The King is dead! (No, not Elvis. The OTHER one.)

[gsdx]

Quite possibly the most frightening and disturbing mascots for a fast-food chain ever has peeped in his broken into his last bedroom:

PORTLAND, Ore. - The King is dead, but the burger lives on.

Burger King Corp. on Friday said it is retiring "The King" mascot, a man with an oversized plastic head and creepy smile who in recent years has been shown in ads peeping into people's windows and popping up next to them in bed.

The move is an effort by the struggling fast food chain to boost slumping sales by focusing its marketing on the freshness of its food rather than the funny-factor of its ads. It's rolling out a new campaign on Saturday sans The King to tout its fresh ingredients and new products like its California Whopper, which has guacamole.

"We won't be seeing The King for a while," Burger King spokesman BJ Monzon said Friday.

Full Report - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/burger-king-retires-mascot-focus-food-boost-sales-010037845.html

 

[cityboy-stl]

Yeah, those ads were really creepy.

 

[Spiff]

This is comforting news. I can sleep easier tonight.

 

[DeafFoxDemon]

finally! that ad creep me the hell out!

 

[Ninja108]

FINally! That guy was the worst mascot ever!

 

[mbamike]

With high unemployment, the king can go to the back of the line.

 

[Sigma-taylor-E]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo
I loved him! He was the only man I ever loved whose foood I hated!

 

[borg69unimatrix]

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

now if that other place gets rid the creepy clown the world will be a better place

 

[Duigi-Luigi]

I wasn't much of a BK King fan anywayz...and I think its laughable that they are focusing on "freshness".

 

[AlmondMilk]

This is sad news, but very funny gifs