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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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 Posted - 08/26/2009 : 7:56:22 PM
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We had a massive lunchtime discussion today about the most annoying corporate TV mascots, and I discovered a common thread in the answers. Before I reveal the thread, I wanna see if it holds here in Jabootuville.
So please tell me: What are the corporate mascots that make you wanna throw stuff at the screen, past or present?
My answer was The Six Flags mascot. Just the cardboard cut-outs of him at the local Taco Bell are annoying to look at. |
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Pip
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
333 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2009 : 9:53:14 PM
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Zoom zoom kid. Why can't that guy hit him?
Pip
"Shout for joy, if you get the chance." - U2 |
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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2009 : 9:55:39 PM
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Holy crap, none of us even thought of him (or her). Out of sight, out of mind, indeed!
You're right, s/he is annoying for his inarticulateness. S/he may be a little kid, but that doesn't mean the potential customers are. |
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Ericb
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
648 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 06:51:30 AM
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Geico seriously needs to drive those cavemen to extinction.
"I used to be With IT. But then they changed what IT was. Now what I'm with isn't IT, and what's IT seems scary and wierd. It'll happen to YOU!" - Grandpa Simpson
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1791 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 5:28:52 PM
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"Bob" for the Lavitra "wiennie" pill. My god, that labotimised smile of his is the stuff of nightmares!
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 6:08:58 PM
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| Would y'all count Billy Mays as a mascot or no? |
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BradH812
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1294 Posts |
Posted - 08/27/2009 : 7:35:23 PM
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| Never mind Billy Mays (RIP, guy). I'd like to punch Vince's lights out. Right, camera guy? |
Edited by - BradH812 on 08/27/2009 7:35:44 PM |
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hbrennan
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Philippines
1455 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2009 : 02:50:28 AM
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I seriously have a problem with the Jollie Bee, here, in the Philippines. He's everywhere (seriously). He's even made it over to the U.S.
see [url]http://www.jollibee.com.ph/[/url]
btw - my grand-niece is featured in one of their commercials and is a model for their childrens line of clothes (at the age of 4) - so I can't escape that annoying mascot.
"...yet it hadn't destroyed his brain."
re: Charles "The Butcher" Benton (1956)
http://www.henrybrennan.com/
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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2009 : 1:32:46 PM
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Intruiging.
The common thread I noticed in the workspace was that the most annoying mascots were the ones who were silent. The Burger King mascot was easily the most cited. Krazy Krab (San Francisco Giants mascot, 1984) shared second place with Geico money-with-eyes. All of them are silent. Even the Michelen Man was mentioned once.
But here at Jabootu, not so much. Zoom Zoom kid is literally all talk. Geico cavemen talk enough. Bob the Livitra guy....does he talk or just grin, I never paid attention. And I've never heard of Jollibee, what's his angle?
So maybe I'm nuts.
For purism's sake, other annoying mascots mentioned by my co-workers and bosses: Geico gecko, Geico caveman, Mr. Opportunity, Nasonex bee,, and AFLAC duck.
Addendum: Seconds after I post this, a Supercuts ad comes on. I hate that f**kin' voice and its demands for hipness in all things. Die, you piece of anal s**t. Or at least get facially disfigured. |
Edited by - Food on 08/30/2009 1:35:49 PM |
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 5:27:50 PM
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Originally posted by Food
Intruiging.
Bob the Livitra guy....does he talk or just grin, I never paid attention.
Lucky you.
He just grins and it's one that would do an undead serial killer proud.
Oh yeah, the Burger King. I must have refrained from thinking about him to protect my sanity.
The Worst: The "King-ons".
The Best: When BK was shoving money in people's pockets, he got run over by a car! (YAY!)
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
Edited by - Greenhornet on 08/31/2009 5:31:01 PM |
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The Rev. D.D.
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
203 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2009 : 09:51:58 AM
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The Burger King and Lavitra Bob are horrifying, soul-scorching abominations.
The Nasonex bee is less terrifying now, but that original version of him, with his giant dead eyes and enormous mule-like teeth...Jesus that thing was like a Lovecraft story come to life.
I find the Geico gecko to be probably the most annoying one; although the more I see that lady from Progressive, the more she gains on the li'l lizard.
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Seriously, I'm getting tired of seeing her. |
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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2009 : 6:10:05 PM
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I noticed that, as well. The Progressive perky lady gets a touch less likable with each new ad. Mostly because perky is only attractive in small doses (although I gotta admit, that little fist in the air after "no glass ceiling" is adorable).
There was an interesting straggler days later whose mention re-ignited the discussion: The Quizno's spongemonkeys. They seem to a be a love-em-or-hate-em duo. Their fans say that they're ahead of the curve, using internet memes in ads before it was hip to do so, while their haters say that grotesque rats are precisely the wrong thing for a food place have as spokescreatures. |
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