In the 1970s, for some reason, Sammy Davis Jr. got sponsorship deals with a number of companies, including Alka-Seltzer (which was apparently trying to cater to the morning-after-disco crowd). Here's some of his better work, as well as his brilliant take on Michael Jackson's "Bad."
Suntory is one of the biggest Japanese beverage companies. In the 1970s, they recruited Sammy, as well as the Carpenters (their jingles are also on the 1991 "From the Top" boxed set):
Tom Joyner (The Fly Jock) apparently had a show on WJPC (which is now WNTD, Catholic Radio) with sidekicks named LaDonna Tittle and BBD Banana. Seriously:
And for good measure, here he is pushing "Sammy's Mean Mustard" on "The Arsenio Hall Show." (Wherein the audience inexplicably does NOT give him an ovation). I'm guessing this is from 1989, just before his health really started failing. The mustard actually sounds quite good, and was available briefly in test markets like Detroit and Cleveland. I have approximated what I think it must have been like by using brown mustard and Tabasco sauce, with a little yogurt and garlic salt. The whole project (including a nationwide rollout) never happened due to Sammy's death:
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