Dude, what is your problem with the King? Is it the freakishly large head? What is it?

The "King" is freaky.

That ad campaign ain't workin for me at all. Why just this morning, I steered clear of BK and grabbed a sausage egg cheese taquito at Whatawhata...

That thing freaks me out also. I think its the unchanging facial expression. I used to get the same feeling from those battery commericals where the people were made to look like plastic dolls.

You are so right. There is something "Jason" like about this character. I keep expecting him to slice someone up.

The "King" commercials have always creeped me out. I thought it was just me.

You know, I WAS going to post something witty tonight, but seeing the very disturbing picture of the King caused me to go into the fetal position under my desk.

I am not sure if I will be able to recover as I am still under the desk and my wife is typing this for me...

*shudder*

It rubs the lotion on its skin...

Yeah, the King is seriously creepy. The King Kong-themed one where the giant King is outside the woman's window really freaks me out. If there are even more King commercials out there, then I must say it's a good job I don't watch much TV.

Bravo, Dave. Bravo...

Still rolling around losing my shit!!! Brilliant!

BOO!

I think it's brilliant becuase he's so creepy. I want to see a slasher flick as him being the slasher.

Good post, Dave.

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I think the King bears a striking resemblance to John Kerry. That's why those commercials freak me out.

I think back to the old Budweiser Ice commercials with the penguins.

Eat Burger King Whoppers...but watch out for the King...

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I made the King. His beard is made out of my shavings.

Worship Me!

I agree with Greg. It's great because it's purposely nightmarish and creepy in parody of decades of mThe Fucconsascot oriented advertising.

And if anyone thinks those Duracell folks were creepy, you've got to see !

How the hell did my link migrate to the previous paragraph?

Heh. Kenny Rogers Roasters. One of the all-time great Seinfelds.

At the end of the "Chronicles of Narnia" movie, when the now adult Brothers and Sisters are chasing the stag through the forest, one of the brothers is dressed exactly like the "Burger King". Talk about a product placement.

The burger king also hangs out with Lord Vader: http://www.sithsense.com/

The burger king also hangs out with Lord Vader: http://www.sithsense.com/

I'm a big fan of the "King".

Is he creepy? Sure, but in a ceramic clown way.

I have a dream, and that dream is to wear the "King" head while snorting coke off Feisty's ass. Oh, I'm also high fiving Neil Patrick Harris for some reason.

THE END OF THE RING THE RETURN OF THE KING A NEW AGE HAS COME TO THE LAND

I wondered if it wasn't a lame copy of Jack... those commercials pretty much crack me up.

If you can see the King, the King can see you. If you can't see the King, you may be only moments away from death.

And how effective is the campaign?

You hate it, and you just wrote a story about it anyway.

Seriously, it's enough to make one long for Kenny Roger's Roasters.

Ha! The one time I went to a Kenny Roger's Roaster they were out of chicken.

I kid you not.

(it was the one in St. George, Utah; I don't think it's there anymore. This might be why)

Hi All,

I am glad that I have the estimable Dave on my side on this one. I want that freakish King destroyed immediately! Can't we all agree on this at least! Making something so creepy is not planned; it just happens. Kill it now, before it is too late!

Mike

Absolutely. The worst ads are where he just shows up somewhere personal, like a guy's bedroom or while he's in the shower, and then hands him food. What stalker freak show ad exec thought that one up? I expect the next one to be the King bringing home a Croissantwich to a blonde coed gagged and tied to a chair, with dark orchestra music playing on a radio.

I also dig the King in a creepy way. He's like one of those clowns or cartoon characters freakishly overdone in a terror movie. You want to run away from that bizarre smile.

Those commercials are very clever, but clearly the concept was drug induced.

Maybe I had nightmares about the King when I was a kid or something. For whatever reason, the whole campaign just makes my flesh crawl. It makes me wish that I ate at Burger King just so I could quit eating there in protest.

Dave, now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. I mean, it's not just the uniform. It's the stories that you tell.

If you think he is creepy then what about those ads last summer with that freak in that ugly chicken mask i mean this guys is a real scary person wheres my light saber wheres my blaster?