tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post7806303219383802043..comments2024-03-27T02:11:17.073-07:00Comments on Kevin Kidney: MAN OF LA MUNCHAKevin Kidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-4338686863402483532014-05-27T14:53:58.347-07:002014-05-27T14:53:58.347-07:00Just came across your blog and thought you might b...Just came across your blog and thought you might be interested to know I was the prototype for the image of The Frito Kid. <br /><br />My dad was the original VP for The Frito Co. (to become Frito-Lay,Inc.) and he had an artist create the image based on me as a young boy.<br /><br />Dad was also very helpful in helping Walt and Roy the funding needed for their big dream...Disneyland.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />CB 'Chris' McCartyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744319189768317847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-71701110519338207982014-05-27T14:50:56.075-07:002014-05-27T14:50:56.075-07:00Just came across your piece of The Frito Kid and t...Just came across your piece of The Frito Kid and thought I'd let you know I was as a young boy the prototype for the kid. My dad was the original VP of The Frito Co. (to become Frito-Lay,Inc.) and was head of advertising and had an artist create the image based on me.<br /><br />Incidentally, dad was very helpful in getting funding for Roy and Walt's big dream...Disneyland.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />CB 'Chris' McCartyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744319189768317847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-48723888109600319992012-06-30T10:34:51.044-07:002012-06-30T10:34:51.044-07:00Love this post! Thanks, so much, to Jody for sugg...Love this post! Thanks, so much, to Jody for suggesting that I come here and search for "Frito Kid" (I had the honor of meeting you on the Disney Dream with the podcast cruise and love your work even more now!)Johnny Jackhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549584759248940104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-16800684250280609752012-06-01T16:34:47.914-07:002012-06-01T16:34:47.914-07:00You know I found this by accident, but I couldn&#...You know I found this by accident, but I couldn't help but notice the poster looked very familiar. Check out this shirt being sold in Disney World when I was there last week (may 2012). <br /><br />http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/finally-the-dole-whip-shirt-has-arrived-at-disney-parks/comment-page-2/Barry Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408649491862589851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-80261481445913215502010-06-25T00:18:17.171-07:002010-06-25T00:18:17.171-07:00Did it function something like this? I went a litt...Did it function something like this? I went a little nuts with the flash tonight and made a little animation with your photo:<br /><br />http://angryjim.com/fritokidAngry Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387866400404898566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-28880822288734267212010-02-16T04:41:54.105-08:002010-02-16T04:41:54.105-08:00This is an older blog, but a GIS turned it up. I f...This is an older blog, but a GIS turned it up. I found a Frito Kid that was used as a store display. It has a reel to reel tape recorder and the unit lights up. It was good to find a bit of history on the little guy.Scott Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038432929336363722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-88951886670935999922009-09-02T14:48:03.624-07:002009-09-02T14:48:03.624-07:00THANK YOU! I've had a memory of that machine r...THANK YOU! I've had a memory of that machine rolling around the back of my skull for the last 45 years! Now, if you had a picture of the Frito Bandido machine that replaced it...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171868386531952942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-26209384916568167692008-06-25T00:06:00.000-07:002008-06-25T00:06:00.000-07:00Just came upon your blog. Very nice, especially th...Just came upon your blog. Very nice, especially this post as I am strangely enamored with the Frito Kid. Sad, yet true. Awesome photos! Thanks so much! :)Tinker Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735289661082929269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-9080056420619090442008-05-14T15:17:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:17:00.000-07:00Cowboys (and banditos) sure make great logo charac...Cowboys (and banditos) sure make great logo characters.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439628067348828822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-76774470467510715212008-05-14T09:38:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:38:00.000-07:00Fantastic post, Kevin! Thanks!Yes, the Frito Kid l...Fantastic post, Kevin! Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Frito Kid looks like Big Boy Bob's cousin. But he looks like (Alpha Beta) Alphy's brother!<BR/><BR/>As an example, see Dave's icon at<BR/>http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.comChris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-76303543968506107192008-05-14T05:10:00.000-07:002008-05-14T05:10:00.000-07:00"Oh those gold-en, oh those gold-en, oh those gold..."Oh those gold-en, oh those gold-en, oh those gold-en chips of corn..."<BR/>What a phenomenal post, and a real memory re- kindler!<BR/>There must be something to this Klondike-Is-A-Bear thing, because I have also always pictured him that way...something along the lines of the old Icee Bear, though brown (and drawn better!). My Klondike also wears a woolen ski hat and a muffler (it's cold underground!), so there's a little bit of Yukon Cornelius in there too, I guess, Kevin.<BR/>Another amazing bit of Frito Kid trivia: the great actor Michael Dunn, best known as the diminutive villain Dr. Miguilito Loveless on "The Wild Wild West" TV series, made personal appearances for Fritos in costume as The Frito Kid...<I>including at least one appearance at Disneyland!</I> There's another photo to hunt for...Centaurettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224932284473487023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-42917822542834227232008-05-14T00:24:00.000-07:002008-05-14T00:24:00.000-07:00Neato!Neato!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389752072214123232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-65370586871339268902008-05-12T18:28:00.000-07:002008-05-12T18:28:00.000-07:00Kevin.Absolutely amazing. You have done an incredi...Kevin.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely amazing. You have done an incredible job of bringing so many of these Disneyland "artifacts" to life for me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-65770997481625228832008-05-12T11:33:00.000-07:002008-05-12T11:33:00.000-07:00LOVE this post! Thank you, Kevin!LOVE this post! Thank you, Kevin!outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-22336495186591144892008-05-12T10:35:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:35:00.000-07:00It's fantatic to see photos the 2 versions of the ...It's fantatic to see photos the 2 versions of the Frito Kid set-up side-by-side. I've NEVER seen the earlier version.jedblauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586084112152949178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-41853498968251129242008-05-12T10:12:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:12:00.000-07:00WHOA!Your best post yet. Can you say rare images?WHOA!<BR/><BR/>Your best post yet. Can you say rare images?Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-6022678496763221852008-05-12T08:16:00.000-07:002008-05-12T08:16:00.000-07:00Wow, this post is about as spectacular as they com...Wow, this post is about as spectacular as they come. Tons of great images, and lots of great information. Thanks so much!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-13402137303052125082008-05-12T00:03:00.000-07:002008-05-12T00:03:00.000-07:00well...wow.OMG, best Disneyland post...ever.thanks...well...wow.<BR/><BR/>OMG, best Disneyland post...ever.<BR/><BR/>thanks for some truly rare and amazing stuff!thepicklebarrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257806661675722436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-72619018207549183262008-05-11T22:10:00.000-07:002008-05-11T22:10:00.000-07:00Wow! Great post Kevin. I heard for years about the...Wow! Great post Kevin. I heard for years about the rareest attraction poster of all, the Casa Mexicana poster, and figured I'd never see one. Then all of the sudden the 50th rolled around and suddenly it's everywhere. <BR/><BR/>On another note, I wasn't around for Frito the kid, but listening to the Disneyland Forever track that was sold, I always pictured Klondike as a bear also. Not exactly sure why, but there was no doubt in my mind that that's what he was, even though that really makes no sense. Was klondike a feature of the commercials or the comic book too?<BR/><BR/>Were there any issues with producing that Frito the kid miniature, what with him not being a Disney owned character?Eric Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149591952925380521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-87678630383501451222008-05-11T21:21:00.000-07:002008-05-11T21:21:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this. My older brothers have b...Thanks for posting this. My older brothers have been talking about this for the last 40 years, and I was just a little too young to remember it. Although I've seen lots of stuff with the Frito Kid on it, I had never seen a picture of the "Golden Chip Mine" Frito dispenser.<BR/>Now in future discussions, I can just pretend I remember it.Stub Winged Bilge Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658042705587737137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-37275963988390851182008-05-11T19:37:00.000-07:002008-05-11T19:37:00.000-07:00There are no limits to the breadth of my knowledge...There are no limits to the breadth of my knowledge on pointless trivia. Can I do my own taxes? No. CAn I change the oil in my car? Certainly not.Kevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-23677461947660712462008-05-11T18:53:00.000-07:002008-05-11T18:53:00.000-07:00Excellent additional information - thanks! Now how...Excellent additional information - thanks! Now how do you know so much about the Frito Kid? ;)Jason Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193194008194991219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-89026028368858769622008-05-11T17:07:00.000-07:002008-05-11T17:07:00.000-07:00Thanks, Pardners, for chipping in!I've revised the...Thanks, Pardners, for chipping in!<BR/><BR/>I've revised the post to include more info on differences of the two locations and included an image of the second Frito Kid set-up. Enjoy!Kevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-51894426876945814542008-05-11T09:27:00.000-07:002008-05-11T09:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great visuals! One thing I've never...Thanks for the great visuals! One thing I've never been able to know for sure: was the mechanical Frito Kid vending machine at BOTH locations of Casa de Fritos, or just at the main (1956-1982) location that became Casa Mexicana. Anybody know?Jason Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193194008194991219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23059353.post-30104087184356739962008-05-11T08:17:00.000-07:002008-05-11T08:17:00.000-07:00A true memory jogger. Beautiful stuff. Thanks Kevi...A true memory jogger. Beautiful stuff. Thanks Kevin.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.com