Fudgie the Whale

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Fudgie the Whale is a versatile ice cream cake shape developed by Carvel, under the guidance of Chief Creative Officers Nick Murphy and Chris Gaynor.[citation needed]

Although the cake depicts the shape of a whale and was originally decorated as such, it was adapted for holiday uses by rotating it 90 degrees counter-clockwise so that the whale's body, now upright, could represent a face. The whale's tail would then represent whatever a character traditionally had on its head: the Easter Bunny's ears, a leprechaun's hat, or Santa Claus's tassel. Fudgie the Whale was often promoted around Father's Day, using the slogan, "For a whale of a dad."

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[edit] In popular culture

  • Comedian Patton Oswalt parodies Tom Carvel and his Fudgie the Whale commercials, particularly the re-cycling of the tray for holidays.[1]
  • Billy Crystal parodies the New York area Carvel Ice Cream commercials on his 1985 album Mahvelous![2]
  • In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer presents Marge with a Fudgie the Whale on the night of their wedding in Las Vegas. The cake reads "To a whale of a wife."[3]
  • A Fudgie the Whale cake was featured on WWE's RAW, being devoured by a Rosie O'Donnell impersonator.[4]
  • In early episodes of Damages, main character Ellen celebrates her birthday with a Fudgie the Whale cake: "Nobody sing, because we all know Ellen hates singing!" "But I love Fudgie the Whale!"[5]
  • Andy Bernard, a character on the show The Office, requested a Fudgie the Whale cake for the group birthday celebration in the Survivor Man episode.[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Patton Oswalt. (2004). Feelin' Kinda Patton. United Musicians.
  2. ^ Billy Crystal. (1985). Mahvelous!. A&M Records.
  3. ^ "A Milhouse Divided". The Simpsons. Fox. 1996-12-01.
  4. ^ WWE RAW. USA Network. 2007-01-08.
  5. ^ "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker". Damages. FX. 2007-07-31.
  6. ^ "Survivor Man". The Office. NBC. 2007-11-08.

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