World's Creepiest Corporate Mascots: The Burger King
Jun 17th, 2007 by Greg Bulmash
When I was a kid, the corporate mascot for Burger King was alternately a cartoony little king, a more virile and comic-book style king, and eventually Herb.
All of these were okay, comfortable, and well, non-creepy. Okay, maybe Herb was a little creepy. But none of them brought on the outright heebie-jeebies inspired by the latest incarnation of the Burger King.
With his oversized head and a plastic, vacant smile, he puts me in mind of a character we all remember from Poltergeist.
And when he dances, the creep-out effect is complete.
I don't know whether I'm more afraid this freak is going to chase me with a knife or touch me in a bad place, sporting that shit-eating permagrin throughout, but I don't want him near me, my kid, or my food. He's just creepy... evil-clown-doll-that comes-to-life-and-tries-to-kill-you creepy.
Are you listening, Burger King?
I hate to say this, but look behind the facial hair. At the end of the ad, when you see the close up (whilst the Burger King is stroking his moustache), the face seems to me to bear an uncanny resemblance to George W Bush. That's when I start getting freaked...
My husband looks like him. I have to go to bed with that eeeevery night. .... Hail to the king baby. Give me some sugar. I am your neighbor!
WOW!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just when you thought it couldn't get creepier...
The Burger King... pole dancing. Made me throw up a little in my mouth.