Jason Lefkowitz“How do you market to kids? According to Mayer’s nephew Carl, with a big sexy hot dog on wheels with 500 whistles inside. Originally, the 13-foot-long metal hot dog monstrosity was used as a chariot for the company’s now-defunct and extremely dated mascot ‘Little Oscar, World’s Smallest Chef.’ The character was played by actor Meinhardt Raabe, best known for playing the coroner munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. He began traveling in the Wienermobile beginning in 1937 and well into the World War II years.”
Jeff Shaffer CBET, ret@jalefkowit
I remember seeing the weinermobile the first time. It was my first acid trip, too, but I was with sober friends who also saw it. Late ‘60’s, and maybe it was in L.A. for an extended time, but I saw it three times and each time I was on a different trip. Never saw it sober in that decade, but I have seen it since, and when I did, I swear to you that I began to feel like I was tripping that first encounter even though I was not
I remember seeing the weinermobile the first time. It was my first acid trip, too, but I was with sober friends who also saw it. Late ‘60’s, and maybe it was in L.A. for an extended time, but I saw it three times and each time I was on a different trip. Never saw it sober in that decade, but I have seen it since, and when I did, I swear to you that I began to feel like I was tripping that first encounter even though I was not