Milk Tray Man - UK 70's /80's TV ads

A7ce

Forget Queen and Country, all this risk for a box of chocolates

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mcO_jt6pR3k

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SiObL83ooYo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AFMZUxW68oo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LVVZE9E68YM


Is it time for a Blond Milk Tray Man ???

John Drake

A7ce wrote:

Is it time for a Blond Milk Tray Man ???

What??? But you can't have a blonde milk tray man!! ) ) Thanks for these. That takes me back a bit. Poor bloody shark. Getting attacked by a male model for a box of chocolates. he's just swimming about, minding his own business. Then some maniac comes after him with a knife. What's that about. ) I can remembers seeing spoofs of these. I'm going to search Youtube and see if I can find them.

Bill Tanner

A7ce wrote:

Is it time for a Blond Milk Tray Man ?

See:

craignotmilktrayman.com

A7ce

The first 5 seconds of the First ad above are so Goldeneye PTS - although this was made some20 years before GE !

My personal fave was where he was skiing down a mountain escaping an avalanche - can't find that clip

Is it any coincidence tha the earleir chap from the late 60's and 70's ads is Connery-esque with his thin lips and flaired nostrils and the 90's gent is more Brosan with his combed back hair and combat/cargo apparel



From Wikipedia:
Milk Tray was responsible for one of the most famous and iconic advertising campaigns in British television history. Running from 1968 to 2003, the chocolate was advertised by the Milk Tray Man a rough, tough action man perhaps modelled on James Bond who goes through hell and high water to surreptiously deliver a box of Milk Tray to a woman. The strapline was All because the lady loves Milk tray.

There were 19 adverts in the series, actor Gary Myers who is most closely regarded as the action figure starred in 11 of them between 1968 and 1984. The music is called The Night Rider and is written by Cliff Adams who also wrote the music for Fry's Turkish Delight

John Drake

I've just seen a really bizarre ad that spoofs the Milk Tray ads. I think it's for online gambling, but I was a little too stunned to notice. It's got a dwarf acting as the milk tray man and delivering a casino advertisement to a yacht. I can't find it on Youtube, but I'll keep an eye out. If anybody else finds it, please post it here.

Lady Rose

John Drake wrote:

I've just seen a really bizarre ad that spoofs the Milk Tray ads. I think it's for online gambling, but I was a little too stunned to notice. It's got a dwarf acting as the milk tray man and delivering a casino advertisement to a yacht. I can't find it on Youtube, but I'll keep an eye out. If anybody else finds it, please post it here.

I saw it the other day for the first time too ... quite bizarre ...

Lady Rose

Found it!!

It is for Intercasino .... Craig had better watch out )


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T2OYzEu7dc0

John Drake

{[] Lady Rose. I do hope they make more of these.