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Hanker For A Hunka Cheese

March5

I had forgotten all about this public service announcement until Colleen brought it up! Do you remember the weird looking cartoon character with long arms and long legs that would sing about cheese on Saturday mornings during the commercial breaks from your favorite cartoons? His name was Timer and he was the same guy who told us all how to make juice pops by putting the juice in the ice trays and sticking toothpicks in them.

Time for Timer was an educational short cartoon that was played in between cartoons. The purpose of the cartoon was to teach kids about health and nutrition (of course they weren’t getting any exercise sitting around watching cartoons all morning).

If you do a search on YouTube on “Time for Timer” you find some of the old cartoons. Here is the cheese one:

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posted under Food, Television

14 Comments to

“Hanker For A Hunka Cheese”

On March 19th, 2007 at 9:26 am Colleen Says:
Hmm…now I’m hankering
On March 19th, 2007 at 9:27 am Amy Says:
Before the video started playing, I was going to say I don’t remember these. But once it started… whoa!!! Flashbacks!!! Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
On March 19th, 2007 at 10:09 am Jennifer Says:
That makes me wish I could figure out why my speakers aren’t working! lol I love watching those sorts of things
On March 19th, 2007 at 10:21 am Ami-chan Says:
Ah, the things I missed out on growing up in the UK
On March 19th, 2007 at 10:59 am kat Says:
I used to love these!!!
They tried to get kids to eat better, it was weird but kinda cool.
On March 19th, 2007 at 11:10 am Lisa Says:
Colleen and I are the same age. Why don’t I remember this?
On March 19th, 2007 at 2:06 pm Deb Says:
Oh my gosh!!! I remember him! Makes me think of School House Rock too!
On March 19th, 2007 at 2:54 pm Karen Says:
I don’t remember that. hmmm Was it when you were little or when your kids were little?
On March 19th, 2007 at 4:18 pm Reviews and More Says:
OMG, I’m with Amy on this one: I totally didn’t know what you were talking about until I played the vid. Then, TOTAL flashbacks!! Thanks for the post!
On March 19th, 2007 at 4:33 pm Lisa Says:
OMG,me too – just like Amy!! I thought I didn’t remember it and then I watched it!

How funny – thanks so much for the memory!!!!
On March 19th, 2007 at 4:33 pm Lisa Says:
My 13 yr old, looking over my shoulder, says, “Oh, is that from the olden days?”

*smack*
On March 19th, 2007 at 9:08 pm Denise Says:
I remember that!
On March 20th, 2007 at 12:36 pm Loretta Says:
Oh the memories! lol
On March 22nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm pelf Says:
Hahhaha, it’s very cute. I’ve never seen this on TV (I was born in the 80s, and I don’t think Malaysian TV played these cartoons either) but it reminds me of the cartoons I used to watch when I was small, you know, Tom & Jerry, Donald Duck and the likes