Tetley Tea Bags (1989 Ad)

British TV advertisement for Tetley tea bags from 1989. Round bags were clearly the pinnacle of tea bag technological advancements at the time.
Tetley is currently property of Tata Tea Ltd.

[@FrancisJFrench]

The genius that is Brian Wilson. No wonder he went a little mad, realizing that his inspired songwriting and angelic harmonic compositions were used to sell oddly-shaped teabags.

[@johnussss]

Haa haa, it's sad and funny at the same time.

[@Grithron2]

@@johnussss Face it, there are millions for whom this advert "ruined" that song forever - even with the guitar hook buried under that "revolutionary" punchline, we'll still hear the original and get a pre-echo of "cups round, plates are round, saucers are round..."

[@katakisLives]

Everyone went with the round bags for a while! it was a real trend! I love this "beach boys" Tetley ad, really brings back memories! the round bag was far more successful than their pyramid bag! that sunk without a trace!

[@wolfgang1097]

Round tea bags? Sounds interesting, I mean they must have figured that if cups, saucers, cakes, and the teapot are round, why not make the tea bags round too. Sounds clever. Also, this ad was just awesome and retro.

[@Dante3025]

Im in the awesome part of RUclips again

[@NuttyGooner82]

That's because the Pyramid bag was designed, and still very much sold, by PG Tips XD

[@muzhikforchaplin1203]

I don't think the shape of the bag makes any difference but tetly has always been my favorite brand

[@grahampearson5670]

Tetley tea accompanied by vegetarian food, white bread, butter, biscuits and flapjacks would be someone's bedtime treat.

[@datprawn4850]

Tetley: Our teabags are round.
Yorkshire Tea: traitors.
PG Tips: Hold my tea, pharaoh!

[@sammikashifsk5140]

Legend

[@katakisLives]

I always preferred round tea bags because they dropped in the cup better and also because they were always separate there would not be the accidental tear separating them!

[@applemask]

Notice that they never say what's so bloody great about round teabags.

[@benwilson9666]

Is This Ad Animated By Cosgrove Hall?

[@alexmatthias6400]

Sadly No I’m afraid, They’re actually animated by Richard Ollive’s Blue Fish Toons. (The studio behind Weetabix, Radox, Snailsbury Tales and the 2005 adaptation to Muffin the Mule)

[@ToddBegnaud]

Being fans of the Beach Boys can be bigger than the Beatles

[@benleeves4789]

Tetley is good

[@benleeves4789]

0:08 no more tea bags are always scar

[@benleeves4789]

Actually it's Square

[@hydrofilms]

You serious? I Get Around by The Beach Boys

[@dylanmccomb4433]

(1989)

[@OHIOKIDANDBALLER]

Hello I am from the 🔮 future

[@edydotcom]

Does anyone know the name of this song origanlly?? as in the soundtrack? what's the song called and who sings it? thanks

[@viviannemj4232]

The commercial's paroding a song called "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys

[@michaelfagan-so3st]

walt disney

[@agentrob8]

How does a round teabag make any difference?

[@paulatkinson7525]

It lets the flavour flood out

[@nathanz6663]

because the others are square!

[@JayGeeBee07]

well,
It's a different shape...
and that's it...