The Calbee Dog!
Somebody put this dog down immediately...
Calbee Consone Panchi is a product made by Calbee, a Japanese manufacturer of snack foods and similar products. They are popular in Japan and have a plant in the United States, but they also are known for their cursed commercial series featuring the character of The Calbee Dog, who first appeared in 2007.
Synopsis[]
After the Calbee logo appears, Consome Panchi is seen sitting outside his doghouse when a boy comes home from school with a broken heart within a thought bubble. Panchi taps the boy and is then seen placing a giant, plastic human ear to his head and holding a sign with Japanese lettering, the next scene after shows the dog with a fairy head.
Panchi is next seen running around and doing random movements, including the creepy 'walking on his front paws' ordeal, until he looks over to the boy who appears to be reunited with a girl. He is happy that the boy is talking to the girl, but then he decides to promote his chips to those little kids, who became friends.
Why It's Cursed[]
The costume in the commercial and Panchi's movement are looking kinda rigid, but what he does is very weird and creepy in its own right. Not to mention that this was over a bunch of chips. CHIPS! That's not even mentioning that it is believed that the suit was made out of real dog skin.
Trivia[]
- A second commercial was made as well. It can be seen here