Another classic from the early 80’s, though the campaign itself started in the late 70’s written (if I recall correctly) by Peter Carey.
I remember scheduling this in a Sunday night movie without first checking what the movie was – turned out to be “Alice – Portrait of a teenage alcohol”. The ad ran straight after that classic scene where her horse is hit by a car or something. That mistake took me ages to live down.
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