Thursday, February 25, 2016

[Destination: Canada] Skookum Gorp


Here's a potent mix of different yetis from the Great White North...

French Canadian yeti by Karly MacDonald



High-end Canadian department store Holt Renfrew in Toronto got on the bandwagon (as Saks Fifth Avenue, Dolce & Gabbana, Innsbruck, and Ted Baker have done) of having a giant yeti display:





Patriotic partyers at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games:

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Québec's Granby Zoo has a yeti winter mascot.

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Ablobinable sculpture oddity "Eddie the Yeti" spotted at Vaughan Mills mall in Ontario:

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Three Canadian cartoons:

1) Chilly Beach (2003-08):


2) Dr. Dimensionpants (2014-present):

Season 1, Episode 11 Best Christmas Yeti
Um, an obvious nod to Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Brobee, eh?

3) Total Drama (2007-present) has a Siberian Sasquathanakwa aka yeti. This isn't a throwback since this is a legit yeti.




And a kids show. "You & Me":






1984 commercial for Canadian beer:



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