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[edit] Non-Apple Non-Grape Character Conjecture

The Fruit guys in the commercials, who is the yellow shriveled guy suppost to be?

I believe those are leaves. Knucklebusted 16:30, 25 November, 2005
Hilariously, my wife asked me the same question tonight while watching TV. I said "be right back" and within 20 seconds of her asking, Wikipedia gave me the answer. hahaha...JD79 04:17, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
Yes, I love the concept and hope it continues without being overrun. Knucklebusted 15:00, 14 January, 2006
I think the leaf is a bunch of fig leaves, symbolic covering of the genitals in the Biblical book of Genesis. I added a link to the newer official microsite for The Fruit Guys. The site only calls him leaf, but does mention that his color changes with the seasons, which is probably why he is sometimes green and sometimes orange-yellow. Jason P Crowell 04:49, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

My understanding was always that he was "Tobacco" (having grown up in the American South, I believe that's pretty much what it looks like). In recent commercials he seems to transformed into a more PC grape-leaf/fig-leaf character. A little googling after I wrote this confirms a popular consensus that he is/was Tobacco, but has recently changed from that.--Jhlynes 20:31, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

I also grew up in the American South and while there was much tobacco grown around here, there was never a mention of it. In the older company art work and even the current logo, it is clearly visible as a grape leaf, also sometimes grown in the south. Knucklebusted 05:20, 12 October 2006
I think you're right. It appears to be normal grape leaves, and the character representation changes colors seasonally.--Jhlynes 23:44, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


It begs the question, however, why separate the grape leaves from the bunch of grapes? There is no Apple-Stem guy... --Cavebutter 05:50, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Nobody said it had to make sense. In the original, old logos the leaf was quite prominent. It was more of a still life art work. Knucklebusted 14:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


Are you guys dumbfounded? It is a fig leaf! Seriously anyone with half a brain would know that!

[edit] Merge Discussion

I added the Merge. Both articles are rather short and honestly, I do not think the fruit guys warrant their own article. If anyone has objections, please discuss here. - Thebdj 02:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Are not the fruit guys becomeing their own item? Is not one as likely to search "Fruit Guys" as Fruit of the Loom?

Leave it seperate.


I do not support the merge. I looked it up as "Fruit Guys," which is how I have always heard them referred to. It does not seem like a natural fit to merge. -- Cavebutter 05:47, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Keep the separate Fruit of the Loom Guys article. They are an on-again-off-again advertising gimmick since, as far back as I can remember, and they were not seen for a long time, but have recently made another cycle. Notable enough on their own. Wavy G 05:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I say keep the seperate pages. They may be short but, when I look up The Fruit of Loom Guys I typed the Fruit Guys. That would not conclude to fruit of loom if it is searched for.

I honestly think you should merge them. I mean, if you don't know "Fruit Guys" are from "Fruit of the Loom", there's a bigger problem here than just merging articles. They ARE fruit of the loom, and hence, should be the same article!!!

No, it's a metaphor. The "fruit" of the loom is underwear; the apple, leaf and grapes are fruit of branch and vine. BTW, the Fruit Guys have recently performed a collaboration with Vince Gill for advertisments, but I don't think we'll merge those two articles. Jason P Crowell 16:35, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

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