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