Stan Freberg, Legendary Satirist, R.I.P.

Stan Freberg, a satirist, comedian, actor, writer, puppeteer, cartoon voice artist, and humorist best remembered for, among many, many numerous achievements, satirical comedy records like "Saint George and the Dragonet," "Rock Island Line," and "Wunnerful Wunnerful," as well as directing the classic 1960s Jeno's Pizza Rolls commercial that featured Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels (as the Lone Ranger and Tonto, respectively), passed away on Tuesday morning at age 88.

From The Mind Of Stan Freberg

This commercial for Jeno's Pizza Rolls (circa 1966) ranks as a classic.



Yes, boys and girls, that IS Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.  Stan Freberg had to coax them out of retirement to do the commercial.

Classic TV Commercial Time, Boys and Girls

From the mind of Stan Freberg, here is the classic 1960s Jeno's Pizza Rolls commercial.

Yes, folks, that's Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as The Lone Ranger and Tonto, respectively.