PSA Abominable Snowman - commercial or show?

Came accross a couple more Better Business Bureau PSA's with Abominable & friends, didn't think there were this many made (including the other 2 or 3 not posted that people seem to remember).

about the Ritts (puppets):
http://www.tvparty.com/lostny2ritts.html

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• psa
• commercial
• ad
• junior
• consumer
• tip
• abominable
• snowman
• 70s
• 70's
• 1970's
• 1970s
• ritts
• paul
• mary
• mark

[degibox]

Hey, how about a PSA that talks about standing too close to the TV? lol

[mixmedia101]

what's...the tip?

learn the difference between programs and commercials? how does that help us?! ahh!

[gdsza]

These puppets; the Paul Ritts puppets hosted the Pink Panther show for a short time.

[saugagirl83]

@degibox That's actually what I thought it was going to be about at first! lol

[eddygreen1]

i was on retro junk last night and i saw another one of these junior consumor tip psas with koala bears but there was no sound from what i saw there was a mom koala bear and littel one and he was upset about something if any one remebers this one could you help me out expalin it or post it.

[spy4863]

The 60's, 70' and 80's were notorious for blurring the line between programs and commercials, because a large number of TV programs were at that time simply for the purpose of plugging products, specifically toys and food. Like love2register said Magilla Gorilla was one. The theme song even contains the line "He's really Ideal!" Guess what popular toy company THAT was a plug for!! The Funny Company was another show created to plug Ideal toys (Remember Shrinking Violet? Another Ideal doll!)

[rosario508]

Wow. I actually don't remember this one.

[bluegrassbaby86]

Actually, when I was like three or four, I didn't realize there was a purpose for commercials. When a commercial came on with a song I liked, I thought it was the same thing as playing a song on the radio, lol.

[love2register]

It was a matter of ethics I think. I've heard of two notable examples, 1st was Magilla Gorilla cartoon which was admittedly made to provide an advertising mascot, and 2nd the Hot Wheels cartoon (1969) which was accused of being a 30 minute toy commercial. I think the fact that a new Hot Wheels cartoon supposedly went into production this year says it all.