Rarely has the disappearance of a radio and television commercial brought complaints from the customersbut that was what happened two years ago when a pair of cartoon characters named Bert and Harry Piel stopped delivering their sudsy-soft sell for Piel's Beer in the New York area. From 1955 to 1960, pompous, pint-sized Bert and his self-conscious older brother Harry (with voices supplied by radio's Ray Goulding and Bob Elliott) fumbled engagingly through ads witty enough to keep chortling viewers out of the bathroom during program breaks. Last week Bert and Harry fans...
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