“Plop-Plop Fizz-Fizz”: Animated Alka-Seltzer Ads
Seldom has there been a product that had the kind of savvy marketing that Alka-Seltzer has had. So many of their slogans have entered the American lexicon, like “Try it…
Category Archives: CLASSIC ANIMATED ADVERTISING
Love-In: Commercials Animated by Ed Love
Where did Ed Love work? A better question might be: Where didn’t he work? A partial list of studios would include Disney, Iwerks, Lantz, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Bob Clampett Productions, and…
Eye Candy: Animated Pitches for “Candyland” Riches
Christmas is nearly upon us, and around our house that usually means candy. Lots of candy. In honor of our annual overindulgence of the confectioner’s craft, we present a selection…
AAA: Alcohol, Animals, and Advertising
Somewhere in rural Michigan, an apple fell from a tree. It sat on the ground for a long time until it began to ferment. Eventually a young bear came strolling…
Commercials Animated by George Nicholas and Don Williams
We have another twofer for you. Two of my favorite animators, George Nicholas and Don Williams are our topic for today. George Nicholas had been one of the top animators…
This Has Been a Public Service Announcement
Brush your teeth twice a day. Take the doors off your old refrigerator. Stay away from blasting caps. How many times have you heard those phrases emanating from your television…
Freberg in Advertising Land
Comedian Stan Freberg appeared in a lot of commercials. A whole lot of commercials. Both as an actor-for-hire for others and in the commercials conceived by his advertising company, Freberg…
The Last Warner Bros. Cartoons
As an addendum to Jerry’s post last March, lets take a look at the last remnants of Warner Bros. animation in 1968-69, the Bill Hendricks years. As we all know,…
Commercials Animated by “Those MGM Guys”
Okay, maybe it isn’t quite accurate to call them “MGM guys” since they all worked for other studios as well. But these are some of the animators that come to…
Commercials Animated by Gerard Baldwin
Gerard Baldwin had an amazing facility for animating. He did brilliant full animation, but he also has a way of doing limited animation in a way that made it seem…
