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the mog in popular culture
ok - so we have the traveller in eastenders, lovejoy's convertible, the antiques roadshow, the "it says morris on the door" van in madness's "driving in my car", and the fact they were cruelly usurped by minis for the original italian job but any other "cultural" spots?
My favourite obscurity is the brief shot in the smiths " the Queen is Dead" video.
My favourite obscurity is the brief shot in the smiths " the Queen is Dead" video.
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Re: the mog in popular culture
The minor has been on television a lot and in films some mothers do ave em,open all hours ,Thunderball and also some Beatles films
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Re: the mog in popular culture
not that I'd want to watch it, but apparently Roy and Hayley (Corronation St) had a Minor.
There was a pink saloon on Teachers. It sold on ebay later so it may still exist.
Lovejoy used a few different Minors as they wrecked the first one etc...
There was a pink saloon on Teachers. It sold on ebay later so it may still exist.
Lovejoy used a few different Minors as they wrecked the first one etc...
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Re: the mog in popular culture
you see one in the opening title of an Austin Powers (Austin of all names...) movie, can't remember which one tho... could be 'The Spy Who.... ahem... Me'. There is also one in the video for a fairly recent Oasis song 'The Importance of Being Idle'.
Cultural enough for you?
Cultural enough for you?
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Re: the mog in popular culture
There was a white convertible used recently in a Muller ad for Muller Light - does this count as "Culture"?
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And the one on the 'Foxy Bingo' advert
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Re: the mog in popular culture
the borrowers film used minors only, including a stretched limo minor as i remember
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What about Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's saloon (Open All Hours). It used to belong to an MMOC member (Roy Braime?). Also, Dot Cotton was learning to drive on a Traveller in Eastenders.
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Re: the mog in popular culture
There was one used in an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" but is it culture?
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oh and Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen was to be seen driving around in one on a recent TV show he did and Richard Wilson in that great 50's driving holiday TV show they put on (can't wait for them to repeat that ).
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Re: the mog in popular culture
New Zealand filmaker Peter Jackson used Minor's in his early films Brain Dead, Bad Taste and Meet the feebles.Meet the feebles feature's many Minor's including a balck Limo.
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Just watched Outrageous Fortune season 6, there is a white 2 door featured in one of the scenes
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Apparently Casualty has featured (probably the same) green traveller as used in the soap operas mentioned above.
I don't watch these programs myself.
I don't watch these programs myself.
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Re: the mog in popular culture
Not to mention the black pickup in the Indian Doctor
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Parts of it filmed in Llantrisant, near where the South Wales Branch meet so we were told at the last branch meetingregaliaqueen wrote:Not to mention the black pickup in the Indian Doctor
I just watched the 'Rocks and Chips' Christmas special on iplayer (spin off from Only Fools and Horses) and I saw...
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Re: the mog in popular culture
Just came across this...
(ex- ice-cream van)
Not so sure it can be classed as today's popular culture but I'm sure it was popular at some point
(ex- ice-cream van)
Not so sure it can be classed as today's popular culture but I'm sure it was popular at some point
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Watched a few episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus recently and was pleased to see some Minors in Terry Gilliam's animation sequences. Don't remember any real Minors in the series, though.
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