Junior is Real Vintage American Design

I didn't realize it until now, but Junior's face bears an uncanny resemblance to the original "Kool-Aid Smiling Pitcher" from the 1950's and 1960's!  

 

But there's a big difference. The Kool-Aid pitcher is always happy, friendly and smiling. Junior smiles, too--when he gets what he wants. But if he doesn't, then this sort of evil look comes over his face, and he becomes another person!

         Here's some more Kool-Aid art from the good old days of Americana

Mad Magazine did a great parody of this last advertisment--here it is!

Here's a vintage animated commercial for Kool-Aid

Below is one I have NEVER seen before--Kool-Aid in Spain. ¡A los amigos de Animan en España, deseo disculparme por este anuncio comercial insensible!

Below is another I have NEVER seen before--Kool-Aid in Japan.  I know that in Japan--they don't use jin-rickshaws (except for tourists), and this music and scenery is too Chinese-style. And Japanese never wear shoes in the house. NEVER! The Kool-Aid pitchers with narrow, slanty eyes are not really that politically incorrect--Japanese cartoonists often draw Japanese and Chinese eyes that way--but most Americans don't know that. Although Kool-Aid doesn't harmonize with Japanese food AT ALL, there IS a drink they sell in Japan called "Nichirei Acerola Drink" that tastes just like Cherry Kool-Aid! Animan loves it!

日本の皆さん、こんなヘンテコリンなCMで、大変申しわけなく思います！人力車や、畳の土足や、中国風な音楽や、細い目をしたクールエイドの水さしたちの顔なんか、面白いながら、やっぱり行き過ぎですね！チェリー味のクールエイドに激似しているニチレイアセロラドリンクはアニマンの大好物です！