Mumbo Report: Tinned chicken, Birdy Song and feminine hygiene turkey

Tim Burrowes

March 4, 2010 9:03

In this week’s Mumbo Report from Studio 33:

Most played ads of the week (including a horror return for The Birdy Song);
Turkey – Libra Invisibles perpetuate the stupid man cliche

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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5 COMMENTS

Benn 4 Mar 10

Hmm… I’m sure the Samsung team had never seen this famous clip of a guy skiing down the escalator at Angel tube station in London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE

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Tim 4 Mar 10

Hey, if YouTube ‘inspiration’ is good enough for Juan Cabral…

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Liz Rowell 4 Mar 10

But how stupid do they think the chicks are? We’re the ones going out with the stupid men, who also think a tampon is a good toy for a cat………………. They say no-one every lost money underestimating the public but it does make you wonder. I would like to know if this ad was done by a male or a female team. Either way they seem to be out of touch with the man or woman on the street, and the attributes of the product they’re advertising. Invisible?

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Liz Rowell 4 Mar 10

Now it would be funny if the boyfriend became invisible.

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Sarah 5 Mar 10

I thought the Libra ad was funny.

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