Memorable TV Advertising Mascots - Classic British TV 

I used to work in a Nestle Warehouse years ago. One day i was inspecting the pallets of 'Milky Bars' when they toppled over and fell on top of me. I was trapped for hours as every time i shouted 'The Milky bars are on me!!', everyone cheered.

My Nana had a dog that was only 6 weeks old when she got him. He was a yellow Labrador cross and very intelligent. My Nana let me name him and because he looked like the andrex dog I wanted to call him Andy. That was in 1979/80. He had a very long life and was my best friend. I still miss him to this day. Thank you for bringing back those good old memories of time I wish I could relive with my best friend.

"It's 6.35 and I'm 'COMING ALIVE'!" "Tell 'em about the hunny mummy" Loved the ads with the wonderful Henry McGee How we shouted those phrases out around the playground!

Those Cadbury's Smash adverts were so funny. Sometimes when I see adverts these days I can't even make out what the product is they're selling.

2:08 When I was younger I was terrified of the Honey Monster! 😂

"Watch out, Watch out, There's a Humphrey about"? The unigate dairy campaign Thanks for taking us all back, nostalgic tour🎉

The Milk Tray advert reminds me of a fancy dress birthday party I went to when I was 11. One of the other boys came dressed in black with his head bandaged and an arm in a sling, on his back was a sign saying “Next time she can get her own chocolates”. Another iconic character from an advert is Maureen Lipman’s Beattie from the British Telecom adverts. “He’s got an ology and he says he’s failed. You get an ology you’re a scientist.” Finally I don’t know if he counts as an advertising mascot as it was a public information campaign but I really remember Charlie the cat from the Charlie Says… shorts.

I remember all of these. The 70's ads always seemed more homely, for some reason. Especially those with Joss Ackland doing the voice overs!

A few more I can think of : Tufty - the road safety squirrel; The characters from Rice Crispies ad; Bisto kids; Heinz soup - grandad; Cornflake cockerel; Green cross road man; Fox's polar bear; Charlie the cat with the boy

That was fantastic watching these old adverts, I remember them all. Thanks for the memories Stu.

Watching these old adverts it's amazing how many famous actors have stared in them. I'm sure the middle mate of George is Phil Davis. I grew up watching a black and white tv so it's nice to see them in colour.

Frosties adds were so good,used to love the toys were awsome,honey monster was the goat lol those days were the best

Enjoyed this nostalgic video. You reminded me of another TV character Mr. J R Hartley from Yellow Pages. He may not have been an actual mascot, but I remember him fondly. Does anyone else remember him and those lovely YP adverts from the 80’s?

I loved the BT ads from the 80's with Maureen Lipman as Beattie (BT). Anthony, people will always need plates! 😂

Thanks for keeping the nostalgia alive.

Keep them coming Stu I absolutely love going down memory lane.

The KP crisps monks!!! Fox's glacier mints! You got me on a roll Stu! Great video mate! Thanks!

Absolutely loved this, i remember the Hoffmeister beer, he was a diamond geezer.

I still use Smash for thickening homemade soups, curries and stews, as well as making mash potato. Back in the day we used sing our version of the jingle "Smoke hash, get smashed".

Oh how I truly love this blast from the past..

Loved the PG Tips chimps 😂 definitely wouldn't be allowed now, not sure if you could call her a mascot but i used to love the BT adverts with Maureen Lipman, great video stu ❤

Great vid Stu, I just had a flashback of the John Smiths add with Gordon Rawlings & a dog.

Gmg I feel old HANG ON I AM LOL Great clips 👍👍👍

Enjoyed these! I also remember laughing at " Papa and Nicole".

I loved the Smash robots and the honey monster

I was reminded about the frosties free records on the front of the packets.

Lovely trip through my childhood, there was one missing tho The Crests Bear with his tag line of it's frothy man!

Tony Hancock also advertised Frosties at one point and Kate Winslet was briefly in a Sugar puffs advert as a small girl (although you couldn't see her face). And I remember in the late 70s you could ring the operator and ask to speak to Busby, which was a recorded message asking questions to give the impression of interaction. I also had no idea the milk tray man played the role for 16 years, way longer than anyone played 007. I also recall there's a gag in an episode of Only Fools and Horses where Rodney points out the resemblance of Uncle Albert to Captain Birdseye.

Your videos are great. Please keep them coming. And the quizzes!

Best mascot we never saw, the Unigate Humphreys.

I miss the sets of adverts from days gone by that had a theme or ongoing story such as those featured along with famous grouse, hamlet and even Clio adverts to an extent but my favourite ones were the gold blend love story which played out over a period and was even made into a, admittedly cheesy, book.

The Busby cartoon character was drawn by a young lad who lived round the corner to me in Dartford Kent..Kim Altrum. He took great pride in letting us all know his sketch was now being used for BT. Hence why I've never forgotten this peace of info 😂 although i may have misspelt his surname.. oh dear, bad me!

Brilliant they are Greeeeaaaattt!!!!!

Glacier mint's. Fox and polar bear great stuff stu

So many great memories ,thank you ,bring em all back almost forgot about the hofmeister bear

Easily my favourite channel. Thanks, Stu. 😂

Great video. Sad as it may seem I love collecting vintage toys from these mascots. Another favourite of mine is the Cadbury’s Caramel bunny.

My aunts next door neighbour was the owner of the very first dulux dog. I remember when we went to go visit and stay with my aunt my brother and I would always play with the dog and take it for walks! 😂

Hey Stu👍another great selection of memories, I remember all these well but for me one that sticks in my mind(not on this list) is the old boy J R Hartley trying to track his fly fishing book down using the yellow pages, not a glamorous ad pushing sugary foodstuffs so I've no idea why that ad sticks in my mind🤣thankyou for these, I sense a sequel on the horizon✌️

A brilliant video as usual Stu keep up the good work

Ahh those were the days eh? Milk Tray man wouldn't be allowed now. Would surely offend someone.... Phrases too "bet he drinks Carling Black Label" "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet"... These days? All about box ticking.

Tony was my favourite,

Dave Prowse AKA Darth Vader as the Green Cross Code man and the robot that looked like a cross between Metal Mickey and R2D2.

This one took me back. Great video and amusing commentary as well. Where have those days gone? Cheers.

George the Hofmeister bear is one of my favourites

Looking at these mascots, does anyone, of a certain age, remember Victor Spanetti in an advertising campaign for McVities Jaffa cakes? He wore a burglars masks going around stealing the cakes?

My fav mascot, not on your list, was Homepride Fred - as voice by Sgt Wilson

Great times good look with the book sales stu

There was also a nightclub in Redhill Surrey called Buzbys until the late 1980s.

Always wondered why Cadbury had instant mash as a product when everything else seemed to be chocolate based.

Great memories stuview keep em coming pure nostalgia I like it cheers 🥂

Loved this Stu, thanks for the Memories 👍👍👍

I absolutely loved this video brought back good memories of my childhood do u remember the shake and vac ad and all whites lemonade I'm a secret lemonade drinker😊

Tetley tea folk, Fairy liquid with Nanette Newman. Tic Tac adverts. Does anyone remember, Jelly Tots, Tiger Tots, Candy Tots, Bunny Tots?

You get better and better with these! I remember as kid going to the phone box and asking to call the buzzby club lol smash adds were outstanding! At middle school i was eating a chewit and a milk tooth came out,thought oh well,popped another in and another tooth came out lol

Wow these uploads are like a relaxing breath of fresh air in these crazy times. Thank you Do you remember the Cresta bear and The Pillsbury Doughboy?

Sugar puffs have had the sugar taken out - they are now UGH!

Archie the Skeleton from scotch videotapes adverts.

The weetabix skinheads! The monster munch monsters! The Labbatt's mountie! And the ultimate mascot......The Prize Guy Yoghurt! The product WAS the mascot! GENIUS!

My old mates dad worked for BT and so my friend had a giant Busby sticker on his ceiling in his bedroom. Many a times I woke up to the sight of Busby after a sleep over. 😂

Watch out watch out there's a Humphrey about!

I literally thought i was going mad over the hoffmiesters bear some people cant remember him older or my age!

That Sugar Puffs advert I'm sure was hinting at a gay relationship! I always found the Honey Monster a little disturbing as a kid, he was like a furry Frankenstein, even the shoulders 😂 I loved Busby as a little kid and had a toy Busby, he had rubber legs and a furry face and body, very cute.

Honey monster and Borris Johnson Seperated at birth ??????

Not strictly a mascot created for the brand but I loved the Hagar the Horrible ad campaign for Skol lager.

Love the vid, as usual, & very good luck with the book, but you've missed out a couple quite important ones: The Humphries ('watch out, watch out, there's a Humphrey about!', remember that? Huge campagne at the time) & The Homepride Flour Men, who were on our screens for donkeys years. Maybe you should do a follow up? The Lurpak Butter Man could feature as could The Cresa Bear, the Tic Tac Private Eye etc. Ok, a couple have featured on you vid already, but who cares? They were still iconic mascots from the past. Plenty to choose from!

George the Bear is still alive and kicking .... well actually it's Doug the Bear .... a mate of mine who walked and strutted like the Hoffmeister Bear ...and his dress sense .

I belonged to the Buzby Club.

Stu, would you do something on 70's/80's car nostalgia? Cheers pal,

George the Bear was at one point accused of encouraging the 'Lager Lout' culture of the mid to late 1980s.

Brilliant as always. It got me to thinking about the precursor to the Red Nose appendage that people attached to their cars for red nose day. There was a campaign by ESSO which asked if you had a 'Tiger in your tank' where, usually well mannered and sensible people would voluntarily attach a replica tiger tail to their filler cap. Not something I'd do now, [scratch that, I'd absolutely do it now]. I worked for Brook Bond from the mid 1990s until fairly recently and remember being astounded why they were ditching the monkey adverts, I'd always loved them! My eyes are a little more open now and I accept that my sensibilities were influenced by my absorption of TV from a young age. To me, "It ain't half hot mum" and "Mind your language" were just funny.: the care of the animals lay outside the box and my sphere of understanding. Age debilitates and informs in equal measure perhaps.

thanks mate , from wigan lancashire

Always wanted to try smash but we were to poor 😢, years later after working as a chef for over 20 years I tried instant mash- wasn't all that if I'm honest, wasn't really missing out lol

The Bisto Kids

Hofmeister... utterly rank!

What about the focus mints . The fizzy drinks bear and the Humphrey straw s

How many fillings did the chewits claim. 😔

3:24 Only JB on the box. I had all the books.

I remember all these advertising mascots. I suppose the Cadbury’s Smash was unusual but once 🇺🇸 had sent men to the moon lots of things like having to reconstitute food stuffs like Smash came in The tea adverts - I wonder which actors were the voices One sounds like Irene Handl??? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️❤️👍 👍

Tetleys tea folk the Homepride fella in the bowler hat Bertie Bassett country life butter?

Regarding all the anthropomorphic "mascots" you have featured. I do wonder how how many of the UK "furries" in their 40's and 50's were made "furry" by adverts when they were Kids. That looks like Gary Olsen from 2.4 Children as one of the Fellas in the Hofmeister adverts.

What's that intro music from please? It's driving me mad trying to remember!

Anyone remember a sort of feature film starring the Mash aliens?

Never mind it is and I found it

What was Kevin tips other catchphrase...

Remember?: The Frenchman in the Cointreau advert Nicole & papa Renault Clio VW Golf lady Cadbury Flake girls Oxo family Nescafe Gold Blend couple Ambassador giving out Ferrero Rochers Child safety films - Charlie says...

Is your book on kindle unlimited?

George wears a trilby not a pork pie hat.

Didn't they try turning Captain Birdseye into a pirate character at one point? Not very well received either if I remember correctly...

Can someone hurry up and invent time travel please

Felix the cat that is the cat food. mascot

so despite having a honey monster and a strapline 'tell 'em about the honey, mummy', sugar puffs contain no honey?

Chewie. made me cringe. i'm sure he ate them without taking off the wrapper.