Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Grimace into the ol’ VCR.
If you told me that I would be sitting here, in the year of our lord, 2023, writing about how a giant taste bud has become a pop culture phenomenon, I’d probably tell you to go ahead and restart the simulation.
Yes, friends, I’m talking about the Grimace shake horror content trend. Fall Out Boy even did it, so my hands are fully tied.
For those unfamiliar, McDonald’s unleashed an icon last month by throwing Grimace into the spotlight and introducing a shake in honor of his birthday. With this release came a plethora of wonderful content, like all of the posts below.
Note: This image is the ACTUAL promo image McDonald’s released.
Video source: Courteney Cox
You get the picture.
Additionally, some wonderful individual(s) started a trend where people trying the Grimace shake would experience horrific side effects, a la The Stuff.
Living in a world of instantaneous content creation has its pros and cons (I mean, hell, as a writer of a pop culture blog, I’m included in this group). However, Grimace, you beautiful, purple bastard, you’ve reminded me of the pros. There are so many horrible things going on in our world that if a McMascot brings all of us some joy, let’s revel in it.
Especially if it makes us smile instead of… grimace.
Eat your heart out, Smile Dog.
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