Today's post not only incorporates two of our rotating Friday themes, but also continues our impromptu Mermaid theme from this week.
The various incarnations of the Chicken of the Sea mermaid are shown below, from the 1950's through today (including the most recent logo which was redesigned just this year).
FYI... Chicken of the Sea started packing tuna commercially in 1917. The company's popular jingle was created in the 1960's.
Questions:
1. Which version of the logo do you prefer?
2. What is your favorite brand of tuna?
3. Who is your favorite advertising logo character?
1. Gotta go with the classic 60's logo. Everyone reading this post owes me big time for not posting my thoughts on using a woman as the advertising mascot for fish. Seriously, you would not have been the same ever again, and I guarantee you'd never eat another can of tuna. Red snapper, maybe, but never tuna.
2. StarKist. Love that Charlie Tuna. I even had a Charlie Tuna bank long ago. Chicken of the Sea had the best jingle, though.
3. Tony the Tiger, mostly because he was voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft. Google the dude, you'll be surprised at how familiar you are with him.
Posted by: Rufus R. Jones | Friday, 27 May 2011 at 07:04 AM
1. I like the 50s version. Something about the hair over her eye makes her mysterious and sexy.
2. Chicken of the Sea
3. The Plaque Demon
Posted by: Bob Tatis | Friday, 27 May 2011 at 08:13 AM
1. I like the 60s version, what a babe!
2. I don't eat tuna - mercury. I only eat fish with (reputed) low mercury levels.
3. Frito Bandito was my fav. until he became un-PC. Now I'd say Green Giant...
Posted by: cat daddy | Friday, 27 May 2011 at 10:24 AM