Captain Cupcake was the second mascot for
Hostess brand
baked goods
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along with
Twinkie the Kid. He was portrayed as an anthropomorphic cupcake which wore a navy blue hat and gave the appearance of being the captain of a ship.
Description
At the character's introduction, he was included on boxes and packages of Hostess Cupcakes but is very rarely seen on the cupcake containers anymore. Captain Cupcake appeared in one animated TV commercial for Hostess when he and two children were trapped in a villain's
dungeon
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but were rescued by Twinkie the Kid. He was voiced by
Allen Swift
Ira J. Stadlen (January 16, 1924 – April 18, 2010), known professionally as Allen Swift, was an American actor, writer and magician, best known as a voiceover artist who voiced cartoon characters Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff on the ' ...
.
Legacy
On 11 AM (PST), September 18, 2019
Funko
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released Captain Cupcake as their 66th
Funko Pop! in the Ad Icons line of figures exclusively on the Funko website. There was also a Platinum version of the figure released.
See also
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Fruit Pie the Magician
References
Cartoon mascots
Object mascots
Anthropomorphic objects
Food advertising characters
Fictional food characters
Fictional military captains
Hostess Brands
Fictional sailors
Male characters in advertising
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