List of mascots
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Here is a list of several known mascots:
[edit] College mascots
[edit] Computing mascots
- Belenos, sun-god of Belenix
- BSD Daemon
- Devilette, women dressed like the BSD daemon
- Geeko, the Suse chameleon
- Glenda, the Plan 9 from Bell Labs bunny
- Hexley, the Darwin platypus
- Kitty, the AROS mascot (another feline)
- Konqi, the KDE dragon
- Larry the Cow, Gentoo Linux
- Mozilla, the Netscape lizard
- Puffy, the OpenBSD pufferfish
- Schilli, the Schillix knight in shining armor.
- Tux, the Linux penguin
- Wilber, the GIMP mascot
- The GNU wildebeest
- Joc the Perryville Panther
- The OpenOffice.org seagull
- The Apple Developer Connection Tech Support Group's Dogcow
- The Nexenta OS giraffe
- OS-tan - unofficial avatars, or personifications, of operating systems and important software
- Clippit, the Microsoft Word paperclip
- Duke, the mascot of the Java programming language
See also Category:Computing mascots
[edit] Commercial mascots
- 7-Up - Fido Dido
- 9 Lives cat food - Morris the Cat
- A&W Root Beer - The Great Root Bear
- AFLAC Duck (voiced in commercials by Gilbert Gottfried)
- Apple Jacks - CinnaMon and Bad Apple
- Arby's Oven Mitt
- Armadillo Aerospace - Widget
- Aunt Jemima
- Banania - Y'a bon buddy
- Betty Crocker
- Bibendum, the Michelin Man
- Boo Berry
- Brown Shoe, Co. - Buster Brown and his dog Tige
- Bubble Yum - Floyd D. Duck
- Budweiser Alligator
- Budweiser Frog
- Bunboy
- Burger King - Burger King "The King" mascot
- Cap'n Crunch
- Carl's Jr. - "The Star"
- Chiquita - Miss Chiquita Banana
- Cheetos - Chester Cheetah
- Chef Boyardee
- Chicken of the Sea Mermaid
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Cocoa Puffs - Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
- Cookie Crisp - Chip the Wolf
- Count Chocula
- Coppertone Girl
- Cracker Jack - Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo
- Duncan Hines
- Energizer Bunny
- Exxon - Tiger
- Fruit of the Loom - Fruit Guys
- Fig Newtons - The Snack Fairy
- Franken Berry
- Fruit Stripe Gum - the Zebra
- GEICO Gecko
- Gerber Baby
- Green Giant - Giant and Sprout
- Hamburger Helper - The Helping Hand
- Hardee's - "The Star"
- Hawaiian Punch - Punchy
- Ambrosia Software - Hector the Parrot
- Honey Nut Cheerios BuzzBee (voiced by Billy West)
- ICEE Polar Bear
- Jollibee
- Keebler - Ernie Keebler
- Kellogg's Coco Pops - Coco the Monkey
- Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Tony the Tiger
- Kellogg's Froot Loops - Toucan Sam
- Kellogg's Honey Smacks - Dig 'Em Frog
- Kellogg's Rice Krispies - Snap, Crackle, and Pop
- KFC - Colonel Sanders
- Kid Cuisine - K.C. Penguin
- Kool-Aid Man
- Kraft Singles Cheese - Dairy Fairy
- Kraft Macaroni & Cheese - Cheesasaurus Rex
- Annie (played by a child actor), for "Kraft Cheese & Macaroni"
- Lucky Charms - Lucky the Leprechaun
- Marlboro Man
- Marukome - Marukome-kun
- McDonald's - Ronald McDonald
- Meow Mix Cat
- Mobil's Flying Horse (Pegasus)
- Morton Salt Girl (see Cynthia Stevenson)
- Mr. Clean
- Nesquik Bunny
- Paddle pop lion
- Pampers Pampa
- Piggly Wiggly - Piggly
- Pillsbury - Pillsbury Doughboy a.k.a. Poppin' Fresh
- Planters - Mr. Peanut
- Podcast Pickle - Mascot for Podcastpickle.com. P. Dilly
- Post Cereals' Golden Crisp - Sugar Bear
- Post Cereals' Honeycomb - The Craving
- Quaker Oats Quaker man
- RCA - Nipper and Chipper
- Samuel Adams Beer - Samuel Adams
- Scrubbing Bubbles
- Serta Counting Sheep
- Snuggle Bear
- Sprite - Miles Thirst
- StarKist Tuna - Charlie the Tuna
- Subway - Jared Fogle aka the "Subway Guy"
- Subway - SUB MAN aka the "the big ass sandwich suit"
- Toys "R" Us - Geoffrey Giraffe
- Trix Rabbit
- Taco Bell chihuahua
- Uncle Ben
- Vlasic Stork (styled after Groucho Marx, with a pickle traded for Groucho's cigar)
- Wendy's - Founder, [Dave Thomas]' daughter Wendy
- The Willy Wonka Candy Company - Willy Wonka
- XXXX - Mr Fourex
[edit] Professional sports mascots
- Major League Baseball
Main article: List of Major League Baseball mascots
- Soccer
Main article: List of football (soccer) mascots
- National Football League
Main article: List of National Football League mascots
- National Hockey League
Main article: List of National Hockey League mascots
- National Basketball Association
- Atlanta Hawks - Henry The Hawk
- Boston Celtics - Lucky the Leprechaun
- Charlotte Bobcats - Rufus D. Lynx
- Chicago Bulls - Benny
- Cleveland Cavaliers - Moondog
- Denver Nuggets - Rocky
- Detroit Pistons - Hooper
- Golden State Warriors - Thunder
- Houston Rockets - Clutch
- Miami Heat - Burnie
- Minnesota Timberwolves - Crunch
- New Jersey Nets - Sly
- New Orleans Hornets - Hugo The Hornet
- Orlando Magic - Stuff the Magic Dragon
- Philadelphia 76ers - Hip-Hop the Rabbit
- Phoenix Suns - The Gorilla
- Sacramento Kings - Slamson
- San Antonio Spurs - The Coyote
- Seattle Supersonics - Squatch
- Toronto Raptors - The Raptor
- Utah Jazz - The Bear
- National Lacrosse League
- Calgary Roughnecks - Derrick
- Colorado Mammoth - Wooly
- Edmonton Rush - Slush
- Philadelphia Wings - Mad Dog
- Portland LumberJax - Jaxon
- Rochester Knighthawks - The Moose
- Major League Lacrosse
- Long Island Lizards - Spike
- New Jersey Pride - Louie the Lion
- San Francisco Dragons - Scorch
- Rugby Football Union
- London Irish - Digger
- Leinster Rugby - Leo the Lion
- National Rugby League
- Melbourne Storm - Storm Man
- Cronulla Sharks - McHammerhead
- West Tigers - Timmy
- National Basketball League
- West Sydney Razorbacks - Jack the Razorback
- A League (Football)
- Syndey FC - Syd and Sydney
[edit] Public service mascots
- National Crime Prevention Council - McGruff the Crime Dog
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Vince and Larry, the Crash Test Dummies
- United States Forest Service - Smokey the Bear
- United States Forest Service - Woodsy Owl
[edit] Television and movie mascots
- Amblin Entertainment - Elliott and E.T.
- Amblimation - Fievel Mousekewitz
- Atomic Cartoons - Atomic Betty
- Columbia Pictures - The Torch Lady
- DNA Productions - Chimpanzee Eye Three
- DreamWorks SKG - Fisherman on the moon
- Hanna Barbera - Fred Flintstone, and Yogi Bear
- Harvey Films - Jack in the Box
- The Jim Henson Company - Kermit the Frog (until Disney bought the Muppets)
- MGM - Leo the Lion
- MTM Enterprises - Mimsie the Cat
- Merv Griffin Entertainment - the Griffin
- Mutant Enemy Productions - Poorly animated cartoon demon
- NBC Peacock
- NBC's Today Show - J. Fred Muggs
- Nelvana - Polar bear with Shooting star
- Nickelodeon Studios - Cosmo and Wanda, and possible SpongeBob SquarePants
- Phoenix Animation Studios - cartoon red phoenix
- Pixar - Luxo Jr. (desk lamp)
- TriStar Pictures - The Pegasus
- Stoopid Monkey - The Monkey
- Studio Ghibli - Totoro
- Marvel Studios - Spider-Man
- UBU Productions - Ubu Roi the Dog
- Universal Cartoon Studios - animated cartoon plane
- The Walt Disney Company - Jiminy Cricket
- The Walt Disney Company - Mickey Mouse
- The Walt Disney Company - Tinkerbell (humanoid fairy)
- Walt Disney Imagineering - Mickey Mouse as The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Warner Bros. - Bugs Bunny
- The WB Television Network - Michigan J. Frog (until July 22, 2005)
- Yoram Gross - Blinky Bill
[edit] Computer and video game mascots
- Capcom - Mega Man, Ryu, Dante
- Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the dragon, unofficially for the PlayStation, until both of their games appeared on other systems
- The ClueFinders - Socrates
- Microsoft (Xbox division) - Master Chief
- Namco - Pac-Man
- Nintendo - Mario, Link
- Pokémon - Pikachu
- Sega - Sonic the Hedgehog
- Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank are alternatively considered unofficial mascots for the Sony PlayStation 2.
- Spore (video game) - Willosaurus, unofficial mascot
- Ubisoft - Rayman
- Konami - Solid Snake
- Hudson Soft- Bomberman
[edit] Political party mascots
- Buffalo - Independence Party of Minnesota
- Bull moose - Progressive Party (United States)
- Donkey - Democratic Party (United States)
- Elephant - Republican Party (United States)
- Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros Party of Canada
- Penguin - Libertarian Party (United States)
[edit] Formerly used mascots
- Alex Kidd for SEGA
- American Tourister Gorilla
- Bonk for Nippon Electric Corporation's gaming system
- California Raisins
- Cool Spot for 7-Up
- Captain Commando For Capcom
- Digital Monkey for the now defunct ITV Digital
- Fred the Baker for Dunkin' Donuts
- Fresh-Up Freddie for 7-Up
- Frito Bandito for Frito-Lay
- Gidget the chihuahua for Taco Bell
- Golly the Golliwog for Robertson's Jams
- Hamm's Beer bear
- W.C. Fritos for Frito-Lay (based directly on W.C. Fields)
- Hubba Bubba Gum Fighter
- Joe Camel for Camel cigarettes
- Joe Isuzu for Isuzu
- Johnny Turbo for Turbo Technologies Incorporated, an arm of NEC
- Kandalf for KDE
- Milton the Toaster for Pop-Tarts
- Mr. Whipple for Charmin bathroom tissue
- Mr. ZIP for United States Postal Service
- The Noid for Domino's Pizza
- Pets.com Sock Puppet (now working for 1-800-BAR-NONE, a loan service for automobiles)
- Popsicle Pete
- Spuds MacKenzie - Anheuser-Busch Beer Company
- Quisp and Quake
- Speedy Alka-Seltzer for Alka-Seltzer
[edit] K-12 School mascots
- Eagle, the mascot of The American School in London
- Lancer, the mascot of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California
[edit] Miscellaneous mascots
- Sean Connery is often considered the unofficial mascot of YTMND due to being featured on the original site.
- Chessie of the Chesapeake and Ohio and phessie System Railroads
- Vic Rattlehead is the mascot of the thrash metal and speed metal band Megadeth
- Eddie the Head is the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden's mascot.
- Mistar Urdd (Mr Urdd) is the mascot of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (The Welsh League of Youth).
- Spirit the airplane is the mascot for Southwest Airlines.
