 He created a children's television character, "Mister Poplolly", in which he would don an oversized hat and glasses, along with a clown's nose, for a daily show.Later, he portrayed a Popeye-like sailor hosting a daily cartoon show.Parker also did commercials, including "The Buddy Deane Show" between 1957–1962 (by then, WAAM had been sold to Westinghouse and its call letters changed to WJZ-TV).