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Commentor Name:	Rob Lambert
Comments left:	The last couple Captain Henry TV spots reflected on the 1972 elections. The captain, in star-spangled top hat and duds, urged viewers to vote for either Henry's burger-shake-fries combo, or that of Restaurant X (McDonald's lookalike). This aired over WFLD in Chicago (Sept. 1972), on "B.J. (Bill Jackson) and Dirty Dragon" kid show. The show itself staged a lengthy storyline, with Dirty Dragon running for mayor of Cartoon Town against incumbent B.J. The villain puppets in Cartoon Town (W.C. Cornfield, con artist, and wizard Dr. Doompuss) conspired to rig the election by nominating Cornfield as write-in candidate, and coercing the other puppet residents into fighting over it. Mayor Jackson uncovered the plot, and beat Dragon by one vote. In 1973, Henry's retired Captain Henry, and reduced its advertising amidst a crumbling bottom line, as poorly performing stores began closing and franchisees lost.
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