This Strib story says the Jolly Green Giant is coming back to encourage kids to eat their vegetables. Given his immense size and unnatural hue, I think he'd be more effective if he intimidated them. Not saying he should threaten to stomp their houses flat if they don't eat beans, but let's just say it's on the table.
The story has a picture of the new ad campaign and OH MY WHAT IS THAT
It's part of a long and honorable tradition of horrifying Giant ads. When I was growing up he was kept in the distance, scarf flying, saying "Ho ho ho," and that was it. Previously, though, he was shown in close-up. This was always a mistake. Now and then he had a certain handsome charisma.
I worship you, O Beheamoth of Fertility! Other versions were just weird. I auto-baste my vegetable flesh with butter!
Before he was portrayed by real people, he was drawn. Looks like he got into the Baked Zuchinni:
Not bad. He was also shown at home in his corn-themed chair, enjoying a pipe:
But then someone decided that this was a happy, enticing message to send:
You can sense their terror, can't you?
