Toonfomercial: Remember when Raid tried a strip? (1979)

 Three years after introducing Raid Solid, Johnson Wax (now SC Johnson) added a Raid Solid Insect Strip, their answer to Shell's long established No Pest Strip.

Danny Dark (Super Friends) narrates this introductory ad.

Unfortunately, the Raid Solid line was a rare misfire, as neither product lasted very long.

Teenage Toons: The Thing & The Queen (1979)

 It's been a while since we checked in on Hanna-Barbera's ill-advised reboot of The Thing.

Here, Kelly's sister, Betty (Marilyn Schreffler, The All-New Popeye Hour), is up for Homecoming Queen, but the Yancy St. Gang may have something to say about that........

I've always envisioned Spike and his buds to be too old for high school, but, fortunately, that line wasn't crossed.......

Saturday Morning's Greatest Hits: Wildfire (1976)

 Today, he goes by Michael Martin Murphey, but he's still remembered for his first big hit 50 years ago, as "Wildfire" brought him to the Midnight Special......

Toonfomercial: What if bugs ruled ancient Rome? (Well, not really) (1970)

 This cheeky Raid spot depicts bugs dressed like Emperor Nero in the days of ancient Rome. William Schallert (ex-The Patty Duke Show, Dobie Gillis) is the narrator. Paul Frees, of course, voices the insect Nero.

Spooktober: Hell's Bells (1929)

 One of the earliest Disney Silly Symphonies was Ub Iwerks' "Hell's Bells". Fitting for Halloween, no?

Toon Rock: Miss Atomic Bomb (2012)

 Off the 2012 CD, "Battle Born", the Killers released "Miss Atomic Bomb" as the 3rd single. It is considered a sequel to 2004's "Mr. Brightside", off "Hot Fuss", with Eric Roberts returning as the antagonist, if you will.

Spooktober: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

 In 1953, Columbia & UPA obtained a license to adapt Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart into an animated short subject. James Mason is the narrator.

If you look close, you'll see that Bill Scott, later of Rocky & His Friends, co-wrote the adaptation. Who knew?