Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings
Phil A. O’Fish
In the 1970s, McDonalds introduced many of its well-known corporate mascots such as the Hamburgerlar, Mayor McCheese, and Ronald McDonald. It also debuted Phil A. O'Fish who, for some reason, disappeared less than a year after being introduced.I wonder what Phil did wrong to get dropped so quickly.
More info: Smithsonian Magazine
Washington Court House Record-Herald - Mar 18, 1976
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Category: Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1970s
Meet Mr. Frib
Mr. Frib, the friendly corporate mascot for asbestos insulation.
Personnel Management and Methods - Mar 1958
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 13, 2023 -
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Category: Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1950s
Krylon Man
I wonder if Krylon Man is supposed to be sentient. He has a nozzle instead of a head, but he's guided by some kind of instinct to press his nozzle and release his contents.I also wonder if they tried putting a head on him but decided that he looked better with just a nozzle.
You can buy a screen print of Krylon Man for $25 and hang him on your wall.
Life - Sep 23, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 30, 2022 -
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Category: Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1950s
Bad Frog Beer
Can you guess why Bad Frog Beer was banned in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina? The answer is below in extended.
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Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 15, 2021 -
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Category: Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1990s, Alcohol
Buckeye Beer
The revitalized company still exists today, but no mention of reinstating their "mascots," Buck and Billy.Read the history here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 14, 2021 -
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Category: Animals, Human Marvels, Regionalism, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Alcohol
Little Mr. Tritium
The Japanese government recently created an animated character that definitely belongs in our ongoing series of strange spokesbeings. It was a "cute fish-like creature with rosy cheeks" that was intended to represent a radioactive hydrogen isotope. The government was hoping that this creature would help gain public support for its plan of releasing contaminated water from Fukushima into the sea.While the government didn't give this creature a name, people have been calling it "Little Mr. Tritium".
More info: The Guardian
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 27, 2021 -
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Category: Government, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters
Mary Mild
Disney released Mary Poppins in 1964. The next year Ivory Liquid Soap debuted a new mascot: Mary Mild, a flying maid. Seems like an obvious Mary Poppins rip-off to me, though I can't find the similarity mentioned anywhere.Mary Mild didn't last long. Within two years, Ivory had canned her.
The ads below ran in 1966 in magazines such as Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 18, 2021 -
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Category: Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1960s
The Singing Wastebaskets
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 07, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Surrealism, Junk Food, 1970s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Corkhill Meat Loaf Monster
Was Corkhill's spokes-creature supposed to be a snowman, or some kind of living, talking meatloaf? The body seems all wrong for a snowman. So I have a suspicion it was a meatloaf monster.
Wilmington News Journal - Aug 4, 1939
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 13, 2020 -
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Category: Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #492
Is Miss Fixit a nurse or a child--or both? I'm confused....
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 01, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Hygiene, 1950s, Love & Romance
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