Autoglass-What`s happened to Gavin?
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Has anyone seen the new advert? What`s happened to Gavin? It`s not the same without the Brummie accent.
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He still does the radio ads. If you're missing him tune into Kerrang! radio on 105.2FM and he'll pop up every 3 songs or so.:rolleyes:
My eldest son and his mates (aged 12 which will explain) are currently going through a phase of saying "Hi, I'm Gavin from Autoglass and I'm here to fill your crack". Cue lots of giggling. Unfortunately #2 son (8) picked up on it and we've had to tell him to stop saying it!:o
There's an american one too, and the guy's name is also Gavin. Odd.
I checked out the advert with Steve in it on YouTube and it's not one I've seen before - I guess they may have stuck with the Gavin advert in the old Central (news desk west) area as it particularly sits well here. Also, I've heard the Autoglass radio advert with Gavin on talkSPORT and Gold over the past few days.
Personally, I've always liked how the Autoglass advert is not afraid to use someone with a Brummie accent as the main spokesperson for their product. I find that Midlands accents tend to be quite rare in national broadcasting and moreso in advertising. The only other advert from recent years that I can recall using a Midland accent (in a straight rather than "comedy" manner) is this Ocean Finance ad which had radio presenter Ian Danter doing the voiceover.
Ah but is his name Gavin?
Spoilsport! I'm in my 40s and have a (supposedly) responsible job in the media but my colleagues and I continue to snigger about Gavin's "special resin". One is never too old to be childish.
I miss Gavin. Steve is but a poor imposter...
Oh I must be particularly dull, I never saw/thought of a comedy spin on it, very good.
Now how did you explain the 'wrongness' of the 'crack' joke to the 8 year old, did the said 8 year old actually get the joke or simply repeat it?
I want Gavin from Autoglass to inject his special resin into my crack.
Guess he was beyond repair:)
Me too:D
I think you have to be of a certain age (ie 12) to have thought of that particular joke.:rolleyes:
The 8 year old was just told that it's not something he should really be saying. Bless him, he's a good lad and does as he's told without too many awkward questions. And yes, he was just repeating what he'd heard his big brother saying (who has also been asked to stop saying it now, especially around his little bro :eek:).
Is laughter really infectious or is it just people trying to conform, be one of the group.
Kids are good value for this sort of thing
'what are you laughing at?'
blank stare 'ummm?'
I miss Luke
Was that Luke with the strong Dublin accent? Very refreshing to hear it in an ad.
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