People Are Discovering ‘Easter Eggs’ Hidden In Jeeps And Here Are Their Findings So Far Interview With Author
There might be something special hidden in your car right under your nose without you realizing it. Some people who own Jeeps aren’t aware that most models have hidden Easter eggs—mysterious imprints and stickers, including lizards, spiders, a Sasquatch, and other fun designs.
A lot of people became aware of this awesome little secret when 20-year-old student Jackie Foster shared his own Jeep Easter egg spider in his TikTok video. Jackie’s video went viral and people are now sharing their own Easter eggs by uploading videos with the sounds from his original TikTok post.
“My little sister told me that she thought Jeeps had hidden animals on them but it was more of an idea than a fact. So, we didn’t think much of it. A few days later, I looked around my car to see if I found any of those hidden images but still couldn’t find a thing. Well, some time went by and one day I was at the gas station pumping gas and that’s when I was freaked out by what I thought was a spider coming at me. Then I realized that it was my hidden Easter egg,” Jackie told Bored Panda. Scroll down for the rest of our interview with him.
Jackie Foster shared a video where he showed the Easter egg hidden on his Jeep
@jackiefoster40🕷JEEP WAS REALING TRYING TO GET ME.🕷🤦🏼😂 ##fyp ##jeepsoftiktok ##spider♬ original sound – jackiefoster40
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Jackie told us that he downloaded TikTok around the end of last year and posted a bunch of videos, but none of them ever became too popular. “Since quarantine started, I’ve been trying to come up with ideas for different TikTok videos that I knew people would like. I thought people would like the Easter Eggs on the Jeep because I knew that I was not the only person that had a Jeep, but I am also not the only person that didn’t know about the Easter Eggs. So yes, I thought people would like it but, no, I would’ve never thought it would blow up the way it did.”
According to Jackie, since his video went viral, he’s had family and friends reach out to him and tell him they’ve watched it. “I’ve even had people that I haven’t talked to in years message me and say, ‘My friend showed me your TikTok and I was like I went to high school with him!’ It’s just so crazy because you don’t realize how many people are actually seeing the video until you have people contacting you about it!” he said.
Jackie revealed a bit more about himself to Bored Panda: “I am 20 years old and I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. I come from a very large family with 6 sisters and 4 brothers. Some things that I have always loved to do is run, travel, learn about different cultures, and meet other people. Most recently, I have become more involved in social media, networking, and I hope to become more involved in it in the near future.”
People then started sharing their own Jeep Easter eggs
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@katepetersonnBruh wut ##fyp♬ original sound – jackiefoster40
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@jazzy._.booi never realized these were easter eggs😳 ##fyp ##jeeprenegade♬ original sound – jackiefoster40
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@ellkayheyWait for it… sorry it’s dirty😬 ##YoplaitCupRelay ##celebratenurses ##cartooncharacter ##finalsathome♬ original sound – jackiefoster40
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Of course, there are plenty of car enthusiasts out there who were aware of these quirky Jeep designs, but we’re glad that more people are finding out about this fun bit of auto-lore.
Joel Feder explains in a piece on Motor Authority when Jeep started putting various awesome Easter eggs into their car designs. The person behind the first hidden secrets is Michael Santoro who worked on the 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ.
Here’s a video that goes into detail about Jeep Easter eggs
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He had a limited budget of 150 million dollars to redesign the new Jeep and according to him, back in the ‘90s that sort of budget was “like coffee money.” So he wanted to make something iconic and leave his mark with the limited funds that he had.
“Jeep owns that seven grille bar theme. And if you look at the cowl of the Wrangler, I repeated that pattern in the cowl to let air into the interior of the car,” Santoro said. This clever design was the very first Jeep Easter egg and others, including the animal and symbol imprints, have popped up ever since!
This is what people had to say about the hidden secrets in Jeeps. Some of them took the opportunity to make jokes
Mechanics love them too
🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻
A usable car would be better.
We had a Jeep Liberty for years. Loved it. But eventually needed something with better mileage. No major issues with it.
Jeeps are very usable and easy to maintain.
I agree with you: I had a Grand Cherokee that was three years old. For two years it was in the shop almost every month with small, but hazardous issues. Horn assembly fell out on the freeway, window jumped off the tracks when it was rolled down and wouldn't roll back up, seatbelts wouldn't retract, headlights and taillights burned out at an alarming rate. Traded it in on a Subaru and now I'm on my third Subaru. They're durable, reliable, excellent in rough weather, and hold value really well when reselling.
Really? Never owned one, but I thought they were very good cars.
The Liberty and Cherokee are
How are they not practical
nope
Damn it....I wish I would have known about this when I had mine!!!
Mechanics love them too
🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻
A usable car would be better.
We had a Jeep Liberty for years. Loved it. But eventually needed something with better mileage. No major issues with it.
Jeeps are very usable and easy to maintain.
I agree with you: I had a Grand Cherokee that was three years old. For two years it was in the shop almost every month with small, but hazardous issues. Horn assembly fell out on the freeway, window jumped off the tracks when it was rolled down and wouldn't roll back up, seatbelts wouldn't retract, headlights and taillights burned out at an alarming rate. Traded it in on a Subaru and now I'm on my third Subaru. They're durable, reliable, excellent in rough weather, and hold value really well when reselling.
Really? Never owned one, but I thought they were very good cars.
The Liberty and Cherokee are
How are they not practical
nope
Damn it....I wish I would have known about this when I had mine!!!