Ronald McDonald dreams of a breakfast in the clouds with Birdie, the Early Bird (Russi Taylor), and suddenly, the characters are animated.......
Perhaps the biggest hit of The O'Jays' career, "Love Train" was a huge radio hit in 1972-3, which landed them on Soul Train:
You have to feel sorry for Dick Tracy's foe, The Brow. We saw him yesterday on Archie's TV Funnies, where he was treated like the menace he was meant to be. 10 years earlier, he and other villains were treated like saps by UPA for Dick's made-for-TV aides.
This video has three Brow & Oodles shorts, in which the villains bumble their way to jail.
"Lighthouse Creepers": Go Go Gomez (Paul Frees) is up first against Brow & Oodles, and, wellllll.......
"The Vile Inn": Next, it's Joe Jitsu (Benny Rubin) shutting down Brow's operations at a cheap motel.
"Banana Peel Deal": Finally, Hemlock Holmes (Jerry Hausner) goes after another of Brow's smuggling operations.
Ronald McDonald (King Moody) helps the Professor with a new "invention'----a dinner gong. Howard Morris voices the Professor & Mayor McCheese, and likely directed the ad, too.
Here's another animated spot for 'Lectric Shave. Allen Swift voices the husband, but we're not sure about the wife. Might be Joan Gerber or Norma McMillan. Designs by Jack Davis.
Before Carnation was bought out by Nestle, they expanded their Friskies line of cat foods with Little Friskies' Chef's Blend. The product was introduced in 1979, and it's not only a medley of flavors in the product itself, but some musical commercials, too.
In this 1981 entry, the Chef himself (speaking voice appears to be Barry Gordon) extols the virtues of the product.
If you've ever wondered what goes into making a commercial, McDonald's offers a primer with this behind the scenes look at a 1973 ad featuring Ronald McDonald (King Moody, ex-Get Smart), Captain Crook, and the Hamburglar. Howard Morris not only was the voice of Mayor McCheese, recycling his Mummy voice from Groovie Goolies, but he also directed this particular spot and a few more!
