Monday, July 13, 2020

Garry Moore & Durward Kirby shill for Franco-American (1955)

Durward Kirby was enough of a star, even though he was labeled as a sidekick to not only Garry Moore, but also, years later, Allen Funt on Candid Camera, such that his name lent itself to a parody in a Rocky & Bullwinkle serial.

Anyway, Moore & Kirby are doing an in-show ad for Franco-American canned spaghetti & meatballs and regular canned spaghetti. The ad was originally produced in 1955, but the YouTube poster mistakenly labeled it as 1966. Campbell Soup Company retired the Franco-American name a few years ago, so the product shown here now would carry the Campbell's logo.

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