Grrrrr, it's not Christmas yet

Well Ricky Butcher had a blank expression on his face.

For anyone who's interested (i.e. no-one), here are the full lyrics:

There's a magical place, we're on our way there.
With toys there are millions, all under one roof.
It's called Toys R Us.

Soon after bedtime, when dark night-time falls,
Geoffrey and helpers stock up all the shelves,
From ceiling to floor, books, board games and bikes,
Teddies, puppets and dolls,
Beds, spaceships and trikes.

There's millions ......... all under one roof,
It's called Toys R Us, Toys R Us, Toys R Us.

Sorry - had to get it out of my system. Anyone know what the inaudiable bit is, I can't quite hear it?

There's millions.....Says Geffory all under one roof!

BTW never heard that bit in the middle before-was it in the earlier version of the ad,then replaced with the advertising of a certian toy or is it what is heard in the background?

Yeah that middle verse used to be in, and the entire ad was animated IIRC. Its only in the recent years they've cut it down, and put live action in the middle!

Gotta see it!! : The only thing that'll force me to press 3 on my remote, that is!

(Yes, I am a proud anti-ITV1!)

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I am afraid Geofrey the Giraffe from the Toys R' Us advert has sadly passed away. He was crushed under millions of boxes of toys in the Hull branch of Toys R' Us after stacking them too high. A tragic loss to us all I'm sure you'll agree.

The new version goes:

#There's a magical place, we all on our way there!
Toys by the million, all under one roof:
It's called TOYS R US!#

<CUE PRODUCTS>

#There's millions say Geoffrey, all under one roof!
It's called Toys R Us, Toys R Us, TOYS R US!#

I need a life!


(Edited by Whataday at 6:34 pm on Nov. 8, 2001)


(Edited by Whataday at 6:36 pm on Nov. 8, 2001)

Ive just downloaded it and checked. The full version of the music is on
www.tellytunes.net

Shame its the only the audio, but its the full one nonetheless!

Ps - I dont think that joke about killing Geoffrey is funny.(You're the sort of person who'd tell a class of 5-year olds that Santa had fallen off the roof!)

Geeeeez get a sense of humour !  And no, no, no you've got me all wrong, I wouldn't tell them that Santa had fallen off the roof, I'd tell them that he doesn't bloody exist !

(Edited by square eyes at 6:43 pm on Nov. 8, 2001)

Sorry about that, Id just grown very attached to that Giraffe, and got worried that what you said was true.(I know thats going to sound dodgy, but I cant be bothered to rephrase it!)

Shop! is always doing Xmas stuff - and is far superior to that trash they call QVC. (Shop!'s presnters are great - Debbie and Steve in particular!)

But I don't mind the Xmas promotion etc, I love Christmas.

At the age of about 12, I was told to 'sod off' by Geoffrey (it may have been a bloke in a suit, I can't remember). When I saw another giraffe inside the store, I asked him how there could be two Geoffrey s at the same time - and the response I got was rather surprising.

Still, there you go. Never trust a 16-year old dressed up as a giraffe in Basildon town centre.