What was one of your favorite characters or mascots as a child?
When I was a little kid the Frito Bandito was one of my favorite mascots. My fellow 2nd and 3rd graders and I collected the little Frito Bandito pencil toppers from Frito bags and compared our findings at the lunch table. And of course we would always sing the Frito Bandito jingle... Aye yi yi yi I am the Frito Bandito (etc). Poor leetle guy met an early demise, though, when it was determined he was not PC enough (even for 1968/69). Ah well. Watch the video and decide for yourself...
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Through the years I've liked (and loathed) other mascots...
- Tony the Tiger... tries a little too hard, kinda goofy.
- Speaking of tigers, there was the Esso Tiger... "Put a tiger in your tank!"
- Cap'n Crunch... dude's a little seafarin' freak. what's up with that hat?
- Pillsbury Dough Boy... I (seriously) felt sorry for him when I was little every time someone poked his little belly... ouch!
- Morris the Cat... arrogant poot! I would like to see him eat Cap'n Crunch.
- Charlie the Tuna... smug, self-absorbed, tuna that tastes good?... Morris can eat him, too.
- Mr. Whipple... hate him. he can HAVE the damn Charmin... worst TP ever.
- Sugar Bear... dorky, but cute cuz he can't get enough of that Super Sugar Crisp (now he's PC and goes by HoneyBear or something)
- Punchy... I'll give HIM a nice Hawaiian punch! He's just plain MEAN!
- Michelin Man... woke up screaming from a nightmare about him :-(
Fast forward to today's mascots...
- Charmin bear... cute, cute, cute! (still don't like the TP)
- Geico Gecko... he WAS cute... now he's getting on my nerves.
- Energizer Bunny... cuteness keeps going and going and going and going...
- Fruit of the Loom Band... awesome!! cuz you can't over-love your underwear!!
