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crampslux · ‎11-24-2019

Hi, does anyone know what this tiger is from? thanks 🙂

forecastledistributors · ‎11-24-2019

I guess early Tony The Tiger cereal box.

argon38 · ‎11-25-2019

Maybe check out the Esso tiger as well.

maxine*j · ‎11-25-2019

To my eye, the style is wrong for both the Esso / Exxon tiger and for Tony the Tiger. The stance and attitude are the same, but the blocky, squared-off, sharp-edged look is wrong for them. Maybe a sports team mascot...?

argon38 · ‎11-25-2019

@maxine*j wrote:
To my eye, the style is wrong for both the Esso / Exxon tiger and for Tony the Tiger. The stance and attitude are the same, but the blocky, squared-off, sharp-edged look is wrong for them. Maybe a sports team mascot...?

Yes, there's a good possibility of that. By the way, I see Tony had to audition for his role - who knew??

"The debut of Sugar Frosted Flakes cereal by Kellogg in 1951 called for four rotating spokes-animals including Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, Newt the Gnu, and Tony the Tiger."

http://popicon.life/design-evolution-tony-tiger/

Here's Katy:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/yelnad/248312094/in/photostream/

maxine*j · ‎11-25-2019

Some of my good health now is attributable to poverty in my youth. Could never afford the fancy sugar-frosted, rainbow-hued, chocolate-coated, artificial-fruit-flavored stuf. We bought oatmeal for hot cereal and Cheerios for cold cereal, and that was it.

sunny_ell · ‎11-25-2019

@maxine*j wrote:
Some of my good health now is attributable to poverty in my youth. Could never afford the fancy sugar-frosted, rainbow-hued, chocolate-coated, artificial-fruit-flavored stuf. We bought oatmeal for hot cereal and Cheerios for cold cereal, and that was it.

So you're not gonna try Cotton Candy Cap'n Crunch??? Yum...not.

Anonymous · ‎11-26-2019

Fun Fact: The guy that belted out "They're gr-r-r-eat!" is the same voice actor that sang "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" in the animated TV special. Thurl Ravenscroft was the voice of Tony for over 50 years!

Also, Tony's Wiki page states that he is married and has two kids, Tony Jr. and Antoinette.

argon38 · ‎11-26-2019

Could you show us what the picture on (including any labels, if it's an item of clothing)? That might help us narrow down the date at least, and tell us whether it was aimed at children, etc.