#silver spoons

[hardlypartying]

Kisses for The Painter (2024) and Hellraiser (2022) for giving me silver spoons!riara 🫶 I never lose

#HELLLOOOO CONTENT #I know it’s not the same jacket but in my mind #the green one he’s wearing is the same one kie wears later on #I think I may be the most annoying person in the world making everyting abt riara #silver spoons #riara

[crimsonrain-spirits]

soooooooooooooo normal about these sillies. so so normal and sane @lordofshibas

#fox guy is not mine! he belongs to lordofshibas aka maggie #art #<3 #my art #digital art #artwork #ocs #humanoid #oc art #original characters #oc: arthya #maggie the beloved/p #sketches #doodles #original art #illustration #silver spoons

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Muppet Magazine: Christmas

#Muppets #Muppet Magazine #The Muppet Magazine #Christmas #Pee Wee Herman #Pee Wee's Playhouse #Cosby Show #The Cosby Show #Jason Bateman #Silver Spoons #Ricky Schroder #Vintage #TV #Television #Film #Kermit #Miss Piggy #Kermit The Frog #Muppet Show

[oldshowbiz]

1984.

#silver spoons #letters to the editor #can't joke about anything anymore #fire and brimstone #cranks

[dancingstrawberryasseenonrevre]

Silver Spoons TV Show

#giphy #hug #nostalgia #norman lear #classictv #80s sitcom #silver spoons #edward stratton #joel higgins #ricky schroder #ricky stratton

[anyaalrich]

I had a dream last night that I was having an affair with Jason Bateman. Not gonna lie, I crushed on him and Ricky Schroder when they were in Silver Spoons, but most people who would end up reading this would be more likely to recognize him from Arrested Development or as Marty from Ozark.

He had an actual self driving car.. not like what we know but fUlly self functioning.

And not only was he the sweetest, most attentive partner possible but holy shit, the sex was fantastic. (Amanda, I am so sorry. You're amazing)

He was head of household to a home filled with kids of all ages who had what seemed like autism but all to the point that they basically had ...."superpowers" ~ for lack of a better word.... If Professor X participated in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program on a scale of massive financial proportions. He took me to meet them all and we hung out around a pool table. Everyone was showing off their skills and talking about how they met him and why they chose to go live there. One girl knew that my real name is Christina, not Lillian. That was weird.

We went to his room to lie down for a bit and we talked about life while he ran his fingers through my hair until I fell asleep. Then I woke up to Michael's alarm. I giggled about that for at least half an hour before I fell asleep again.

Like... what the hell? Why Jason Bateman??? He's sincerely great, but it's not like I have any reason for him to be in my head. And I was in absolute love with him. Or at least in awe.

This was 100 times better than the bizarre erotic dream I had about Elon Musk. That was disturbing lmao.

#Jason Bateman #Silver Spoons #arrested development #Ozark #dreams #weird dreams #wtf #me #personal #my life

[nonthreatening-boys]

#joey lawrence #gimme a break! #silver spoons #brotherly love #teen idol #1980s

[contac]

#silver spoons #vhs #gif #1986 #title card

[rickyschrodertribute]

Three episodes of Silver Spoons will air today on Antenna TV for Christmas Eve! Check your local listings.🎄🥄🥄 📺

#Antenna TV #Ricky Schroder #Joel Higgins #Erin Gray #Ricky Stratton #Edward Stratton #Kate Summers #Silver Spoons

[periodically80s]

#Broadcast Magazine #1986 #Silver Spoons #syndication

[squideo]

How Crusha Crushed It with The Crusha Kittens Advert

In this series, Squideo has examined the best ways to turn advertising content into gold. Now that we’ve broken down the eight key ingredients, it’s time to dive deep into some examples of stellar advertising. This week, the advert in question was picked by Squideo’s Production Manager Callum Major.

When asked why this particular advert had become his favourite of all time, Callum said: “I remember the advert from when I was younger, when I’d see it on TV all the time. It’s so whacky and bizarre! It's so bad it's good!”

The Artistocrusha

Crusha is a brand of milkshake mix, which recently started selling desserts as part of its range. It may be a surprise that Crusha dates back to 1955, when it was managed by British Sugar. The branding that you may associate with Crusha didn’t come about, however, until late 2001 when it came under the control of a British Sugar subsidiary: Silver Spoon. British Sugar, which has been owned by Associated British Foods since 1991, effectively owns all the sugar produced in the United Kingdom.

Over the next two years, Silver Spoon worked to redevelop the Crusha brand in order to appeal to a new audience. This included a new logo and the adoption of cats as the brand mascot, despite most adult cats being lactose intolerant.

Crusha in Boots

In 2003, the first advert for the revitalised Crusha was released. The mastermind behind this eye-catching advert was Joel Veitch of RealGood, a web animator and singer-song writer, who has been responsible for several high-profile pieces of work including the 2012 animated television special Uncle Wormsley’s Christmas.

The advert is a story of mixed success. Later in 2003, the same year the advert was released, Crusha became involved in a scandal when it’s owners discovered that a batch of faulty Crusha milkshakes had gone out to retailers. Instead of notifying the retailer, Tesco, British Sugar decided to send workers into the store and buy as many of the 580 affected bottles as they could. Tesco realised what was happening and removed the stock, creating a negative press story that undid some of the advert’s impact.

To add insult to injury, the advert was eventually banned from British television by Ofcom in 2004 after several people attempted to recreate the advert with real cats. One man was ultimately arrested for the mistreatment of animals. That didn’t stop Crusha putting out an additional advert by Veitch in 2008, this time with the cats in a gym. Eventually the brand moved away from the visual style of Veitch’s work, but the cat has remained a feature in all their adverts; fully animated since 2014.

Veitch’s animations were so popular in the 2000s, that after Coca Cola recreated aspects of his work – for a 2007 advert that ran in Argentina – he launched a lawsuit against the company. They eventually reached a settlement. Coca Cola had used his band’s song Ninja in a video full of kittens. Not exactly a subtle rip-off.

The Crusha King

Compared to the technical complexities that went into creating Cadbury’s Gorilla advert, which we explored earlier in this series, the process for making the Crusha Kittens advert was relatively straightforward. After all, no one had to travel across the world to find the right gorilla costume. Crusha Kittens wasn’t a major production, so why does it have such a lasting legacy? The advert regularly makes the lists of iconic British adverts and the song lives in the memories of many early noughties children.

Mental Music

The last two adverts broken down in the Advert Alchemy series, Gorilla and The Little Duckling, used existing music in their videos. Crusha Kittens, however, features an original song. It’s a short song, only four lines total, yet it has the overwhelming power of an earworm – guaranteed to make you sing “I want some Crusha” for days on end.

Since the video opens with several cats holding instruments, including an accordion, music was essential to the plot. Since the advert is aimed at children – who will convince their parents to buy the product – the song also had to be simple enough for them to memorise and Veitch definitely delivered when he composed this doozy.

Cute Cat

Even if you’re too young to remember the early days of the internet, scrolling through any social media platform in this day and age will prove this to be true: kittens are always cute. The Crusha Kittens advert predates the cat memes that society has grown to love in the 2020s, but even in 2003 it was well known that children like animals, and cats are a type of animal.

While none of the animals in the video are emphasised for cuteness (in fact some people state the cows gave them nightmares), by adding anthropomorphic features like holding instruments and wearing hats, and singing in an unexpectedly deep voice, the creators of this advert definitely understood the audience they were targeting: kids.

Ancient Animation

In a world of apps that deliver top-quality and relatively inexpensive video production tools, the Crusha Kittens advert may seem terribly outdated. Like something that was mocked up on Photoshop and Microsoft Paint. But to audiences in 2003, that was the beauty of the advert.

Crusha Kittens ran during the 4pm to 6pm timeslot, most popular with advertisers targeting a child audience. In 2003, Crusha Kittens was typically airing between Capri Sun and Nickelodeon adverts. Their competitors were producing live-action or 2D animated videos. Crusha Kittens stood out because it didn’t use this format, and it made something that could be recreated by people at home.

Content Worth Gold

What do you think? What made Crusha Kittens so successful? Watch the full advert below and let us know in the comments.

Get in touch with the Squideo team today to find out how we can improve your advertising strategy with video production, motion graphics, social media management and much more!

#crusha #crusha milkshake #crusha kittens #crusha cats #cursed commerical #cursed content #2d animation #marketing strategy #small business on tumblr #small business #advertising #advert alchemy #blog #marketing #animation #youtube #british sugar #silver spoons #associated british foods #joel veitch #realgood #uncle wormsleys christmas #tesco #ofcom #earworm #Youtube

[hardlypartying]

i totally see why you think people aren't gonna be the biggest fans of the other riara fic you're working on but just know that i will be reading no matter what, i love your writing!!

This is so kind and sweet❣️ Your message really gave me the final push to post the story so it’s out now!! Just the first chapter so if you would like to take a peruse, here she is:

And my fics are nothing without an accompanying soundtrack to set the mood so:

General soundtrack/vibe of the fic: silver spoons

Soundtrack for the more intense missions and the stuff they get up to: off the grid

And sneak peek/yakwtfgo/spoiler not so spoilery: midas

🥄🖤🕯️🩵

#silver spoons #ask #finally have a working title for it that I will shorten regardless lmao

[crimsonrain-spirits]

✧ you taste divine, little fox 🩸 ✧ @lordofshibas

yapping and alt vers under cut!

IT'S SILVER SPOONS AGAIN BUT TOXIC YAOI VERSION WOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH I AM SO UNWELL THROWS UP EVERYWHERE

some alt versions bc i was fucking around with layer modes! :)

really proud of this piece!! kinda regret not leaving the timelapse recording on ahahaha

anyway im so insanely normal about these two blue-haired angel is mine while the purple-haired fox is my friend's :D

#im sick. IM SIIIIIIICCCCKKKK #im so incredibly normal about this oc x oc ship guys trust me plwpwrebflq3hbhkgwjs #<3 #blood tw #art #my art #digital art #artwork #ocs #humanoid #oc art #others ocs #angel #kitsune #original art #original illustration #illustration #original characters #blue #purple #red #black #tw blood #angel oc #oc x oc ship #maggie the beloved/p #oc: arthya #silver spoons

[merv606]

For the @allvalley100 prompt Silver Spoons

The hairs on the back of Daniel’s neck stand up.

“A lovely surprise to see you here. I’m truly glad they accepted Amanda after that display at the last event.”

“Yes,” Amanda extends Terry her hand. “I can’t thank you enough for explaining the situation.”

“My pleasure. Simply an unfortunate misunderstanding.”

Amanda takes her seat.

“You have an enviable life, Danny.”

“That I worked hard for.”

“We’re not dissimilar, you and I.”

“We’re nothing alike. Back then, you only pretended ….”

“Now though. We got the same things in the end, didn’t we.”

Daniel’s jaws clenches.

“Silver spoons and all that.”

#allvalley100 #prompt #silver spoons #daniel larusso #cobra kai #terry silver #the karate kid #the karate kid 3

[tenth-sentence]

Merry left them a long while in the hall, and they had time to discover their parting gift of spoons.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - J.R.R. Tolkien

#book quote #lotr #lord of the rings #jrr tolkien #tfotr #the fellowship of the ring #merry #meriadoc brandybuck #otho sackville baggins #lobelia sackville baggins #goodbye present #silver spoons #hallway

[helloparkerrose]

#1980s #ricky schroder #Outdoors #The earthling #child star #teen idol #silver spoons #The champ #Golden Globe Winner