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[Mike Scott]

Here is another cup in this set with verification of the 1982 date:

Actually, that's just the once every 28 years copyright renewal date. The cups could have been produced any time after that. Could have been '82, but who knows? Not me, anyway.

[Monsters For Sale]

Actually, that's just the once every 28 years copyright renewal date. The cups could have been produced any time after that. Could have been '82, but who knows? Not me, anyway.

Nuts.

Wish I had a cup in hand to examine.  The maker and date might be embossed on the bottom.

UPDATE:

I went back and amended the initial post.  (Thanks Mike.)

[Mike Scott]

Wish I had a cup in hand to examine.  The maker and date might be embossed on the bottom.

I wish everything had a date on it, but they don't, especially disposable things like that.

[aura of foreboding]

That Wendy's logo debuted in 1983, so it is not before that year.

The Pepsi logo lacks the rounded "E" that debuted in 1987, but both the round "E" and the regular "E" were used through 1991. 

That being said, I'd think this cup would have the rounded "E" if it were after 1987, so my guess would be between 1983 and 1987. 

[Mike Scott]

. . so my guess would be between 1983 and 1987.

You're a regular Sherlock Holmes, AOF!! 

[aura of foreboding]

Haha.  No.  Just slightly obsessed with promotions and old advertising. 

[Monsters For Sale]

In 1992 Post Cereal Company issued these little Temporary Tattoos through their Honeycomb Cereal:




The box is from Canada.  Anyone have a better picture?




The 2" x 3½" Tattoo Sheet features Thing, Uncle Fester, Pugsley, an Addams Family Logo, a Bomb and a stick of Dynamite.

Anyone know of other sheets?

[darkmonkeygod]

Here is another cup in this set with verification of the post-1982 date.  (These were made by Louisiana Plastics, St. Louis, MO - sometime between 1983 and 1987.):

And, sure enough they are associated with Pepsi.

I was told they were from a 1986 promotion, and that the cups were for sale at Wendys. There's a Hunchback (also based on the half sheet) in the series as well. I've seen some cups with a Coke-a-Cola sticker over the Pepsi logo, probably for franchises that had Coke, not Pepsi.  I've never seen any promo material from this campaign, and it didn't run in the Atlanta area, as I would have flipped for 'em as a kid and was a Wendy's regular. Still one of my favorite series of cups, using the movie posters is a very unusual move.

[Monsters For Sale]

I was told they were from a 1986 promotion, and that the cups were for sale at Wendys. There's a Hunchback (also based on the half sheet) in the series as well. I've seen some cups with a Coke-a-Cola sticker over the Pepsi logo, probably for franchises that had Coke, not Pepsi.... 

Pepsi would have had a fit!

[Methosage]

Looking for some help. The button with the slogan "Ask me about the monster deal"



is that a Universal Studios employee button to advertise Halloween Horror Nights or is it not for Halloween Horror Nights? If it was not for Halloween Horror Nights, then who wore it and what was it used to advertise?  The members of the Halloween Horror Nights community are claiming that it was for Halloween Horror Nights, but the post by "Monsters For Sale" talking about the 1992 Monster Bash promotion makes me think that it may not have been for Halloween Horror Nights. I am looking for the story behind the button and preferably I would like a definitive source proving whether it was for Halloween Horror Nights or not.

Thank you in advance for the help!!!

[Monsters For Sale]

Looking for some help. The button with the slogan "Ask me about the monster deal"



is that a Universal Studios employee button to advertise Halloween Horror Nights or is it not for Halloween Horror Nights? If it was not for Halloween Horror Nights, then who wore it and what was it used to advertise?  The members of the Halloween Horror Nights community are claiming that it was for Halloween Horror Nights, but the post by "Monsters For Sale" talking about the 1992 Monster Bash promotion makes me think that it may not have been for Halloween Horror Nights. I am looking for the story behind the button and preferably I would like a definitive source proving whether it was for Halloween Horror Nights or not.

Thank you in advance for the help!!!

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The "Monster Deal" slogan was used by Pizza Hut in this promotion for their advertising campaign that was tied in to Halloween Horror Nights with the Florida Universal Studios and Central Florida Ticket Master.  The eBay auction that listed this insert listed it as being from 1992.  But the Frankenstein in their ad does not wear a party hat - unlike the button.





We have dated examples of BOTH style monsters from 1992.

Previously in this thread, you will find other examples of Pizza Hut, Canada promotional monster cups and pizza boxes that match the ad art. They are dated 1992.

Their are also Pizza Hut trading cards that use the other style monsters, that are dated 1992.

Looks like these were worn by Pizza Hut employees.  (I don't swear to anything.)

Does anyone know if Pizza Hut had a store inside the park that year?  If so, the buttons might have been spotted on employees outside AND inside the park...  Just a thought.

[horrorhunter]

This is spillover from the Monster Trading Cards thread. These Universal Monsters Hologram Cards were given away by Pizza Hut in 1992 with meals.



Backs:

[Monsters For Sale]

On this page of the thread there are also examples of the 1992 cards with Frankenstein wearing a party hat - also Pepsi cartons using the same monster styles.  The themes were "Monster Bash" and "Party Monsters" that year.

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=22269.75

[horrorhunter]

On this page of the thread there are also examples of the 1992 cards with Frankenstein wearing a party hat - also Pepsi cartons using the same monster styles.  The themes were "Monster Bash" and "Party Monsters" that year.

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=22269.75

I dearly love The Creature and I do try to be tolerant of various art styles...but when I see that stupid baseball cap turned sideways on our beloved CFTBL it makes me a little queasy. Some cultural looks just don't mix very well.

[Monsters For Sale]

Yeah.

I liked the Little Big Head Figures - Until they put them on skateboards!