The New Lemonhead Mascot Will Probably Haunt Your Nightmares

It's a weird week in the world of corporate mascots. McDonald's released its new Happy Meal mascot on Monday, and most people found it a little too happy.

But erase McDonald's from your nightmares, because the Lemonhead candy brand just introduced a new mascot on Twitter. The creepy, smiling, lemon-headed child trumps any happy box or weird clown McDonald's could produce.

Hey pic.twitter.com/53e2LYVMuL

— Lemonhead (@Lemonhead) May 19, 2014

Lemonhead's parent company, the Ferrara Candy Co., told the Chicago Tribune that the packaging and mascot upgrade was meant to attract a younger audience Read more...