Terry O'Reilly
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Back in 63, Ronald was a scary-looking dude.
He wore lots of odd makeup, a striped costume, a soft drink cup as a nose, and he wore a tray on his head that held a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake.
In this debut commercial, he was called Ronald McDonald, the Hamburger Happy Clown.
Three commercials later, McDonald's head office knew a good thing when they saw it and incorporated Ronald McDonald into national advertising campaigns.
Colonel Sanders opened his first restaurant back in 1930.
His fried chicken was so popular, the colonel began franchising his business.
The first KFC TV commercial was created in 1967.
It has a sexist theme, where a husband gets a phone call and a voice on the other end says... Sir?
We then see a quick sequence of a wife washing the dishes, shining shoes, scrubbing the floor, dusting, ironing, and vacuuming.
The Colonel hands a bucket of chicken to the husband, and he brings it home.
It wasn't just the first Kentucky Fried Chicken TV ad.
It was also the debut of Colonel Sanders in a TV ad.
Expo 67 was a celebration of Canada's centennial year.
the Progressive Conservative Party commissioned a short film to promote the Ontario Pavilion at Expo 67.
The film also contained a memorable song, the first time a song had ever been written to celebrate Ontario.
It was composed by the amazing Dolores Clayman.
The song was titled A Place to Stand.
You probably remember it word for word.
Hats off to the legendary Dolores Klayman, who also wrote the famous theme song for Hockey Night in Canada.
When we come back, music takes a walk.