In 1959, the Mattel toy folks put a show on ABC called Matty's Funday Funnies — a half hour of old Paramount cartoons and new commercials for Mattel toys. The name came from the fact that the show was supposed to run on Sunday afternoons but they didn't change it when ABC decided to move it to Friday nights and then Saturdays.
In 1962, they dumped the Paramount cartoons and replaced them with newly-animated exploits of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil.
Our clip today is actually four clips from the Paramount period — two promos for the show, two vintage Mattel ads. You will enjoy them all but you'll especially enjoy the toy spots. And you'll wish you still owned your old Popeye ukulele.
