Post: Raisin Bran, 1950s

Genre: Commercial

Year Published: 1950s

Creator: Post D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (calm music) 0:01 ♪ My name is Maisie the Raisin ♪ 0:04 ♪ And my name is Jake the Flake ♪ 0:06 ♪ Oh what a sweet combination we make ♪ 0:09 ♪ Known to the world as Post's Raisin Bran Flakes ♪ 0:11 ♪ We've got a story to tell you ♪ 0:14 ♪ It happened not too long ago ♪ 0:17 (dark music) 0:19 ♪ Meet detective Sergeant O'Hare ♪ 0:24 ♪ He's down in the mouth with deep despair ♪ 0:27 ♪ His spirits are low, oh like the day ♪ 0:29 ♪ It looks like this morning crime will pay ♪ 0:32 ♪ They're robbing the bank right in front of his eyes ♪ 0:34 ♪ He can't even see through the thinnest disguise ♪ 0:37 ♪ This morning O'Hare's a bit ineffective ♪ 0:39 ♪ A very defective detective ♪ 0:42 Woman But. 0:44 ♪ Post Raisin Bran will solve this case ♪ 0:45 ♪ And put O'Hare back on the chase ♪ 0:47 ♪ 'Cause the flavor off the raisins and the flakes combine ♪ 0:50 ♪ Makes the best kind of eating that a fella can find ♪ 0:52 ♪ The raisins are making the flakes taste swell ♪ 0:55 ♪ While the flakes make the raisins delicious as well ♪ 0:57 ♪ One bowl makes him happy ♪ 1:00 ♪ He's off in a flash ♪ 1:01 ♪ The raisins, the flakes, and O'Hare save the cash ♪ 1:03 ♪ He's nabbed the robber that robbed the bank ♪ 1:05 ♪ Look at him land in the blink with a clank ♪ 1:08 (gate clanks) 1:09 ♪ Now O'Hare's a lieutenant 'cause he got his man ♪ 1:10 ♪ He owes it all to Post Raisin Brian ♪ 1:13 ♪ I'm Maisie the Raisin ♪ 1:16 ♪ I'm Jake the Flake ♪ 1:18 ♪ Together we're Post Raisin Bran, that's us ♪ 1:19 Narrator You'll love this great fruit and cereal treat. 1:22 Ask mom next time she shops to get Post Raisin Bran. 1:24