Madness - Honda City & Related Adverts x 14 (Japanese TV) 1981-83

Fourteen Japanese television commercials featuring (or relating to) Madness, produced from 1981-83 with some help from their songs, "In the City" & "Driving in my Car". All adverts relate to Honda except for the last one which seems to be advertising...hangers?! See www.madnessontv.com for more details.

[@grenbeanbastard]

i really want to buy a city now

[@Halpin2006]

"HEY YOU! DON'T WATCH THAT! WATCH THIS!"

[@anthonyperkins7556]

🎶I like driving in my car, Honda Cityyyyy!, takes me near and takes me far, Honda Honda Honda!, takes me here and takes me there, Honda Cityyyyy! , does it all without a care, Honda Honda Honda, goes all out from a to b, Honda Cityyyyy, with reliability, Honda Honda Honda!🎶

[@jordanong5114]

I would buy a City as my first Honda.

[@user-bp6cl8cd1t]

I would like this car to be sold again in this design.

[@user-op3fl6yt3v]

小さい頃、このコマーシャル好きで良く見たなぁ!?
ドリフ加藤茶、志村けんが良くコントでやっていたのがめちゃくちゃ受けた😂

[@LPAGAN401]

The last one is an advertisement for car wax, the coat hanger must've been a promotional item.

[@MrWheeze]

Thanks for that! It was a bit of a confusing advert for sure

[@frstwhsprs]

@@MrWheeze Did it came with the City?

[@marcuspooh]

@@frstwhsprs probably not. I think it was a parody of the honda commercial (which is already a parody in itself)

[@stayathome3927]

このCMうっすら覚えてる。

[@khanhhuyen5658]

CITY IN CITY!

[@gunnebull2806]

hondahondahonda?

[@betaville72]

I still think 'In The City' could and should have been a single a side.

[@whollymindless]

It certainly seems like it would have been big in Japan.

[@TCHorwood-xq7mw]

Big in Japan ... wasn't that Alphaville? ;-)

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Madness marching though LA selling a japanese car, sounds about right ;)

[@RoboOwl1035]

One of the adverts was shot on location in Los Angeles

[@andyjay729]

A Japanese commercial shot in LA and starring a British band. Japan and its companies really were on top of the world then.

[@RoboOwl1035]

@@andyjay729 Wow, Japan got into a relation with the US

[@SayAhh]

Possibly 119 N. Larchmont Boulevard in/near the Hollywood area. The Dog House appears to be defunct/closed but couldn't find the cross streets.

[@RoboOwl1035]

@@SayAhh oh

[@stumerkaiba6431]

Its a city in a city

[@caesarorzell600]

Shoutout to Senran Kagura

[@stumerkaiba6431]

@@caesarorzell600 why senran kagura

[@anylamisya8584]

Daddy Daddy Do!

[@KristopherNoronha]

what was that moped/scooter that kept popping up in the ads?

[@nomkombu5891]

It's the Honda motorcompo

[@msquaretheoriginal]

@@nomkombu5891 it was an available option that fit behind the back seat. Park it wherever and go where you need to with the scooter.

[@YudA295]

Does the car really came with the scooter?

[@user-qw6es4ly3g]

Well, it was an additional option and the moped itself had some problems, but yes, you could buy a car with a moped stored in the trunk(or under the trunk's floor-I don't remember that well)

[@ZaHandle]

It's called the motocompo and they only sold it as a trunk accessory

[@UnlimitedGrubGrabs]

Kaguya-sama brought me here

[@DonDiegon]

Really? In which episode?

[@reginaldpasao8390]

@@DonDiegon second opening

[@DonDiegon]

@@reginaldpasao8390 Oh, it's because the goofy walk, I see

[@reginaldpasao8390]

@@DonDiegon yes.

[@karry299]

Came here from Kaguya - found only bullshit. Might as well say that scene was a Beatles reference or whatever the fuck else.

[@whollymindless]

Unless you're familiar with the band Madness, it would be weird and worth a comment to express your superiority instead of just walking away as it might not be for you.