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  • 2OV Throwback Thursday – The ‘Muriel And Mavis’ Viral Video

    20 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone in Entertainment, Throwback Thursday, Video
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    10 points to those who took one look at the picture above, and the names Muriel and Mavis, and recognised that we’re talking about a 2011 MiWay Insurance advert.

    Those points aren’t redeemable for anything and are totally worthless, but it’s the thought that counts.

    Over the past two weeks, the advert has been widely shared on social media, with Good Things Guy picking up on that.

    Rumour has it the curbside crash around the 15-second mark was actually the inspiration behind the recent 2FAST4U crash in Constantia, but this has not yet been confirmed.

    Directed by British commercials and film director Graham Rose, let’s have a Throwback Thursday, almost weekend chuckle at Muriel and Mavis:

    The one-rim-missing glasses are a great touch.

    This weekend, when celebrating having booze and ciggies back in your life, please don’t be a Muriel.

    While we’re on the topic of classic South African adverts, it’s worth checking out South Africa’s best-liked adverts over the past 35 or so years.

    Measured using Kantar’s Adtrack, which has evaluated the impact and liking of all brand advertising in South Africa since 1984, the video below takes you through the standout videos from each year.

    Reminisce:

    [source:goodthingsguy]

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