442: Morbid Mascots
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Shouldn't corporate mascots be kind and cute?
SO MANY of them are literal monsters! Like the Gobbledok from Australia, or the SLU mascot THE BILLIKEN (a literal GOD).
Hey, also: WHY do they keep MANGLING them!?
Jack in the Box, and a certain elderly dancer...MAIMED!
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Sources:
Digem Frog from Smacks: https://cereal.fandom.com/wiki/Dig_%27Em_Frog
Wally the Smacks Bear: https://boxprintify.com/untold-story-behind-the-honey-smacks-frog/?srsltid=AfmBOopTXWd5Cu2EXlGAcRN87BclQESlMxxxssgE3PLX-gMy_efqR_Ze
Trix Rabbit: https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Trix_Rabbit
Jack in the Box Guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Box
Jack Box destroys stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGeUl7h5Kcc
Jack Box Prison Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkRn2AfNCc
Jack Box Bus Accident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqT_5f08Nxs&pp=ygUcamFjayBpbiB0aGUgYm94IGJ1cyBhY2NpZGVudA%3D%3D
Jack Box in the Hospital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf5i0O2PNS4
Six Flags guy commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTLjO860Y7I
Mr. Six dies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtVlsfGgsIU
Mr. Six Rises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooi6Fr1hpf0
Last sighting of Mr. Six: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r4sYNZZpn40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken
https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/the-billiken-dolls-racist-history/
https://www.stlpr.org/education/2016-09-22/new-slu-billiken-mascot-gets-cheers-and-a-lot-of-jeers
https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/an-oral-history-of-the-gobbledok/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twUbDDhB2sE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc0EUP6wtjo&pp=ygUMZ29iYmxlZG9rIGFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vIaCXCkkrs&pp=ygUMZ29iYmxlZG9rIGFk0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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