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Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Safeway: Little Harry Learns His ABCs

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In 1995 Safeway were ahead of the supermarket pack in launching a loyalty card scheme (beaten to the punch only by Tesco), under the banner ...
Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Safeway: Little Harry Goes To Wolverhampton

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Little Harry's Safeway adventures continued in an ad (circa 1995) which saw the drolly articulate tyke and his mother enjoying a grand ...
Thursday, 26 February 2026

Bart's Girlfriend (aka You Can't Trust Your Perception At This Altitude)

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"Bart's Girlfriend" (2F04) is yet another Simpsons  installment where it might be pertinent to begin our coverage by bearing i...
Monday, 16 February 2026

Bitsa: What On Earth Was Going On At The Last Stop Cafe?

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I'm not exaggerating when I say that the most baffling quarter-hour of television I ever watched in my life was an episode of a children...
Saturday, 31 January 2026

You Never Were One Of Us, Benny! (Skittles)

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  In 1997, Skittles came up with rather a peculiar metaphor through which to tout their virtues, blessing our screens with 30-second advert ...
Friday, 16 January 2026

The Otto Show (aka That's One Palindrome You Won't Be Hearing For A While)

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I like to begin each year by devising a rough plan of the Simpsons episodes I intend to cover each month. Even if I don't stick to it a...
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