Jack’s Winning Words 4/6/21

“Who’s that little chatter box?  The one with pretty auburn locks?  Who do you see?  It’s Little Orphan Annie.”  The first radio show combining a cartoon character with a “sales pitch” directed toward children was Little Orphan Annie, debuted in 1931, sponsored by Ovaltine and Quaker Puffed Wheat.  I actually thought that puffed wheat was made by shooting wheat from guns.  Sandy (Arf), in my mind was a real dog, too.  Later on came Jack Armstrong (the All-American Boy), sponsored by Wheaties.  Local pro baseball players were hired to sit in a department store window eating their Wheaties…and we’d gawk at our heroes.  ;-)  Jack

FROM HOMELESS:  Thanks for the snapshot back into your youth. Fun! ===JACK: Yes, I once was a kid...and enjoyed the experience immensely. ===HL:  You and me both, but you have a much better memory.===JACK:  The only horses I got to ride were on the merry-go-round.  You actually rode real, live ones.

FROM WILLMAR REV:  Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett for me in the 50's! 0;-) ===JACK:  Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.  When did your heroes become Billy Meyer and Don Carter?

FROM DAZ IN COLORADO:  That's a trip down memory  lane. The good old days. ===JACK:  Those were times when I actually looked forward to the commercials.

FROM BB IN CHGO:  Great stories. I wonder if Wheaties are actually healthy at all for you?  Now our pro athletes eat Kale and Salmon😊===JACK:  I'd rather eat my Wheaties.  In a kid's mind, I could feel the muscles actually growing.

FROM ME IN NEWPORT BEACH:  Nostalgic and secular.  A new tack? ===JACK:  My editor son accuses me of abandoning "Winning Words" in favor of nostalgia.  He's probably right.  So what?