Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Several full and partial GMTV and LWT ad breaks from December 1999, all from the same tape and bundled here into one big nostalgic collection. Evidently the Christmas favourites on the eve of the millennium were Star Wars Phantom Menace merchandise and Furby Babies, while we're also treated to promos for Pokemon, ITV's Record of the Year, and Baywatch.
Sadly, I looked up toycity-dot-com and toyzone-dot-co-dot-uk, but both now seem to be defunct. Of course, Toys R Us - also advertised here with their classic song - went the way of the dodo, too. Or should I say phoenix? Either way, McDonald's were busy running a Lego Happy Meal promotion at the time, while somehow WH Smith's had managed to persuade Nicholas Lyndhurst to play several members of the same family, here being Mum. Had you forgotten that the Budweiser frogs were all brutally murdered? I had.
It may just be me, but this seems to be the era of every cereal launching a short-lived long-forgotten variation - if it was plain, let's make a honey version, if it's honey, how about chocolate, etc. etc. To that end, here we have the Honey Monster introducing us to Choco Puffs, of which I have absolutely no memory. On the other hand, I do remember the days of the end-of-year Beano/Dandy/Beezer etc. annuals, and I wonder how many of those are still going and whether they're as special for today's generation as they were for me.
Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.
(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
Several full and partial GMTV and LWT ad breaks from December 1999, all from the same tape and bundled here into one big nostalgic collection. Evidently the Christmas favourites on the eve of the millennium were Star Wars Phantom Menace merchandise and Furby Babies, while we're also treated to promos for Pokemon, ITV's Record of the Year, and Baywatch.
Sadly, I looked up toycity-dot-com and toyzone-dot-co-dot-uk, but both now seem to be defunct. Of course, Toys R Us - also advertised here with their classic song - went the way of the dodo, too. Or should I say phoenix? Either way, McDonald's were busy running a Lego Happy Meal promotion at the time, while somehow WH Smith's had managed to persuade Nicholas Lyndhurst to play several members of the same family, here being Mum. Had you forgotten that the Budweiser frogs were all brutally murdered? I had.
It may just be me, but this seems to be the era of every cereal launching a short-lived long-forgotten variation - if it was plain, let's make a honey version, if it's honey, how about chocolate, etc. etc. To that end, here we have the Honey Monster introducing us to Choco Puffs, of which I have absolutely no memory. On the other hand, I do remember the days of the end-of-year Beano/Dandy/Beezer etc. annuals, and I wonder how many of those are still going and whether they're as special for today's generation as they were for me.
Many thanks to @David315842 for sending me this tape.
(If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)
