Chester Cheetah (Picture 1)
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Chester Cheetah (Picture 1). Chester Cheetah cartoon images gallery 1. Chester Cheetah cartoon pictures collection 1. Chester Cheetah is a fictional character and the official mascot for Cheetos brand snacks and Chester's Puffcorn. According to an article in The New York Times, DDB Needham Worldwide is responsible for the creation of Chester; however, an episode of Unwrapped claims that the mascot was created by Hawley Pratt, the same man behind The Pink Panther. Cheetos' original mascot was the Cheetos Mouse, who debuted in 1971 and disappeared in the late '70s. In 1986, Chester Cheetah first appeared in television commercials as an animated cartoon character. After Chester's introduction, the sly, smooth voiced cheetah began starring in more commercials and eventually became Cheetos’ official mascot. He used the slogan "It ain't easy bein' cheesy." in the late 1980s/early 1990s, then "The cheese that goes crunch!" until 1996 when it became "Dangerously cheesy!" Throughout the '80s and '90s, TV ads consistently featured a theme where Chester Cheetah desperately attempts to eat other people’s Cheetos. The self-described "hip kitty" was often seen sneaking up on an unsuspecting stranger at a beach or public park. The result would always involve cartoon violence sometimes in the vein of the great traditional animation of Tex Avery,Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones as when directed by Keith Van Allen when he co-produced a series of spots for the South American market,(Chesterator,ala Terminator, Chester Piro as a wrestler, and Chester Bungee,as a bungee jumper form the highest peak imaginable)These spots for the first time brought Chester's design back toward the classic 40's and 50's style, as well as combining hand drawn animation with computer generated backgrounds.Antics include Chester riding a motor cycle off a bridge, getting thrown to the top of a coluseum, or plunging miles through the air,only to unwittingly grab a hang gliding bodacious babe only to cast her aside in favor of Cheetos. In 1992, Chester's own television program called Yo! It's the Chester Cheetah Show! was under development for the Fox Kids Saturday morning fall lineup; however, an ethics debate erupted over Chester's status as an advertising character, and likely due to the protests of Action for Children's Television, the show was prevented from airing. Their petition marked the first time that the organization protested something before it actually became a program. Despite this, Chester did star in two video games for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo systems, Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest and Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool, released that same year. Chester Cheetah makes a cameo appearance in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog series. Chester Cheetah (Picture 1). Chester Cheetah cartoon images gallery 1. Chester Cheetah cartoon pictures collection 1.
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