Posted by jason on February 27, 2009
…or chocolate in this case… After the 90s @ Noon was all done, I got an e-mail from a chica with this image:

I told her that I thought it looked like Fudgie the Whale. I explained that along with Cookie Puss and Lollapalooza (yep, that’s where it came from!), Fudgie was a mascot/product of Carvel, an East Coast ice cream chain. And that he was loved by all, young and old. She responds with “Apparently Fudgie didn’t know he was loved by all. I’m pretty sure he thinks he has no friends.” And then this pic:
This kinda upset me. My response: “THAT is a Fudgie imposter. Or he was given Botox. That ain’t the Fudgie me and my friend Perry Farrell grew up with!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am heartbroken. This will not do.”
I know for a fact that KC natives had to grow up without Carvel. Here’s some of what you missed:
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| Cookie Puss | Fudgie the Whale |











