The Origins of the Bouncing Ball Sing Along Commercial

The bouncing ball was created by the Fleischer brothers way back in the 1920s. They printed white song lyrics on a black drum that was slowly turned by hand and one Fleischer brother would physically bounce the ball over the appropriate lyrics. Douglas also sent along this old Libby's beans commercial that has a song and a bouncing ball so people could sing along at home. If you're eye on the little bouncing ball, each little string will make you sing if you follow the tune of the silvery moon.