1966 UK Milky Way advert. Proof that the US wasn't the only country embracing the "wholesome, clean cut" look. The girl is of course gorgeous; hope she wasn't "exterminated" in one of the many '60s Dalek invasions of London.
The guy is a total dumb ass, though: very FSMer in nature.
Later 80s lion bar advert "Wild thing" - spot the parallel between the lions jaws opening and the lion bar being ripped open. https://youtu.be/R178y5MjtI8
Outstanding! The theme is quality. I loved how it's used in the third one. Who knew something called a "Milk Tray" could be so cool?
Those adverts are better than Thunderball and (especially) OHMSS.
Cadburys started milk tray box in 1915. But a bit of background for you on the milk tray man campaign.
From 1968 to 2003, the chocolate was advertised by the 'Milk Tray Man' a tough James Bond–style figure who undertakes daunting 'raids' to surreptitiously deliver a box of Milk Tray chocolates to a lady. The original tagline was And all because the lady loves Milk Tray.
There were 19 adverts in the series.
Six actors played the Milk Tray Man. Actor Gary Myers, who is most recognizable as the action figure, starred in 11 of them between 1968 and 1984. He was also in gerry anderson tV series UFO. James Coombes assumed the role in 1987. Kidderminster born actor Alan Riley was officially the last Milk Tray man, in an advert which featured actress Sienna Guillory. A memorable scene of the man jumping from a cliff top into the sea was performed by veteran stuntman Alf Joint.
Top film directors, including Adrian Lyne directed the adverts.
The music, The Night Rider, was written by Cliff Adams, who also wrote the music for Fry's Turkish Delight advertisements. The music was recorded commercially by Alan Hawkshaw on the album "27 Top TV Themes" (Studio 2 Stereo, 1972). This album has been re-released on CD (EMI 7234 4 98171 2 8). Alan Hawkshaw was the pianist on the original sessions with Cliff Adams, for the advertisements. A medley of three separate arrangements of the theme, based on the authentic scores as used in the commercials from 1968 to 2010, is commercially available, performed by London Music Works, on the album "Great British TV Themes" (SILCD 1357).
The entire campaign of television advertisements ranked at number 11 on ITV's "Best Ads Ever" list in 2005. The specific Avalanche advert ranked at number 48 in Channel 4's list of the "100 Greatest TV Ads" in 2000.
In looking at the drizzling caramel upon the rice and wafer(?), the Lion Bar reminds me of a similar candy bar here called "Whatchamacalit", though the latter has peanut along with the rest of it.
That damned "Yorkie" bar looks to be my next magnificent obsession, and I haven't even tried one yet.
You’ll like the Yorkie Bar. It gives itself no airs or graces, just a shaped lump of chocolate. The raisin and biscuit version is terribly nice but moves away from its core message: chocolate with no pissing around. I never quite knew why they never adopted that as a slogan.
You’ll like the Yorkie Bar. It gives itself no airs or graces, just a shaped lump of chocolate. The raisin and biscuit version is terribly nice but moves away from its core message: chocolate with no pissing around. I never quite knew why they never adopted that as a slogan.
The Brit shop only stocked the non-pissing around version. I'd try 'em both, though! In fact, a lot of the "variations" sound appealing. They even had a rum-flavored version. I'm still searching for something akin to the Old Jamaica.
You’ll like the Yorkie Bar. It gives itself no airs or graces, just a shaped lump of chocolate. The raisin and biscuit version is terribly nice but moves away from its core message: chocolate with no pissing around. I never quite knew why they never adopted that as a slogan.
Quality candy bar! As for flavor comparisons, The Yorkie is a chunkier, creamier, and just plain superior version of our own Nestle milk chocolate bar. The Yorkie is just the bar I'll run to whenever I'm having a milk chocolate craving--it certainly does the job.
I haven't really heard about any of these, as none were distributed in Norway -- at least not in my lifetime. However, I DO recognize a few brands on those photos, as these DID get over here or I've seen them on travels -- Mars, Kit Kat, Smarties, Maltesers, Bassett's licorice, After Eight and maybe a couple more.
Now, if we proceeded to the 80s and 90s and included Norwegian brands as well, I could make some great lists for you. But they would only be nostalgia trips for myself, obviously.
