Compilation of various television commercials for Texas Homecare including Pacman themed commercials and adverts with ‘The Wonderful World of Texas’ jingle.
Contents:
1. Advert promoting the ‘Big Sale’ at Texas Homecare stores. Features an animation of a letter ‘e’ shaped like a Pacman character eating pound ‘£’ symbols like Pacman eats the dots in the video game ‘Pacman’. Refers to Park Royal store and ‘branches throughout London’. End caption states “Starts 9am Monday”.
2. Similar to 1 but with end caption stating “Open All Day Tomorrow”.
3. Similar to 1 but with end caption stating “Open All Day Bank Holiday Monday”.
4. Similar to 1 but promoting Berger Magicote paint and Vymura vinyls. End caption states “Starts 9am Monday”.
5. Similar to 4 but with end caption stating “Open All Day Tomorrow”.
6. Similar to 4 but promoting Dorchester bathroom suites and Contiplas White. End caption states “Open All Day Tomorrow”.
7. Similar to 4 but promoting Luan cabinet doors and Home Comfort double glazing. End caption states “Starts 9am Monday”.
8. Similar to 7 but with end caption stating “Open All Day Tomorrow”.
9. Similar to 7 but with end caption stating “Open All Day Bank Holiday Monday”.
10. Similar to 1 but promoting “350 extra reductions”.
11. Similar to 1 but promoting offer on Texas solid pine panelling.
12. Similar to 1 but promoting offer on Texas ceramic tiles.
13. Similar to 1 but promoting offer on Caroline bedside storage unit.
14. Similar to 1 but promoting offer of 13.04% reduction (‘It’s Like Texas Paying Your VAT’) on Livin’ Luxury kitchens.
15. Similar to 1 but promoting offer on Texas Loft Insulation.
16. Similar to 1 but with the ‘Pacman’ having a voice “Cor blimey, here we go again, bleedin’ pound signs...I’ll be glad when the bleedin’ Texas sale’s over and we can all go home. And a Merry Christmas to you too”.
17. ‘The Wonderful World of Texas’ advert. Features footage inside a Texas store. Ends with slogan “Texas The Big One” and caption “Open Every Bank Holiday”. Promotes special offers on paint and various other products.
18. Shorter advert on the same theme as 17 and with different offers including hi-fi stacking unit. Caption “Open Every Bank Holiday”.
19. Similar to 18 but promoting free paint offers. Caption “Open Every Bank Holiday”.
20. Similar to 18 but promoting Duraplex extending ladders and picnic table set. Caption “Open Every Bank Holiday”.
21. Similar to 17 but caption “Open Every Bank Holiday at Lancaster Street, Carlisle”.
22. Similar to 18 but promoting Texas Alice ceramic tiles, patio doors and Caroline five door chests.
23. Similar to 22 but with caption “Open Every Bank Holiday at Lancaster Street, Carlisle”.
24. Similar to 17 but with offers on Texas Dorchester bathroom suites, Caroline chests, patio set, and Makita power drills.
25. Similar to 18 but promoting offers on kitchen units.
26. Similar to 18 but promoting offers on garden furniture.
27. Similar to 26 but with caption “Open Every Bank Holiday. Lancaster Street, Carlisle”.
28. Advert for the ‘Texas Sale’ (with similar jingle and theme as the ‘Wonderful World of Texas’ adverts). Offers on products including Square Deal Shades of White paint.
29. Similar to 28 but different offers including Texas Cezanne ceramic tiles.
30. Similar to 28 but promoting ‘extra reductions’.
31. Similar to 30 but refers to “this bank holiday weekend”.
32. Similar to 30 but promoting ‘final reductions’ during the last days of the sale.
33. ‘Wonderful Savings’ advert (with same jingle as ‘The Wonderful World of Texas’ adverts). Promotes various products including Crown Plus Two paint.
34. Similar to 33 but different products promoted including Livin’ Luxury Barbados bathroom suites.
35. Similar to 33 but different products promoted including Texas Caroline furniture range.
36. Similar to 33 but different products promoted including Blue Hawk plaster coving.
37. Similar to 33 but different products promoted including Texas Easy Fit kitchen units.
38. Similar to 33 but different products promoted including Home Comfort double glazing.
39. Appears to be a duplicate of 33, but is incomplete.
Duration: 20 minutes.
Texas Homecare television commercials
Texas Homecare 1983 television commercials
- Ref. No: SA/SUB/TEX/33/1/2
- Date: 1983
- Level: File
- Extent: 1 file
- Access: Open
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