We were recalling possible the most annoying advert of the early Nineties and all agreed it had to be the one for Gino Ginelli ice cream.
Do you remember it? It says on YouTube it's 1994 but I remember it earlier than that. It was a ghastly, colourful romp including women with dalmatians, children and balloons and dozens of other cliches that make things fun and exciting. The worst part was the song, though this version is slower than I remember - I'm sure it was far, far more cruiseship than this. The words Italian verve got me every time. I still cringe.
Of course as sunny and hip as this is meant to be the truth is it was full of E numbers and more than likely made on a light industrial estate just outside Warrington.
I think the irritation is twofold: the singer and the fact that it was on ALL the time. But I did spend an awful lot of time slumped in front of the telly back then.
Is the brand still going? If you look down the side there's all sort of European versions too, for Germans with their paprika ice cream, etc.
