Monkey See, Monkey Spong

I’ve been meaning to post this for a few weeks but had not flagged the story in my inbox so I forgot, which is not the worse thing that could happen because Quizno’s Spongmonkeys are one of the most unfortunate brand ambassadors ever. First introduced on YouTube in 2003 by web animator and singer-songwriter, Joel Veitch, the creatures were adopted by fast-food restaurant Quiznos in 2004 but their weirdness proved to be too much and they didn’t last long. After a nearly 20-year hibernation, the Spongmonkeys are back with Quiznos, which has been struggling for decades with its current 350-plus stores, a number that in 2007 peaked at 4,700.