Burger King Kingdom
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The Burger King Kingdom was the name of Burger King's answer to McDonaldland during the mid-1970s. In the late-1980s, the Burger King Kingdom characters were largely phased out.
[edit] Characters
- The Burger King: A bearded king that ruled the Burger King Kingdom
- Sir Shakes-A-Lot: A knight with a craving for milkshakes
- The Burger Thing: A large hamburger puppet
- The Duke of Doubt: The Burger King's arch-nemesis who has never danced before
- The Wizard of Fries: A robot powered by french fries
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- weemcee - a viral video site featuring an interactive dancing Burger King.
- The official Whopperettes website
- [1] A 1985 Burger King Kingdom commercial featuring the Burger King and the Duke of Doubt on Retro Junk.
- Slate.com article about the 2004 ad
- TV Acres: An article about the evolution of The Burger King
People: Brad Blum | Greg Brenneman | David Edgerton | James McLamore
Food: Angus Burger | Big King | BK Stacker | BK Veggie | Rodeo Cheeseburger | Whopper
BK Big Fish | BK Chicken Fries | Chicken Tenders | Original Chicken | TenderCrisp | TenderGrill
Croissan'Wich | Enormous Omelet | Meat'normous
Advertising: Overview | BK Tee Vee | Burger King Kingdom | Coq Roq | I'm not Herb | The Subservient Chicken | Ugoff | The Burger King
Other: Burger King University | Trademark dispute
Annual Revenue: $1.94 billion USD (2005) | Employees: 340,000 (2005) | Stock Symbol: NYSE BKC | Website: http://www.burgerking.com