General Electric Holiday Appliances

 Antony Peters designed this and it is pictured in my book, The making of the Rankin/Bass Holiday classic:  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  Videocraft International (Later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) did many commercials, both live action and Animagic (See my book The Arthur Rankin, Jr. Scrapbook:  The Birth of Animagic).  Tony was always involved with these commercials and his designs were used through 1965.  Maury Laws told me, he developed his Rankin/Bass Christmas music, through these 1962 General Electric commercials.  He said he borrowed some from the Nutcracker, but it turned into his own unique style.  This is Maury's music with the session voice people that were also used in the 1964 Rudolph GE Commercials.  The same actors also appeared in the soundtracks for Willy McBean and his Magic Machine and The Daydreamer.

Thank You for our best season so far! Still getting major book bundle orders right now! I am expecting several Fed Ex deliveries tomorrow..so if you ordered the past few weeks, your order is coming! www.miserbros.com #Rankinbassproductions

I have the set on Etsy

I got my 1964 General Electric Rankin/Bass Return to Oz bracelet, many years ago. It was one of the few collecribles Arthur Rankin hung on to. I helped Susan Morse (the singing voice for Dorothy) obtain one, before she passed away. I also became great friends with Susan Conway Mitchell, Dorothy's speaking voice, and she signed a bunch of the GE ads for me. #returntooz #rankinbassproductions #generalelectric #thewizardofoz

the early days

Pinocchio package

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Cricket says Happy 2020 too! He is 60 this year!

Gearing up for an exciting 2nd half of the year!

Sister Theresa (Angela Landsbury) is a surviving Rankin/Bass Animagic figure and was in my collection for years. She is on the larger size than most...closer to 12-14". We talk about all the more recent discoveries in our new book Rankin/Bass' Frosty the Snowman 50th scrapbook. #thefirstchristmas #rankinbass #animagic #stopmotion #angelalandsbury

Rankin/Bass' The New Adventures of Pinocchio

Happy Birthday Arthur!

For Ebay consumption

One of the very rare pages from the hardcover edition of our book The Arthur Rankin, Jr. Scrapbook: The Birth of Animagic. Tony Peters was the in-house artist when they were known as Videocraft International and I interviewed him at least a dozen times before his passing. #rankinbass #book #thearthurrankinjrscrapbook #videocraftinternational

Dandy Lion

A Videocraft Production

I may go as The Wizard of Oz from Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz

Tales of the Wizard of Oz

 

You can buy the set here! 

Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz

Pinocchio package