Meadow Lea margarine [advertisement]

A classic commercial for margarine that put the line ‘you ought to be congratulated’ into all our heads.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

Duration

00:00:59:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001523

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Advertising

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food industry and trade - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Collected

1 times

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/116720--meadow-lea-margarine-advertisement/ |title=Meadow Lea margarine [advertisement] |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=16 March 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Australia, 1985