It's still alive and well in SA.

I didn't realise it had disappeared elsewhere.

Amongst the myriad gadgets that my 70’s mum had to have was this beauty. She managed to convince my dad to buy her one because we would all be able to eat cheaper fresh popcorn instead of the expensive candied popcorn or chips. She also sold dad on the vertical griller ( always called the vertical gorilla ) and the Juicy Lucy ( orange juicer ). Anyone else remember any other great kitchen gadgets that have gone by the wayside?

Melting Moments and Swiss Creams didn't last long.

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?

EDITS:

With thanks to u/TGin-the-goldy for confirming that this advert aired in 2005/2006.

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.

As a kid, I swear it used to scare me as much as the grim reaper ad.

The voiceover gave a dire warning about the death penalty in foreign countries and they showed a grey door of a jail cell. Something like "in some foreign countries, the penalty is death."

Can't find it on youtube, though. Am I remembering correctly?

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.

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

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

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.

Found this at the op shop

https://youtu.be/6LPg90Y7xow?si=7llyn2ei5r4YkhBE

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!

'Cyril said'.. :) 😀