Happy 60th to the Ubiquitous Cap'n Crunch

[@elmersagehorn2531]

Thank You Jim returning me to my childhood.😊. Still Love Capin Crunch today. Have to get that birthday version. Wonderful seeing those old commercials. ❤ this video had real,Crunch

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

It has nostalgia for crunch and fun facts for punch! Thanks as always, Elmer. So glad you get a kick I mean a crunch out of them.

[@michaelklein5242]

Well, by gum, he did have a comic book (of sorts)! You'll remember me mentioning I'd been wondering about that. I absolutely loved this cereal growing up (although I also had an unusual--for a kid--liking for raisin bran). I never knew the introduction of this "crunchy" cereal was quite an innovation at the time. One thing I've also wondered about is the voice of Cap'n Crunch. It was rather common in those days for cartoon voice artists to emulate the voices of well known movie performers, and here, something tells me his voice may have been based on character actor Frank Morgan (?). Thanks again for time well spent with you, Jim! 👏👏

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

Yes, comics for sure, Micheal-and I wish I had them all! They are great fun. See Mark Evanier's comment for more about the comics. And he also beat me to the punch (crunch?) about Daws Butler's voice for Cap'n Crunch. Though the voice is Frank Morgan-esque, Mark is of course correct that it's an impression of character actor Charlie Butterworth. Thank you as always for all your kind reactions. Love that you spend time with me via these videos.

[@Onthebrink94]

I wish I had grown up watching these animated characters instead of the computer game I played when I was probably 4 or 5 and on. I have fond memories of raising “crunchlings” and feeding them all manner of Cap’n Crunch and training them in competitive games to beat the “Crunchium Thief”…. But This seems way more my speed than what they thought young kids would be attracted to

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

It's definitely your speed and my speed, too, Dean! Those games sound fascinating and fun though. Still, glad we can see these beautifully produced commercials from Jay Ward.

[@KeepingtheMagicAlive]

As always, your video brings back memories while I learned all kinds of new stuff. I love how you pieced together that Bewitched connection. I never knew Bewitched was sponsored by Quaker Oats and had that opening! Alfie was my favorite, although I didn't realize he sounded just like Daws' Elroy character. He was probably my favorite because I had the Alfie puppet, which I completely forgot about until now. Another great job, Jim.

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

Alfie was my favorite, too! Thanks for all your kind words and insights.

[@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc]

I didn't think we had Cap'n Crunch much but I guess we did; I remember having some prizes. I remember those puppets making my hand very sweaty...maybe the ink cracking. I remember the comic, a stamp kit and the treasure chest offer. I remember I had a ring, like a belt with a little sword in it.

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

Love all your memories, Gerald. You are right, there was a whole series of rings that I was going to mention in the video among other premium, but decided not to. I had forgotten how that style of puppets did make your hands sweaty! Thanks for commenting.

[@qpq999]

Horatio!? HORATIO!? Wow. I had no idea. This was a lot of fun to watch and learn. Thank you! :-)

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

HaHa yes, Horatio!Thanks for watching--glad you found it fun!

[@wrestlingwithdisney]

Another great video!

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

Happy you enjoyed it!

[@evanier]

Great video, Jim...but I don't think those comic books were produced by the Jay Ward Studio. They were almost certainly printed by Western Printing and Lithography, the firm that was then issuing Gold Key Comics. Western had a Los Angeles office that occasionally employed writers and artists who'd worked for Jay Ward but they never did any of the Jay Ward comics that Western published. Those were all produced out of Western's New York office and the Captain Crunch comics have the same graphic style that that office used. The comics were also lettered by Ben Oda, who lived in New York and lettered almost all the Jay Ward comic books the New York office had produced. Ward's crew may have sent back scripts but even that's doubtful, They never participated in the other Ward comics that Western did. And to the person who asked where Daws Butler got the voice for Captain Crunch: It was a slightly-modified version of Daws' impression of the great character actor, Charlie Butterworth.

[@jimfanningstulgeywoodtv4685]

High praise coming from you, Mark...thank you! And thanks also for all the info on Western Publishing producing the comics. That does not surprise me at all. And you beat me to the punch much in answering Michael Klein's question about Daws Butler's inspiration for the Cap'n Crunch voice (a voice which as you well know he used in Fractured Fairy Tales etc). Daws's impression of Charlie Butterworth's sounds more Butterworth than Butterworth did!