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RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:55 am
by jarnon
Mr. Peanut's death rattles the internet: 'Always classy, always crunchy'
The legendary advertising mascot for Planters Peanuts, originality from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was 104.
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:58 am
by SportsFan68
He'll be back.
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:03 pm
by T_Bone0806
SportsFan68 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:58 am
He'll be back.
in a jar of Jif
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:41 pm
by SpacemanSpiff
Ironically, he was part of one of my second-round questions that got me on the show -- arranging the advertising icons in order of introduction. (The others were the Jolly Green Giant, Pillsbury Doughboy, and Energizer bunny).
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:12 pm
by silverscreenselect
According to the article, he was in a car accident with Wesley Snipes. I could have sworn that Snipes died a few years ago. Or maybe that was just his career.
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:50 pm
by silverscreenselect
Apparently, Planters is scaling back the Mr. Peanut death campaign in light of Kobe Bryant's death, but the original 30-second ad will run as scheduled during the Super Bowl.
Re: RIP Mr. Peanut
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:58 pm
by T_Bone0806
silverscreenselect wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:50 pm
Apparently, Planters is scaling back the Mr. Peanut death campaign in light of Kobe Bryant's death, but the original 30-second ad will run as scheduled during the Super Bowl.
Maybe I'm just an unfeeling clod, but it seems that only the hypersensitive would make a connection between the two.