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"It's a weird week in the world of corporate mascots. McDonald's released its new Happy Meal mascot on Monday, and most people found it a little too happy.\nBut erase McDonald's from your nightmares, because the Lemonhead candy brand just introduced a new mascot on Twitter. The creepy, smiling, lemon-headed child trumps any happy box or weird clown McDonald's could produce.\nSee also: Someone Shelled Out $2.1 Billion for Red Lobster. Here's What They Got, in Fish\n\nHey pic.twitter.com/53e2LYVMuL\n\u2014 Lemonhead (@Lemonhead) May 19, 2014\n\nLemonhead's parent company, the Ferrara Candy Co., told the Chicago Tribune that the packaging and mascot upgrade was meant to attract a younger audience. \nSounds reasonable, but it looks more like something else from our childhood.\n\nImage: Mashable Composite Lemonhead,  Cabbage Patch KidsCombining the McDonald's and Lemonhead mascots results in something a little more tolerable. A little.\n\nSay hello to our newest friend, Happy! http://t.co/CuR3hU8Chj #HappyMeal pic.twitter.com/xgluLaHfcY\n\u2014 McDonald's (@McDonalds) May 19, 2014\n\n\nImage:  Mashable compositeHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 21 Smells That Will Bring You Back to Childhood\n\n\n\nNostalgic Smells\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Crayola crayons\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Danielle Kellogg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. That rubber school bus seat smell\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Bill McChesney\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Cap guns\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Decyde\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Scratch 'n sniff\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Imgur\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Lunchables\n\n\nImage: @beach_babe93 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Koosh\n\n\nImage: Imgur, r3y1a1n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Play-Doh\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Facade666\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Mr. Sketch scented markers.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Imgur\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Bubblegum amoxicillin\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Udunno13\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Gak\n\n\nImage: Imgur, ReddLeader1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Jelly shoes\n\n\nImage: @sharnienicholasx on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Gushers\n\n\nImage: @karinamhermans on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Rubber bouncy balls\n\n\nImage: @rainbow_bright_colors on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Fresh Pok\u00E9mon cards\n\n\nImage: Imgur, canuck268\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Kid Cuisine\nEspecially the brownie.\n\nImage: @raquelorduna on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Playground wood chips\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Official U.S. Navy Page\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Erasers\n\n\nImage: Imgur, bluebirdhaze\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. Chef Boyardee\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Imgur\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Bubble Tape\n\n\nImage: Imgur, abandonedcookie\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Crayola markers\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Steven Depolo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Dr. Pepper Lip Smacker\n\n\nImage: @britneymonroe on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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