13 years later G'day Mate

This doco was shockingly good for an amateur. Enjoyed every minute 😁

@ZingZingNZ

2 ай бұрын

Best youtuber in 2024

@FowlFace

Ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, it was one of our final projects we produced when we were just youngins at broadcasting/film school. Was a truly great fun to put together as a team.

@johnback3299

Ай бұрын

13 years ago jeez,

I frequented the original Kelston Georgie Pie in the early 80's and onwards. Those were the best pies of all time. It's enough to make a grown man cry.

My god. That was first class production. You have become a kiwi icon yourself now! Congrats.

As a former Lynn-Mall (New Lynn, West Auckland) Georgie Pie Employee this was a fantastic watch and I loved my time at the company and the the mall branch. I've been in Oz since "97 and seeing some of the old adds like Benji and the Flight of the Navigator was a real trip to the past I would love to have been able to get there for just one last pie. I miss those Mince and Cheese pies.. or our Apple pie with ice cream.

Who’s watching this in 1980 , yasssayaaa

Tauranga Georgie Pie awesome Thanks for making this ! I remember flatting and one of the guys did the weeks shopping and brought 150 Mince and Cheese pies for $150 !!!!!

I now live in Australia, and none of my friends here will never understand how good Georgie Pie is.

@guyincognito143

Жыл бұрын

It was never good.

@TheHlydenLord83

Ай бұрын

Let it go

@brentbrown535

Ай бұрын

That classic kiwi double negative 😅

Oh the memories Glenfield GP - Thank you soooo much!!

Nostalgia's a hell of a drug

I remember after saturday rugby(me then brothers game) with dad coaching 1 team and sisters netball we would go get GP for lunch.. Then go watch either the seniors of the rugby club or go to the auckland team game if a home game mid afternoon then back to the rugby clubrooms for prizegiving.. No wonder my parents slept in on sundays

Let's bring it back. I am still missing GP in Glenfield (At the corner of Glenfield rd and Wairau rd). My son, Vincent used to enjoy visiting that place!!!!

@gavin8677

Ай бұрын

My best mates mum was the afternoon shift manager there. When she cleaned up for closing time she'd bring home the unsold pies. We used to feast on all of them . Miss those days and the GP Glenfield

Great documentary that should screen on telly. Well done man. Shame not that many have watched so far. Bring back Georgie Pie!

This is the first video that I've responded to, thank you for your hard efforts, you certainly have taken a lot of New Zealanders including myself back down memory lane, Georgie Pie was indeed the most memorable foods of the 90's The legacy of Georgie Pie will always live on. "BRING BACK GEORGIE PIE"

Growing up in Aus, always heard about kiwis pies whenever tried anyway. I'm moving to Wellington in a few years time,and when I get there I'm finally going to experience and try out kiwi pies, and I want try a hangi.

@ProjectFrugal

Ай бұрын

"Excelsior Bakery" in Wainuiomata or "Real Meat Pies" in Woburn, Lower Hutt are my recommendations :)

@spaceli0n

Ай бұрын

hangi is just a earth oven, like a samaon umu... not really nice imo

13 years old!! Great doco and how I moss those Georgie Pie days

Watching this 10 years to the day! loved it.

man soo much memories,BRING BACK GEOGIE PIE

@TheHlydenLord83

Ай бұрын

No

Beautiful. I remember finishing primary school and travelling to the closest shop at Highland Park at least 3 times a week to indulge in the best pies I've ever tasted. Watching this had those family feelings flooding back, bringing back tears to the eyes. Love it!

The Baker with one hand and leg , you are my ROLE MODEL. All the best for you mate God always with you. from Melbourne .

One day I felt adventurous and tried their curry pie and I was immediately hooked. Couldn't forget how good it tastes till this day.

I love Georgie pies, dad and I would go to Greenlane Georgie pies and have our own pie eating contest, with me being the winner every time. But these were great pies and memories with my dad. My favourite Georgie pie was the pork and vegetable pie, I literally still get cravings for it now.

this was awesome as, brought back fond memorys

Fantastic video!!! Great memories. Mum and Dad still live a minute away from the Kelston GP

Brilliant mate, pity I only found this now! Hope you *all went far with your career in film/docs, as you have extreme talent in the full on kiwi way!!

I left NZ for Japan in 1994 and never returned (although Japan only lasted three years)- Georgie Pie and Frying Saucers are two things I miss above all.

"A customer getting rowdy or... jacked up on pies" Priceless.

This is full of golden one liners...My headache is gone! 22.56... I was inwardly jealous 🤣

I loved the Highland Park Georgie Pie, my brother and sister won bikes from their colouring contest, and I won some stuff too. But it was their pies that were the best. I went to Pakuranga College as well. I miss Georgie Pie.

Omg Simon Barnett's account of dropping hot pie filling on your knee in the car is so damn relatable. I love him so much haahaha.

@hesgotamotor8288

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh that was my only slight issue with their pies, they were so dam hot, like a toasted cheese sandwich or spaghetti toasted sandwich, you couldn't eat it until 45 min lol

The icon is back but at a price. $4.50 for a mince n cheese is a big rip off and it doesn't taste anything like the original.

@samsong24

4 жыл бұрын

And they didn't bring the plain mince pie back :( I absolutely hate cheese, so still haven't been able to try one and reminisce!

I never heard of Georgie Pie, as I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, United States. I know if I lived around the time Georgie Pie was around in New Zealand, I would have been born a year before the first Georgie Pie would open. By the looks of the documentary I would have been devouring those pies. It looked delicious. That's not all I captured from the documentary. I learned how wonderful the people seem to be. Me. New Zealanders just have so much drive and heart. Your country just enticed me to visit. Amazing Doc!

@LuannOsbourne

5 жыл бұрын

10:00 I WANT HAVOC TO BE RACIST TO THIS STUPID WIGGER

pure gold...

This is damn good journalism!

First time seeing this, brilliant doco.

I worked for G.P in the late 80s, awesome place, awesome pies, awesome people

Yea a couple of years ago I came across GP in a service centre McDonals in NSW Australia. I got the shock of my life. But honestly they didn’t taste the same. I went back a few months lasted and they were gone.

PORK AND VEGETABLE PIE FROM GEORGE PIES, WAS MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE, BRING IT BACK, THAT EXACT ONE..

Fark, was too young to remember GP but this made me cry at the end

Spliff + balackberry apple and ice cream pie = happiness. Georgie pie pops into my head atleast once a month

This was awesome 💯💯💯

loved the closing line hahahaha

@lesblase3667

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAH freaking hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Back in the day, some of my classmates had after-school jobs at the Highland Park (Howick/Pakuranga) branch. Those were the days......

@paigebudden26

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Voogd omg that’s the Georgie pie I went to when I was little. I’m now in aus and miss those pies 🤤

Good Doco brother!!😊 Loved that place as a kid!!Still have some cool photos from My Birthday Party!! Definitely missed and loved from Me, My whanau and the whole of Aotearoa and still Talked about today!!❤ 💯

I'm an Aussie and I now love Georgie pie

Great doc and heartwarming storyline. Very cool. Never heard of the company.

Can they bring back Sparkles? Loved those as a kid

@TonyRule

Ай бұрын

And Deck...

Great to hear that Georgie pie is back to the future.

I miss the 80s and 90s. Lived off Georgie pie $1 pies my lates teens

"If we lose what makes us unique and what defines us as New Zealanders, what else do we have?" Amen! Let's not sell any more of our assets!!!

Awesome pastry

This doco is excellent!

Great Doco.... Makes me really hungry for a good old pie

The end of that commercial made me laugh, what a classic!

great documentary bro!! all da way from hawaii!!

Wow, I almost cried from the emotions of bringing back the George! haha! Shot Gareth and his crew! Wish u did the one day exercise in Auckland! But crackup that I used to work with Brian Popham at Air NZ! Now I will email him for the pie recipie!

Loved Zap.

@daver7867

2 жыл бұрын

the chocolate milk drink?

@mrlee9213

Ай бұрын

The original primo 😂

a relative of mine has some video footage of the tauranga Georgie Pie , I will be getting a copy of this hopefully before the end of the year and I will upload it .

Georgie Pie Palmerston North was Top Tier! It's simple why it was closed down McDonald's had the money at the time and. Brought them then closed them down. Competition ladys & gentleman. Also this guy who created this video is a legend!

@MrKurns

Ай бұрын

You weren’t listening. McDonald’s did not shut them down. They purchased their properties. Georgie pie went broke. $1.10 to make but selling at $1.

Used to have Georgie Pie at Porirua after swimming competitions in the 90's. Good times!

I still miss Georgie Pie now

They are not the same as they use to be, pastry, cheese are different and i think they forgot the main ingredient...LOVE

@baileygilbert4766

2 жыл бұрын

Eww 😷 gross, I am glad they went out of business because love also known as CUM is gross in food.

I worked for Georgie Pie not long before they were sold. The cost to manufacture a small pie from pastry to register it was 44c They just werent making enough of a profit for the owners.

Watching this in 2004 memorys kelston branch.

I barely remember it. I went to the one in Takanini as a kid. Loved it. They had a ball pit I went in. It closed not too long after. Apparently closed in 1998 all the stores. I was only 6. Doesn't seem it closed that soon. Sure it was later (1999) I do remember getting a pie though. Also got them at Hunters Plaza I think. They had stiff crusts around the edges. Kind of remember the taste.

I remember the one in Kelston they had a conveyor belt the pies used to go along the window by the footpath to the counter Mum used to bring bread and butter it was so embarrassing I sat at different table 😂 loved the pies used to dip the fries into the meat gravy yum

Awesome video! Georgie Pie = Everything this dude said in the beginning of the documentary. YEAH Kelston Boys at 17:17. We were loyal patrons

Thanks for making this awesome doco and taking me back to my youth. Great job!

Georgie Pie, Highland Park was just across from Pakuranga College where I went to school. I revisited Auckland recently & it doesn't look the same without Georgie Pie. Does anybody remember "Uncles" food bars? They are gone also! I used to walk home drunk from the White Horse, Pakuranga & stopping at the top of the hill for a Seadog (which was really just a crabstick smothered in melted cheese & tartare sauce in a long steamed roll) There was one in Panmure also I MISS THOSE DAYS

@unclejoe7958

5 жыл бұрын

HoldenMcgutzen Yes Uncles on the Pakuranga highway. A Chinese couple were running it.

@Philly-lq6zr

Ай бұрын

Uncles , was best place to get a feed , 😊 G.I AND PANMURE ,

Those pies tasted so good BRING THEM BACK 2024 🤙🤙

My favourite GP was at Greenlane...bring it back please. GP is still produced at Maccaas, similar but not the same

I remember Zap also. How about Tang? It was a cordial...but so much better than Refresh or Raro. I recently rediscovered it. Not here in NZ but in the Philippines. Some Asian stores are stocking it here though. How about Crazy Joes

Thanks for giving Ray a hand

well done !! great documentary

This brings back memories...they have the best pies ever

@silaosau5752

2 жыл бұрын

Bring it back

I miss Georgie pie 🥧😮

I was born in NZ but grew up most of my childhood in Oz. One of the only photos I have from my time in NZ is a photo taken at Georgie Pie, lol.

Great Channel and Doco mate! Liked an Subbed!

Absolutly Brilliant , from Vivienne Gold Coast "Proud Kiwis Abroad "

Man, I remember when the Tauranga one opened - was around end of 1993 they were soooo late to get one!....Amazing pies! Used to go about 3 times a week lol. Only menu item I didn't like was their milkshakes....Sadly It was gone by 1998.

Awesome video! Georgie Pie = Everything this dude said in the beginning of the documentary. YEAH Kelston Boys at 17:17. We were loyal patrons. Off topic....do any of you guys remember the drink ZAP?

This fella's got those Tom Holland vibes. Takes me back to my days growing up in Tauranga and me and my mates smashing those $1 🥧. Loved Georgie Pies ❤

Georgia Pie was King of pies No.1 bestseller in its hey day. Value for money perfectly made with the best pastry second to none a real family place to visit. Used to go on my lunch break to buy one until one day I went but it just closed without much notice only to say GP is closing no reason given as to why all branches closing & staff made jobless overnight! I was gutted had no lunch that day was heartbroken. Unfortunately, due to poor management of expansions & business practices they fell on hard times leaving them open for big global giants to take advantage of their vulnerable state. Being sold to globalization was worse thing for Kiwi icon as McDonald's clearly knew they couldn't compete with GP so they did what any bully does best take them out but in our case for good NO RETURN as Kiwis love their pies too much more than burgers! McDonald's did not win the loyalty of fans of the pies as it left everyone with a bitter taste in their mouths as how could this have happened to a good successful business serving generations of die hard pie lovers! McDonald's will never bring GP back don't we all know it. They tried to in a promotion period but it was all hype total crap pies nothing like GP!! Hope someday the King of pies reigns again, never buy from McDonald's as they have no concept of making pies & they throughout history have stolen & burned businesses & taken ideas from others claiming for themselves as they have the funds & powers to do it as $$$ talks! GP is gone but never forgotten we all still have fond memories & they can't take those away from us ! ❤😄👍

i miss it bring it back lol in every city !!!!

Great pies, good times the 80's.

glad to see you employed the Australian Pizza Hut cameraman who has problems keeping the picture from shaking.. he must not had work for ages was he in NZ all these years? @11mins

I missed Georgie Pie , it was my ❤️ pie when I lived in NZ , kids have pie after school , as its very closed to school ,it was $1 👍

My favorite childhood❤❤❤

Fond memories of GP pies.$1-$4 Was the only fast food outlet to sell fries in the opening morning hours if i recall correctly

Good work, bring back GP

good on you bro, awesome doco you made :)

I miss georgie pie, even though the cheap prices were great i think they should have kept the normal prices and maybe they would still be here

@paul--b

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, as soon as they made that move it was the start of the death spiral. Sent the wrong message that their pies were only worth a dollar, and left no room for inflation. No one with any sense bought a slightly bigger pie for twice the price! Just a epically stupid business move.

cant wait to taste these pies again!!! georgie pic is coming back!

some times I wonder if the reason Maccas bought out and closed GP down was cause of the real estate.. GP on the cnr of Gt Sth Rd and Greenlane road is where Maccas is now, Prime location. I remember darting in there on the way home from the "pub" for some Steak Mince and cheese pies.. LOL....

I never got to try a Georgie pie. Never made it to Blenheim sadly. Makes me think of Cobb n Co

@jenkims1953

Ай бұрын

You also missed out hard, GP had the best pies. you could go there and get like pies for 2 bucks and they were not small either but most ppl would still buy a few each because they were so cheap. I think the regular pies where 1 dollar and the cheese one where 2 dollars i recall something like this loosely but i don't recall the other flavours. You could also get a combo so chips and a drink. i recall that the parents would just buy a few of each for each kids or like in a combo but with extra pies and what you couldn't eat just got doggy bagged home for later. like it was the shit i would say better than McDonalds. Well at least the McDonalds we have now as imo its gone downhill since the 90s. Most 90s kids in the north island would of had a birthday party at Georgie pie 100% and probably going back because it was since the 70s. They need to bring it back. I recall going there as a kid and it was always packed like you could barley get seats and often you would have to wait until other people leave. The one we used to go to was always kind of messy because it was so busy but it was good.

Awesome doco, i love this :D

In samoa its called "Siosi Pie"

We went thru the Georgie Pie drive-thru in Christchurch in a stretch limousine. The bend in the drive-thru proved to be quite a challenge. Hence, that was the first and last time that limo went thru the Georgie Pie drive-thru. 😂

Very interesting and well made doco. I did wonder how long they would last though, when we could spend $13 get 10 pies, 2 fries and a drink! Very few people were buying the more expensive large pies and unfortunately it killed them in the end. A crappy end to a great pie franchise.

Munching Georgie pies in the movies or before going to the movies Manukau branch! 🤤