Saturday, October 04, 2025

When DOUG went to Florida to advertise Grapefruit Juice with the help of Garfield+A USA Bumper Treat

Before DOUG was with either Nickelodeon or Disney,

But shortly after SIMON AND SCHUSTER rejected the DOUG SHOES book,

JIM JINKINS decided to take his kid to the Advertising space.


One of the very first Commercials to feature DOUG FUNNIE were in these Grapefruit Juice Commercials aired within the state of FLORIDA.

The commercial featured what looked like Digital Ink and Paint animation even with VHS Artifacts but I could be wrong and It could still be all Cel-Animated while the digital look could be because of the Photography.

Oh, and the Commercial is narrated by GARFIELD!!!!


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Ok Ok. 
It's actually the late LORENZO MUSIC who voiced the cat in GARFIELD & FRIENDS.


Here's the full on Commercial in Full rather than me posting a bunch of screenshots.


Notice how DOUG has no eyebrows?

And Porkchop is no where to be found?


Also. here's another treat:

A Bumper for the USA NETWORK in the late 80s:



Good times....

Before Vanessa Coffey, 

Before Viacom's Infamous Budget Freeze,

Before Billy West got too cocky about getting a higher salary and ignoring the budget, and losing his kid to THOMAS *CHICAGO GANGSTER* LYONS,

Before the Viacom Budget Freeze/Disney Acquisition Deniers,


Before David Ellison......




WOAH!!!!!!

I'm getting too far ahead with examples.... 

I must pace myself...

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