Fast food restaurants can blame their decline in sales on people becoming more health-conscious, but we know the real reasoning ... it's those damn mascots that seem to get creepier and creepier.

If you can picture a mascot saying that sentence—BANG—that's a creepy mascot. It's not really their fault, however. By their very nature, people in big goofy costumes can be off-putting, ...

For 2014, Sochi went with passable animal mascots (though unimaginatively, they were just named the Hare, the Polar Bear, and the Leopard). Vladimir Smirnov / ZUMA But this being Russia, there was ...

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a galaxy to erase the childhood memories of creepy burger-slinging clowns and sketchy chip-peddling cheetahs. Anyone with a television set over the ...

The concept of a mascot is both cool and creepy at the same time. On the cool side of things, you have an icon for an athletic program and a university that is supposed to promote school spirit ...

Syracuse University's Orange became the official school mascot in 1995, after beating out many other options (including a troll and a man in an orange tuxedo) in a fight to the finish. The Orange ...

Mascots at sporting events have been around since the early-1900's and at this point, they have become synonymous with all sports from high schools all the way to the professional level.

In honor of Gritty's new home with the Flyers, we found 10 more mascots that are as weird, creepy and, frankly, quite wonderful when you think about it. Check 'em out! Advertisement ...

And let's be honest, if you were edged out by a train as the official mascot of a university, you might be a bit creepy too. In cartoon form, Purdue Pete is actually not too bad.

Syracuse University's Orange became the official school mascot in 1995, after beating out many other options (including a troll and a man in an orange tuxedo) in a fight to the finish. The Orange ...

Syracuse University's Orange became the official school mascot in 1995, after beating out many other options (including a troll and a man in an orange tuxedo) in a fight to the finish. The Orange ...

Syracuse University's Orange became the official school mascot in 1995, after beating out many other options (including a troll and a man in an orange tuxedo) in a fight to the finish. The Orange ...