Oh the memories. As old artifacts are uncovered in the Westra home, often a picture is taken and exchanged over email ... most of the Westra kids remembered these mugs. No one was so sentimentally attached that they wanted to keep them forever, but they are deserving of a blog post before they find a new home ... via a thrift shop, or maybe there are some selling on Ebay and other auction sites (although these aren't in the most pristine condition having been used and loved over the years).
Doing a reverse image search, several of these mugs popped up on the internet ... selling on auction sites, and with a few informational posts. Seriously, check out these articles for more images, videos and background.
- Goofy Grape and Friends
- Funny Face Drinks Are More Fun
- Maybe These Pillsbury Drink Mix Mascots are Best Left in 1965
- Funny Face Evolutions
A quick recap ... the mugs were introduced along with a sugar-free drink mix, Pillsbury's attempt to compete with Kool-Aid. The crazy, animated faces were meant to appeal to kids, and they each had their fun names. There was even a little book written about the characters; Freckle Face Strawberry, Jolly Ollie Orange,
Loud Mouth Punch, With It Watermelon, Goofy Grape, Lefty Lemon, Choo
Choo Cherry, Rudy Tutti Frutti, and Rah Rah Root Beer. Two of the original iterations Injun Orange and Chinese Cherry were deemed not politically correct and were updated/replaced.
Check out the Timeless Toys post for more memories of other plastic Westra Classics ;)
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