4th March 2007

Ungabaga! Snack Bar!

Posted by at 12:30 pm

This has been burning a hole in my pocket for a while now. It’s an animated advertisement for drive-in movie theaters, pushing an intermission trip to the snack bar, sponsored by Dr. Pepper. It was created by Keitz & Herndon, a little animation studio in Dallas, in the early 1950s.


Dr. Pepper Intermission Cartoon

I first saw it on the Cartoon Modern blog. If you dig this, you’ll also dig the book Cartoon Modern. How can you not dig something so… frosty?

Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation [Amazon.com] Classic Drive-In Theater Intermission Film Clips

[UPDATE] SideShowCarny, who uploaded this clip to YouTube, reports that it came from one of the volumes of “Hey Folks! It’s Intermission Time!” from Something Weird. They sell them on DVD for $10. Do a search on “intermission” to find them.


Posted on Sunday, March 4th, 2007 at 12:30 pm | Filed under Animation, Midcentury
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There are currently 13 responses to “Ungabaga! Snack Bar!”

  1. 1 On March 4th, 2007, Atomikitty said:

    That. . . is so. . . freakin’ AWESOME! Thank for sharing, thanks for the great new website!
    Happy Anniversary you crazy kids.

    posted on March 4th, 2007 at 10:35 pm

  2. 2 On March 5th, 2007, Humuhumu said:

    Thanks so much! So glad you like it.

    posted on March 5th, 2007 at 2:59 am

  3. 3 On March 5th, 2007, floratina said:

    That is so very splendid. Yay!

    posted on March 5th, 2007 at 6:45 am

  4. 4 On March 5th, 2007, Chongolio said:

    Genius, pure genius, Thats like the cat’s pajamas. Crazy toons and way out animation. Dig!

    Chongolio

    posted on March 5th, 2007 at 7:06 am

  5. 5 On March 5th, 2007, Tiki-Kate said:

    Bloody brilliant! What a fantastic ad. I’m a huge fan of 50′s animation, hence my love for Shag.

    posted on March 5th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

  6. 6 On March 5th, 2007, Tikivixen said:

    It’s like, MEOW, man. BETTER than Shag. Where’s the sequel?!?

    HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, you two!!! xoxoxox from tikivixen

    posted on March 5th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

  7. 7 On March 6th, 2007, SideShowCarny said:

    I’m the one that posted this cartoon on YouTube. I’m glad everyone likes it. I’m a huge fan of 50′s animation and drive-in movie stuff, too!

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 10:34 am

  8. 8 On March 6th, 2007, Humuhumu said:

    Tiki-Kate, you would *love* the Cartoon Modern book. I’m also a big fan of the modern style of animation that developed in the ’50s; I’ve got bits and pieces of it scattered throughout my animation DVDs, but I really wish there were a DVD version of Cartoon Modern.

    Tikivixen, here’s another animated Dr. Pepper intermission ad, but it’s not nearly as good. That voice-over cat is just square, man, ya dig?

    SideShowCarny, thanks so much for uploading this clip! Where did you find it?

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

  9. 9 On March 6th, 2007, SideShowCarny said:

    Humuhumu, I found it on a compilation of vintage movie theatre and drive-in ads. I have more I plan on posting eventually. I think the character design and animation in this particlar ad is outstanding, though. There are a few more I have up on youtube now as well as a bunch of old movie trailers.

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 12:58 pm

  10. 10 On March 6th, 2007, Humuhumu said:

    I just found this compilation of drive-in clips on DVD at Amazon.com — is that the compilation you found it on?

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 1:52 pm

  11. 11 On March 6th, 2007, SideShowCarny said:

    Actually, it was from one of Something Weird’s compilitions that I’ve had for several years. I pulled it from VHS. It was one of their “Hey, Folks! It’s Intermission Time!” tapes. They have several volumes of these. I’m not sure if they’ve released them on DVD yet.

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 2:13 pm

  12. 12 On March 6th, 2007, Humuhumu said:

    Cool! Looks like they’ve got six volumes of “It’s Intermission Time” on DVD. You can find them if you do a search on “intermission” at the Soemthing Weird website. Do you remember which volume had this clip on it?

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 2:19 pm

  13. 13 On March 6th, 2007, SideShowCarny said:

    Sadly, I don’t remember. I do highly recommend that series of DVDs though.

    posted on March 6th, 2007 at 2:30 pm