General Mills first introduced the little cereal circles as Cheerioats but ran into legal trouble with Quaker Oats, which laid claim to use of the word oats in its products, and the name Cheerios emerged in 1945. The brand’s first mascot in print advertising was a girl by the name ofChe...
When I first saw you, I knew we could win the Stanley Cup in tonsil hockey. My name isn't Elmo, but you can tickle me any time you want to. Can you take me to the doctor? Because I just broke my leg falling for you. You must be a ninja, because you snuck into my heart I ...
Tyco Toys cashed in on Elmo’s infectious laugh by giving the popular Sesame Street character a doll of its own in 1996. What they didn’t anticipate were the hysteric levels of demand after the toy sold out in the midst of the holiday shopping season. During the “Tickle Me Elmo Craze...