In 1982, there was a commercial for a short-lived cereal called Kellogg's Honey & Nut Corn Flakes. The ad featured a hand drawn, orange crow in a live action world---and a cheeky, modified version of "Turkey in the Straw" that seemed to delight in playing with the word "Nuts". I was able to acquire a hand painted animation cel from this commercial for $59. I believe the Crow was animated by Murakami Wolf Swenson, an animation studio famous for the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and also quite a bit of commercial work for Kellogg's in the 1980s, including a Raisin Bran Cel that I also bought. These cels are pretty meticulously made, as they feature painted shading directly on the cel.
I remember a lot of things from 1982, but I don't remember this commercial. Thankfully, it exists on YouTube.
This ad kind of seems like a Saturday Night Live skit---almost like a parody of the Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo Bird, Sonny. The Crow also appeared in print media for the cereal, but apparently not on the cereal boxes. Honey & Nut Corn Flakes lasted a few years, but the Crow was short lived.
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