Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Flashback Friday: Infamous New Zealand Mascots

Episode Date: May 19, 2023

We take a deep dive into NZ history and today old school mascots is the theme!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dogs, dogs, dogs, undies. You know I can't grab your cash chips. Nick Minna. Friday, Flashbacks. We like to look back on something on a Friday. Really, really enjoy this part of the show where we look back on something nostalgic from yesteryear, reminisce on a Friday. Having a shower of nostalgia, aren't we Ben? Now we are on the hunt for a show mascot.

You can make your suggestions, put your ideas forward at the hitstockco.nz at the moment. The winning one is going to win $500 cash. Yeah, there's a bit of a... You can draw it. You can sketch your idea and send it back to us. And as you said, $500 up for grabs. So there's been a great, a beautiful history of mascots in this country, whether it be for companies, sports teams, radio stations. Yeah.

Throughout the years. And we're just going to take a look at some. You're trying to remember them. We've been trying to remember them all. So I'm sure there's plenty we've forgotten. So if you think of any, text them through 4487. I like the one you found last night from the Commonwealth Games in 1990. 1990 Commonwealth Games.

And much like all those sporting events, we had our own mascot. It was a Kiwi. Yeah, yeah, makes sense. In sort of New Zealand sporting attire, but it was a beautiful time in advertising where, you know, we weren't taking the high ground. This Kiwi was holding a can of DB Draft, the official beer of the Commonwealth Games. Kiwi's bloody hammering back a DB D draft i love it i love it big part of the reason why kiwis probably can't fly well yeah well true not doing much else as well other than binge drinking yeah when did we get all high and mighty about advertising there was nothing wrong with that i'm surprised he didn't

have a ciggy hanging out of his mouth so So Goldie the Kiwi, 1990 Commonwealth Games representative. Ray and Bo, Rainbow's End. Oh, yeah. Iconic song, Rainbow's End. And as you said, they had Ray and Bo, Rainbow. It was great. Have you seen Ray and Bo recently? Not for a while.

I can't quite put my finger on what they're meant to be. I know their pants are pulled up to their chin. Up to their chin. It's like they've got a huge wedgie going on. Yeah, and it's like their face is their crotch. I don't know what is going on there with Ray and Bo. It was my theory if I ever was a boxer, because they always say you can't hit below the belt,

so I always wanted pants basically. Pull your pants up to your nose basically up to the top of my head and just had eye holes in my pants that was my theory if i was a boxer like you count at me mate you got at me another one looking at uh that many people will relate to this one that big old goofy giraffe harold the giraffe oh yeah come around schools didn't he back in the day harold the giraffe it was a great day with Harold. What was he educating on? I couldn't remember. No.

I just remember the giraffe rolling into town, and Producer Humphrey was saying, it was a great day when you saw that bus turn up at the gates. Yeah. There's going to be a couple of hours off doing whatever Harold does. Harold's toured New Zealand more times than 660. Yeah, you're right. He's been everywhere.

Now, a mascot we need to bring up. You were speaking about Producer B Humps. Come on in here, Producer Humps. He has a bone to pick with a particular mascot. Now, Leo the Lion, the Wellington NPC team mascot. Is that correct? Yeah, that's right. You tell the story.

I was dating this girl, and we weren't exclusive. It was, you know, she was free to see whoever she liked. And one day she came up to me and said that things weren't exclusive it was you know she was free to see whoever whoever she liked and uh one day she came up to me and said that um things weren't working out and that she was going to pursue someone else on a full-time basis and it turned out to be leo the lion i got dumped leo the lion this is the saddest lion story since mufasa fell off that cliff so did you. Every time you went to a game of rugby, you would have been like, that goddamn lion.

You suck, lion! Yeah. The only one abusing the lion? The happy lion on the side of the field. Yeah, no, it's scarred me for life. Well, he was the king of the jungle and the king of stealing your girlfriend, mate. Leo the lion. So there's many more.

If you've got any that you remember, 4487 would love to reminisce about them.