Sony - Good Day (2000, USA) Automaton 2022-11-28 | This is the "yah yah yah" printer ad that Reddit user Addlepated has been trying to find for many years. Turns out it's for a whole suite of products, not just a printer, which might explain how we missed it for so long despite being on AdForum after all. Thanks so much to Sternes on the LCF server for the find!
Maley Swim School commercial (2003, USA) Automaton 2024-09-14 | I'VE GOT A LITTLE WISH, WANNA SWIM LIKE A FISH, WANNA LEAP LIKE A FROGGY IN THE POOLWANNA SPLISH, WANNA SPLASH, WANNA LEARN WHILE I LAUGHWANNA GO TO MALEY SWIM SCHOOL!I'M GONNA SLIP, GONNA SLIDE, GONNA DIP, GONNA DIVE, GONNA FLOAT ON MY BELLY REALLY COOLI'M GONNA LEARN TO SWIM RIGHT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WHEN I GO TO MALEY SWIM SCHOOL!I WANNA SWIM LIKE A WHALE-Y, I WANNA GO TO MALEY...Initially came across this while looking through uploaded ad breaks from the early 2000s and later discovered it for download via the Maley site on Wayback Machine. Maley Swim School is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and looks like a strip mall from the outside. But don't let that fool you! The "Big Kahuna Party" is one of the finest birthday functions in the Jackson metropolitan area. web.archive.org/web/20040412222743/http://maleyswimschool.com
BBC1 Continuity and Closedown (w/ Fire Escape Plan PIF) - May 1996 Automaton 2024-08-26 | Finally found a closedown with a PIF in it! I primarily upload commercial TV so I'm not especially interested in BBC continuity, but I always make sure to check for PIFs and anything else that sticks out to me. I think this is the third closedown I've come across so far and the first to include a public information film. Also contains promos for QED (Formula 1 episode) and Airport, as well as the late night weather.Once again I apologise for the grey bar at the bottom; this seems to be a mechanical fault with the model of VCR I'm using and I hope to replace it soon.
Channel 4 Adverts - October 1988 (2) Automaton 2024-08-17 | Featuring:"The Face at the Window" and "The Gorilla" promoHeat Electric HorlicksLondon Bus DriversKellogg's Bran FlakesColorollMilk
Channel 4 Adverts - September/October? 1988 (1) Automaton 2024-08-17 | Aired during Mork and Mindy. Unsure of the exact date but there's a C4 promo in the next upload which dates those breaks to early October so I assume these were around the same time. The tape contained several Mork and Mindy episodes with some of the breaks cut entirely. Featuring:London Bus DriversBenettonRed MountainShebaBritish GasMobil 1PG TipsLynxCloverDTI Enterprise Initiative PIF
ITV Thames Adverts - May 1991 (2) Automaton 2024-08-17 | Featuring:Heineken ExportSwinton Insurance "Get A Video Out"SureOranginaHoverspeedHolsten ExportPredator 2 trailerVO5RowentaTraining and Enterprise CouncilLynxThe Hard Way trailerNo More Dying Then trailer
ITV Thames Adverts - May 1991 (1) Automaton 2024-08-17 | Don't knacker it. Cracker it.Featuring:No More Dying Then promoJumpin' Jack Flash movie premiere promo35 Up promoAbbey NationalHooverHerta (horrible earworm lol)Capri SunDomestosJohnson's Baby BathMumLA Law promoBoxing and Football promosGuinessPolaroidJacob'sFlashBlack & Decker StripemasterEverybody Wins trailerTwixGraficFord Escort EncoreLA Law promo
Woolworths - Keith the Alien Get Set for Summer Adverts (1998, UK) Automaton 2024-08-16 | Found these while skimming through a tape I got today. I know someone was looking for an Easter advert with Keith which aired around a similar time, but I hadn't seen mention of these specific ads before.These aired in approximately May 1998 on Channel 4, between Ardal O'Hanlon Live and an episode of TFI Friday. I'll get around to uploading the full breaks in future.
Milkshake/Channel 5 Adverts and Continuity - August 2004 (5) Automaton 2024-08-12 | My final Milkshake upload for now. Aired after an episode of "Morris 2274", a show which seems to be entirely unavailable. I do intend to upload the episode but it'll likely be posted to Internet Archive rather than YouTube once I get around to it.Featuring: Perfect MatchHariboVimtoWalk to me DaisyPrivilegeNice 'n EasyLenorPampersPantene Pro-VBounty (partial - recording cuts into the MechaNick clip I uploaded previously)
Milkshake/Channel 5 Adverts and Continuity - August 2004 (4) Automaton 2024-08-12 | Always funny to me seeing products relating to another channel's characters getting promoted in ads elsewhere - Tweenies in the last upload, Balamory and Tractor Tom in this one. Featuring:ClarksThunderbirds are Go trailerElectronic Talking Tractor Tom Little Monkey LostBattledomeLil' BratzBalamory Josie Jump's MatScent StarsSpider-Man Power Gloves and Mask VimtoBella Ballerina Home Ballet StudioWalk to me DaisyRamonSugar Puffs (Thunderbirds)Crayola ErasableClarksPerky Puppy, Perky Spaniel, and Perky KittyGarfield: The Movie trailer
Milkshake/Channel 5 Adverts and Continuity - August 2004 (3) Automaton 2024-08-12 | Before and after Hi-5.Featuring:Crayola Erasable Shrek 2 trailerPerky Kitty, Perky Spaniel, and Perky PuppyDomino ExpressSnow White's Micro CottageTweenies at Alton TowersVimtoEdge HovercraftGeomagAquapetsAnimal Hospital My Beautiful BallerinaScent StarsMadame TussaudsPost Office PhonecardGarfield: The Movie trailerAnimal Hospital
Milkshake/Channel 5 Adverts and Continuity - August 2004 (2) Automaton 2024-08-12 | Two more breaks following on from the one I posted earlier. Nearly the entire Milkshake block from the 6th had been recorded so we could catch the contest results from the previous video - I've split the remaining breaks across five separate uploads. Featuring:Sainsbury'sTMNT Ninja Action TurtlesPerky Kitty, Perky Spaniel, and Perky Puppy (no Perky Pat? repost if you're a true Philip K Dickhead)GeomagVimtoSnow White's Micro CottageScent StarsGarfield: The Movie trailerMagnetixLittle Monkey LostRamonCurly QThink! Hedgehogs PIF (all-time classic)Home on the Range trailerCrayola ErasablesVimtoPantene Pro-V Clarks BootlegMy Beautiful BallerinaSpy GearWalk to me Daisy Edge HovercraftMadame Tussauds
FilmNet Promos and Continuity (1989-91?) Automaton 2024-08-12 | Something else a little different - a short break from the Scandinavian channel FilmNet, which I believe had to be pirated in the UK at the time this was recorded. I found this at the end of some random early-90s home movies from an eBay lot, said home movies having been taped over a FilmNet airing of "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" which leads into "Stand By Me". Contains a trailer for "The Accused" which seems to restart itself a short way in.I'm also not sure what "Charmes 3" is but I suspect it might be of a risque nature - according to TVARK (which helped me figure out a rough date for the idents) the channel was criticised in the UK for airing porn.
[PARTIAL] MechaNick - Double Decker Bus (S1 E10) Automaton 2024-08-11 | A very short segment of yet another MechaNick episode. Unfortunately it's only the very end of it but I've also included the studio continuity leading into Elmo's World. Aired 9th of February 2004.
Milkshake/Channel 5 Continuity - August 2004 (1) [SEE DESCRIPTION] Automaton 2024-08-11 | I've been looking for this tape for AGES and I finally found it buried in one of my cupboards. This shows the results of Milkshake's summer 2004 animal art contest, in which my giraffe painting/collage won a top prize (a Playmobil zoo set). I've bleeped my full name and location but I've been wanting to find this for a very long time and couldn't find it among my family's other recordings. This tape also contains a whole bunch of ads/continuity from Milkshake on the same day, which I'll be uploading later. The famous giraffe appears at 2:14 :)Initially thought this was July 30th but it now appears to be August 6th - thanks to BlueFrog for corroborating that!
Channel 4 Adverts - September 1993 (1) Automaton 2024-08-10 | "Falling off has become part of the game."Aired during and after Pacific Station.Featuring:Vauxhall Astra VanSkyCorn FlakesDHLSolpadeine Kronenbourg 1664The Music Game promoEquinox "Fear of Falling" promo.Golden CrownElseve from L'OrealSolpadeine (repeat)PrudentialTetley BitterDerek Jarman's "Blue" promo
Thames Adverts - May 1989 (2) Automaton 2024-08-10 | Biiiiig Dom... Big Bad Dom!Featuring:VienettaMcDonald'sKia-Ora (oh dear)Garnier GraficSainsbury'sThe Hits Album 10Birds Eye Ketchips (what is the point of these? lmao)Cornetto Jelly BabiesSingapore AirlinesNescafeDomestosShellBuxton Spring
Thames Adverts - May 1989 (1) Automaton 2024-08-10 | Somehow my first time seeing the UK variant of Mac Tonight (basically the same as the US version). Aired during "Superman II". Featuring:AvisThe Blob trailerMcDonald'sGuinessAudaceBritish GasAudi 80St. ClementsHitachiTimoteiBulgarian wines (?)SkyEpiladyAir Canada
Channel 4 Adverts - June 1998 (1) Automaton 2024-08-09 | Aired during "Miami Spice".Featuring:Absolutely Animals promoWall's Winner TacoBTOil of OlayEurostarPantene AdmiralWall'sAlly McBeal promoHellmann'sFord EscortVimtoKodak Gold UltraAirwaves
Channel 4 Adverts - May 1998 (1) Automaton 2024-08-09 | Received my first lot of tapes from eBay, one of which was labelled "MUSIC TAPE". It turns out this contains nothing but recorded TV appearances and news segments about the Spice Girls, including the TFI Friday episode these two ad breaks came from.Featuring:Irn-Bru sponsorshipMartini V2 RIP Presents the Real Sound of the UndergroundCalder'sHonda CivicThe Fifth Element on VHSRedlinePuma "Cellerator"Irn-Bru sponsorshipIrn-Bru sponsorshipVauxhall CorsaScream 2 trailerInsigniaCalder's (again)One 2 OneIrn-Bru sponsorship
Channel 4 Adverts - November 1989 (3) Automaton 2024-08-05 | "Hmmm, a phone without wires? I know somebody who'd like one of those!"Before, during, and after Mary Goldring's interview with then-Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major. Also includes an incomplete news segment.Featuring:Moving Stills postcardsNews From Home: Survival of the Fittest promoToshiba (really love this ad)Land Rover DiscoveryThora Hird's Favourite Hymns & CarolsThe Wines of Ernest and Julio GalloPsycho promoTrail for Sunday evening programmes ("How to make a Trailer?")WoolworthsCampbell'sHighland SpringBeechams PowdersBritish Telecom "In Touch"Woolworths VideoPsycho promo Apple Macintosh FostersLady Remington Smooth and SilkyKentucky Fried Chicken (not yet abbreviated)Trail for Sunday evening programmes ("How to make a Trailer?") ... again
Channel 4 Adverts - November 1989 (2) Automaton 2024-08-05 | Aired before and during "Art of the Western World".Featuring: Trail for Sunday evening programmes ("How to make a Trailer?")GoldBlack TowerJonathan Ross + Psycho promo"Art of the Western World" book and packAbout Face promoCampbell'sTennent'sGoldHighland SpringJonathan Ross + Psycho promo
Channel 4 Adverts - November 1989 (1) Automaton 2024-08-05 | Found a tape with a couple hours of Channel 4 continuity from November 1989, which makes a nice change because most of my family tapes so far have been from the early and mid 2000s. I'm still getting used to VHS capturing and finding what works best for me; I used OBS for this one and it seems to have fixed a lot of the audio glitches and frame skips that plagued some of my previous uploads. Featuring:Woolworths Video (partial - full version in a later break)Black & DeckerCadbury Milk TrayTrivial PursuitLansonJonathan Ross + Psycho promo (get used to seeing this one in the next few uploads!)Sensodyne EisbergHeinz Ploughman's PickleThora Hird's Favourite Hymns & CarolsSanatogenBritish Telecom "In Touch"
ITV1 Adverts and News Headlines - April 2005 (10) Automaton 2024-08-04 | Final pair of breaks from "Heartless". Also includes the 10:30 PM news headlines with Trevor McDonald. Featuring:PrivilegePeugeot 407YellVirgin Credit CardSmile! You Are In SpainBulldogTassimoSainsbury's Active KidsWilliam and Mary promoHula HoopsOustPetit FilousCrunchy Nut NuttyJohnson's Baby ExtracareKinder Happy HippoHovis
ITV1 Adverts - April 2005 (9) Automaton 2024-08-04 | Two more breaks from "Heartless".Featuring:Child Trust Fund PIFTwiningsFinish (Robots tie-in)DFSLimeliteING DirectFord FocusTetleyTescoNivea Body Sculpting and Smoothing CreamFirst ActiveVisaAsk JeevesActimelTescoL'OrealMalice Aforethought promo
ITV1 Adverts - April 2005 (8) Automaton 2024-08-04 | Two breaks from before and during "Heartless".Featuring:Heat (partial)Nivea Body Sculpting and Smoothing CreamVisaAsk JeevesPersilUEFA Champions League promo (Liverpool v. Juventus)BTAmbi PurWalkers SensationsDysonHalifaxDove Firming RangeNissan Micra UrbisFootballers Wives promo
Channel 4 Adverts - March 2005 (2) Automaton 2024-08-03 | Two breaks during The Games.Featuring:Nintendo DSVisaSplinter Cell: Chaos TheoryMFICifPot Noodle (The Horn!)Mercedes Benz A-ClassVisaSupernanny promoBe Cool trailerCarlingFurniture VillageMcDonald's Happy MealNational LotteryFlashGran Turismo 4PringlesHitch trailerYou're Fayed promo
Channel 4 Adverts - March 2005 (1) Automaton 2024-08-03 | Two breaks from Channel 4, before and during A Place in the Sun. Unfortunately there's a few audio issues which only became apparent when I got to editing these (particularly during the Make Poverty History charity ad/PIF) but this isn't a tape I plan to revist again and none of the contents are particularly rare. Featuring:Make Poverty HistoryING DirectB&QFord Focus EstateRobinsonsSupernanny promo
All the Phone Companies Together - The Big Number (2000, UK) Automaton 2024-08-03 | 2000 PIF about impending phone number code changes, courtesy of All the Phone Companies Together. That's not a name which rolls off the tongue, but at least you can tell what they're about.Came across this (twice!) on the same ITV/Carlton Central tape which contained the Cadbury Land ads I just posted. Overall a great night of tapewatching, but I'm starting to build up quite the backlog lmao'sall part of the big numbah!
Cadbury Land at Cadbury World adverts (2000, UK) Automaton 2024-08-02 | A pair of short adverts from the elusive "Cadbury Land" campaign. Found on a tape containing ITV Central continuity from early October 2000.Further information on the campaign: lostmediawiki.com/Cadbury_Land_(partially_found_series_of_animated_commercials_from_British_confectionery_company;_1998-2001)
ITV1 Adverts - March 2005 (3) Automaton 2024-08-02 | Final batch of March ITV1 breaks from this tape.Featuring:Heartbeat promoMidsomer Murders promoNorwich Union DirectKodakVisaWoolworthsLucozadeVisaNationwideHeartless promoITV3 Friday Movies promoMotorola (sponsorship)
ITV1 Adverts - March 2005 (2) Automaton 2024-08-02 | Featuring:KFCLEGOLAND WindsorKwik FitStandard LifeBitesize Shredded WheatAsdaHavenPG TipsDolmioAir MilesHit Me Baby One More Time promoOrangeTassimoJohn LewisAABulldogSensodyneGaviscon CoolFloraCelebrity specials promo (Stars in their Eyes + Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
ITV1 Adverts - March 2005 (1) Automaton 2024-08-02 | A whole heap of 2005 ads incoming, starting with a pair of breaks from ITV1 (London region)Featuring:UEFA Champions League promo (Liverpool v. Juventus)MinstrelsGala BingoVanishFlashSilvikrinOrangeKandooHeartless promo (ads from this in a later tape)Muller VitalityMcDonald's Happy MealKenco CappioING Direct (I was obsessed with this campaign as a kid)B&QLas VegasMerdeces Benz A-ClassFootballer's Wives promo
Inland Revenue - Child Trust Fund (2005, UK) Automaton 2024-08-02 | Found this in a batch of breaks I just ripped from March/April 2005. I like to collect the more mundane Inland Revenue PIFs and this one was new to me as well - that's two fairly obscure PIFs from my family tape collection so far.
Channel 4 Adverts - April 2006 (4) Automaton 2024-08-02 | Fourth and final rip from Peter Kay Night. Contains three breaks (prefer to double them up but there was an uneven total number lol)This is also the 100th UK advert break ever posted on my channel, so that's a fun milestone. Many more to come 👀Featuring:WeightwatchersHead & ShouldersRimmel LondonFiat PuntoMassive Attack "Collected"CurrysBabybelSeaworld Orlando (Virgin Holidays)Lost Season 2 promoNikeMasterCardAn American Haunting trailerRed BullHonda (tbh I love this one)FostersThe True Voice of Murder promoMax & Paddy DVD promoSolaris promoSkoda Octavia vRSElastoplastStrongbow SirrusDove Invisible DryStrongbow SirrusFloretteLost Season 2 promo
Channel 4 Adverts - April 2006 (3) Automaton 2024-08-02 | Two more breaks from Peter Kay Night. Audio in the first one was unsynced (thanks, Handbrake) but I've tried my best to line it back up. Featuring:Boys Will Be Girls/Girls Aloud doc promoGarnier Fructis StyleTalkTalkTristan & Isolde trailerLost Season 2 promoCadbury Dairy MilkStrongbow SirrusTalkTalkMission: Impossible III trailerBusch Gardens Tampa Bay (Virgin Holidays)KFCStrongbow SirrusSolaris promo
Channel 4 Adverts - April 2006 (2) Automaton 2024-08-01 | Two more breaks, including the alcohol PIF I uploaded previously.Featuring:MasterCard118 118Richard Ashcroft "Keys to the World"RevealTomb Raider: LegendSimpleSensodyneSlither trailerLost Season 2 promoSEAT IbizaVenusChicago TownHead & ShouldersLevisVodafoneBootsRibenaDiageo/DrinkAware PIFVodafone (x2)SEAT IbizaSolaris promo
Channel 4 Adverts - April 2006 (1) Automaton 2024-08-01 | The first of several advert breaks aired during C4's Peter Kay Night on April 17th. Featuring:Girls Aloud: Off the Record/Boys Will Be Girls promo (nasty! not cool)MaybellinePiz BuinNissan MicraAquaDropsLost catchup promo Citroen C3Diet Coke with CherryCadbury Dairy MilkVO5Tampax CompakThe Zutons "Tired of Hanging Around"San MiguelBootsPizza HutTen Days that Made the Queen promo
Diageo/Drinkaware - Dont See a Great Night Wasted (2006, UK) Automaton 2024-08-01 | Found this PIF in a set of Channel 4 breaks I'm going to be uploading soon. I hadn't seen this one before so it was a nice surprise - it seems to be the UK variant of an Irish campaign, although the only real difference is the voiceover and branding. The ending with the bartender probably reminds you of a certain other PIF which came out a year later.
Milkshake/Channel 5 Adverts and Continuity - February 2003 (1) Automaton 2024-08-01 | Partial ad break and studio continuity aired just after Bear in the Big Blue House. The Treasure Planet game ad should date this to February 2003 since that was the EU release date. Also contains a lengthy ad for a Time Life religious music CD. Featuring:Time Life Songs 4 WorshipFashion PollyShelly Bouncy Fun Castle Betty SpaghettyWheels on the Bus "Humpty Dumpty" DVDTreasure Planet PS2 trailer...and a lovely cut to static!
Channel 4 Adverts - February 1998 (1) Automaton 2024-07-29 | I think these are from February 1998, although please correct me in the comments if I got that wrong.Featuring:SEAT CordobaEricssonHalifaxEmiratesEricssonAmerican ExpressEricsson Audi A6The Equitable LifeBT (that old logo with the piper is really nostalgic to me lol)BPBritish Heart Foundation PIFNokia
Channel 4 Adverts - January 1998 (1) Automaton 2024-07-29 | It feels really great to be posting breaks again... here's two of them from a VHS rip. Programme is "Heroes of Comedy: Peter Cook" which dates this to January 19th unless it was a repeat. Featuring:Volkswagen PoloThomsonAndrexKleenexAndrex (really going for a paper rolls theme this break)The Equitable Life (thanks Buzz, only four years until we can all walk into Sports Direct and pick up a space suit)Thomson Audi A6Allied DunbarBTDiflucan OneBTStrepsils
Trackoff - Off the Rails / Extended film of Choose Life PIF (2000, UK) Automaton 2024-07-27 | VHS rip of the full safety film from which the "Choose Life - Keep off the Tracks" PIF (a regular sight as late-night TV filler in the early 2000s) originated. As far as I'm aware this full version wasn't previously available online, although snippets of some scenes do appear in the videos I downloaded from the Trackoff site a few months ago. In addition to the immortal "ADAM!" line, this version contains "wot you doin' 'ere you little muppet?"This tape has a fair amount of damage but I'm new to ripping so did my best with what I currently have. It's a very cool thing to own as a PIF fan and I'd also like to shout out Lobrowkofee for tipping me off to this tape being available.You can see my previous compilation of Trackoff material (including short clips from this film) here - youtube.com/watch?v=nediUH9qlZk&t=105s&ab_channel=AutomatonAnd the TV cut of this film: youtube.com/watch?v=h0QkcZlZIE4&ab_channel=RandomWolf
MechaNick - Farmer Freds Find (S2 E25) Automaton 2024-07-26 | Third and probably final MechaNick episode from these tapes. See my previous uploads for S2 E22 ("The Scooter") and S2 E24 ("The Big Lorry").
MechaNick - The Big Lorry (S2 E24) Automaton 2024-07-26 | The second of three episodes I found on my family's tapes. Audio is... variable, but I'm new to this whole capturing thing and didn't want to overcomplicate myself by trying to clean it up.
MechaNick - The Scooter (S2 E22) Automaton 2024-07-26 | Yes, I know it's not a commercial. Lately I've been going through old TV recordings my family made on VHS (primarly looking for ads I have to admit) and I was pretty surprised to come across three whole episodes of MechaNick, the notoriously ugly Milkshake series which only saw about 10 of its 80 episodes receive a home media release. All three episodes I found are previously unavailable and come from the middle of the second series. I still have a few more tapes to go through; I'd say it's unlikely I'll find any more MechaNick due to how little children's TV has been on these, but I'll absolutely be posting them if I do. I'll also put these on Internet Archive because they're not the highest quality recordings to begin with and YouTube's compression has been even more unkind to them.
COI/Get On - Get Rid of Your Gremlins radio adverts (2005-2006, UK) Automaton 2024-07-16 | Six radio adverts from quite late in the "Get Rid of Your Gremlins" campaign. I've mentioned many times before that the accompanying TV PIFs were a big factor in what got me fascinated with ads and PSAs, although I don't remember ever hearing the radio versions. These were found on the DfES site via Wayback Machine, in addition to extensive photoshoot images of the gremlins themselves in a variety of situations. I've included a handful of my favorites in the video, too (I especially like the one with shades 😎)
LG Living - MCD504 (2009, South America) Automaton 2024-06-20 | Promotional video for the MCD504 sound system from a South American LG magazine. Came across it while looking for a certain lost McDonald's commercial (keyword "mcd") and was immediately struck by the "familiar" art style lmao
Quality Bakers - Tastes Great with Nothing On (1998, Australia) Automaton 2024-06-03 | 1998 ad for Goodman Fielder Quality Bakers. Dycaite from the Lost Media Wiki has been trying to find this for ages and I was finally able to ID it earlier this year thanks to a complaint lodged with Ad Standards Australia. This is the uncensored version mentioned in the report: https://adstandards.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/148-98.pdfYou can see Dycaite's post on the LMW Forums here: forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/5372/australian-nudist-bakery-commercial-slightlyThis copy comes from an ad break posted by Dan Martin: youtube.com/watch?v=B_DNyGYmfsE&ab_channel=DanMartin
ydouthink? - Id Rather 1 (2004, USA) Automaton 2024-04-26 | One of 3 PSAs from an early 2000s VTSF campaign.
