Say Goodbye to the King!

[Jay]

Burger King to drop mascot.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcbabej/2011/08/19/burger-king-decapitates-its-king-mascot-about-time/

 

[LittleSin]

You're signature pic after that seductive king picture just made me crack up laughing.

 

[gargoyle_eva]

Whats a burger king?
In all serious though, they actually used that in marketing over there? That thing is scary as shit.

 

[Ravenpoe]

Whats a burger king?
In all serious though, they actually used that in marketing over there? That thing is scary as shit.

Yes, he even had his own video game.

I'm going to miss the king.

 

[makare]

I'm glad it will be gone. That thing is super creepy.

 

[Espy]

Terrifying. Yet I shall miss him as well.

 

[David]

I always thought the king was awesome. And he'll never be as creepy as the Quiznos... whatever the hell they were.

 

[Gryfter]

I always thought the king was awesome. And he'll never be as creepy as the Quiznos... whatever the hell they were.

Curse you... I had successfully forgotten about those.

 

[makare]

hmm nah i got to go with the expressionless wordless staring puppet head guy as more creepy.

 

[Jay]

Yes, he even had his own video game.

I'm going to miss the king.

Better than Dragon Age 2...

 

[Vagabond]

What no. The King was like family to me. The stoic, absentee father figure I've always wanted.

That McDonalds still has that creepy ginger clown slewing their shit is just unfair.

As Alex Maccedo, SVP, marketing, put it to USA Today: ”People want a reason to go back to Burger King

What the fuck does this even mean.

 

[fade]

The difference between Ronald and The King, though, was that the Burger King was supposed to be weird and creepy.

 

[makare]

I love ronald or at least I did when they had the commercials with all the people in the Mcdonalds land or whatever it was called. I loved Birdy. Although don't know how well it worked for marketing because I never really associated the characters with the food.

This was my favorite commercial with them


It's so damn corny, I just love it.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I always preferred the Subserviant Chicken, anyway.

http://www.bk.com/en/us/campaigns/subservient-chicken.html

 

[Jay]

Did someone say chicken?

 

[ThatNickGuy]

That's like a full plate of WHAT with a side order of THE FUCK.

 

[BananaHands]

As long as they keep that sweet, sweet breakfast menu... Burger King can do whatever it wants.

 

[redthirtyone]

Think they're going to switch to the guy from this video

**oh yeah... little bit NSFW **

 

[DarkAudit]

These guys are still waiting for their call back...

 

[Silver Jelly]

That's sad, i really loved the Creepy King.

 

[Krisken]

I will miss creepy king, but at least King Radical, who looks like him, will probably show up in Dr. McNinja yet.

 

[checkeredhat]

I will miss the creepy King.

 

[bigcountry23]

He may be gone from TV, but always remember...

 

[General Specific]

 

[PatrThom]

he'll never be as creepy as the Quiznos... whatever the hell they were.

I happen to know they're called "Spongmonkeys."

--Patrick

 

[makare]

no way! that name is... yeah
Added at: 01:02
no way! that name is... yeah

 

[Silver Jelly]

Who could have watched the "we like the moon" video and thought "That's perfect for my brand!"

probably some marketing guy who doesn't get how this "popular stuff with kids in the internet" works...

 

[Ravenpoe]

Who could have watched the "we like the moon" video and thought "That's perfect for my brand!"

probably some marketing guy who doesn't get how this "popular stuff with kids in the internet" works...

Anyone else suddenly crave sandwiches?

Toasty sandwiches!

 

[fade]

I prefer pvp.

 

[Cajungal]

GUH, thank goodness. I hate those soulless eyes.

 

[PatrThom]

Who could have watched the "we like the moon" video and thought "That's perfect for my brand!"?

It's not the first time a company has decided to use Joel's creations for their marketing efforts. Heck, he even sued Coca-Cola and won when they tried to steal one of his ideas.

--Patrick

 

[evilmike]

Anyone else suddenly crave sandwiches?

Toasty sandwiches!

The biggest tragedy is that the partnership did not last long enough for Quiznos to start using hover bacon.