Post: Raisin Bran Flakes, 1950s

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	>> ♪ Ooh...	0:01
	>> ♪ My name is Maisie the	0:03
	Raisin...	0:05
	>> ♪ And my name is Jake the	0:06
	Flake	0:07
	>> ♪ Oh, what a sweet	0:08
	combination we make	0:09
	>> ♪ Known to the world as Post	0:11
	Raisin Bran Flakes	0:12
	>> ♪ We've got a story to tell	0:14
	you	0:16
	♪ It happened not too long	0:16
	ago...	0:17
	>> Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah!	0:19
	>> ♪ Here's Hotfoot Harry, the	0:21
	star of the track	0:23
	♪ It's the meet of the year but	0:24
	time to lack	0:26
	>> ♪ His body is willing but his	0:27
	spirit is slow	0:28
	♪ With the shot put he hits his	0:29
	own toe.	0:31
	>> Ow!	0:32
	>> ♪ He's big and he's strong	0:34
	but he's feeling so sad	0:35
	♪ His pole vault is faulty-- too	0:37
	bad.	0:39
	>> ♪ For Harry's so low that he	0:40
	can't clear the hurdle...	0:41
	(crashing)	0:42
	♪ In fact, in this race, he got	0:43
	beat by a turtle! ♪	0:45
	>> Hey, Harry!	0:46
	Come on, try some Post Raisin	0:47
	Bran.	0:48
	>> ♪ You'll be back on the track	0:49
	a right happy man	0:50
	♪ Because the flavor of the	0:52
	raisins and the flakes combined	0:53
	♪ Makes the best kind of eating	0:55
	that a fellow can find	0:56
	♪ The raisins are amazing, all	0:58
	the flakes taste swell	0:59
	♪ While the flakes make the	1:00
	raisins delicious as well	1:01
	♪ One bowl and Harry is back in	1:03
	the race	1:05
	♪ With a song in his heart and a	1:06
	smile on his face	1:07
	♪ He runs like a deer, once	1:09
	again he's a star	1:10
	♪ His broad jumps are longest by	1:12
	far.	1:13
	♪ Yes Post Raisin Bran makes a	1:15
	real breakfast treat	1:17
	♪ It's a blue ribbon winner that	1:18
	just can't be beat... ♪	1:20
	>> ♪ I'm Maisie the Raisin...	1:22
	>> ♪ I'm Jake the Flake	1:23
	>> ♪ Together, we're Post Raisin	1:24
	Bran-- that's right! ♪	1:26
	>> You'll love this great fruit	1:27
	and cereal treat.	1:28
	Ask mom next time she shops to	1:29
	get Post Raisin Bran.	1:31

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Post: Raisin Bran Flakes, 1950s

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1950s

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Animated. Maisie Flake and Jack Raisin (Keywords: television commercials, TV, advertisements, ads, vintage, retro)

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Raisin Bran Flakes

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0:01:34

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