I like deviled eggs.
Vaporman do you feel the same way about egg salad?

There is Chilly Willy. Created by Paul Smith. Though the spelling is off a few letters.

@fuschnikt: Just think of it like you're cleansing the world of those evil eggs.

@shakin: Don't care for that either.

Well, if it isn't Walt Disney, it would have to be Ub Iwerks.

So... 1971.

@blue: Negative.

Hint - Father of Willie, master of brush, the year that he passed, is one you can trust.

No clue about the last one. The Willies that came to mind were One Eyed
Willie/Willy from the Goonies, Willie Scott from Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom, Free Willy the Orca, and Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons. The master of
brush made me think of Bob Ross and his happy little trees. Can't see
any connections yet. Willie Nelson's dad died in 1978.

Sorry the second clue came in so late today. It's been a very busy evening.

I'll wager 1978. Pete Rose got his 3,000th hit.

vkimo wrote :

I'll wager 1978. Pete Rose got his 3,000th hit.
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Well played, once again.

The "master of brush" and "Father of Willie" was Norman Rockwell, father of Willie Gillis, Jr. (a fictional character that adorned many covers of the Saturday Evening Post).

Yeah... I was quite clueless for the whole game. Here's hoping for a better round.