Speedy!

Back when the old days of advertising, when cigarettes were good for you, Speedy was the mascot used to sell Alka Seltzer.

Maggie brought home a DVD she found in the English department full of "classic" ads and I really liked this one. Here is Speedy in all his musical glory:

I love how he talks about the cotton fields in the south :)

Here's a direct link for those of you reading this through syndication.

1 Comment so far

  1. kirstie on June 11th, 2008

    oh my goodness. he strangely resembles chucky - or chucky resembles him… hehe. either way, i found myself bopping along at the end, damn catchy tunes!

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