Twirly Birds by Ideal br Starring - Twirly Birds by Ideal br Directed by - Various br (1970) - Color - 1 min br br Twirly Birds from Ideal! Twirly Birds, battery powered, remote control helicopters that run on a string. (Moms everywhere wondered why they let little boys run string all over the house). Still - this was a great toy and an interesting, funny commercial.