Why was the Tango advert banned?

Why was the Tango advert banned?

Lord Borrie, the Advertising Standards Authority chairman, took the unprecedented decision to ban the advert ahead of a formal investigation because of fears it could encourage children to copy the stunt. …

Who was the voice of the Tango advert?

The ad campaigns were a huge success, boosting Tango sales by 30%, but for us, as we’ve only just found out, the highlight is having Gil Scott-Heron voicing the end-line on some of the UK’s most iconic TV adverts.

Who was the tango man?

Peter Geeves is best known for playing the orange man in the fizzy drink commercial which spawned the catchphrase ‘You know when you’ve been Tango’d’ and also appeared in a string of films and TV shows.

What does you’ve been tangoed mean?

Basically, a man painted orange appears on scene and runs around three of men (one of whom is drinking Tango) before slapping the one with the Tango across the cheeks, then the slogan “You know when you’ve been Tangoed!”.

When did the tango advert come out?

Orange Man (advertisement)

Agency HHCL
Product Tango Orange
Release date(s) 1992
Directed by Matt Forrest
Starring Peter Geeves Ray Wilkins Hugh Dennis Gil Scott-Heron

What year was the Tango advert banned?

2004
In 2004, the Pipes advertisement from the campaign, which drew comparisons to Orange Man in the media, was banned, becoming the last Tango advertisement to do so; however the ban was not because children had already injured themselves, but because there were fears that children were going to.

What does youve been tangoed mean?

How many Flavours of tango are there?

As of August 2019, the flavours available in the United Kingdom include Orange, Apple, Strawberry and Watermelon and Tropical in addition to flavours of the “Tango Ice Blast” slush range.

Where is the Ribena advert filmed?

Bosses hope the twin-pronged approach of trading on the past while looking to the future will safeguard hundreds of jobs at the Coleford plant in the Forest of Dean which makes and bottles both Ribena and Lucozade.

Why is tango called Tango drink?

Tango is known in the United Kingdom for their advertisements, mostly those broadcast on television in the 1990s from the Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury advertising agency. …

Does Pepsi own tango?

United Kingdom The company owns a number of drink brands in the UK including Britvic mixers, R. White’s Lemonade, Tango, Robinson’s and J2O – as well as being the licensed bottler for PepsiCo products within the UK.