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Cillit Bang - In Action

24 August 2007 by Silky

Making fun of the Cillit Bang adverts is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

When they first appeared on our screens, with the human-mega phone Barry Scott (”BANG! AND THE DIRT IS GONE”) as the company figure head, they seemed to be “joke” adverts.

Surely no-one is actually using adverts this shit to promote a real product.

But a funny thing has happened. As our nerves have become dulled by Barry’s incessant shouting (thanks to there seemingly being a Cillit Bang advert every 30 seconds) and the campness of the low quality Spanish soap opera was maintained we’ve started to like Barry and apparently we like Cillit Bang too.

“9 million UK householder have tried Cillit Bang!”

I must confess that I am one of those 9 million households - you should see how clean the 1 pence pieces are in my piggy bank…

In their latest advert - Cillit Bang in Action - Cillit have taken the deliberate shitness of their adverts to a new level.

The dubbing is terrible on this advert, it really is, but where is the original from.

Answers on the back of a post card or in the comments please.

12Responses:

Mike Empuria

August 24th, 2007 11:08 am

I’m guessing Germany. The taxi in the first one looks like the ones I saw when I lived there. Mind you, that was over 20 years ago so I’m probably wrong.

Best forget I mentioned it.
Liz

August 27th, 2007 1:18 pm

I tried Cillit Bang. I went dizzy and I nearly threw up. Thankfully Cillit Bang was amazing at cleaning up the blood from the nose bleed it gave me…..
Chris

August 28th, 2007 1:19 pm

Am I the only one who found the Cillit Bang adverts funny in a weird way. The brand is now become incredibly famous due to its unusual advert with the whole penny test thing.

Bang and the dirt is gone.

Chris

http://www.threerooms.com
Ajay16

August 28th, 2007 10:46 pm

YAY! I posted in about this lool Great site allways makes me laugh!

Adam
Silky

October 2nd, 2007 9:58 pm

Cheers Adam, glad you like the site.
What the?

January 5th, 2008 8:11 pm

Guys. The sight of cillit bang on the TV makes me throw up. Barry Scott pisses me off, the slogan is very catchy but the rest of the ad pulls it down to a lower level that makes you think after you see it: “What the crap?” In short it sucks.
Chubbzz

January 9th, 2008 9:47 am

“Am I the only one who found the Cillit Bang adverts funny in a weird way. The brand is now become incredibly famous due to its unusual advert with the whole penny test thing.

Bang and the dirt is gone.

Chris”

This is true but the only reason people buy Cillit Bang is for there children who have seen the advert and wanted to make all there pennys shiney.
Muster

January 9th, 2008 10:44 am

Yes it’s a cheap advert: we laughed and joined in shouting the ‘hook’, “bang and the dirt is gone” - but once tried, you have to admit, Barry has something to shout about. Just hope his wife is similarly satisfied with the boast!
Alan Critcher

January 15th, 2008 12:57 pm

Grrrrr! I cannot abide all that shouting.Not quite as bad asthe double glazing idiot,that really is the pits.
Dann

February 11th, 2008 3:30 am

I melted my hand tried to do the penny test.
r dalton

July 22nd, 2008 5:32 pm

how about giving that wanker barry scott an enemer of cillet bang then it would live up to its name
Bobdog12

August 30th, 2008 12:11 am

I was so happy when I watched a drag act talking about Clit Bang and I thought Yes! it’s not just me who always thinks that. You get it? Clit Bang? Clit? …oh dear.