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Fanpop came up with the brilliant, although somewhat unsettling by its very nature, idea of determining the creepiest fast-food mascots of all time. And there have been some scary ones. Number one on the list is The King, the Burger King mascot who seems to spend the majority of his time lurking, creeping, sneaking and turning people off actually visiting the restaurant for fear of encountering him. The other dubious icons on their list include the "Quiznos Rat/Hamster Thing," The Dominos Noid, Jack (from Jack in the Box), Grimace, Colonel Sanders, Mister Softee, Modern Ronald McDonald, Old-School Ronald McDonald (proto-Ronald) and the Tastee Freez Twins.
I actually kind of like the commercials that star Jack, especially when compared to other fast food commercials. The standard of writing is higher and Jack's delivery is usually great. The other choices, however, all seem like they deserve to be here. Anyone have a favorite from these contenders?
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1-01-2007 @5:58PM Bonnie said... I love the Quizno's rat things!
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1-01-2007 @5:59PM Tanya Paige said... The "Burger King" gives me the creeps.
He could star in some B-rated horror show.
Creepy...
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1-01-2007 @6:02PM Noel said... When "mascot" and "creepy" were mentioned, Burger King was the first to come to mind. It's like something out of a David Lynch movie. Forget "The Ring"--I have nightmares about that giant headed wax museum freak dressed like Shakespeare. EEEKKK!!!!
But...
I still go to Burger King. I just eat with my eyes closed.
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1-02-2007 @2:16AM Roxanne Biron said... I remember my daughter begging to go to Chucky cheese for her birthday and when the giant rat came out she hid under the table holding on tight screaming the most God awful screams you ever heard! My boyfriend's son use to beg to go to burger king to see the ape musicians (mechanical apes) and he would scream like that too!!! Then the following week he'd beg to go see them again and promise to be good...as soon as they started singing he'd scream all over again...hysterical!!!!! lol
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1-01-2007 @6:11PM Vickie said... I thought I was the only person who thought the king was a pervert, thank you for validating my feelings!
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1-03-2007 @2:16PM S.S. said... Does anyone remember "Herb The Nerd" for Burger King in '86?...A very dopey ad campaign that flopped!
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1-01-2007 @6:16PM joe said... Burger king ads give me the creeps
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1-01-2007 @6:36PM kathy said... you think the masscots scare ya have you seen some of the people that work in those places? I worked for the california Raisons for nearly 10 years and believe me ive seen alot.
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1-01-2007 @6:21PM Frank M. said... Its got to be the fat kid in the Bobs Big Boy restaurant chain.
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1-01-2007 @6:31PM Jeri said... What ever happened to the baby,"Bob" from the Quiznos commercial? Now, I thought those were funny & cute. It seems like whenever a cute commercial comes out, it never lasts long. Anybody, else??
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1-01-2007 @6:39PM Chandra said... I quit eating at Quiznos after the rat commercial came out. What type of fast food chain would advertize with a RAT for their mascot? Those are dirty filthy animals that should have no place with food.
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1-01-2007 @6:41PM BB said... EVERYONE I TALK TO STILL MISSES THE OLD TACO BELL COMMERICAL WITH THE TINY LITTLE BROWN DOG & CLARA ON THE WENDY'S ADS SAYING WHERES THE BEEF! MAYBE THEY NEED TO REVIVE THEM BOTH !WHAT'S UP !
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1-01-2007 @6:43PM Jenny said... God Bless Lil 'ole Claria Peller...WHERES THE BEEF?, now that was a commercial to remember!
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1-01-2007 @6:43PM Joey said... It's a pretty sizeable list to choose from. First off Jack is pretty cool. He's funny, a goofball, and serious too. Like any modern guy IMHO (in my humble opinion). The noid was alright, but they had alot of weird stuff in the 80s so its ok. Those spongemonkeys were interesting at least. They looked like rats that have some sort of skeletal deformities. Then Ronald always hanging out with the kids, I gotta give it up to an earlier post...shit makes Michael Jackson seem normal. Of course we all know the strangest has to be the king. The fact that Xbox would try to capitalize on this stupid mascot just saddens me. Plus the fact that some guy dressed like a king with a huge head lying in my bed, I'd run out of the bed and get my bat and beat the shit out of him.
In the end though it is all about the food, and I do love JITB and BK so I guess I deal with it by changing the channel.
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1-01-2007 @6:43PM Tess said... To The person who doesn't want their children seeing The Burger King put his hand on a man's thigh: BIG DEAL! Do you have any idea what they're exposed to at school on a daily basis Anita Bryant??? That should be the least of your worries, when they are seeing much worse in the media, video games, etc. day in & day out. WAKE UP!
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1-01-2007 @6:49PM newzriter said... I disagree with the criticisms of the King. Just seeing his face makes me laugh. I think the ads show that BK is not taking itself too seriously, and recognizes that many Americans have become disinterested in the same old tired marketing overtures.
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1-01-2007 @7:01PM Judy said... The Burger King is by far the creepiest mascot I have ever seen. And the "Big Bucking Chicken" ad? What were they thinking? He is definitely a stalker, and I would call the police if I saw him in my neighborhood!
But the ads have done what they were supposed to do...they have gotten people thinking and talking about Burger King!
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1-01-2007 @6:51PM Vaughan said... I really think that Jack is awesome, but Ronald McDonald and the king are the freakiest things I have ever seen!
I really hate Ronald because of the way he hangs around kids like that with that evil smile!
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1-01-2007 @7:00PM Judy said... Oh, and I almost forgot...the Sonic guys. I don't like any of their commercials, but the two guys that argue all of the time are the worst. The married couple isn't far behind.
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1-01-2007 @6:56PM ROn said... Seems to be man-bashing bias toward the King ..
I think these same females who are bashing HIM, would probably enjoy seeing a slender, long-legged beauty queen prancing around doing the same things the "creepy king" is doing ?
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