Who remembers Reddy Kilowatt?

[kentauros]

http://www.toonopedia.com/reddy_k.htm

[Brickbat]

1. I do -- but isn't he regional?

I thought he was just MN...was he national?

[kentauros]

According to Wikipedia, he was national

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy_Kilowatt

I remember seeing the ads in Houston in the early 60s, too.

[Brickbat]

4. I'll be darned.

Thanks for the info.

[kentauros]

7. Sure thing

:)

[Wapsie B]

11. I remember him with Interstate Power in Iowa/Minn.

[gmoney]

2. there was a big Reddy on the side of the Dayton Power and Light plant for years

I always thought he was kind of cool... they revamped the power plant a number of years ago, and he went away...

[kentauros]

3. I wonder if he went to architectural salvage

and he sitting in someone's backyard or warehouse now...

[Rosie1223]

5. How about Willie Wirehand?

[kentauros]

6. lol!

You know, I think I've seen that! Just not animated ;)

[Rosie1223]

8. My Granddad was on a Rural Electric Coop board of directors years ago

He got all the grandkids Willie Wirehand pins one year.

[kentauros]

9. That's be a cool little keepsake :)

You still have it?

[Rosie1223]

10. Probably not

I'm not a saver.

:hi:

[kentauros]

12. I am

but if I had it, I wouldn't be able to find it in less than a few hours of digging :P

One of these days I'll organize this place...

[Brigid]

13. Yes. I remember.

When I was a kid in Ohio. :)

[kentauros]

14. I was reminded of him after watching Hardware Wars yesterday:

He only shows up in the second half of the short, about when they are trying to shut down the "tractor beam" :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UVVBctvylU&NR=1

[Crabby Appleton]

15. I had one of these when I was a kid - it was way cool!

[david13]

16. I had one also. Very similar to Crabby's. I don't recall a base on

mine, though, and I think the red plastic body was opaque plastic.
No idea what happened to that thing.
dc

[qnr]

17. Sure do n/t

[csziggy]

18. Yes - obnoxious little guy, wasn't he?

[Vidar]

19. Fondly. I used to have a Reddy Kilowatt pin.

[AlienGirl]

20. Scared the crap out of me as a young child!

I actually had my own personal monster based on him.

Great, now I'll never get to sleep tonight!

Tucker

[kentauros]

22. The Avenging Unicorn will keep you safe!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Avenging-Unicorn-Play-Set.html#

[carlyhippy]

21. wow, he was national, figured he was popular only in the southwestern states

I used to have a recipe for reddy kilowatt cookies but I lost it, pretty good recipe from what I can remember.

[blogslut]

24. I used to have a kid's cookbook

...that came from our local electric company. Reddy Kilowatt was the guide.

[Bertha Venation]

23. Oh, wow, I do!

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