Everybody knows their favorite team's mascot. Almost NOBODY knows the person who DESIGNED that mascot. These are the stories of Carlo Bergoglio, Art Evans, Ava Buric and Charles Palminteri: Mascot Masters that changed the game by creating the characters at the center of fandom.

CHAPTERS

Intro (:00)

Mascots for Knights (1:25)

Carlo Bergoglio's Heraldry of Football (3:10)

Icons to Mascots (7:34)

A Worthy Mascot Master (9:23)

Art Evans and Ava Buric (10:31)

Art Evans' Signatures (14:51)

Disney Influence (16:43)

Making Modern Mascots (18:55)

Who Drew Mr. Met? (25:30)

Disney Influence (16:43)

Making Modern Mascots (18:55)

Who Drew Mr. Met? (25:30)

The Search (29:55)

Charles Palminteri, Mr. Met's Dad? (31:19)

Here's to the Mascot Masters (37:15)

SOURCES

Cartoons are Just His Business (George Comroe Anaheim Bulletin 07/31/1963)

Decals Are Sticky Business - Fullerton Firm Makes It Pay (Hank Davis Anaheim Bulletin 10/01/1968)

Multiple Personalities (Dick Anderson Occidental Magazine 02/11/2013)

L’ARALDICA DEI CALCI, LA PACIFICA “RIVOLUZIONE” DI CARLIN (Marco Cianfanelli Pennants Museum 08/01/2019)

The mystery of Mr. Met solved sort of (Paul Lukas ESPN.com 08/09/2012)

What's in a Nickname? Exploring the Jungle of College Athletic Mascots by Ray Franks

Mascots: the History of Senior College and University Mascots/Nicknames by Roy E. Yarbrough

Special Thanks to Ava Buric, Paul Lukas and Marco Cianfanelli. Visit Marco's pennant museum at www.pennantsmuseum.com

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