I came across some information that James Beard would do food ads on his show and that he was the original Jolly Green Giant ... only an audio clip from one of Beard’s segments survives.

He looks up and says, in his "Art Fern" voice, "Ho-ho-ho, Jolly Green Giant! Show us your Niblets!" whereupon he is showered with gigantic kernels of corn. He then looks up and mouths an obscenity ...

Alas, life has not been kind to all our old favorites, including: The Jolly Green Giant: Oh right. He’s soooo jolly ... Crackle: We lost track of him in the 1970s when he opened an art gallery at SoHo ...

The company is bringing back the Jolly Green Giant after a long hiatus to introduce new recipes. But his comeback comes with a twist. The campaign will initially seek to create a sense of mystery ...

In this photo, Tim Koehler paints the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, Minn. The statue, which stands at over 50 feet, cost around $20,000 to refurbish and was a joint effort between Blue ...