Buzby was a yellow (later orange) talking cartoon bird, launched in 1976 as part of a marketing campaign by Post Office Telecommunications , which later became British Telecommunications (BT). ^[1]

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Buzby appeared in a series of television commercials with the catchphrase: "Make someone happy with a phone call". ^[2] Buzby's voice was provided by Bernard Cribbins , and the character was animated by Charlie Jenkins of Trickfilm Studios, London. ^[3]

The campaign spawned many marketing items, such as toys, badges, a comic strip in TV 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. ^[4]

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