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Poster Come to Life — Sea Lion
The first ever GUINNESS® beer TV commercial was broadcast on 22 September 1955 - with the launch of ITV, it was the first ever evening any advertising appeared on television in the UK.
Popular comedian Charlie Naughton grappled vailiantly with the sea lion to recreate one of the earlier Gilroy posters.
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