Advertisers put illustrators to work painting adults and mostly children scarfing down all kinds of grains in all kinds of shapes. The idea of pouring milk on a bowl of cereal was a convenient and appealing answer to the problem of breakfast. Here’s some of the artists who succeeded in making it an everyday fixture […]
Bugs Bunny Addendum
July 28, 2014 by
A few more images to celebrate Bugs Bunny’s birth, yesterday with the release of “A Wild Hare,” by Dick Chodkowski – Gagster Chod
Best Ears of Our Lives
July 27, 2014 by
On this day in 1940 Bugs Bunny made his debut in “A Wild Hare.” by Dick Chodkowski – @GagsterChod I wanted to lift every word from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wild_Hare because it’s interesting if this is your thing. Sure, I could have rewritten it for this post – but someone else deserves credit for the very neat coverage. […]
Burger Chef and Jeff in the Missing Pickles Mystery
May 8, 2014 by
Mad Men and Don Draper take note by Dick Chodkowski – @GagsterChod Ogilvy & Mather’s Los Angeles office handled the Burger Chef account from about 1973-1978. Their New York office had a number of General Foods accounts and GF had recently acquired the fast food franchise. Part of Burger Chef’s strategy was to appeal to […]
Burger Chef and Jeff in the Haunted Hotel Mystery
May 7, 2014 by
Scarce 1975 Burger Chef and Jeff comic books. by Dick Chodkowski – @GagsterChod Back in the day when there were Burger Chef fast food restaurants, Burger Chef and Jeff were the cartoon spokesmen featured in commercials and store premiums aimed at kids. There were 2 comic books printed for giveaways in their popular Funburgers […]
Burger Chef and Jeff In the Great Pickle Mystery
May 6, 2014 by
Ogilvy & Mather’s Los Angeles office handled the Burger Chef account from about 1973-1978. Their New York office had a number of General Foods accounts and GF had recently acquired the fast food franchise. Ogilvy handed off the creative work to their L.A. office because of that office’s expertise in marketing to children. It already […]
Burger Chef and Jeff: The Haunted Hotel Mystery
March 29, 2014 by
Scarce 1975 Burger Chef and Jeff comic books. Back in the day when there were Burger Chef fast food restaurants, Burger Chef and Jeff were the cartoon spokesmen featured in commercials and store premiums aimed at kids. There were 2 comic books printed for giveaways in their popular Funburgers and Funmeals. They were tiny in […]
