Category: Cartoons

Snocrates is in search of the ideal snack

Del Monte aggressively marketed Snausages [a dog treat that resembles miniature hot dogs] upon the product’s launch in 1984, using a talking dog mascot named Snocrates, a pun on the name of the philosopher Socrates. The product’s catchphrase: “The most fun a dog can eat.”

Snocrates was originally a real dog, however, a week before the ad was due to be filmed, Snocrates unfortunately fell down the stairs and got a broken leg. As there was no Snocrates, they decided to use an animated dog as their mascot instead.

Del Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company based in San Francisco, California. It offers canned goods in Del Monte, S&W and Contadina brands, pet foods under Kibbles n’ Bits, 9Lives, Pounce, Milk-Bone and several premium brands, canned tuna under StarKist Tuna, and other foodstuffs.

Pepé Le Pew Romances The New McDLT

The McDLT (McDonald’s Lettuce and Tomato) was a hamburger product based on a novel form of packaging. The meat and bottom half of the bun was prepared separately from the lettuce, tomato, American cheese, pickles, sauces, and top half of the bun. Both were then packaged into a specially designed two-sided container. The consumer was then expected to finalize preparation of the sandwich by combining the hot and cool sides just prior to eating.

Pepé Le Pew is an Academy Award-winning fictional character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. A French anthropomorphic skunk that always strolls around in Paris in the springtime, when everyone’s thoughts are of love, Pepé is constantly seeking “l’amour” of his own. However, he has two huge turnoffs to any prospective mates: his malodorous scent and the fact that he comes on too aggressively or with too much passion, both of which he is cheerfully oblivious of.

Big Tasty Transportation

[The] European variation called Big Tasty – First tried out under a different name in selected McDonald’s Restaurants in Sweden in summer 2003, then a national release came during the autumn, and the burger got its name and the burger got its name Big Tasty (dropping the N’) and was made up somewhat differently. It consists of a third pound beef patty, 5-inch sesame seed bun, square-cut lettuce, two tomato slices, Big Tasty sauce (which has a smoke flavour), slivered onions and three slices of Emmental cheese.

In Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, Finland, Ecuador, and Sweden, the sandwich continues to be sold under the name ‘Big Tasty’. It was also launched under the name ‘Big Tasty’ in Romania, on April 4, 2007.

Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the Latin trans (“across”) and portare (“to carry”).

Mr. Sub’s Grillhands

Mr. Sub, originally called Mr. Submarine before the 1990s, is a popular submarine sandwich store chain in Canada. The first store was opened in 1968 in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood which was then known for its hippie culture. There are now over 341 restaurants all across Canada.

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American fantasy film, directed and co-written by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson. The film features Johnny Depp in the titular role as Edward Scissorhands: a lonely, naive and child-like man with scissors for hands.

Foghorn Leghorn protects the ladies for KFC

Like most other fast-food outlets, KFC uses partially hydrogenated oil in its foods. This oil contains relatively high levels of trans fat, which increases the risk of heart disease. The Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a court case against KFC, with the aim of making it use other types of oils or make sure customers know about trans fat content immediately before they buy food. Michael Jacobsen, director of the Center describes KFC content of trans fats as: “It recklessly puts its customers at risk of a Kentucky Fried Coronary.”

Foghorn Leghorn is the name of a character appearing in numerous Warner Brothers animated cartoons, especially Looney Tunes. He is a large, anthropomorphic adult rooster with a strong southern accent and a penchant for mischief. He first appeared in 1946 in a Henery Hawk film entitled Walky Talky Hawky.

“Nothing like a picnic with cool Stag Beer”

Mr. Quincy Magoo [better known as Mr. Magoo] is a cartoon character created by John Hubley in 1949, for UPA. Hubley based the character on his former professor Francis Peabody Magoun, who bore some physical resemblance to the character. Voiced by Jim Backus (also famed in popular culture for his role as Thurston Howell III in the 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island), Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem, in which the affected people (or animals) think that he is a lunatic, rather than just being near-sighted.

Pabst Brewing Company is an American company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best. Best known for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer [as well as Stag, a pale lager], it is historically associated with Milwaukee, Wisconsin where it was founded, although its corporate headquarters are currently in Woodridge, Illinois. Pabst retains a datacenter in San Antonio, Texas, the previous location of its headquarters. In 1999, the Pabst Brewing Company began transferring its production to Miller Brewing Company on a contract basis. In 2001, it closed its last brewery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.