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title: "Dear Dad, Love Fudgie The Whale: Carvel Celebrates Father’s Day And The Iconic Mascot’s 45th Anniversary With Custom Video Shoutouts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/44414950-6873-4b06-b22d-98eebdf81bc5
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220601_dear_dad_love_fudgie_the_whale_carvel_celebrates_fathers_day_and_the_iconic.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2022-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:06:10.850Z
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# Dear Dad, Love Fudgie The Whale: Carvel Celebrates Father’s Day And The Iconic Mascot’s 45th Anniversary With Custom Video Shoutouts

**TL;DR:** Carvel is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its iconic mascot Fudgie the Whale with custom video shoutouts for Father's Day. Fudgie the Whale was originally created in 1977 for Father's Day and has been a part of fans' celebrations for generations.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-06-01. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220601_dear_dad_love_fudgie_the_whale_carvel_celebrates_fathers_day_and_the_iconic.html).*

## Story

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the iconic Fudgie the Whale, who is synonymous with celebrations – especially Father’s Day, the holiday for which Fudgie was originally created in 1977. Showcased across pop culture for decades, Fudgie’s loveable character has been bringing joy and helping Carvel fans call back to sweet memories since its introduction.

“Fudgie the Whale cakes have been an important part of fans’ celebrations of all kinds, including Father’s Day, for generations,” said Jessica Osborne, Vice President of Marketing, Carvel. “Through these custom Fudgie Fanatic video shoutouts, we’re giving existing and new fans a fun, modern way to honor dads in their lives this Father’s Day while reminding people what they love about Fudgie and Carvel.”

The Fudgie Fanatic video shoutouts build on Carvel’s focus to lean into its rich heritage, especially with Fudgie during Father’s Day. For Father’s Day last year, Carvel revamped one of its classic Fudgie commercials, along with a hotline fans could call to hear “dad jokes” from a recreation of founder Tom Carvel’s iconic gravelly voice.

In addition to the custom Father’s Day videos, fans can “CARVELebrate” the holiday and 45 years of Fudgie with a new Carvel trivia game pack, Whale of a Trivia Game – included with the purchase of a Fudgie the Whale cake this Father’s Day, while supplies last.

Fudgie the Whale cakes are available only at Carvel shoppes.

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- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- brand anniversary (topic)
- Carvel (company)
- father's day (topic)
- mascot (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220601_dear_dad_love_fudgie_the_whale_carvel_celebrates_fathers_day_and_the_iconic.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/44414950-6873-4b06-b22d-98eebdf81bc5).