I also welcome my friends to share memories with the hashtag #fortyyearsoffudgie. You can find the fun prizes and the link to donate at /fortyyearsoffudgie. What are you planning for your big 40th birthday? I’m glad you asked because in lieu of birthday gifts I’m asking people to donate to a marine life preservation nonprofit, Save The Whales. Though the memories that are most special to me are celebrating with our Carvel guests for their special occasions. What is your most memorable moment of the past 40 years? Oh wow! That’s a hard one! I’ve been lucky enough to meet famous friends, like William Shatner, Kelly Ripa, Patton Oswalt, among others. In the '80s, Letterman said you were really a dog, any truth to that? I think David and I should settle this one, but to set the record straight-I’m a whale. after noticing that Fudgie was getting a little lonely." Fudgie! She comes in pink! I don’t particularly care for pink but that isn’t to say that people haven’t changed my eye color or gotten creative in the past.įudgie's publicist later tells me that Ms. The money bag is my favorite.ĭo you come in any other colors-can people request you in, say, a Millennial Pink? Meet my girlfriend-Ms. do you watch Mystery Science Theater 3000? They have some ideas on how else to use my mold with #CarvelCakeClock. You share a mold with Santa, are there any other cakes you share one with? Well. I know sometimes when you hang out with someone too much you start dressing alike, but we’re not the same shape.Īre you more popular than Cookie Puss? Wait, is he going to read this? I don’t want to hurt his feelings… but YES I am. There was actually a theory out there that Cookie Puss and I were the same mold. I started becoming a cake for everyone when people couldn’t get enough of my delicious crunchies and fudge topping! Today we sell more than 50,000 Fudgie the Whale cakes every year.ĭo you know the space alien Cookie Puss? Have you met? You mean my best friend?! Of course I know Cookie Puss, he saves me my favorite spot in the freezer. You started off as a cake for dads, when did you become a cake for everyone? Yes, I was born in 1977 with ‘A Whale of a Dad’ as my original tagline. I don’t think I would have liked it very much if I was a goldfish. So many dads love to fish, don’t they? Struck by genius, as usual, he realized that the flavor had to be fudge and frankly, whales are the best. Is it true you were thisclose to being a goldfish? The story goes that my dad, Tom Carvel, tasked his team with making a fish cake for Father’s Day. Tom Carvel developed all his characters there before they were introduced into the shoppes. ![]() It was complete with a store counter prototype. A training center and facility for research and development. Is it true you were born in a hotel in Yonkers? Can you tell me about that? Yes, the Carvel Inn. Fudgie is now entering his 40th year, and he's ready to talk, I soon find out. He's been repeatedly accused of ripping off Cookie Puss's mold (an accusation that has never been true), and in the 1980s he was attacked by David Letterman, who went so far as to accuse him of being a dog. Fudgie has admittedly had it pretty good, thanks in large part to his naturally sweet demeanor, but some have still tried to knock him down.
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