This just in thanks to Jim Korkis and Al Heiden.

Here is the additional information I have on this commercial in my notes:

Produced in February 1952
Director: Nick Nichols
Layout: Lance Noley
Backgrounds: Ralph Hulett
Animation: Bill Justice and Blaine Gibson

Baker's Instant Chocolate with Jiminy Cricket

I believe this is Production 5957, sequence 002 titled Umbrella

According to the animator draft from July 26, 1957, we would have:
Director: Nick Nichols
Layout Jacques Rupp
Secretary: Carolyn Erickson
Animation: Phil Duncan

Jiminy Cricket - United Fund



This TV spot from 1958 is Production 5954, sequence 013

We find the following information on the animation draft from May 29, 1958:

Director: Nick Nichols
Assist director: Paul Carlson
Layout: X. Atencio
Secretary: V. Marcia
Animators: Cliff Nordberg
Harvey Toombs
Hal Ambro
Editor: Baker

And the X-sheet from May 14, 1958 tells is that the following individuals were also involved:
Andy Engman
Mary Flanagan
Johnny Bond
Grace Bailey
Mimi Thornton
Ted Baker
Katherine Kerwin

Fresh-Up Freddie - Beach



This is sequence 082. We only know that production started on April 9, 1959.

Fresh-up Freddie - Boxer

This is sequence 058. We only know that production started on July 22, 1958.

Fresh-up Freddie - Holliday Balloons



This is sequence 062. Here is the information from the animation draft dated June 4, 1958:

Director: Lance Nolley
Assistant dir: Paul Carlson
Layout: Jacques Rupp
Secretary: Virginia Marcia
Animation: George Nicholas, Ken O’Brien, Don Lusk

Fresh-up Freddie - Bandit



This is sequence 003, titled Bandit. Production started on June 11, 1957.

Here is the information contained in the animation draft (August 5, 1957):

Director: Jack Hannah
Layout: Yale Gracey
Secretary: Mary Satterwhite
Animation: Mike Lah, Volus Jones

Fresh-up Freddie - Bullfight



The 7-Up commercials created by the Disney Studio in the '50s are all catalogued under production number 5956.

This is "sequence" (translate "commercial") number 002. It started production on June 11, 1957.

Here is the information from the animation draft (date July 5, 1957):

Director: Jack Hannah
Layout: Yale Gracey
Secretary: Mary Satterwhite
Animation: Mike Lah

So Mike Lah (of MGM fame) was back at Disney (or rather freelancing for Disney, I suspect) in the late '50s. This was complete news to me. Mike had worked at Disney in the '30s. An in-depth interview will him will appear in Walt's People - Volume 11.

Alice Jello Commercial with Gryphon and Mock Turtle



I just found this commercial on YouTube.

Unfortunately I could not find any information about this Jello commercial during my recent visit to the Disney Archives. I thought you would enjoy it in any case.

[UPDATE from Matt Crandall: This video originally comes from his blog and you can see some great comments about it at this link.]

I will be focused on Disney commercials from the '50s during most of the next few days.

Donald Duck and Cheerios Kid in The Explorer

This great clip was found by Steve Moore and posted on Cartoon Brew by Jerry Beck. Thanks to both.

Jiminy Cricket in a Baker's Chocolate Milk Commercial

TINKERBELL PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER 1955

I just found one more :-)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND JELLO TV COMMERCIAL 1954