Once upon a time, Chun King was under the same roof as Jeno's pizza products, as they were both created by Jeno Paolucci. In 1960, this animated commercial introduced Chun King chow mein to a wider audience before Stan Freberg began producing & directing live-action spots for both Jeno's & Chun King (Freberg also starred in a Chun King sponsored special in 1962). The gentleman accepting the award may sound like film icon Vincent Price, but it's not. It's Paul Frees (Rocky & His Friends) impersonating Price.
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Stan really did a great job doing commercials and records during that time period...
I actually first became aware of him when he hosted When Radio Was back in the early 2000s; I then found out about his recordings and other work via a couple of local radio shows in the Seattle area in the succeeding years.
Due to Mel Blanc, Stan went uncredited for a lot of his work for WB back in the day (i.e. The Three Bears, The Three Little Bops), which you've probably seen......
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