Reddy Kilowatt @ Bhamwiki

Here’s another Reddy bio over at the Birmingham Wiki. It includes some info I hadn’t seen before, including the fact that the 1947 series of animated cartoons was produced by the Walter Lantz Studio (they also did Woody Woodpecker). One of those Reddy Kilowatt videos is viewable here.

The character debuted in promotional materials for Alabama Power dated March 11, 1926. He was offered to other electrical utilities under license and quickly appeared in consumer billings, promotional giveaways, billboards, stationery, advertisements, comic books and educational films across the country and around the world. In Spain he was called “Don Kilovatio”. He was “Zet Kilowatt” in Brazil and “Le Bon Genie de L’Electricite” in Belgium)