tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post5375951615516090114..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Grudge Matches I'd Like To See: Hamburglar vs. Cookie CrookJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-40314986983051654442007-01-30T20:41:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:41:00.000-05:00Seeing as how the Hamburglar is still around, and ...Seeing as how the Hamburglar is still around, and the Crook isn't, I assume the Crook is either A. In jail, or B. Dead, no doubt the result of a bloody final shoot-out between him and the Cop. <br /><br />(And if you watch the current Cookie Crisp commercials, even the dog has been phased out. The new mascot is a wolf who tries to steal kids' cereal using watered down Wile E. Coyote style gimmicks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-73051525403896715532007-01-29T22:41:00.000-05:002007-01-29T22:41:00.000-05:00I miss those Cookie Crisp commercials. But my fav...I miss those Cookie Crisp commercials. But my favorite reference to either was by Monty Burns...<br /><br />"You took the Hamburglar's birthday off last Tuesday AND Thursday! WHICH IS IT?!"Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-88476409213855003402007-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:002007-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:00Man, I loved the original gimmick for the Cookie C...Man, I loved the original gimmick for the Cookie Crisp commercials better, when it was the crook and his dog trying to avoid a police officer. They later changed it to a more generic concept of just the dog protecting kids' rights to eat the cereal.<br /><br />But to answer your question, I pick the Hamburglar. From what I recall, even though he often failed, he didn't have a tough time like the Cookie Crisp crook.Yeldarb86https://www.blogger.com/profile/10131603833394294520noreply@blogger.com