Shooting the commercials was a joyous experience for Manning, who told USA Today, "My dad and I did a commercial for Quaker Oats earlier this summer. Two of my kids were involved in it ...

But in the early ‘70s, following some work by the ad firm Doyle, Dane and Bernbach, Quaker Oats launched the “Little Mikey” commercial, which would run from 1972 to 1986, becoming one of the ...