Our video funfest today brings us a commercial for Chocks, a vitamin for kids that was introduced into the market in 1960. Insofar as I can tell, these are no longer made. Vitamins shaped like Flintstones (introduced in '68) and other recognizable characters took away enough of the market share to bring an end to Chocks. All we have left are ads like this one.
The voice of the cuckoo bird sounds like Dick Beals, who we've discussed here many times before. The panda's voice was supplied by the world's greatest ventriloquist, Dr. Paul Winchell. The rocking horse is…well, I'm not sure. It sounds like Tom D'Andrea, a character actor best remembered from The Life of Riley. Then again, it might be someone doing a real good Tom D'Andrea impression. And I have no idea who the woman is who's doing the singing. Okay, let's roll it…
