working at Kmart and the struggles of obtaining video in the early 2000s
    – Channel Seven Adelaide Promo
    – Today Tonight Promo
    – Telstra Mobile TVC
    – Telstra Mobile $5 Plan with Nokia 3315 TVC
    – Mr Bankrupt strangely toned down TVC
    – Vanilla Coke TVC featuring Aaron Paul
    – Truscott Hi-Fi Big End of Year Sale TVC
    – McLeay carpet store TVC featuring Jeff Sunderland & Bob Francis
    – Keith Bowden Electrical TVC
    – DMG calls Today Tonight with a few story suggestions

    Footage recorded from Channel 7 Adelaide, December 2002 and used here for review, parody and satirical purposes.

    Special thanks to Alexis Kotlowy, John Hnatowych & Tim Wray.

    VHS Revue Links:

    -DMG