Children’s Media Characters

Dick Nixon and Frosted Flakes

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Dick Nixon and Frosted Flakes refers to an unaired commercial involving Tricky D pitching for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes. By the early 1980s, Dick Nixon’s post-Watergate success in Hollywood included multiple requests for corporate sponsorships. Super-agent Hank Kissinger continued entertaining overtures from major American brands, including the Kellogg Company. Marketing executives wagered that Nixon’s discipline could … Read more

Mr. Shreddy™

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Mr. Shreddy™ is a smiling anthropomorphic document shredder introduced in 1992 as part of Uncle Dick’s Busy Book of Good Citizenship (Ages 5–7), a short-lived educational activity line produced by the Transuniversal Productions Educational Division. Designed to encourage “healthy organizational habits and administrative responsibility,” the character appeared throughout the book offering guidance on: Mr. Shreddy™ … Read more