Comments on: Opal Fruits

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:00:39 +0000

Yes the advert with the scouts did exist! I remember it vividly when the scouts arrived at echo point and the pompous scout master tried to demonstrate the naural acoustics by shouting ‘hello!’ However all that came out was a dry rasp which provoked the hilarious schoolboy retort “Mouth dry skip?”
Oh how we all laughed!

By: Big Boo

Big Boo — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:58:16 +0000

Sorry mary, it doesn’t ring any bells with me, though I’m sure you aren’t imagining it. Was it an advert shown in the US by any chance?

By: mary

mary — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:31:03 +0000

Does anyone know where I can get a clip of one Opal fruit ad where a group of Scouts are at Echo Valley hiking and the master goes to shout but has a dry mouth so one of the kids asks..Mouth dry Skip? and hands him an Opal Fruit?
Did I imagine this ad or was it for real. It was out on the very early 80s.
If you know of it please email me xxx

By: Big Boo

Big Boo — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:30:00 +0000

Seems the thing about Asda having Opal Fruits was correct. Sounds like it wasn’t as popular a promotion as they hoped though (shame) as my sister-in-law visited yesterday with ten packets of them as they had been reduced to just 10p a pack!

By: Philip Ayres

Philip Ayres — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:46:37 +0000

Wasn’t blackcurrent one of the flavours in the 2nd lot of Opal Fruits ? A quick look at Wikpedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_fruits ) confirms the existance of Tropical Opal Fruits but the article isn’t clear about which flavours were in it.