Burger King Leads 'Time' List of Creepiest Mascots

But are any of the other picks actually eerie?

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Time magazine is mourning the recent retirement of Burger King's “King” mascot by including him in a list of the Top 10 Creepiest Product Mascots. Whoever wrote this up must still sleep with a nightlight, because most of these choices aren't creepy at all. Was anyone really put off by the Michelin Man, or Count Chocula's buck teeth? I will give Time credit for digging up the 1970s McDonald's ad below, in which The Hamburglar made his debut.

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