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Fred the Baker - Time to Make the Doughnuts

Fred the baker was a character played by actor michael vale in these duncan doughnut commercials. He would just be him, like, all day, coming in and out of his door, saying, time to make the doughnuts. This commercial was named one of the five best commercials of the eighties by the television bureau of advertising. Fred the baker was so popular that when duncan doughnuts decided to retire this character, they surveyed customers to see how they might react.

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