The shaken judge quickly decided that his name was indeed Bamm-Bamm. In one scene, the judge silenced Barney when he demanded the baby boy be called Bamm-Bamm, only for Bamm-Bamm to loudly say his name while clubbing the judge's podium. The 'Stonyfellers' won the case, but told 'Perry Masonry' to let Barney and Betty have Bamm-Bamm when they discovered Mrs. In his first appearance, Barney and Betty's adoption efforts were nearly stymied by a much wealthier couple, a parody of the real-life Rockefellers, and their ace lawyer, a parody of classic TV attorney Perry Mason. Unlike Pebbles, Bamm-Bamm was past the crawling stage and could be seen in a few episodes trying to help Pebbles walk. Bamm-Bamm's excessive (and sometimes misused) strength was often a source of humor in the episodes the toddler version of Bamm-Bamm appeared in. This was explained when Bamm-Bamm yelled the phrase "bamm, bamm!" and swung his club (and in the process, shook the room he was in). Bamm-Bamm's name came from a note left in the basket, causing Barney and Betty confusion over the strange name. After meeting his next-door neighbor Pebbles, the two became lifelong playmates. This first commercial began airing for the Christmas season in 1980 and used for several years after that.Bamm-Bamm was adopted by Barney and Betty Rubble, after they found him left in a basket on their doorstep. Most of the Pebbles cereal commercials end with an angry Fred chasing Barney off often followed by the tagline “They’re Yabba-Dabba-Delicious!” But the Christmas commercials end in a nicer way, since when reminded Santa is watching, Fred is more likely to demonstrate the spirit of the season. That could be because they would re-use the same commercial for several years which definitely is a great way to build nostalgic feelings during the holidays. There were countless versions of these commercials for both Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles, but the ones that stick in my memory the best were the Christmas commercials. The ’80s commercials featured the voices of Henry Corden (who took over after Alan Reed’s passing in 1977) as Fred Flintstone and Mel Blanc (until his passing in 1989) as Barney Rubble. Barney was always trying creative ways to get Fred’s cereal, but always seemed to get discovered. The animated television commercials for Pebbles cereal always revolved around the same premise. It is not just surviving, but Pebbles cereal is still hugely popular with Fruity Pebbles ranking as the 10th best-selling cereal of all kinds in the U.S. So that makes Pebbles the oldest surviving cereal brand that is based on characters from a TV series or movie. Prior to that time, character licensing had been used for promotion, but there had never been a brand created around a media character like this. ![]() The cereal was built around The Flintstones cartoon by Hanna-Barbera. The most effective and memorable were the ones that would be used for multiple years in a row.Ĭocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles cereals were simultaneously introduced by Post on the West Coast in 1969 and strong consumer demand led to national distribution beginning in October of 1971. ![]() This was even true during the Christmas season. ![]() We saw them all especially during Saturday morning or weekday afternoon cartoons. This issue will cover some Fruity Pebbles cereal Christmas commercials from the ’80s.Īs I have said before, some of my most memorable commercials from the ’70s and ’80s are cereal commercials. Television commercials were much more influential back when we were forced to watch them without the luxury to fast-forward through and/or stream shows with limited or no interruptions. I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials that I consider particularly memorable, noteworthy, or forgotten.
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