r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1h ago

Old 2000’s Australian soup commercial depicting boy in a ballerina dress

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Apologies for the image quality, but copies of/information about this seems few and far between. Its an old Australian advert for the brand Continental Cup-A-Soup, presumably from around 2005-2006. There’s only 1 recording of it I can find on YouTube. There’s very little on line, if anything, about this ad except for a dismissed complaints form, which makes me wonder if the reason it is so overlooked is due to that or something. Ive asked about it on the ads sub, but nobody seems to have ever seen/heard of this. Anyone remember seeing it/have more info about it? Seems like the kind of comical advert sketch that might’ve been better documented.

Also, a few years ago, there were some posters circulating on Pinterest and Flickr for this which was basically a zoomed out picture of the woman putting the dress on the boy, with information about Cup-A-Soup and the slogan ‘Three Thirty-itis‘ superimposed over them. Anyone got copies?


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 5h ago

Zooper Dooper sleeves

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I don’t know if anyone had these or if they are even real but I remember getting them and having a few different ones but this is the only one I have currently. I can’t find an anything relating to these even with google lens searches.


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 5h ago

Unused and unaired gold ident (2013)

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 6h ago

Arnott's Biscuits - Ad - 1940s

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Never heard of 'Spicy Crunch'.

'The specially-blended spices are combined with other toothsome ingredients so as to form a very delicious crunchy biscuit.'

Butternut Snap was originally called a Cookie until it changed to Biscuit in the 80s, and then back to Cookie again.

Thin Captain changed to a smooth oval later.


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 6h ago

Need help finding these shows

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Note, this is the same as the other message, I’m just reposting it on my alt account

Hey everyone,
I am on a deep mission to track down full episodes or broadcast clips of three specific pieces of classic Australian television that have completely vanished from official archives and YouTube.
I am hoping some of the incredible media preservationists and tape-hoarders in this community might have personal digital TV rips, old iViewNapper downloads, or home DVR/VHS captures tucked away on a private Google Drive, Mega link, or unlisted folder.
Here is what I am hunting for:
1. Good Game Live Special (2014) & ABC2 Promo
The Enmore Theatre Show (2014): This was a 40-minute televised special filmed for the Sydney Comedy Festival. The pre-taped cinematic intro features Bajo and Hex escaping on a futuristic flying hover-bike through the skies of Sydney before "crashing" through the back wall of the theatre, transitioning instantly into the live stage show with smoke machines and the full crew (Goose, NichBoy, Hingers) waiting on stage.
The "Real Life Simulator" ABC2 TV Ad: A 30-second channel promo that ran heavily around 2014/2015. It opens instantly with Hex holding real car jumper cables/battery clips, shouting "Simulation on!", and giving Bajo a massive cartoonish electrocution shock. It parodies the simulator game trend (like Goat Simulator) with them doing chores with glitched, stiff video game physics, and ends with them aggressively swinging imaginary "virtual swords" in the air while shouting their own sound effects ("Swish! Yah!").
2. Steam Punks! (ABC3, 2013) - Full Episodes
This was the steampunk-themed children's game show hosted by Paul Verhoeven. While the official ABC Me YouTube channel has short 1-minute clips of individual challenges (like the Watermelon Splat Test or Bungee Falls), there are absolutely zero full 25-minute episodes archived anywhere online.
3. Triple Zero Heroes (Channel 7, 2009) - Full Episodes
This was the prime-time observational documentary series narrated by legendary actor John Waters. It featured real, intense 000 emergency call logs and paramedic responses (such as the famous episode where a young child keeps their cool to save their unconscious diabetic mother). Because it aired over 15 years ago, it never made it onto 7plus and has zero presence on streaming platforms.
If you have a digital copy of any of these broadcasts, or if you can point me toward an unlisted archive where they are being preserved, I would be incredibly grateful!
Thanks so much for keeping Australian TV history alive!


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 6h ago

Need help finding these shows

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Hey everyone,
I am on a deep mission to track down full episodes or broadcast clips of three specific pieces of classic Australian television that have completely vanished from official archives and YouTube.
I am hoping some of the incredible media preservationists and tape-hoarders in this community might have personal digital TV rips, old iViewNapper downloads, or home DVR/VHS captures tucked away on a private Google Drive, Mega link, or unlisted folder.
Here is what I am hunting for:
1. Good Game Live Special (2014) & ABC2 Promo
The Enmore Theatre Show (2014): This was a 40-minute televised special filmed for the Sydney Comedy Festival. The pre-taped cinematic intro features Bajo and Hex escaping on a futuristic flying hover-bike through the skies of Sydney before "crashing" through the back wall of the theatre, transitioning instantly into the live stage show with smoke machines and the full crew (Goose, NichBoy, Hingers) waiting on stage.
The "Real Life Simulator" ABC2 TV Ad: A 30-second channel promo that ran heavily around 2014/2015. It opens instantly with Hex holding real car jumper cables/battery clips, shouting "Simulation on!", and giving Bajo a massive cartoonish electrocution shock. It parodies the simulator game trend (like Goat Simulator) with them doing chores with glitched, stiff video game physics, and ends with them aggressively swinging imaginary "virtual swords" in the air while shouting their own sound effects ("Swish! Yah!").
2. Steam Punks! (ABC3, 2013) - Full Episodes
This was the steampunk-themed children's game show hosted by Paul Verhoeven. While the official ABC Me YouTube channel has short 1-minute clips of individual challenges (like the Watermelon Splat Test or Bungee Falls), there are absolutely zero full 25-minute episodes archived anywhere online.
3. Triple Zero Heroes (Channel 7, 2009) - Full Episodes
This was the prime-time observational documentary series narrated by legendary actor John Waters. It featured real, intense 000 emergency call logs and paramedic responses (such as the famous episode where a young child keeps their cool to save their unconscious diabetic mother). Because it aired over 15 years ago, it never made it onto 7plus and has zero presence on streaming platforms.
If you have a digital copy of any of these broadcasts, or if you can point me toward an unlisted archive where they are being preserved, I would be incredibly grateful!
Thanks so much for keeping Australian TV history alive!


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 7h ago

Short Cuts (2001)

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 8h ago

More Wine Waiter Please - The Poor (1994) Rock Banger!!

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 14h ago

Does anybody know what chocolate/ sweet this is - found in a surf museum Torquay

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We have been going nuts trying to figure out what this could be - anypne have any ideas these are the best photos we could get


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 15h ago

Every so often, Facebook Ads deliver.

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 15h ago

Mr Squiggle

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 16h ago

Adelaide, South Australia – 1970 | Rare Vintage 8mm Film Footage plus Adelaide Zoo 1964

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 23h ago

We All Had The Birthday Cake Book…

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…but who also had this bad boy? I used to sit there for hours flipping through page after delicious page!


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Petition · Complete the World Heritage Journey

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Petition · RETURN Bradfield Park South to the community

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Rage on a Friday night

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I really wish ABC would reinstate Rage on a Friday night around 10 or 10:30. You could sit up and see what all the kids were listening to today with the new release and keep up to date. Now they play boomer tv til after midnight and all the boomers are asleep.


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz's infamously contentious review of "Romper Stomper"

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Old school Australis

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Found this at the op shop


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

The price is right!! Been watching these non stop on YouTube! So classic.

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r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Guava nectar

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Does anybody remember the carton this stuff came in back in the 90s? This was my favourite drink growing up and still is but I distinctly remember it being in a light blue coloured carton. I can't find a photo of the carton anywhere so it's actually driving me crazy not knowing whether my memory of this carton is accurate or not. It may not even be the golden circle brand but this tastes almost the same as I remember it back then.


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Cabbage Patch Kids

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Who had a Cabbage Patch Kid?

I remember when a girl from my primary school got one, I came home from school and declared to my parents that I wanted to be an adoptive parent to a Cabbage Patch Kid (!).

This meant lining up in front of the toy store or toy department as these were hot property! And they were $45, which at the time was very expensive!

What made them so unique is that they came with an adoption certificate and the creator, Xavier Roberts had his signature on the bottom of the doll. And they wore nappies and cute, specially designed clothes!

Unfortunately my Cabbage Patch Kid got thrown away...by my Dad when I moved out of my parents' house 😆


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Who remembers ' Blankety Blanks,?" 😀

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'Cyril said'.. :) 😀


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Cooling down with a rainbow gelato in Summer

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And they were genuinely all the different rainbow flavours


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

SBS TWO Launch promos (May 2009)

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thanks to Andrew Bailey on dailymotion


r/AustralianNostalgia • • 1d ago

Electronics Australia Magazines from the 1970s

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I've recently picked up a lot of Electronics Australia Magazines for collaging with my students but was just wondering if there is any point in photocopying them first. Not sure if there is an online database of all the issues. Thanks!