History. The precursor to Kool-Aid Man, "the Pitcher Man", was created on July 10, 1954. Marvin Potts, an art director for a New York advertising agency, was hired by General Foods to create an image that would accompany the slogan "A 5-cent package makes two quarts".

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Kool-Aid Man is a anthropomorphic pitcher of bright red Kool-Aid who serves as the mascot for the powdered drink-mix brand. The character is known for his audacious entrances and catchphrase “Oh, yeah!”

Art director Marvin Potts created an early version of Kool-Aid's mascot, a smiling, singing pitcher originally called Pitcher Man, inspired by observing his son draw smiling faces on frosted windows. Early on, he was relegated to a supporting role, ceding the limelight to kids and moms, singing, or sometimes dancing.

Yet perhaps the most unlikely hero to make the jump from drink mascot to Marvel action hero was everyone's favorite giant pitcher, the Kool-Aid Man!

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Kool-Aid, the popular powdered drink mix, was developed by Edwin Perkins (1889-1961) in Hastings, Nebraska. As a boy working in his family's general store in Hendley, Perkins became interested in a new powdered dessert mix named Jell-O and persuaded his father to carry it in the store.

Actually, the drink believed to be used was the brand Flavor Aid, NOT the brand Kool-Aid, but "drinking the Kool-Aid" became a saying that means slavish adherence to a delusional belief. This despite the fact that cult members were murdered after trying to escape, rather than slavish adherents.

Kool-Aid grew in popularity through the ensuing decades, its Brand swelling in popularity including commercials, comic books, and even a video game for the Brand's popular mascot: the Kool-Aid Man. Beyond the product and its appealing price point, the success of the Kool-Aid Brand is one of consistency.

Though a proto-typical version of the mascot was designed back in 1954, the official version (complete with arms and legs) was set in stone in 1974. This makes the Kool-Aid Man officially 49 years old…so, uh, not to be ageist or anything but, maybe don't drink the stuff inside that pitcher.