Fudgie the Whale
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Fudgie the Whale is an ice cream cake shape developed by Carvel.
Although the cake depicts the shape of a whale and was originally decorated as such, it was adapted for holiday uses by rotating it 90 degrees counter-clockwise so that the whale's body, now upright, could represent a face. The whale's tail would then represent whatever a character traditionally had on its head: the Easter Bunny's ears, a leprechaun's hat, or Santa Claus's tassel. Fudgie the Whale was often promoted around Father's Day, using the slogan, "For a whale of a dad."[1]
Fudgie the Whale has been the subject of parody for comedians Patton Oswalt, Kevin Smith and Billy Crystal.[2][3] It has also been used for comedic effect on television shows such as The Simpsons, Damages, Family Guy and The Office.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "Carvel Products - Holiday Cakes". http://www.carvel.com/products/holidays.htm. Retrieved on June 26, 2008.
- ^ Patton Oswalt. (2004). Feelin' Kinda Patton. United Musicians.
- ^ Billy Crystal. (1985). Mahvelous!. A&M Records.
- ^ "A Milhouse Divided". The Simpsons (Fox). 1996-12-01. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A+Milhouse+Divided.
- ^ "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker". Damages (FX). 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Survivor Man". The Office (NBC). 2007-11-08. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor+Man.
