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Mr.
Wonderfuel is Cooking With Gas!
by
Jerry W. Bird
 Mr.
Wonderfuel, our cartoon mascot, proclaimed the joys of gas
cooking and automotive fleet applications during a series of
20 audio visual modules and videos we wrote and produced for
the Propane
Gas Association
of Canada during two decades. One of my group team members
got into the act during, when, on short notice, we needed
someone to play the role of the all knowing chef de cuisine.
Charlie Crawford (left) was a natural for the role, and
joined us on many a barbecue and cookout in backyards and
backwoods. One shoot included a feast of fresh caught Rocky
Mountain Rainbow trout from the
 Kananaskis
Forestry Reserve. Based in Calgary, Alberta at the time,
there was no shortage of succulent steak to barbecue. Now in
this new millennium, "What goes around comes around. Through
the magic of the Internet, CD-Rom and Adobe PDF, Air
Highways Magazine will be releasing a series of Mr.
Wonderfuel episodes with cooking and safety tips. Watch for
it in our features on Recreational
Vehicles
and Camping.
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As
they say, time flies when you're having fun! It's getting
close to the 20th Anniversary of
Mr.
Wonderful, an animated cartoon
character we created for the Propane Gas Association of
Canada to tell the fascinating story of propane to worldwide
audiences. Since propane is popular for cooking in the
"Great Outdoors," far from the nearest town, it has a
prominent role in our various Travel & Aviation
magazines - for many good reasons. Like our editors and
writers, Mr. Wonderfuel loves to travel. We provided his own
special theme music, and in each snappy introduction, he
changed from a liquid to a vapor and back again in a wink.
From day one, our comic celebrity Mr. Wonderfuel, became a
motivator, a driving instructor, a chef, a goodwill
ambassador and a substitute teacher, in training classes for
propane company employees across Canada.
Propane's Role at Airports.
Propane Powered Vehicles
In the continuing tale of Mr. Wonderfuel and his friends
from the world of Propane, my two sons and I visit ed
Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, a Canadian Army base
and Hydro Quebec operation in Quebec City, the Rego valve
manufacturing complex in Chicago, a propane heated hog farm
near Butte, Montana, a mining operation near Helena, and a
native school on the Grand Canyon. We filmed truck, bus and
taxi fleets in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Los
Angeles -- many centers where propane was in use. Personal
safety was high on the agenda, and on this topic alone, we
produced over 10 training features, working with the
national railroads, equipment manufacturers, governments,
oil companies and transportation firms. As members of the
industry association, all had a vital interest in what we
were doing. That's how I feel today working closely with
international travel associations -- so things haven't
changed that much.
information about the various tools
used in the kitchen.
web site: http:www.usepropane.com
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