Christmas Ads 2013

Since they're starting to appear I may as well start posting them.

I understand why they had to get rid of the lyrics from the Toys R Us advert but I can't understand why they didn't write a modern version of the song. A missed opportunity IMHO.

Oh so they've brought back the old Toys R Us tune? Last year they introduced new CGI characters and a completely new song. I wouldn't have thought they would listen to complaints from those who grew up with the old tune, I presumed when they decided to make a new one that they thought this could have been the Toys R Us advert song for the next generation. Obviously not, I guess.

Thank Geoffrey they got rid of "I wanna be a Toys R Us kid"! One of the worst adverts I've ever seen...

Too soon.

Yes, which marketing idiot thought a song about the death of a child was suitable for a toy shop advert?

And so it begins.

It's nice they've got the old Toys R Us theme song back, but man hasn't that been butchered?

I like the M&S one, although the stop frame animation reminds me too much of the John Lewis Home Insurance advert.

Toys R Us seem to suffer from 'Coca Cola trucks syndrome' - they've been trying new ad campaigns for over a decade, but no matter what they do all everyone wants is that original 80s/90s jingle. Similarly Coca Cola spend thousands of pounds every year on glossy high-budget ads, but they still have to run the 1990s trucks ad for a few weeks to keep everyone happy.

The other two stalwarts from the 90s were Hellman's Mayonnaise and Yellow Pages kid-with-mistletoe, were they still running last year (and are they expected to this year)?

(still seems a bit early to start discussing this, but oh well)

Don't forget the Famous Grouse ads! All the ones mentioned are classics.😊

Is this the earliest the Toys R Us advert has appeared? I'm sure it used to debut a little later?

Apparently the 'I Don't Wanna Grow Up' theme is actually an update of an even older Toys 'R' Us theme! Interesting...Maybe they'll do a Coca Cola and give us both...

Still like the late 80's/90's theme more though.