Mr. Peanut, the iconic mascot of the Planters Peanut Co. that was founded in Wilkes-Barre in 1906, has died. Planters released a pre-Super Bowl ad on Wednesday in which Mr. Peanut was killed following ...

Amid the hype — and sadness — caused by Planters’ decision to kill off beloved mascot Mr. Peanut, the 104-year-old icon rose from the dead on Super Bowl Sunday night. In an ad shown during the third ...

Nuts! Mr. Peanut is dead! One of America's biggest snack brands, Planters, has killed off its famed mascot in a Super Bowl pregame ad. The beloved peanut shell, well known for his top hat, monocle and ...

Thanks to an anonymous donor, three new figures were created for the former King’s on the Square glockenspiel, including a Mr. Peanut figure, as seen in this 2015 photo. Local fans of the iconic ...

News of the beloved icon’s sudden demise after more than a century of service to Planters Peanuts came to light Wednesday after a video released by the brand depicted the century-old mascot falling ...

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AUSTIN, Minn., March 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a captivating new chapter, MR. PEANUT® and the world-famous PLANTERS® NUTmobile are making their movie debut in Netflix's highly anticipated new film, ...

Right now, I’m guessing the folks at Planters are wishing they’d opted for Super Bowl Concept #2, which did not involve the pre-game death of Mr. Peanut in his NUTmobile, to be followed by his ...

On Jan. 22, 2020, Planters announced the death of beloved legume icon — Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe, otherwise known as Mr. Peanut. Antonio Gentile conceived the idea of Mr. Peanut after ...