Digitiser Joke Adverts

One of the hallmarks of Digitiser in the mid '90s was its full-page fake adverts. As a commercial service, Teletext Ltd had to run ads (something that many Digi readers seemed to struggle to grasp), such as the infamous 'Speed King' phone-in competitions, which became almost as recognisable as Digi's regular features. To amuse themselves more than anything else, Digi started running bizarre, surreal parody adverts at the weekends, which had no particular connection to anything else. Sometimes they would feature lard - another early Digi staple - other times not, but they were all memorable in their own right, some of them living on as standard bearers representing what classic Digi was all about. Since his return with Digitiser 2000, Mr Biffo has resurrected them as semi-regular features, in full classic teletext graphics, with surreal themes and ridiculous wordplay still very much the order of the day. Metall nichten!



Digitiser Joke Advert: Lardiland



Digitiser Joke Advert: Lard-O-Corn



Digitiser Joke Advert: Turk-Shave



Digitiser Joke Advert: Soil Songs



Digitiser Joke Advert: Be Safe, Says Mr Safety!



Digitiser Joke Advert: Boy World



Digitiser Joke Advert: Pov'ry Day



Digitiser Joke Advert: Wincing Robber



Digitiser Joke Advert: Giant Gents



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bearded Brown



Digitiser Joke Advert: Baby Zoo



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bacon Bottle



Digitiser Joke Advert: Love Wire



Digitiser Joke Advert: Greg's Jokes



Digitiser Joke Advert: Easter Show



Digitiser Joke Advert: Pie Spy



Digitiser Joke Advert: Edward Lear Pewter Funnel



Digitiser Joke Advert: Rock Meister



Digitiser Joke Advert: French Book



Digitiser Joke Advert: Das Techno Zone



Digitiser Joke Advert: Dog-A-Rhythm



Digitiser Joke Advert: Roaming Thomas



Digitiser Joke Advert: Stars On 475 (472) K9



Digitiser Joke Advert: Stars On 475 (472) Davros



Digitiser Joke Advert: Stars On 475 (472) The Fonz



Digitiser Joke Advert: Stars On 475 (472) The Phantom Of The Opera



Digitiser Joke Advert: The Victorians



Digitiser Joke Advert: Easter Show At Mike's House



Digitiser Joke Advert: Goujon John



Digitiser Joke Advert: Swan Paint



Digitiser Joke Advert: Totally Turts And Phants



Digitiser Joke Advert: Wet Pepe



Digitiser Joke Advert: The Tea Prancer



Digitiser Joke Advert: Dadpellet



Digitiser Joke Advert: Poupon Tarps



Digitiser Joke Advert: Andrea Leadsom's Pirate Mysteries



Digitiser Joke Advert: Baxter's Brown Honey



Digitiser Joke Advert: Cat Waxing



Digitiser Joke Advert: C-Life Centre



Digitiser Joke Advert: King Dong's Dugong Biltong



Digitiser Joke Advert: Drains For Cranes



Digitiser Joke Advert: Hot Robert



Digitiser Joke Advert: Egg-Ray Spex



Digitiser Joke Advert: Fart Into A Trilby



Digitiser Joke Advert: Haireaters



Digitiser Joke Advert: Noah's Snark



Digitiser Joke Advert: Diarrhoea-View Window



Digitiser Joke Advert: Otter Lick Cave



Digitiser Joke Advert: Steven Spielberg's E.T. 2



Digitiser Joke Advert: The 12 Ronnies



Digitiser Joke Advert: Sudocrem Soup Bar



Digitiser Joke Advert: Cooper's Curtains And Dry Apes



Digitiser Joke Advert: How To Draw French Sods



Digitiser Joke Advert: Derek Acorah's Haunted Hotdogs



Digitiser Joke Advert: Roddy Day



Digitiser Joke Advert: Flaccid Castle



Digitiser Joke Advert: Idris Elba's Crabless Crafts



Digitiser Joke Advert: Roaming Roger



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bertolt's Bird School



Digitiser Joke Advert: So... Crates



Digitiser Joke Advert: New Star War Film



Digitiser Joke Advert: Pea-Life Centre



Digitiser Joke Advert: Das Techno Zone 2



Digitiser Joke Advert: How To Stay Cool, With Uncle Cool



Digitiser Joke Advert: Aspic Nick's Aspicnic



Digitiser Joke Advert: Pov'ry Day 2018



Digitiser Joke Advert: Talk Like A Pirate



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bonsai Ant's Bonsai Ants



Digitiser Joke Advert: Charming Baby Soup



Digitiser Joke Advert: New Sounds 2018



Digitiser Joke Advert: Optimus Prime's Ragtime Thyme Crimes



Digitiser Joke Advert: Das Techno Zone 3



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bungle's Bum Shaver



Digitiser Joke Advert: Goitre World



Digitiser Joke Advert: Davros - Night Moods



Digitiser Joke Advert: Halloweenis Disco



Digitiser Joke Advert: Seal's Crab Cafe



Digitiser Joke Advert: What To Brexpect



Digitiser Joke Advert: Oafworld



Digitiser Joke Advert: Do Squirrels Eat Your NFTs?



Digitiser Joke Advert: Foo-Foo-Me-Me



Digitiser Joke Advert: Monkey U



Digitiser Joke Advert: Ray Liotta's Dog Fridge



Digitiser Joke Advert: Cheddar-Fu



Digitiser Joke Advert: Bastardbury


Do you know of any important moments from the annals of Digi history that have been omitted? If so, then mail me (superpage58@gmail.com) right now, man. Credit will be duly given for anything that gets put up.

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