{"id":1,"date":"2020-10-30T07:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T07:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/?p=1"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:43:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T09:43:43","slug":"creepiest-ad-icon-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/creepiest-ad-icon-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepiest Ad Icon of All Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently I attended The Battle of The Burgers at the South Street Seaport. After sampling 15 hamburgers, my thoughts traveled to\u2026no,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large right-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"203\" height=\"249\" src=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>not Tums and Pepto Bismol, but hamburger advertising. What popped into my head was the oh so creepy Burger King. So I was wondering who the creepiest icon might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large left-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd4.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd4-230x172.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a blogger named JELLIO, the Burger King came in second, so I\u2019m thinking what form of creature could be creepier. The answer: Carvel\u2019s Cookie Puss. According to the writer, \u201c\u2026you can still hear 10 year olds turn to their mothers and say, \u2018Mom, what the hell is that?\u2019\u201d Still, number two in creeposity is quite impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video right-image\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"http:\/\/www.cameronadvertising.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/CreepAd.mp4?_=1\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My research led me to another interesting fact. According to Rosie Louis, who blogged about the 10 creepiest commercials, the 1963 television debut of McDonald\u2019s Ronald McDonald ranks number two in all-time commercial creeposity. She explained that the origin of Ronald McDonald can be traced back to 1960\u2019s local radio personality Willard Scott \u2013 who later, of course, became a national personality on the \u201cToday\u201d show. Scott played Bozo the Clown on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. At the time Bozo was the hottest children\u2019s show. When Bozo went off the air, the local McDonald\u2019s people asked Scott to come up with a new character to take Bozo\u2019s place. The initial incarnation of Ronald was beyond creepy. The character is reminiscent of a grade-B black-and-white sci-fi character from the late 50\u2019s or early 60\u2019s. The paper cup nose and cardboard tray hat are particularly charming accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large Left-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd2.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/playnprint.com\/cameron-advertising\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CreepAd2-230x173.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So who\u2019s number one? According the same writer, it\u2019s another clown: Krinkles the Clown. Krinkles replaced Post Cereal\u2019s \u201cSo-Hi,\u201d a Chinese boy named because he could only reach \u201cso high.\u201d Marjorie Merriweather Post, owner of Post at the time, felt Krinkles was a safer and far less insulting alternative. The blogger commented, \u201cOur nightmares beg to differ. I saw the commercial and haven\u2019t slept since.\u201d Of course, it could simply be a case of indigestion\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I attended The Battle of The Burgers at the South Street Seaport. 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