# Worst corporate/product mascots **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 21, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873 "2005-05-21T14:21:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/1 "2005-05-21T14:21:52Z")
We haven’t seen that many good mascots forced upon us by corporate America. So name some of the worst: The Noid The Arby’s oven mitt The current Burger King Whatsit? (from the Atlanta Olympics) That guy from [Di-Tech.com](http://Di-Tech.com) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/2 "2005-05-21T14:25:42Z")
The little toenail fungus monster The phlegm clot (Mr. Mucus) from the Mucinex ads ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/3 "2005-05-21T14:34:37Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > The little toenail fungus monster I am not what anyone would call squeamish but that commercial really gives me the willies. It’s not the mascot but the raising up of the toenail that makes my skin crawl. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/4 "2005-05-21T14:39:51Z")
[Herb](http://www.geocities.com/conspiracyprime/e2_wheresherb.htm), courtesy of Burger King. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/5 "2005-05-21T14:50:05Z")
The damn Taco Bell chihuahua. ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/6 "2005-05-21T15:12:41Z")
Not really a mascot but the recent Burger King commercials for beef lovers were the worst. The live cow dining out with or in bed with the beef lover. Implying that as a beef lover I would like to date and have sex with the live animal before consuming its dead flesh was the most bizarre concept ever. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/7 "2005-05-21T16:07:44Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > The Arby’s oven mitt Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Freakin’ mitt annoys me to no end. There’s no way _anyone_ finds that thing funny. On the other hand, I rather like the Burger King King. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/8 "2005-05-21T16:20:17Z")
Is the Arby’s oven mitt a ripoff of the Hamburger Helper oven mitt, or did he get a new job? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/9 "2005-05-21T17:40:53Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > Is the Arby’s oven mitt a ripoff of the Hamburger Helper oven mitt, or did he get a new job? He got a demotion. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/10 "2005-05-21T17:47:15Z")
I hear a lot of people hated the Frito Bandito but that was a little before my time. I don’t remember him at all. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/11 "2005-05-21T17:58:34Z")
The Frito Bandito was around when I was a kid. He was very un-PC and wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance these days. To add to the list, M$ Office’s “Clippy” the paper clip rubs me the wrong way, too. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/12 "2005-05-21T18:01:40Z")
The Frito Bandito was not particularly disliked until the hispanic community began to point out he was a racist stereotype. Herb from Burger King is generally considered in advertising as the worst – he was hated and, more importantly, he didn’t sell hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/13 "2005-05-21T18:27:44Z")
I’m surprised that nobody mentioned the Quizno duo. They went from the weird “We want the subs” animated characters to “Baby Bob” who creeps me out in so many ways. If you see this Jayjay, you know what will happen if you start with the song… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/14 "2005-05-21T19:24:39Z")
Have people already forgotten “Dude, you’re gonna get a Dell!”? ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/15 "2005-05-21T19:27:20Z")
I have become quite weary of the AFLAC duck. I think it’s time to serve him with orange sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/16 "2005-05-21T20:29:06Z")
Do professional sports mascots count since they’re corporate owned? If so, I’d like to nominate Alabama’s newest professional baseball team, [The Montgomery Biscuits](http://www.biscuitsbaseball.com/) (probably the only professional sports mascot named after a carbohydrate). The truly great part: in the city that brought you Roy Moore and Gerald Allen (they’re not from there but they “did their stuff” there as state officials), the mascot of the baseball team is [Big Mo](http://www.biscuitsbaseball.com/cgi-biscuitsbaseball/quikstore.cgi?search=yes&detail=yes&product=6000019&category=novelties&keywords=&hits_seen=0&page=index.html). (For those not in the know, Mo is slang in some circles for hoMOsexyul, and this one has a buttery tongue and wants to be eaten.) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/17 "2005-05-21T21:10:13Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > I’m surprised that nobody mentioned the Quizno duo. They went from the weird “We want the subs” animated characters to “Baby Bob” who creeps me out in so many ways. If you see this Jayjay, you know what will happen if you start with the song… We love the suuuuuubs… ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/18 "2005-05-21T21:53:36Z")
They have a peppah bah! “Can you hear me now?” ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/19 "2005-05-21T22:50:37Z")
Charlie the Tuna. He wanted to caught gutted and eaten. Sick. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873/20 "2005-05-21T22:51:56Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Charlie the Tuna. He wanted to caught gutted and eaten. Sick. Actually, Charlie was under the delusion that Star\*Kist was looking for tunas with good taste, rather than tunas that taste good. He thought he was auditioning for a 70s version of Queery Fish for the Straight Dish… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-corporate-product-mascots/304873.md?page=2)