The genie of household filth? Well, reports that he was more of sailor type makes sense when you contemplate his mysterious gold earring and whites which were part of the original character design going back to the ’50s. Mr. Clean continues on as a brand image, of Proctor and Gamble, which receives regular makeovers. He was the first guy I knew with an earring.
Mr. Clean’s theme song was with the product’s introduction, sung as a duet between one Don Cherry and one other Betty Bryan. Thomas Scott Cadden (1923-2007) wrote the jingle in ‘57, according to Wiki. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. So snappy and clean with whipped cream eye brows.
