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by andy » 08 Aug 2006, 22:40
AndyG wrote: just a character (like Oxo Katie)AndyG
Just a character???.....................Linda Bellingham???
A household institution young man, a household institution.
(And a twinkle in many young fella's eye..........)
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by DaveB » 08 Aug 2006, 22:46
That Kellogs advert is one of the few that makes me want to throw at the TV!! Glad to see him ending up a splat on the wall!!
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by delticbob » 08 Aug 2006, 22:47
andy wrote: AndyG wrote: just a character (like Oxo Katie)AndyG
Just a character???.....................Linda Bellingham???
A household institution young man, a household institution.
(And a twinkle in many young fella's eye..........)
Wasn't Katie the 1960's original? & Linda Bellingham a (poor) replacement - IMHO :redface:
OMG look what I've found :crying:
http://www.oxo.co.uk/history/hist5.php
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by andy » 08 Aug 2006, 22:58
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by DaveB » 09 Aug 2006, 01:42
I think we
all felt a bit like that when the change came but look what happened when Linda left :shock: :shock: It saw the end of the OXO ad's!! :-({|=
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by Garry Russell » 09 Aug 2006, 01:46
The kids in the Linda Bellingham ads grew up during the run and in the case of the girl, Alison ,seem to have had a few too many extra dinners :shock: .
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by DispatchDragon » 09 Aug 2006, 03:07
Im must admit as a young teen I had quite a thing for "Katie"
but then I also had the hots for Ms Dowton who taught the 4th years
at Bridge Grammar in Wealdstone (She was the first teacher I EVER saw wearing for what was in 1963 a miniskirt ....gasp
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