Buzby

This article is about the yellow cartoon bird. For the snooker player, seeNeal Foulds.For other uses, seeBusby.

A badge featuring Buzby and his catchphrase

Buzbywas a yellow (later orange) talking cartoon bird, launched in 1976 as part of a marketing campaign byPost Office Telecommunications,which later becameBritish Telecommunications(BT).

A group of runners from British Telecommunications with mascot Buzby at a fun run in London in the 1970s

Overview

Buzby appeared in a series of television commercials with the catchphrase: "Make someone happy with a phone call".Buzby's voice was provided byBernard Cribbins,and the character was animated by Charlie Jenkins of Trickfilm Studios, London.

The campaign spawned many marketing items, such as toys, badges, a comic strip inTV Comic,and books, and lasted until well into the 1980s. British Telecom produced and sold a "Buzby" wristwatch with Buzby perched on the second hand; the watch had a blue strap.