Toyota & Yeti

In 2004, Toyota Motor Corporation hired FCB JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA to do the following print ad:



Interpretation: The yeti, who of all creatures in a snow storm would be the most comfortable, would still prefer a hitch-hiked ride in your Toyota.

Either that, or yeti is giving you and your Toyota a thumbs-up for "job well done".

But Toyota was not done with yeti!

On a number of occasions, a hired person has been disguised as the Abo'man to endorse their product at action sports events:


Source

See also: Source.

(Trend Watch: I've been seeing more and more depictions lately of yeti wearing ski goggles...)


Source.

So why does Toyota employ the yeti?

I think it's because they smartly recognize that yeti is currently popular with youth and also emblematic of winter action sports (snowboarding/skiing).

So using him as a mascot to endorse their motor vehicles helps target the right demographic.

Not Yeti Friday - Super Armored Fighting Suit "Snowman"

Super Armored Fighting Suit "Snowman"


I know, I know, the wrong kind of snowman.

I still thought it worthy of your attention.

I mean: ROBOT SUIT.

Something magic happens when those two words get together.

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Via Super Punch

Related: Not Yeti Friday - Snowbots

Williamson Yeti

Yeti by John Williamson

The Thing vs. Yeti

Jeff of The Yeti Speaks! writes:

I thought I'd pass these scans along as you might like to see 'em. They're from a Taco Bell comic book giveaway - I think it might still be going on, though I'm not sure. At the end of this Fantastic Four promo issue there's a one page story that I've attached. Part of that story has the FF's Thing fighting a yeti in Tibet. I thought it was pretty cool and I wanted to share. Keep up the good work with the site!

Thanks, Jeff! It's nice to see the Thing finally battling the yeti. An obvious pair-up if ever there was one.

Keep the Love Going

It's still Valentine's Day in some parts of the country.



Bigfooted Valentine's Day by Johanna Jouppila




Yeti Love Pillow by Alex Terry



Yeti Love by Hello!Lucky



Yeti in Love by Danny Debi



Yeti and Sasquatch Valentine by ~elephantblue on deviantART

Just thought you should know.

Cambras Yeti

Yeti plush and cards by Cheryl Cambras

Just a Christmas Thing?

For the Halloween Carnival at Mirabelli Community Center, they had an Abominable Snowman Coin Toss. It was, by all accounts, a great success.



Wait, you ask, isn't yeti more of a Christmas thing? What does he have to do with Halloween?

EXCELLENT QUESTION.

This is just a random reminder that the yeti is so popular that it has been integrated into the Halloween monster family.

Some other examples:


By Sho'nuff Love


By Jon David Guerra

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And you can't get more Halloween than zombie yeti:


By Roogo


By Laurie Franks aka Urchinator

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Could dracula yeti be the next big thing?


By Unknown???