This is the first installment for “things that are green!” We will periodically be adding posts on the subject and do take requests.. so let us know.
First off check out this ol’ school video, it’s the first commercial put out featuring the JGG. This stop-motion animation first aired in 1953, word is the jittery black and white commercial was considered creepy and scared the children… it was soon pulled of the air.
The JGG was named after an unusually large strain of peas which were called the “Green Giant”.. canned and sold by Green Giant Food company back in the day. Blue Earth, Minnesota was place, 1978 was the year and $43,000 is how much it cost to erect the 55 ft tall fiber glass statue of the official mascot. To this day the statue stands tall in that same location, he attracts 10,000 visitors a year and if you listen really closely… you can hear him say “ho, ho, ho, greeeen giant!”
Jolly Green Giant
This is the first installment for “things that are green!” We will periodically be adding posts on the subject and do take requests.. so let us know.
First off check out this ol’ school video, it’s the first commercial put out featuring the JGG. This stop-motion animation first aired in 1953, word is the jittery black and white commercial was considered creepy and scared the children… it was soon pulled of the air.
The JGG was named after an unusually large strain of peas which were called the “Green Giant”.. canned and sold by Green Giant Food company back in the day. Blue Earth, Minnesota was place, 1978 was the year and $43,000 is how much it cost to erect the 55 ft tall fiber glass statue of the official mascot. To this day the statue stands tall in that same location, he attracts 10,000 visitors a year and if you listen really closely… you can hear him say “ho, ho, ho, greeeen giant!”