It is possible to admire Stan Freberg and still find some of his work a bit . . . much. But the satire of the conventions of the era requires excess, I suppose.
This first one contains a nice misdirection, serving up an ersatz Mrs. Olson, before heading to its proper subject: Minnesota's gift to the world.
(There are YouTube versions of this, but they needed color-correcting and soundtrack syncing.)
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