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A logo is a very important asset to any brand, but what sometimes really makes it stand out is a friendly mascot. Some of them are with the companies from the very initiation of the business and some come along over the years, creating that special touch in branding. The mascots change over the years, anything from slight touch-ups to completely successful revamps or occasionally spurring a ‘why tho’ reaction.

Bored Panda selected a few mascots from popular companies to compare the now-and-then looks of these now-iconic symbols. Some of them might take you down memory lane and a few new ones might make you look twice. Share in the comments whether you think the older or newer versions are better!

#1

Tony The Tiger

Tony The Tiger

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The mascots make their respective brands really easily recognizable and become a part of the product or service itself. The responsibilities that land on designers’ laps can be immense as, at the point of refreshing the recognizable icon and giving it a facelift, they can be facing quite a vast audience that sets the bar high. The expectations vs reality do not always balance out, but when the result exceeds it all, it can definitely be rewarding.

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    #2

    Ronald Mcdonald

    Ronald Mcdonald

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    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT has got absolutely nothing on the cursed Ronald McDonald. I feel like the older mascot would lurk in the "ball pit" and lure unsuspecting children with soggy nuggets and lead them to their untimely doom.

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    #3

    Michelin Man

    Michelin Man

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    ZAX-A-DWEEB
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ok the first one gonna give me night mares 0.o

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    #4

    Trix Rabbit

    Trix Rabbit

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    Mintchinchilla
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like the old one, personaly.....its cuter

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    #5

    Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders

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    NoodleBear
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like I like the old one better

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    #6

    Toucan Sam

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    NoodleBear
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aw, why’d they get rid of the old one??

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    #7

    Mr Clean

    Mr Clean

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    #9

    Kool-Aid Man

    Kool-Aid Man

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    #10

    The Burger King

    The Burger King

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    NoodleBear
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t understand the reason for a plastic face when you could just hire an actor

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The plastic face is the symbol for their consistency in producing fake healthy products.

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    glowworm2
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The current one is terrifying. The cartoon one is adorable.

    John Montgomery
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he got his start in Peabody and Sherman ; and not the cgi version.

    glowworm2
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He'd fit right in with Fractured Fairy Tales.

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    angelica H
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    personally I like the original.

    Norah Reilly
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The new one's just a bit icky...

    AlmightyOne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old one is infinitely less cursed

    AndersM
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find him scary. Looks like he's going to have you impaled

    CincyReds
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the old one so much! I just hate the new one, it give me the creeps

    Batwench
    Community Member
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don’t have the King in the UK. Thankfully, he is truly creepy.

    Nazda Pokmov
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The new one gives me the creeps.

    Susanna Scott
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old one is cute the new one is the stuff nightmares of made of

    backatya
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    old one is less creepy looking than a ceramic head. What was wrong with just getting a guy with a beard looking like the mask?

    dido74
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New one is just downright CREEPY😳

    Valerie Heath-Harrison
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The original was much better. The new one is creepy!

    Ricky Mujica
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The masked face is very creepy!

    Alison Kilpe-Smith
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Burger King's plastic head has always given me the creeps..... big time creeps....

    Mare Freed
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear he's drooling on his feather boa....

    Judith Agogliati
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old one is cute. The new one is creepy!

    OhMyDog!
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The new one is creeptastic!

    Anor Anor
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Previously Insta-Burger King

    Jo Ellen Washburn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New one is scarier than old Ronald McDonald.

    Ann McNeil
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Creeped me out when they started using him .....

    Just a person eating a potato
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my own opinion (please don’t downvote me) The old ones better

    E. Rangel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New king on permanent botox

    LesAnimaux
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The old one reminds me of the King of Hearts in the original Alice in Wonderland

    Be Potato
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like a kid with a dream of having a burger joint grew up or something XD

    pinkytoes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the old one from when I was a kid. they had these cheap plastic handpuppet mittens of him

    Ms.GB
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we went the opposite with this one...cute to creepy

    Suzan Bertrand
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The man in the Iron Mask's got nothin' on this Plastic-Puss.

    JamezyJamez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reflection on the plastic beard makes it look like he's drooling.

    DogMom
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it weird that I’ve always found the new one kinda sexy?

    C. Mayo
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Burger King believes in viral advertising... bizarre = buzzworthy. Remember The Subservient Chicken?

    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine if "V" went for this mask instead of Guy Fawkes...

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    #11

    Chester Cheetah

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    #12

    Sun-Maid

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    #15

    Jolly Green Giant

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    #16

    Rich Uncle Pennybags

    Rich Uncle Pennybags

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    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa there hang on..HE HAD A NAME?!?

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    #18

    Alfred E. Neuman

    Alfred E. Neuman

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    #19

    Cap'n Cruch

    Cap'n Cruch

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    #20

    Cornelius Rooster

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    Avery S Alberico
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    their slogan was "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" so it isn't true, only marketing

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    #21

    Energizer Bunny

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    #22

    Dig'em Frog

    Dig'em Frog

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