I had to run out this evening and had WMTR 1250 tuned in on the radio. They played Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and immediately I had visions of dancing and singing California Raisins in my head. Does anyone else have this problem?
If you need an additional memory jogger; the California Raisins started as a commercial for…well, California Raisins. They graduated to other products and then a television special or two (I vividly remember the Christmas special with a camel stealing the show), a couple of record albums (just how do animated characters make a record career…. What was that Alvin, Simon, Theodore? Oh, that’s how.), a TV show (although they were cell animated for the cartoon show), and lots of toys and memorabilia.
The Raisins were created by the Will Vinton Studios. While not the first animator to use the technique, Vinton polished up the method known as claymation and help make it what it is today. keep that in mind when you go to watch the latest Wallace and Gromett flick.
Other links:
The California Raisins: Biography and Much More From Answers.com
The California Raisins: A Who2 Profile
Did you Know...?: The California Raisins
Will Vinton: Biography and Much More From Answers.com
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