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<p>These are a wonderful window into their time. <br>
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<p>The "bonnie Scotland" commercial (starts 00:37) is particularly
interesting. Since the mid-1960s, in a climate of strong pressure
to protect the UK's domestic industry, both IBM UK and Honeywell
had run campaigns positioning themselves as meaningfully British
manufacturers, often with reference to their production plants in
Scotland. I wonder if the joke was directly inspired by such
campaigns. (There's certainly some fairly involved commentary on
familiar advertising tropes throughout the campaign. "Bonnie
Scotland" is actually a parody of a parody, with the nondescript
bare background collapsing to reveal the authentic scenery. Some
of Cleese's Australian commercials from around the same time
involve more obvious subversions:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0B1l199cRM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0B1l199cRM</a>) <br>
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<p>Cheers<br>
James</p>
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