Burger King isn’t just another fast-food chain; it’s a brand with a history of quirky and audacious moves. From unique marketing stunts to bizarre spa experiences, here are six of the craziest facts about this global burger giant: 1. Sauna and Burgers in Helsinki: Imagine enjoying a Whopper in a sauna! In 2016, Burger King … Continue reading 6 Wild Tales from the World of Burger King
Director/producer Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) …
Director/producer Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) worked at Burger King to collect funny stories during a writer’s strike. He was given 1 of 12 known special Burger King Crown Cards that give people like Robert Downey Jr, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Hudson. and Jay Leno unlimited free food for life.
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Where’s Herb?
Burger King launched a $40 million ad campaign in November 1985 called “Where’s Herb?” The idea was to find a character named Herb who’d never been to BK. Other chains pointed out that if Herb wasn’t at BK, it meant he probably liked other chains’ burgers more. Burger King profits fell 40% in 1986.
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In 1984, Burger King ran an ad campaign…
In 1984, Burger King ran an ad campaign with a character called “Mister Rodney” touting its superior cooking over McDonald’s. The campaign was stopped after Mister Rogers himself called Burger King’s vice president, who had the commercial taken off the air.
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Burger King Trolled IHOP over Its Big Change and It Was Hilarious
This is why the Internet was invented, people. After news broke that IHOP (International House of Pancakes for the uninitiated) changed it’s name to IHOb (International House of Burgers), fast food burger chains couldn’t just sit on the sidelines. Wendy’s weighed on, but it was Burger King that decided to really burn IHOP, I mean IHOb, on social media.
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“Pancake King.” Has a nice right to it, don’t you think? Burger King even changed their cover photo to this for a while:
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Steam-umm got in on the action as well.
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Time will tell where this food marketing war will go next…
h/t: Mashable
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Restaurants Have Hilariously Savage Reactions to IHOP Becoming IHOb
I mean, I don’t know how you could have missed the hilariously stupid announcement that the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is about to become the International House of Burgers (IHOB). And it turns out that the general public aren’t the only ones keen to ridicule the former pancake chain on the change of fare…the people who run the Twitter accounts of several other restaurant chains also had thoughts.
Hilarious thoughts.
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Whataburger
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Waffle House
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Red Robin
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White Castle
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Wendy’s
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Chili’s
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And even Netflix got in on the action…
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For April Fools Day in 1998, Burger King took out…
For April Fools Day in 1998, Burger King took out a full-page ad in USA Today introducing a Whopper designed especially for lefties. The new burger would contain the same ingredients as the original, but rotated 180°. Thousands of customers swarmed BK restaurants requesting the “lefty” Whopper. 00
A Burger King in Finland…
A Burger King in Finland recently opened a sauna in its restaurant.