Monday, May 17, 2021

Saturtainment: The Little Rascals reborn, shilling for Jell-O (1984)

 By 1984, Hanna-Barbera's adaptation of The Little Rascals, aka Our Gang, was either in eternal rerun or cancelled at ABC. General Foods, then the makers of Jell-O products, obtained a license to revive the characters anew, this time in live action form, for a series of spots for their new Jell-O Gelatin Pops.

Yes, eventually, the kids gave way to Bill Cosby, as he would end up doing spots for the product and the similarly themed Jell-O Pudding Pops. The only actor identified in these ads through various sources is Seth Green, currently on Family Guy and Robot Chicken

Here, the kids open a stand to sell boxes of the Gelatin Pops.

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