An independent toy maker released Tiny Tears around 1960, and to best sell the product, hired ventriloquist Shari Lewis to pitch the product, with help from Lamb Chop:
You've heard of the boy who cried wolf, right? Now, meet "The Girl Who Cried Vampire", as a chronic liar gets a reality check from Eddie (Peter Cullen). And check the vampires, reconstituted versions of Sam Dracula & Bella from The Groovie Goolies!
Ah, Mr. Bubble. A bubble bath for kids, introduced in 1961. This toonfomercial introduces the product.
A year before The Munsters Today hit the air, the producers presented a pilot for advertisers and, since the show would be syndicated, prospective stations.
As you'll see in this open, Herman (John Schuck, ex-McMillan & Wife, Holmes & YoYo), might've been bopping to the beat not of the theme song, but his dance moves suggest Madness' "One Step Beyond". If you've seen that video, you'll know what I mean. Co-starring Lee Meriwether (ex-Barnaby Jones, Time Tunnel), Jason Marsden, & Howard Morton.
Our Gang's "The First Seven Years" carries a 1929 copyright, but was released in 1930, seven years after the series began, so I guess the title actually represents an anniversary for the franchise.
Anyway, Jackie Cooper gets into a fight with Speck over the affections of Mary Ann. Let the chaos begin!
The kids from Mission: Magic! head off to Paris to track down a missing statue, but all three suspects have their own version of the Contemplator. Or do they?
Blackstar turns 45 this year. The series finale seems appropriate for Halloween season, so, here's "The Zombie Masters".
