This might be an example of something that he did because he was “only in it for the money,” but Zappaheads will rejoice to see this piece.

Producer Ed Seeman (who posted this on YouTube) writes:

“I first met Frank when He was playing a steady gig at the Garrick Theater in Greenwich Village. I hired him to score a 30-second animated TV commercial I was animating and producing for Luden’s cough drops. He requested $2,000 plus a studio for a day with a wide variety of instruments plus a guy to do cough sounds.”

This commercial won a Clio award for “Best Use of Sound.” At a time when most people still didn’t have a color TV set, this must have been a striking spot indeed.