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christmas adverts as a kid

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Seeing as we're liking the toys you never had thread, do you remember the adverts for:

Action man and later action force

Sindy

Scalextric

Star wars from palitoy/kenner

Transformers

Mask

Battleships

Game of life

Crossbows and catapults

Girls world

Etch a sketch

My little pony

Raleigh Grifter

Mousetrap

Pac man and mini munchman

potters wheel

Ahhhh fond memories....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

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By *ilkChocManMan
over a year ago

Sanderstead

Coca Cola advert

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By *ev-PMan
over a year ago

Hampshire


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory "

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

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By *uttyjonnMan
over a year ago

SEA


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels "

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control "

I remember that. My dad saying turn the tv over. I'm sure we had a dial changer before push button came in

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By *uttyjonnMan
over a year ago

SEA


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control

I remember that. My dad saying turn the tv over. I'm sure we had a dial changer before push button came in"

The technique of tuning in using the dial is something I still use to this day

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By *ev-PMan
over a year ago

Hampshire


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control

I remember that. My dad saying turn the tv over. I'm sure we had a dial changer before push button came in"

Then a strange man would come every few weeks and empty the money box at the back of the tv....radio rentals i think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahhh the dial changer and then you would still need to jiggle the aerial to get a decent pic

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By *uttyjonnMan
over a year ago

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"Ahhh the dial changer and then you would still need to jiggle the aerial to get a decent pic "

poor old Rod Hull eh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control

I remember that. My dad saying turn the tv over. I'm sure we had a dial changer before push button came in

Then a strange man would come every few weeks and empty the money box at the back of the tv....radio rentals i think. "

Were they old 5ps we put in? Or was that the gas meter ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ahhh the dial changer and then you would still need to jiggle the aerial to get a decent pic "

My dad was an electrical engineer so he put a big aerial in our loft eventually. I remember the knitting needle antenna you spent ages adjusting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

our tv wasnt on that much - cant say i recall many ads - the nimble bread one - oxo of course - vicks nasal thingy - bt and the ology - pears soap - oh theyre all coming bac to me now

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

I remember the He-Man adverts.

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By *ev-PMan
over a year ago

Hampshire


"I can barely remember tv from my childhood. The ads are long gone from my memory

same here and no colour, push button telly with 2 or 3 channels

I was the youngest and therefore I was the remote control

I remember that. My dad saying turn the tv over. I'm sure we had a dial changer before push button came in

Then a strange man would come every few weeks and empty the money box at the back of the tv....radio rentals i think.

Were they old 5ps we put in? Or was that the gas meter ?"

Think it was a shilling...didn't have gas just electric ....oh, and a coal fire. Ahhh the good old days

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