THE ASCENSION OF MS. BROWN

By Evan-Amos (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

M&M's candies were developed in 1941 for the military in order to replace the meltier and messier chocolate bars found in field rations. They were not made available to civilians until after the cessation of hostilities.

Anyone who has not lived on a desert island for the past two decades is well aware that Mars, Inc. has a series of marsvelous commercials featuring various color spokescandies for their M&M's product line--each color with a different personality.  For years, however, Mars thought that one hue to eschew was brown. The company was concerned that the color was too scatological and would become the butt of too much prurient humor. However, Mars eventually relented, and now Ms. Brown, a sexy and sophisticated intellectual (voiced by Vanessa Williams), is a regular in many delightful productions such as this one.