In the 1970s Spinetti appeared in a series of television advertisements for McVities' (now United Biscuits) Jaffa Cakes, as "The Mad Jaffa Cake Eater", a turbaned, Middle-Eastern style character who rode a bicycle and surreptitiously stole and ate other people's Jaffa Cakes, prompting the catchphrase "There's Orangey!" He hosted "Victor's Party" for Granada. In 1979 he voiced Mr. Tumnus in the USA dubbed version of the 1979 animated adaptation of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" as well as voice directing for the film. Later he voiced arch villain Texas Pete in the popular S4C animated TV series "SuperTed" (1982–84) and narrated several "Fireman Sam" audiobooks. In 1988 he appeared alongside Paul Schofield and Mary Steenburgen in "", a World War Two drama about Anne Frank. In 1992, he voiced the King of the Rats in the British children's animated programme "Tales of the Tooth Fairies" (in the episode The Stolen Present) on BBC, produced by Welsh animation company Calon, formerly Siriol Productions. In 1995 he appeared in the "Finger" episode of the comedy series "Bottom". with Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson. as Audrey the Maître d'hôtel. He also starred in the 1999 DVD film "Boobs in the Wood" with Jim Davidson.