'Clark Kent' for Sugar Frosted Flakes w/Tony the Tiger

[ranel63]

Is it just me or was Tony the Tiger more skinnier then than now?

[RichYan33]

Gee-zus! Even in the 50s he was a goddamned peeping tom.

[TheStanbabe]

In one comic book ad..after"SpiderMan"foils one of the villians and gives the villians a box of "Hostess Twinkies"as ransome payment for the release of his("Spiderman's"/'Peter Parker's".."Aunt May Parker").."Aunt May"serves her favorite newphew a plate of "Hostess Twinkies"..while he holds up a glass of milk.

[Azishome]

Oh, take us back to jingles and commercials in which we can tell what is being advertised. I have watched commercials that I swear don't have a product involved.

[elc1960]

Anyhoo, we know how Clark Kent spent his time when he wasn't at the Daily Planet or fighting crime as Superman - he was acting as a paid informant for Kellogg's, spying on kids to see who was eating their product and who wasn't. "Uh-oh, Bobby and Susie are eating Alpha-Bits instead of the fine cereals made by our sponsor . . . time for Superman to crash thru the wall and scare these unsuspecting kids straight about the fine products from Kellogg's of Battle Creek!"

[robphilll22]

Clark Stop stalking !!

[zukomatico]

CHILDREN FAT VERY VERY FAT NOW

[TankGirl519]

You can hardly taste the mercury!

[alwrig]

Yeah, they're the best...at making dentists rich!

[SteevDragon67]

@alwrig didn't you know that the American Dental Association, and Cereal Companies are in cahoots?

[mariotttttttt]

@SteevDragon67 same with the govment and aliens (so i herd)

[rollipolioli]

god this is so cheesy and badly scripted

[prausch65]

i would love to have that x ray vision on some of my neighbors..like the two hot babes next door.

[fromthesidelines]

Because the publishers at Archie and Harvey Comics were willing to allow their characters to endorse certain snacks and beverages...for a price, AND if the product was "acceptable" to them. Those at DC and Marvel felt differently...

[fromthesidelines]

Uh-uh...National/DC didn't want "Superman" to directly endorse Kellogg's cereals (in the sponsor's commercials) during "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN". This is why "Clark Kent" always pitched them...besides, Ellsworth had nothing to do with that; he was only the producer of the series. The Leo Burnett ad agency supervised production of the Kellogg's spots featuring Reeves and the cast.

[ericinwisconsin]

Very true fromthesidelines. I stand corrected.

Ever see those old Hostess cupcakes/twinkees/fruitpies ads in comic books. Did you ever notice that the DC & Marvel heroes never ate the product? Check it out. Oddly enough, Archie, Richie Rich, etc. DID eat the product.

[weenielongus]

I kinda have to disagree, Fromthesidelines. Whereas Superman doesn't do the talking in these Kelloggs commercials, he does appear in them!! I have a coupla commercials posted (with 'Perry White' and Zasu Pitts) where Superman QUICKLY flies thru and delivers cereal!! Superman just is moving WAY too fast to pitch the cereal!! He's faster than a speeding bullet, ya know...

[fredjerk69]

r.i.p dallas mckeannon.

[ericinwisconsin]

Good old Superman! He'd sell anything if Whitney Ellsworth told him to! :)

[fredjerk69]

this commercial has the orginal voice of tony dallas mckennon a year later he wars replace by thurl ravenscroft.

[Timesobserver]

Thanks for the information. I honestly thought it was Jack Benny. It sounded like him.

[fromthesidelines]

These ads were exclusively seen on "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN" (sponsored by Kellogg's in its original 1952-'58 syndicated run), usually at the end of the episode. This one was first seen in early 1953...

[JeRoNyMo]

i love how its a billion degrees out there and they make him wear that bigass suit thats padded to make him look bigger..with that stupid hat

[Timesobserver]

Well, Jeronymo, that's how they all dressed back then. If you ever look at old photos of a boardwalk, men would wear suits and the ladies would wear dresses. Nowadays, the men wear speedos and the girls wear bikinis.

It was a different time back then and people wanted to look nice. They really had style back then.

And I want to say that George Reeve (Clark Kent) really was that big.

[JennyDudeXD]

:D

Yay!

[citizenterryk]

tony looked downright scary in those days...dig that set of choppers!!

[citizenterryk]

"well, i know something you can do that Superman would sure like!!"....jeez, ad copywriters knew how to wield the ol' double-edged sword, didn't they??...

[TistrupMisser]

that's coool ! GRRRREEAT!

[beggo321]

hahaa propaganda at its best

[antizzyballin]

very old