In Search Of The First Keebler Elf
So this week we take a look at the origins of the famous Keebler Elves. I had this industrial film (embed below) from 1970 in my collection for years –…
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Hanna-Barbera’s “Atom Ant” Records
Atom Ant takes on giant ants from outer space before offering his personal views on diet and fitness for those who over-indulged a bit during the 1964 holiday season. Hanna-Barbara…
Playhouse Pictures Re-Revisited
Today we’re taking yet another look at commercials from the Playhouse Pictures. This lot is from the mid to late fifties, and covers a variety of products. Amazingly, I was…
Sweets for the Sweet
Advertising is mainly about trying to sell you things that you don’t necessarily need. The sweet snacks and goodies that wreck your teeth, make you put on pounds, and break…
Halloween Magic! Hanna-Barbera’s “Winsome Witch”
Check out Jean Vander Pyl’s well-earned lead role as a helpful, huggable harpy in this HBR album based on The Atom Ant Secret Squirrel Show segment. Hanna-Barbara Presents WINSOME WITCH…
The Tortoise and the Hare and Other Stories
Did Aesop ever know that his stories would be routinely used for advertising purposes? Did any of the known and unknown authors of children’s literature know? I suspect not, otherwise…
Hanna-Barbera’s “Cinderella á Go-Go”
Groovin’ through Paul Frees and June Foray’s steeped-in-the-‘60s spoof of the fairy tale that is, like, for non-squares, you know? PIXIE & DIXIE WITH MR. JINKS TELL THE STORY OF…
Snagglepuss – the Great and Powerful!
A classic Hanna-Barbera character gives a stellar performance in a surprisingly faithful retelling of Baum’s original Wizard of Oz. Hanna-Barbera Presents SNAGGLEPUSS TELLS THE STORY OF THE WIZARD OF OZ…
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…
“Ken the Wolf Boy” (1963)
When Astro Boy debuted on New Years Day, 1963, the Japanese animation industry was forever changed. The animation industry in Japan was always small compared to America’s, but once television…
