Slam Dunk With a Monocle

Planters has decided that Mr Peanut would make an excellent basketball player.  They're doing a huge promotion with the NCAA putting Mr Peanut in all kinds of slick basketball situations. I'm glad that they've appeared to keep his monocle on throughout the campaign, but sad that they decided to lose the top hat.

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The New And Improved Mr Peanut?

I just found out that they've decided to give the previously mute Mr Peanut a voice.  The voice they've decided to give him is none other than Robert Downey Jr.  They've also given him a new look to go with his voice.  I have to say that I'm often against the idea of really changing a character that much all at once.  Any creative writer or artist would agree that a slow evolution into a change often makes for a stronger character.

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