The Calgary Transit Mascot Challenge!

Beltliner · #1 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 12:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by srperrycgy

Yep. "Transit Teddy" says, "Have Fun, Be Safe!"

All right, folks--as we all know, Calgary Transit is a little dazed and confused right now with its branding scheme, what with the spiffy new red-platinum-and-champagne livery trying to elbow out the old blue-and-purple colour scheme and all, but finding out yesterday for the first time ever that they even have a mascot at all just cinched it for me. If they really want to get the kids' hearts and minds while they're young, then you'd like to think they'd have a mascot front and centre in their marketing strategy, right? With that premise in mind, I'd like to see what the mood is on the board for some cute, fuzzy, and vaguely anthropomorphic possibilities to include in Calgary Transit's eventual extreme makeover:

Keep Transit Teddy, but fix him up with a spiffy new costume in the new Calgary Transit colour scheme.
Retire Transit Teddy in favour of Archie the Archer, calling dimly to mind the history of the Blue Arrow express service whilst symbolising the process of delivering an object quickly and accurately to one's intended destination.
Retire Transit Teddy in favour of Bronco. Sure, it's horsey and hokey, but at least Super Dave'll like it.
Retire Transit Teddy in favour of Charlie Chinook, to tie in Calgary's heritage and the "Ride the Wind" theme.
Retire Transit Teddy in favour of Peggy Suss, Calgary Transit's manifestation of speed and dependability in the form of a--wait for it!--pegasus.
Retire Transit Teddy in favour of Cthulhu. Probably not overly suitable for the kiddies, but if H.P. Lovecraft's favourite mindfrakking semidivinity won't scare Calgarians out of their cars, who will?

Let's kick this about and have some fun!

frinkprof · #2 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 12:32 AM**

Keep Transit Teddy, but make him less evil-looking. It's the eyebrows man. They just aren't right for a mascot, or anything else for that matter.

Also, switch out his golf cart for a kneeling articulated golf cart with a wheelchair ramp.

Aylmer · #3 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 12:43 AM**

Have fun?

ScottFromCalgary · #4 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 12:45 AM**

Should be any minute now...

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Originally Posted by Hootch

Can someone make another goddamn thread about Calgary?

Because I (and I don't think I'm alone here) say we don't have enough!

Any suggestions? What this forum needs is more threads about Calgary Wedding Locations and Calgary Aldermans. What's next? "Calgary bath houses"? Jesus Christ, give it a rest!

Aylmer · #5 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 12:47 AM**

Be safe?

I assure most people that no one will not lie down on the tracks, play with,or eat, bombs, throw printers, cameras, cats, holes or squirrels nor will they pretend to have epileptic seigures in the trains.

And the eyebrows are scarry...

Jeffsey500 · #6 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 2:24 AM**

Kneeling articulated golf car? I really want to see that... (Throw in random delays and its perfect)

But regardless, he's creepy. And the golf cart is even creepier! Seriously, why is it grinning and plotting against me. It's so Dr. Seuss creepy (yes those books creep me out). It's like some kind of kids horror movie. I can just see myself screaming when that thing gets in my dreams. With the transit blood sucking evil bear with it.

Then there's Bronco. He's just so, well for lack of better words, Bronco-like. For the other mascots, all I can say is "Who the hell is that?"

Therefore, in the end, the status quo isn't too bad now. Just make it a lot less creepy...
(But I really want to see them make that kneeling articulated golf cart. I'm tinking somehow kneeling golf cart + trailer made to look like one vehicle.)

Aylmer · #7 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 2:57 AM**

welcome Bronco supporter!

newfangled · #8 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 3:16 AM**

If you're worried that their mascot is an evil looking bear, let me tell you that it could be a lot worse:

Jeffsey500 · #9 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 3:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by newfangled

If you're worried that their mascot is an evil looking bear, let me tell you that it could be a lot worse:

I'm speechless... utterly speechless. It's so.....so.......ewww.... Although you have to appreciate their attempt to make it less ignored by making it so bad you read it for laughs (I'll assume thats why it's like that, not that they actually tried to make it "cool"). Which reminds me of the Calgary transit videos..... ...no comment....

http://calgarytransit.com/main/Calga...tyProgram.html
and
http://calgarytransit.com/main/custo...ectations.html (download and open in Windows Media the file extension is wrong and winows media usually can fix it for you, if not make it a .wmv file)

freeweed · #10 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 4:15 AM**

Missing option: Teddy Ruxpin.

"Hi, I'm Teddy Ruxpin. Can you and I be friends in a creepy 'why the FUCK does a transit system have a mascot' kinda way?"

Incidentally, nice golf cart. No wonder CT employees wanted to strike.

Beltliner · #11 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 4:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Missing option: Teddy Ruxpin.

Except they'd have to ratchet up his cassette player halfway to Alvin the Chipmunk speed and have an offstage sidekick screaming "Frzznklzzn! Nzzt Mzzrlbzzrzz! Frzznklzzn!!!" at random intervals.

Jimby · #12 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 6:59 AM**

missing option: Mohammed the teddy bear
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DODGE SIDEWINDER SPECIFICATIONS

Beltliner · #13 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 7:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by livingforthecity

missing option: Mohammed the teddy bear

It strikes me as appropriate here to recall Liam Dunn's performance as Reverend Johnson:

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Son? You're on your own.

Rusty van Reddick · #14 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 7:16 AM**

How about "Albion, the Alberta Advantage"? He could take the form of a vague but slowly disappearing concept.

Boris2k7 · #15 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 7:21 AM**

That thing is amazingly creepy... I wanna keep it!

I dub thee, the Calgary Transit Pedobear!

I did, however, vote for Cthulhu

The Geographer · #16 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 8:44 AM**

That mascot is creepy! What next? Petey the Paedophilic Pony?

EDIT: Dammit Boris! Here I thought I was being original

Bigtime · #17 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 2:33 PM**

If a nightmarish creature from our darkest dreams isn't perfect for our transit mascot I don't know what is.

freeweed · #18 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by livingforthecity

missing option: Mohammed the teddy bear

I think I'm going to flay you 40 times.

RWin · #19 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by livingforthecity

missing option: Mohammed the teddy bear

If they did that it would be safer to take your car to work.

Kevin_foster · #20 Posted **Dec 17, 2007, 7:14 PM**

Where's the Gordon Freeman/City 17 Train option?