Saturday, April 20, 2024

Game Time: Remember Shifty Checkers? (1972)

 Aurora Toys was best known for its Skittle line of pendulum games and their model sets.

Then, in 1972, the company introduced Shifty Checkers. To promote it, Don Adams (ex-Tennessee Tuxedo, Get Smart, The Partners) co-wrote, directed, and stars in this commercial. Check his Humphrey Bogart mimic in a spoof of "Casablanca":



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