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TV’s David M. Green presents unintentional comedy & general ridiculousness found on old video tapes. Full Eps on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@davidthegreen?si=n20kJvk1SqjKFvNe

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Nov 14

Some guy gave me 500 VHS tapes! Help me go through them: www.patreon.com/vhsrevue?utm... #vhs #vhsrevue #cat

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 1d

A brief history of Adelaide discount retailer Cunningham's Warehouse, AKA Cunno's #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of those people clearly weren’t great enough considering all the lost industries

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 2d

No! There were multiple versions. You must be thinking of this one (which I think might be a bit much) youtu.be/TDDU28SzjIc?...

SA Great Promo 1990

YouTube video by d0nkeyshines

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 2d

South Australia’s greatest ad campaign: SA Great, 1987 #sagreat #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 4d

Sharp looks sharper

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tanaya qoispook 🎃 @qoifoog.bsky.social · 4d

I am Once Again putting it out there that @vhsrevue.bsky.social should be used as an educational resource because we were talking about aspect ratios in my Live Production class and I’m like “hell YEAH I know about aspect ratios!!!”

Aspect Ratios on Australian TV: A Tedious Explanation

YouTube video by David M. Green

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 5d

Hello! DMG here. I’m doing some more retrospective episodes for the Patrons & was thinking I might do a special Q&A one so if you want to ask me anything about VHS Revue (or anything else), email: [email protected] (can make it a video question if you like… as in, video yourself asking the Q)

David M. Green behind a blue chair with a VHS tape on it

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 8d

Expose yourself at Expo ‘87 #vhsrevue #adelaide

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Rhys 📼 @flemishdog.bsky.social · 9d

I finally bugged @davidmgreen.bsky.social to give me a copy of the 198 ABC/Inside the Third Reich tape for two things.

One, this excellent instrumental of Spandau Ballet's "To Cut A Long Story Short"

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 9d

How many VHS tapes can you watch in a lifetime? #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 11d

The 2002 SANFL ad that still haunts former SA Premier Mike Rann to this very day #vhsrevue #sanfl

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 12d

Looks like Video8. VHS-C has one large white sprocket the same size as on a regular VHS tape

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David M. Green @davidmgreen.bsky.social · 13d

Over the years I’ve been making @vhsrevue.bsky.social a few people have asked if I’ve ever found a home made sex tape hidden amongst someone’s VHS collection. Well, today for the first time I can say yes. Yes I have. #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 15d

2002 Pros: Affordable houses.
2002 Cons: Questionable cheese branding. #cantdothatanymore

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 17d

Just seen the news the hilarious and brilliant Patricia Routledge has passed away. @timwray.bsky.social shared this bizarre anecdote in Ep 33 about the time he had dinner with her in Adelaide on 9/11. RIP

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 18d

What were they thinking? Ad for Flora Pro-active margarine, 2002 #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · 18d

I remember yelling MEETING TABLES! quite a bit back then. That’s probably more like late 2001 or early 2002. They moved from Port Road to the corner of Marion and Richmond Roads around then

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Norman Vine @normanvine.bsky.social · 20d

Great deals on Windows 10 machines now at iVine Computers!

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tanaya qoispook 🎃 @qoifoog.bsky.social · 28d

Been thinking about the extra good̷n̶e̶s̵s̵ ̸ ó̶̱ḟ̵̼ ̸͔̃ m̶̧̢̳̰̖͎͇͇̩̻̥͚͓͇͛̽͌͑̽̅͌̃̃͐͋̈́͝ó̸̢̯͆̉̉̂͒̎́̐͆̅͘͝͝l̸̼͙̅̿k̷̢̯͙̲̪̞̭̗̜̤̗̓̿̃̇͊̆́͌̀̃r̷͓̱͋̈́̚o̵̥̲̫̜͉͇̼͎̟͊̀͒̈́̐͂̓͆̈͘͘̕ͅm̸̹͌̽̅͒̃̓̆̀ in these trying times far too often.

VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Dec 18

This ad has a cat! 1975 commercial for Kit-E-Kat cat food #cat #oldads #vhsrevue

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Sep 19

Fan-bloody-tastic

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Spooky Mulder @pizzaisawesome.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are these hobbits because the suits are oversized? I'm going to guess this must've been the lord of the rings and Goodfellas crossover that Pete never made.

VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Jul 10

Some of the fine, mostly double-breasted, men’s suits available at Peter Jackson, 1996 #90sfashion #vhsrevue #90s

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Sep 17

MODDY!?

tanaya qoispook 🎃 @qoifoog.bsky.social · Sep 15

Bought a bunch of old magazines from a local vintage shop yesterday, including the August 1977 issue of Australian House & Garden.

Didn't expect to find a member of the @vhsrevue.bsky.social family in its pages, nor the realisation that we've been saying his name incorrectly.

The front cover of the August 1977 issue of Australian House & Garden. Inside you can learn how to change a room with colour, discover the new bedroom storage systems, and read about cedar: THE multi-purpose timber!

A full-page colour advertisement for Modular Pools, featuring a bikini'd lady gazing longingly down the pool's filter basket hole, and a very 70s looking bipedal platypus.

By "very 70s" I mean "exceptionally hairy, with a gold chain around his neck."

A close-up of the platypus. Turns out he's not wearing a gold chain, but rather an unusually placed medal on his chest. Still incredibly, deliciously hairy, though.

"I'm Moddy Modular - a platypus. And if you wonder why Modular Pools chose me as a symbol, just look at all the extras I have... as standard."

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JDKessey @jdkessey.bsky.social · Sep 15

Found a new niche channel I like.

If you want to know what Australia culture was like for the youth, it was making Futurama and Simpsons references.

VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Sep 14

New season of Futurama is out tomorrow! Thankfully it’s a lot easier to find than it was in Australia back in 2002. Here’s a tedious anecdote: #futurama #vhsrevue

How to watch Futurama in Australia in 2002: A Tedious Anecdote

YouTube video by David M. Green

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Sep 14

New season of Futurama is out tomorrow! Thankfully it’s a lot easier to find than it was in Australia back in 2002. Here’s a tedious anecdote: #futurama #vhsrevue

How to watch Futurama in Australia in 2002: A Tedious Anecdote

YouTube video by David M. Green

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VHS Revue @vhsrevue.bsky.social · Sep 13

The Weekend Australian remembers 9/11. This ad from the 1 year anniversary in 2002 #vhsrevue