Iconic Australian television jingles, from Lube Mobile to Banana Boat, ranked from best to worst

A man dubbed ‘The List King’ for ranking things is at it again, this time categorising the best Australian TV jingles from best to absolute worst.

An Instagram user who dubs himself “The List King” is causing controversy with his latest power ranking of iconic Australian television jingles.

Bruno Bouchet regularly gives his personal verdict on all manner of topics, categorising them from best to worst, from soft drinks, McDonald’s burgers and rappers to Brisbane suburbs.

He’s also the guy who recently burnt 16 blocks of the in-demand Cadbury Caramilk chocolate for fun.

“This is one I’ve spent months looking into and I’ve been hitting my crowned-head against the wall,” Bouchet said. “I needed some help.”

And so he teamed up with former Big Brother contestant Michael Beveridge to rank TV jingles.

They’re little ditties that most Aussies of a certain vintage will instantly recognise, organised by tiers — “God Tier” being the best and “Would Rather Purchase A Bucket Of Cat Vomit Tier” at the bottom.

From very best to very worst, here is where Bouchet and Beveridge have placed the jingles.

The iconic Aussie ad for Lube Mobile.

GOD TIER

Reading Writing Hotline: “One, three, double-O!, six triple-five, o-six.”

Carpet Call: The experts in the trade.

Cottees: My dad picks the fruit that goes to Cottees.

Lube Mobile: That’s 13-30-32.

These are fair rankings, particularly the nostalgia-inducing Lube Mobile ad, which features a flannel-clad kid with a mullet and a mild speech impediment.

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ROYALTY TIER

Rheem: Install a Rheem.

Doors Plus: Doors Plus, no fuss.

Pizza Hut: Four-eight-one, double-one double-one.

Crown: There is nothing like a Crown.

Sure, these are fine and not terribly offensive. The Pizza Hut ads had a different number — it was 13 11 66, from memory — when I was a kid. Queenslanders might remember it as 892 11 11.

ADAM SANDLER (TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT) TIER

Chicken Tonight: I feel like Chicken Tonight.

Birds Eye Fish Fingers: I’ll sing you a song, a song of the sea.

Roses: Thank you very much.

Toyota: Oh, what a feeling.

I distinctly recall twisting my tongue trying to keep up with the final line of the Roses jingle, which rushed through “very” 12 times.

PLEB TIER

Mortein: More smart, more safe, Mortein.

Decore: De de de, Decore.

Aeroplane Jelly: I like Aeroplane Jelly.

The little girl on the swing singing that kind-of haunting voice is plebbish? Well, call me a pleb then because that’s one of my favourites.

Joy King sang the Aeroplane Jelly advertising jingle.

WOULD RATHER PURCHASE A BUCKET OF CAT VOMIT TIER

Meadow Lea: You ought to be congratulated.

Banana Boat: For sun protection.

Qantas: I still call Australia home.

Motor Finance Wizard: Motor Finance Wizard says yes.

Alright, how very dare you.

The Qantas ad with the children’s choir in crisp white shirts standing stiff as boards in a range of stunning natural settings is a thing of timeless wonder.

You can’t listen to that song without being filled with some patriotic pride... or wanting to travel the world.

Controversially, as many of the comments pointed out, there were some shocking omissions from the boys’ rankings.

For instance, where’s are the happy little Vegemites? Or the Weet-Bix song? Even the Slip, Slop, Slap song could’ve found a home in one of those tiers.

As Bouchet blunt declared on the ranking: “This is not up for discussion.”

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