The California Raisins

The California Raisins are a claymation music group created by Will Vinton Studios (now Laika). They had a huge marketing push, when their commercials started debuting on TV in 1986.

Commercials
The commercials premiered on TV in 1986, and the commercials contain the California Raisins singing I Heard It Through The Grapevine and dancing, much to the humans' joy. Even a commercial starring Michael Jackson appeared on TV.