# British GB 118 advert with Ray Parker Jr. **URL:** \ **Category:** General Ghostbusters Discussion\ **Created:** [February 5, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802 "2009-02-05T00:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darl](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/darl/32/5939_2.png) [@Darl](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Darl)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/1 "2009-02-05T00:00:50Z")
Just for us brits really Just logged in to check the boards and as I did an advert for 118 118 ( a british phone information service) usually it’s done to the A Team theme, but this one is new, it’s done to the Ghostbusters theme, with the line “who Ya Gonna?” ending in “1-1-8!” It also features Ray Parker Jnr - well I assume it’s him, not sure what he looks like these days :lol: Oooh - just found it on you tube [![](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/c/9/c9c0c7c061f9bfce9710779e68e7f0b7502e9e1c.jpeg "118 118 - Who you gonna call?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZw87CSV-o4) ---
**Author:** ![donkey8012](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/donkey8012/32/187682_2.png) [@donkey8012](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/donkey8012)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/2 "2009-02-05T00:10:34Z")
I’m not sure how I feel about this. ---
**Author:** ![EctoCooler](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@EctoCooler](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoCooler)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/3 "2009-02-05T00:12:03Z")
[Ray Parker Jr.](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/ray-parker-jr) gotta eat. ---
**Author:** ![UK\_Ghostbuster\_89](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/b9e5f3/32.png) [@UK\_Ghostbuster\_89](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/UK_Ghostbuster_89)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/4 "2009-02-05T00:12:23Z")
that is awesome, yer i think your right thats ray parker. lol it was my step nans birthday today and whilst i was talking to her, i heard this on the tv, i really wanted to say wait and find out what it was lol, but i couldnt, thanks lol for posting this ---
**Author:** ![Zack](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f6c823/32.png) [@Zack](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Zack)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/5 "2009-02-05T00:14:17Z")
Pretty cool but I accidentally kept responding “GHOSTBUSTERS” instead of “118” Force of habit. :whatever: I liked the “goats” part. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/6 "2009-02-05T01:12:52Z")
This is more or less a video showing all the different jobs Ray Parker Jr has had to take up due to the economy. ---
**Author:** ![jonathan\_white](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jonathan\_white](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jonathan_white)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/7 "2009-02-05T08:44:28Z")
> [@AJ Quick](#): > > This is more or less a video showing all the different jobs Ray Parker Jr has had to take up due to the economy. I kept thinking 'it’s probably just coincidence that they were filming while he was at work, I’ve always dreamt of getting on a bus in which [Ray Parker Jr.](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/ray-parker-jr) is a conductor…wait no I haven’t. > [@Zack](#): > > Pretty coo]I liked the “goats” part. Same here, 'I ain’t afraid a’no goats" followed by a wry smile, I don’t even think Ray Parker Jr. was happy to be doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Zack](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f6c823/32.png) [@Zack](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Zack)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/8 "2009-02-05T16:18:22Z")
I think I’m gonna go ahead and move this to “GB” though it’s for the UK specifically, it’s cool enough hopefully more people can see it there too! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/9 "2009-02-05T17:35:47Z")
hearing that theme without the “GHOSTBUSTERS!” just sounds wrong to me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_Bestler](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Adam\_Bestler](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Adam_Bestler)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/10 "2009-02-05T18:56:06Z")
. . . ghey. ---
**Author:** ![496](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/4/82dd89/32.png) [@496](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/496)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/11 "2009-02-06T10:11:51Z")
They did the A-Team previously, now Ghostbusters, They’ll ruin Knight Rider next i bet. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/12 "2009-02-08T04:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > £5million 'Ghostbusters 118 188 ad a YouTube hit 7/02/2009 > > “If you’re running late, if you’re in a state, who you gonna call? 118 118!” Sung to the Ghostbusters theme, this could be the smash hit of the year. > > It’s from the new advert for the phone directory firm, which stars Ray Parker Jr, who sang the original theme. > > In the £5million telly ad, already a hit on YouTube, the dippy 118 118 duo chase a red London bus on which Ray is the conductor. Fare play to Ray! **That’s $7.4 Million USD** > **[£5million 'Ghostbusters 118 188 ad a YouTube hit](https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/5million-ghostbusters-118-188-ad-375481)** > > "If you're running late, if you're in a state, who you gonna call? 118 118!" Sung to the Ghostbusters theme, this could be the smash hit of the year. ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/british-gb-118-advert-with-ray-parker-jr/23802/13 "2009-02-09T17:55:11Z")
Apparently the video wasn’t loading, so I found a new copy and posted it.