Russell Chapman wrote:
>
> Kevin wrote:
>
> >Now that is interesting! When did you see these commercials? I barely
> >remember them so they must have been late '70s to '80s.
> >
> It was before that - late 60s to early 70s I'd guess. Madge definitely
> had an Australian accent on our screens, it may have been either dubbed
> or even re-filmed for our audience, who were very parochial in those
> days. Even now, pretty much all our ads are locally produced (AOL, KFC,
> Coke etc) or redubbed (Microsoft, Film trailers, Motorola, Pepsi,
> Levis). McDonalds (and probably Coke) use a combination of local ads and
> redubbed US ads. The only ads I can think of off the top of my head with
> American voice over are Dell, John West and Jim Beam.
Dell? Are y'all getting those ads with that teenage guy who says,
"Dude, you're getting a Dell!" (or something similar)?
Does anyone else want to send Bob the Dinosaur over to that guy's house
some days, for administration of a Twirling Wedgie?
Julia
