Cheetos are a crunchy, cheese-flavored, cornmeal snack made by Frito-Lay. Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Cornmeal is Flour ground from dried corn, and is a common Staple food. For the chips synonymous with the company see Fritos and Lay's. ^[1] They were invented in San Antonio, Texas by Fritos inventor Charles Elmer Doolin along with a potato product called "Fritatos". Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. For the company that produces Fritos see Frito-Lay. Fritos is the name of a brand of Corn chips made by Frito-Lay. ^[2]

Contents 1 Cheetos Mascot 2 International variants 2.1 Canada 2.2 Sweden 2.3 Korea 2.4 UK 3 Popular culture references 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Cheetos Mascot

The Cheetos mascot is an anthropomorphic cartoon cheetah named Chester Cheetah. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family ( Felidae) that is unique in its speed while lacking climbing abilities Chester Cheetah is a fictional anthropomorphic Cheetah and the official Mascot for Cheetos brand snacks and Chester's Puffcorn ^[3] He appears on television in commercials for Cheetos with the catch-phrase "Dangerously Cheesy!" He has also starred in several video games, including Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool.

The manufacturing process does not create uniform pieces. At times, exceptionally large Cheetos have been sold on eBay. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and The largest of note is about the size of a lemon, weighs half an ounce, and is preserved and on display in Algona, Iowa. Algona is a city in and the County seat of Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. ^[4]

International variants

Canada

• Canada sells a similar product called Cheezies. Cheezies are a brand of cheese curl snack food made and sold in Canada by W ^[5]

Sweden

• Sweden sells a brand similar to Cheetos called sw00ties.

Korea

• Strawberry Cheetos^[6]

UK

• Tastees^[7]
• Wotsits

Popular culture references

• In the movie Toy Story 2, Al, before going to bed in his apartment, snacks on a bowl of Cheetos before falling asleep and spilling them. Wotsits is a brand of Cheese Toy Story 2 is a 1999 Academy-Award -nominated CGI Film, the Sequel to Toy Story; the third The Cheetos on the floor serve as an effective "mine field" for Bullseye, who noisily steps on one making a crunching noise.

• In the sitcom Cheers, Norm Peterson states that to negate the problem of Cheetos cheese powder making his fingers orange, he uses "a big spoon". Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 Hillary Norman "Norm" Peterson was a character on the American Television show Cheers, portrayed by George Wendt.

• In the movie Office Space, Peter, the main protagonist, continues to pursue his lifelong dream of "doing nothing". Office Space is an American Comedy film, released in 1999, that was written and directed by Mike Judge. He shows up at the office just to play Tetris and eats Cheetos off his desk. Tetris (Тетрис is a Video puzzle game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in June 1985 while working for the Dorodnicyn

• On Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld refers to Cheetos during his Stand-up comedy set at the start of episode 5, season 6, when he is describing the La-Z-Boy recliner. Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " La-Z-Boy Incorporated is a Furniture Manufacturer based in Monroe, Michigan. ". . . the half-conscious dead beat with no job, home all day, eatin' cheetos and watchin' TV recliner. "

• On South Park, Cartman is excessively fond of a snack called Cheesy Poofs, which are very similar to Cheetos or cheese puffs. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Eric Theodore Cartman,commonly referred to by his Family name, Cartman, is one of the four main Fictional characters in the animated series

• According to an article in GQ magazine, Saddam Hussein was very fond of Puffy Cheetos. GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30

• A character who looks exactly like Chester appears in issue #72 of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. Sonic the Hedgehog is an ongoing series of American comic books published by Archie Comics, featuring Sega 's mascot Video game character

• In the movie Herbie Fully Loaded, the race car driven by Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) is sponsored by Cheetos. Herbie Fully Loaded is a 2005 Film by Buena Vista Pictures and Columbia Pictures in some countries starring Lindsay Lohan Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated

• Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres constantly announces her love for Cheetos. Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress

• Britney Spears has been photographed several times with a bag of Cheetos in her hands, and has often proclaimed her fondness for the snack. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer

• In the computer game F.E.A.R., a character named Norton Mapes eats bags of snack food called Cheezee Pooz which are similar to Cheetos and South Park's Cheesy Poofs. FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon is a Survival horror First-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by A bag of Cheezee Pooz can also be seen in Condemned: Criminal Origins. Condemned Criminal Origins is a Video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega for PC and the Xbox 360. Both F.E.A.R. and Condemned: Criminal Origins were developed by Monolith Productions. FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon is a Survival horror First-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by Condemned Criminal Origins is a Video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega for PC and the Xbox 360. Not to be confused with Monolith Soft, a Japanese video game studio. Cheetos have also appeared in the game Neverwinter Nights.

• In the computer game Fallout 2 there is a kind of food with name Cheezy Poofs. Fallout 2 is a Computer role-playing game published by Interplay in 1998 And it's the favorite meal of the very clever big rat named "Brain", the master of cult under Gecko.

• Two Chester Cheetah videogames, Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest and Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool, were released for home videogame consoles in the 1990s. Chester Cheetah Wild Wild Quest is a 1990s Video game that starred Cheetos Mascot Chester Cheetah. Chester Cheetah Too Cool to Fool was a 1992 Video game that starred Cheetos Mascot Chester Cheetah and only released in The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 They appeared on Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990

• In the television series The Magic School Bus, there is a parody of Cheetos called Cheesie Weesies. The Magic School Bus is a series of Children's books, intended to teach scientific concepts to children

• The webcomic Penny Arcade employs a minor character called "Cheeto. Penny Arcade is a Webcomic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. "^[8]

• In the Dinosaur Comics webcomic, Cheetos are referred to as "hobosnacks. Dinosaur Comics is a constrained Webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. " In the comments easter egg, Ryan North claims, "If you've eaten Cheetos and you're not a hobo, WELL THEN, you're doing it wrong. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book Ryan M North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics Hobo is a term that refers to a Subculture of wandering Homeless people particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. " ^[9]

• In the webcomic Overcompensating, the character Weedmaster P overdoses on Cheetos clearly labeled "Dangerously Cheesy" and meets with Chester Cheetah in a near-death experience. ^[10]

• In the movie The Shining, Jack Nicholson eats Cheetos in his kitchen early on during the movie. The Shining is a 1980 horror Film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King 's novel of the same name John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals

• Chester Cheetah makes an appearance on Family Guy during the episode "Chick Cancer," where he snorts a line of crunched up Cheetos while listening to Tom Sawyer by Rush, proclaiming that Neil Peart is the best drummer in history, and giving his famous "it ain't easy being cheesy" line. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "Chick Cancer" is the seventh episode of season five of Family Guy. Insufflation (Latin insufflatio "blowing on or into" is the practice of inhaling substances into a Body cavity. " Tom Sawyer " is a 1981 song by Canadian Progressive rock band Rush, named for Mark Twain 's literary character Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician

• In Season Two Episode 5 Map 1213 of Prison Break escaped convict Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell steals a bag of Cheetos and noisily eats them. " Map 1213 " is the twenty-seventh episode of the Television series Prison Break and is the fifth episode of its second season Prison Break is an American action / Serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29 2005 Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, played by Robert Knepper, is a Fictional character from the American Television series, Prison

• In the webcomic 8-Bit Theater, Bikke the Pirate feeds his crew on nothing but Cheetos in an attempt to ward off scurvy, citing that they are cheaper than actual oranges, yet still orange in color. Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an 8-Bit Theater (also spelled 8-Bit Theatre) is a popular Sprite comic created and launched by Brian Clevinger in March 2001 Scurvy (NLat scorbutus is a disease resulting from a deficiency of Vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of Collagen in humans This eventually leads to the downfall of his crew.

• On the Adult Swim animated series, Robot Chicken, Chester Cheetah is seen present in the episode Sausage Fest as a defendant in a sexual assault case being sued by Timer, the Cheese Guy, who is apparently the victim of Chester Cheetah, claiming that Chester Cheetah "hankered for a hunk of his ass. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Sausage Fest is the name of the fifteenth episode of season two of the television comedy series Robot Chicken. Time for Timer was the collective title for a short series of Public service announcements broadcast on Saturday mornings on the ABC Television "

• In the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Ron White refers to Cheetos in part of his stand up comedy routine:

"I was sitting on a bean bag chair, naked, eating Cheetos the other day. The Blue Collar Comedy Tour began in January 2000 when Jeff Foxworthy started touring with three of his comedian friends Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Ron White (born December 18, 1956) is a Grammy Award -nominated American stand-up comedian from Fritch Texas. . . when Robert Tilton came on TV. Robert Tilton (born June 7, 1946) is an American Televangelist who achieved notoriety in the 1980s and early 1990s through his paid Television He's a televangelist out of Dallas. He looked at me and said, "Are you lonely?" Yeah. "Have you spent half your life in bars pursuing sins of the flesh?" (slightly worried) This guy's good! "Are you sitting in a bean bag chair naked eating Cheetos?". . . (in a high-pitched voice) Yes, sir?? "Do you have the urge to get up and send me a thousand dollars?" (with a sense of relief) Ha, ha close! I thought he was talking about me there for a second; apparently I'm not the only cat on the block that digs Cheetos. "

See also

• Cheezies, a Canadian style of cheese snack produced by Hawkins. Cheezies are a brand of cheese curl snack food made and sold in Canada by W ^[11]
• Cheez Doodles, a similar product made by Wise Foods, Inc.
• Wotsits, one-time rival to Cheetos on the UK market, now owned by Pepsico/Frito-Lay
• Utz Cheese Balls
• Wild Oats Cheese Curls. Cheez Doodles are a cheese-flavored corn snack produced by Wise Foods Inc Wise Foods Inc Wise Foods Inc is a private company based in Kennesaw Georgia that makes and sells snacks through retail food outlets in 15 eastern seaboard states as well as Wotsits is a brand of Cheese Utz Quality Foods Inc (ˈʌts rhyming with "nuts" based in Hanover Pennsylvania, is the largest independent privately held snack brand in the United Made of Organic Corn and contains no MSG. Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate and MSG, is a Sodium salt of the non-essential Amino acid Glutamic acid
• Nik Naks, a UK brand similar to Crunchy Cheetos
• Twisties, an Australian cheese snack brand. Nik Naks are a type of extruded corn snack manufactured by the Golden Wonder company in the United Kingdom. Twisties is a Snack food product available in Australia, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji and now

References

External links

• Official website
• Cheetos Orange Underground website
• Official site for Australian Cheetos
• Official site for Korean Cheetos
• Review of color-changing "Holiday Cheetos"

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