It's time again for Flashback Friday! Today's video was an instant classic with over 2 million views on YouTube. Let me set the scene: Before the celebrity game at the 2009 NBA All Star weekend, some mascots were trying to make some backwards shots from half-court while Bango, the Milwaukee Bucks mascot (seen above with Bango Jr. and Lil' Bango) … [Read more...]
Feb
12
Flashback Friday: Oregon Duck Takes On The Houston Cougar… Mascot Fight!
I received a slew of email questions and requests after I posted the following animated picture of The Oregon Duck beating up on The Houston Cougar. It seems that not very many people know the story of this big event in mascot history. On September 1st 2007, one of the most famous mascot fights ever documented happened in Eugene Oregon … [Read more...]
Feb
05
Flashback Friday: The Mariner Moose From Seattle Breaks His Leg
For today's Flashback Friday, we go to the 1995 Baseball season when the Mariners were reaching their prime. In an ALCS game vs. The Yankees, the Mariner Moose decided to do a little Rollerblade action behind his trusty friend on an ATV. Well, this doesn't end well at all, the Mariner Moose ends up with a nice compound fracture for his … [Read more...]
Jan
29
Strap On Your Head… It’s Flashback Friday
So much mascot stuff out there, so little time. Each week, I'll bring you a classic mascot video that may or may not have been polpular. This weeks mascot flashback comes from 1993 and features the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Mascot, Big Red. This comes from a long string of Sportcenter commercials featuring mascots. P.S. Sorry about the … [Read more...]
