February 27, 2004
QUIZNO's Springmonkeys Now Labelled 'Obscene' By Clear Channel
Singing Quizno's Mascots Lose Endorsement Deal
By Tim Case from www.adultbeat.com
In a surprise move today the Quiznos Corporation has dropped the Spongmonkeys, those bizarre singing mascots that resemble flattened toothy hamsters. The characters saw their popularity soar recently due to a series of television commercials in which they wore hats, sang "We Love The Subs", and hawked the restaurant chain's new southwestern sandwiches.
The Spongemonkeys were deemed "obscene and disgusting" by Clear Channel Communications representatives on Thursday. Clear Channel President John Hogan said today, in a prepared statement, "It's obviously one of the most disgusting displays of broadcasting the American public has been subjected to in years. They simply ooze sexuality -- and what the hell ARE those things, anyway?"
The action against the self-proclaimed "Kings of the Moon" came after Clear Channel announced its new "Zero Tolerance" policy toward material deemed in violation of federal broadcast decency standards. Earlier this week, broadcasters Howard Stern and "Bubba the Love Sponge" faced similar sanctions.
In a statement released by the Spongmonkeys' publicist, they have announced that they will continue to perform, in violation of the FCC and Clear Channel actions, at http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/
Posted by MK Magazine at February 27, 2004 01:00 PM