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In the late 60's, a political group,
"Action for Childrens Television" started complaining about the svengali-like
control certain TV personalities had over young minds. In response to the threat of
legislation, the Patches show stopped J.P. from directly selling products.
But, they
didn't say anything about the grandparents of TV personalities. So
Grandma and Grandpa Patches became the primary spokes-people for the sponsors products.
Still,
disconnecting the advertising from J.P. hurt the show financially. Nationally, many local
children's TV programs were hurt by this political pressure and went off the air.
Grandpa Patches sells some root beer.
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