Swedish Chef & NY Rangers Henrik Lundqvist ESPN Commercial

[abooch]

My two favorite things collide..

 

[snichols1973]

Here's an interesting trivia tidbit: Youppi, the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens (and formerly the Montreal Expos), was designed by Bonnie Erickson, who worked with Jim Henson and helped design such Muppets as Miss Piggy, Statler & Waldorf, and others....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youppi

http://www.muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bonnie_Erickson

 

[charlietheowl]

WOW! WOW! ESPN does great promotions for Sports Center, and by bringing in the Swedish Chef they took things to the next level! This was great and hopefully I can see it on TV soon.

 

[Hubert]

WOOHOO! I love this! Who'da thought that the chef would be in an ESPN commercial? This is simply a wonderful surprise.

 

[Rhys]

Haha awsome

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Here's an interesting trivia tidbit: Youppi, the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens (and formerly the Montreal Expos), was designed by Bonnie Erickson, who worked with Jim Henson and helped design such Muppets as Miss Piggy, Statler & Waldorf, and others....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youppi

http://www.muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bonnie_Erickson

Yes! I see him all the time at games when I go!
People mistake him to be created by Jim, but it's actually Bonnie who created him as a potential Muppet, but was never used. They then sold him to the Expos as a mascot.

In the Muppets All Star Comedy Gala (Just for Laughs) they had Youppi guest star, due to his relativity to the Muppets and his Montreal connections.