We have a question for Denny’s about its new hat-wearing sausage link mascot: What were you thinking? [More]
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Mr. Met Accused Of Physically Impossible Rude Gesture
By 6.1.17
For 53 years, baseball-headed mascot Mr. Met has entertained the fans of New York’s newer baseball team. Yet even mascots have their breaking points, and last night Mr. Met surprised riled-up fans by giving them the finger after an especially frustrating 7-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. [More]
Tipster Earns Free Chick-Fil-A For A Year After Spotting Stolen 24-Foot Inflatable Cow
By 9.13.16
Sometimes it pays to be observant: like when you’re crossing the street against the light or you happen to spot a giant inflatable cow far from its home. [More]
Burger King’s Fantastically Creepy King Mascot Is Back
By 6.1.15
Have you been counting the days until Burger King’s terribly creepy “King” mascot re-appeared in the brand’s ads? It seems unlikely that any potential customers missed the King, and he’s possibly been slumming behind the counter of a Taco Bell since his spots stopped airing in 2011. Here’s your warning: the King is coming back to your television. Sorry. [More]
Kindly Dinosaur Nags Facebook Users To Check Their Privacy Settings
By 4.2.14
Meet Facebook’s new mascot of accidental oversharing: a kindly blue dinosaur that shows up and gently prods you to think about the privacy settings on your posts. Why a dinosaur? We’re not sure, but it’s definitely cuter than a cartoon annoyed family member or an adorable rendering of a publicly gossiped-about friend. [More]
Maytag Repairman Gets Makeover, New Job Duties
By 1.16.14
Brand spokespeople need to be refreshed every so often: just ask fictional home economist/secret Time Lord Betty Crocker. You might remember the Maytag Repairman, star of ads with a memorable premise: Maytag appliances were so reliable that the company’s repairman needed to find other ways to spend his hours. [More]
Kia’s Viral Commercials Are All About The Hamsters, Not So Much The Cars
By 8.27.13
The original commercial for the Kia Soul wasn’t quite like anything else in car ads. While it was computer-animated and probably not cheap to produce, the full one-minute spot received millions of views on YouTube. Kia’s cute hamsters and clear storyline got everyone’s attention, and that was the company’s goal. [More]
Original Ronald McDonald Was Really Creepy
By 6.2.11
If today’s Ronald McDonald looked more like his original incarnation, the McDonald’s CEO might have a tougher time defending against those asking for the burger clown’s resignation. Have you seen the first Ronald? Played by Willard Scott, he’s a clown with a soda cup for a nose and a tray of food as a hat. He also has a food tray attached to his belt which will magically produce three hamburgers in a row on demand. You can see why this Ronald was streamlined into the version we know today. Because he looks like a serial killer. [More]
Guitar Center Customer Loses Fight With Elmo
By 9.28.10
Who would punch Elmo in the back of the head? A disgruntled customer at a Guitar Center in Florida, that’s who. The Elmo performer was working a gig at a toy store next door, then wandered over to Guitar Center. That’s when a customer came in, played some drums, behaved aggressively toward other customers and staff, then punched Elmo. [More]
Woman Says Donald Duck Groped Her
By 8.16.10
Did Disney’s eternally overreacting duck mascot put the moves on a woman visiting Epcot Center a couple of years ago? That’s what the woman claims happened; in her lawsuit, she says a park employee dressed as Donald Duck grabbed her breast and molested her, “then made gestures making a joke indicating he had done something wrong.” She’s asking for $50,000. [More]
Noid Sick Of Being Avoided, Coming Back
By 12.7.09
Domino’s has been missing something for the past decade-plus, and that something is the Noid. But that’s about to change, because the red-suited mascot is on the way back, AOL reports. [More]
Taco Bell Chihuahua Mascot Dies
By 7.23.09
Gidget, the tiny Chihuahua star of Taco Bell‘s “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” ad series in the ’90s, in addition to other ad and film work, died yesterday of an apparent stroke. She (yes, she) was fifteen years old.
Chuck E Cheese Entertains Kids With Sexual Assualt
By 5.2.09
22-year-old Jennifer Sorbello got an extra-special welcome to Chuck E Cheese when William Thigpen, dressed as Mr. Cheese, reached out and groped her breast. Sorbello is suing the restaurant, claiming she has been “damaged in the form of emotional distress and humiliation.”
These Pennsylvania Lottery Mascot Costumes Were Poorly Thought Out
By 9.26.08
Quinto is a new lottery game from Pennsylvania, and their mascot is a bunch of fingers, we’re guessing. We can’t figure out how these mascot costumes made it from concept to on-the-street reality, though. We like how the guy in this photo seems to be thinking, “What exactly am I posing with?”
Horrifying Corporate Mascots From Days of Yore
By 1.26.06
There’s a truly horrifying gaggle of monstrous corporate mascots and images over at Plan 59. 1950’s advertising was just plain creepy isn’t new to anyone, but this girl eagerly awaiting for a disembodied hand to finish spreading brains on a slice of cellophane bread, looks as if she can unhinge your jaw and swallow your soul. This proposed barbecue stand resembles an illustration from Ralph Steadman’s Animal Farm. This dish only looks edible if you are Andy Milonakis’ son… until you consider eating someone else’s barf instead. This kid is a leper while a young Michael Berryman eats a plate full of entrails.
