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Post by marianne48 on Aug 9, 2023 19:51:58 GMT
This Oscar-winning performer was the narrator for a non-holiday animated TV special in the 1960s. Who was the actor, and who was the real-life famous American on whom the story was based?
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 9, 2023 22:22:46 GMT
Can't be Mr Magoo
or the Grinch
or Frosty
hmm...
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Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 9, 2023 22:45:42 GMT
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Post by marianne48 on Aug 9, 2023 23:57:28 GMT
Correct! James Cagney narrated the 1966 special "The Ballad of Smokey the Bear," one of Rankin-Bass' less memorable animated shows. Among other things, they got the name wrong--it's "Smokey Bear." The character, based on a real-life bear caught in a forest fire, was conceived on August 9, 1944 to serve as a symbol of fighting forest fires. He was once so famous he had his own zip code to handle his fan mail, and his solemn "Only you" TV ads used to scare me as a kid. |
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Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 10, 2023 0:39:02 GMT
his solemn "Only you" TV ads used to scare me as a kid. It was as if he were trying to transfer guilt to us |
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Post by jervistetch on Aug 10, 2023 2:00:15 GMT
I know that night is upon us but it’s time to confront your fear, Marianne. You will courageously greet the dawn.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 10, 2023 2:25:28 GMT
and his solemn "Only you" TV ads used to scare me as a kid. LOL yeah they were scary
I remember those.
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Post by marianne48 on Aug 10, 2023 2:45:30 GMT
I know that night is upon us but it’s time to confront your fear, Marianne. You will courageously greet the dawn. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGHHH!!!!😨 |
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