Fudgie the Whale

Fudgie the Whale is an ice cream cake shape developed by Carvel.

Although the cake depicts the shape of a whale and was originally decorated as such, it was adapted for holiday uses by rotating it 90 degrees counter-clockwise so that the whale's body, now upright, could represent a face. The whale's tail would then represent whatever a character traditionally had on its head: the Easter Bunny's ears, a leprechaun's hat, or Santa Claus's tassel. Fudgie the Whale was often promoted around Father's Day, using the slogan, "For a whale of a dad." [cite web|title=Carvel Products - Holiday Cakes|url=http://www.carvel.com/products/holidays.htm|accessdate=June 26|accessyear=2008]

Fudgie the Whale has been the subject of parody for comedians Patton Oswalt and Billy Crystal. [cite video|people=Patton Oswalt|title=Feelin' Kinda Patton|year2=2004|publisher=United Musicians] [cite video|people=Billy Crystal|title=Mahvelous!|year2=1985|publisher=A&M Records] It has also been used for comedic effect on television shows such as The Simpsons, Damages, How I Met Your Mother, and The Office. [cite episode|series=The Simpsons|title=A Milhouse Divided|episodelink=A Milhouse Divided|airdate=1996-12-01|network=Fox] [cite episode|title=Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker|series=Damages|airdate=2007-07-31|network=FX] [cite episode|title=Survivor Man|episodelink=Survivor Man|series=The Office|network=NBC|airdate=2007-11-08|]

ee also

* Cookie Puss

References

External links

* [http://www.carvel.com/cakecarousel_nf.asp?page=showthelove&cake=cookiepuss Carvel.com official website]