Getting Schooled: Buyer Be Wise (1982)

 Here's another Disney entry produced for schools.

"Buyer Be Wise" is all about how we're consumers, and what goes into the money we spend. Hal Smith voices Goofy, while Gary Owens is the narrator.

Aimed, I think, at elementary schools.

Rating: A.

Looney TV: The Muh-muh-muh-murder (The Looney Tunes Show, 2012)

 One of the biggest complaints about The Looney Tunes Show was how it dumbed down Daffy Duck (Jeff Bergman) to the point where he was little more than an imbecile.

In this case, a case of mistaken identity has him thinking Porky Pig (Bob Bergen) is a killer. Meanwhile, Bugs (Bergman) rushes to the aid of Lola (Kristen Wiig) after she breaks her ankle. Legendary producer Garry Marshall, who hadn't done much acting since the 60's, is heard as Dr. Weisberg, a recurring role.

Small wonder fans cheered when subsequent series brought Daffy back to his zanier roots.

Rating: B-.

Toonfomercial: Spider-Man & friends shill for Hardee's (1983)

 Produced in between seasons 2 & 3 of Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends, the web-spinner (Dan Gilveazan), Firestar, Iceman, Captain America, Spider-Woman, & Hulk greet a family at Hardee's to shill the chain's answer to McDonald's Happy Meal.......

Tonfomercial: Remember the Carnation Rabbits? (1960's)

 Meet Pete & Harry, the Carnation Rabbits, who shilled for Carnation cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, dips, & ice cream.

Today, Carnation is a unit of Nestle, continuing the long running company's evaporated milk and Breakfast Essentials (formerly Carnation Instant Breakfast), but the wider range of products didn't survive too far past the 60's.

A quick Google search reveals that Mel Blanc (who else?) gave life to Pete & Harry, though YouTubers were convinced Paul Winchell and/or Pat Harrington, Jr. did the voices.

Following is a 4 minute montage of commercials.

Sunday Funnies: Junior & The Dictator (Problem Child, 1993)

 From season 1 of Problem Child:

Junior (Ben Diskin) takes umbrage when his grandfather (Jonathan Harris) welcomes a visiting general.

Considering that the president of our country fancies himself a dictator, but has the comportment of an immature child, well.........!

It's safe to say Junior was being reposited as an anti-hero in this series, since his gramps was often in collusion with Principal Peabody (Gilbert Gottfried), and always foiled.

No rating. Just a public service.

Not your average fairy tale: Three Little Piggs (1961)

 Here's a Fractured Fairy Tale from 1961.

The Three Little Piggs are a trio of sisters (all voiced by June Foray), instead of brothers in the traditional story, who get their own individual homes thanks to an inheritance from a recently deceased relative. Daws Butler is the wolf.

The gender flipping and the twist ending aside, this plays out like the traditional story. We think.

Rating: B.

Saturday Morning's Greatest Hits: Respect Yourself (1971)

 The Staple Singers scored a crossover hit in 1971 with "Respect Yourself", which brought them to Soul Train.

Some 15 years later, actor-singer Bruce Willis (Moonlighting) did a solo cover of "Respect" for his first top 40 hit. Nothing tops the original, though.