Saint Patrick's Day is this weekend, and what better way is there to celebrate it than with two videos featuring one of Hanna-Barbera's greenest characters? I am talking about the one and only Great Gazoo! While he didn't appear in the commercials as much as other supporting Flintstones characters, he did at least get to appear in two of them back in the 90s, both featuring Harvey Korman back in the role. This first one aired in 1996, and shows Gazoo helping Fred get back a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles from Barney. Henry Corden voices Fred as usual, and voicing Barney is Jeff Bergman.
This next one is a bit more interesting. Broadcast in 1998, this one shows Gazoo taking out the color orange from everything in the world, including Fruity Pebbles cereal. This was done to promote a contest where those who found rare boxes of orange pebbles would get a trip to Florida. Another interesting thing about this commercial is that it's one of the few I've seen featuring Wilma, voiced as always by Jean Vander Pyl. This might've actually been her last appearance as the character as well, considering this aired a year before her passing. All in all, this has to be one of the more unique commercials aired for Fruity Pebbles, and I hope you enjoy these!
Funnily enough, Jeff Bergman, who voices Barney in those commercials, would later go on to voice Fred!
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