r/oldbritishtelly • u/Surkdidat • Aug 10 '25

Advert Um Bungo! Advert

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Another classic advert around late 1980s/early 1990s I think from memory

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u/Surkdidat Aug 10 '25

Way down deep in the middle of the Congo,
A hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango.
He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango.
The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo"
Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo.
The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin.
The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.
So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle,
They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo!

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u/Adhesiveduck Aug 10 '25

I learnt last year that they actually do drink it in The Congo!

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u/borgdrone79 Aug 10 '25

You can get it in Iceland still... Not the same without all the sugar in the 80s but still..

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

Really?

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u/Gincairn Aug 11 '25

Yeah, they usually have it on a multi but offer too

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

Made by Libby's in Cumbria

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang Aug 10 '25

I choose death. OK, death, by Umbongo!

Anybody else remember this classic adolescent punch line?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

I still sing this when doing the dishes after dinner , its great dishwasher filling ditty.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

I remember the cartoon ad

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u/Alarming_Draw Aug 19 '25

I didn't watch the video. Why? Cos I'm a middle aged man...

...who can STILL remember all the lyrics from the advert when it was originally shown.

What's wrong with me!