I guess was similar to the Wily Coyote vs. Road Runner cartoons at WB or Lucy pulling the football from Charlie Brown at the last minute in the Peanuts comics .
One of the first cold cereals I had as a child was Twinkles, and I even remember when the characters on the box were even part of a brief cartoon show.
And that show was "KING LEONARDO AND HIS SHORT SUBJECTS". It featured a 90 second "Twinkles" adventure on every show, with George S. Irving as narrator. By the late 1960's, the "Twinkles" episodes were withdrawn from syndication, because General Mills no longer used the elephant on the package, or in their advertising {he was "retired" in 1963}. The "Twinkles" segments also appeared briefly on "ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS" during the 1960-'61 season, but Jay Ward insisted they be removed from HIS show.
It was, Joe. Jay just didn't want a segment from another cartoon show on his own program without his approval {General Mills just placed those "Twinkles" segments on "ROCKY" without telling him}. He insisted the only ones featured would be produced by *HIM.*
1) 1966 2) 1962 3) 1962 4) 1962 5) 1960 "ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS" sponsor I.D. ROCKY: "NOW what are you doing?" BULLWINKLE: "Writin' a letter to the sponsor! Lessee......'Dear Sponse----'" ROCKY: "THAT'S not his name, Bullwinkle!" BULLWINKLE: "I know! You'll find out in a moment......" 6) 1960 7) 1962. Claude Kirchner, announcer 8) 1963. Claude Kirchner, announcer 9) 1963 10) 1963. Larry Storch as "Frosty the Bear". 11) 1960. Mort Marshall as the "Rabbit". 12) 1960 13) 1964. Leon Janney, announcer. 14) 1960 15) 1961 16) 1960 17) 1964. Dayton Allen is the "Alien". 18) 1962
