The New Lemonhead Mascot Will Probably Haunt Your Nightmares

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By Brian Koerber2014-05-20 15:03:56 UTC

It's a weird week in the world of corporate mascots. McDonald's released its new Happy Meal mascot on Monday, and most people found it a little too happy.

But erase McDonald's from your nightmares, because the Lemonhead candy brand just introduced a new mascot on Twitter. The creepy, smiling, lemon-headed child trumps any happy box or weird clown McDonald's could produce.

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Lemonhead's parent company, the Ferrara Candy Co., told the Chicago Tribune that the packaging and mascot upgrade was meant to attract a younger audience.

Sounds reasonable, but it looks more like something else from our childhood.

Image: Mashable Composite Lemonhead, Cabbage Patch Kids

Combining the McDonald's and Lemonhead mascots results in something a little more tolerable. A little.

Image: Mashable composite

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Topics: Business, Conversations, lemonhead, logo, Marketing, mascot, McDonalds, weird