One For The Older Members

[bad company]

Who remembers and can name this character from a tv advertisement?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Reginald Molehusband?

[bad company]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Reginald Molehusband?

Got it in one, ‘the worst parker in town’.

[bobfather]

[rjfp1962]

JR Hartley...

[Eric Mc]

bad company said:

Who remembers and can name this character from a tv advertisement?

Has the video been found? The BFI was looking for it a few years ago.

And can anyone remember what type of car he was driving?

[davhill]

Eric Mc said:

Has the video been found? The BFI was looking for it a few years ago.

And can anyone remember what type of car he was driving?

Austin A40 IIRC

Correction: Austin 1100, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdkc-7J41Is

Edited by davhill on Monday 29th November 17:42

[GAjon]

Don’t forget the ‘Weaver bird’.

[Eric Mc]

davhill said:

Austin A40 IIRC

Correction: Austin 1100, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdkc-7J41Is

Edited by davhill on Monday 29th November 17:42

I always remembered it as either an 1100 or perhaps a 1300. That video is a reconstruction with "new" (2006) footage mated to the original soundtrack.

[Riley Blue]

Eric Mc said:

davhill said:

Austin A40 IIRC

Correction: Austin 1100, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdkc-7J41Is

Edited by davhill on Monday 29th November 17:42

I always remembered it as either an 1100 or perhaps a 1300. That video is a reconstruction with "new" (2006) footage mated to the original soundtrack.

A white or off-white 1100 as far as I recall.

[Higgs boson]

"It's a sailing dingy".

I might be paraphrasing, but if you know, you know.

Can you name the couple without searching?

[McGee_22]

Petunia is the fat old bird iirc

[TUS373]

That's the same era as 'Charlie says...', Charlie being a cat.

[TUS373]

McGee_22 said:

Petunia is the fat old bird iirc

Agreed. And the chap had a hanky on his head. They were eating ice cream.

Chap in the dingy was waving. Is he being friendly?

[McGee_22]

TUS373 said:

McGee_22 said:

Petunia is the fat old bird iirc

Agreed. And the chap had a hanky on his head. They were eating ice cream.

Chap in the dingy was waving. Is he being friendly?

Eric and Petunia?

[DoctorX]

Joe

[Wacky Racer]

bad company said:

Who remembers and can name this character from a tv advertisement?

He wasn't the original Reginald Molehusband from the early 1967 ad, in fact he's nothing like him.

This was a recent remake with this actor with the original or virtually identical narration.

The original footage (I suspect) was lost years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/24/ian-...

[andym1603]

Anyone remember the advert that this was in?

[Wacky Racer]

TUS373 said:

McGee_22 said:

Petunia is the fat old bird iirc

Agreed. And the chap had a hanky on his head. They were eating ice cream.

Chap in the dingy was waving. Is he being friendly?

[Super Sonic]

andym1603 said:

Anyone remember the advert that this was in?

Goodyear?