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Who is most recognizable?

Mario 113 34.14%
 
Mickey Mouse 218 65.86%
 
Total:331

that's actually a great question

very interesting conversation as well. need more of these.



 

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If you were born 1978 or after, Mario is pretty much equal to Mickey Mouse if not higher. 

When I got to Halloween parties even with 20 somethings, there's always Mario/Luigi costumes, even women like to rock them, but Mickey ... no way. 

 

I see more young kids wearing Mario/Luigi hats or t-shirts too versus Mickey Mouse. 

Disney really hasn't used Mickey Mouse a lot in the last 30-40 years, there's been no "big" Mickey Mouse movie in a long, long time, Mickey's ears are more synonmous as a symbol for their theme parks now.

If it's for people born before the mid-1970s then yes (people 41 years-80 years old), Mickey Mouse is more recoginized with that group, but people born after the late 70s (people age 7-40)? Mario more than matches up with Mickey. 



someone mentioned the study that put mario ahead as the most recognizable character, I remember it being Mickey ahead but they were close. Ronald McDonald clown was also very high lol. I remember a youtube video cited the study and wanted to prove a point about how these characters are almost universally recognized by children, yet none of the kids could recognize extremely famous and influential people that everyone should be taught about.



Mickey even if it almost seems like Disney is moving over from him I can't remember the last movie they made about him...



Who here agrees that Batman and Superman are more recognizable than both of them?



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Maybe Mickey, but I doubt that will last for too long.



                
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I asked my son. He's 3 years old. He likes Mickey Mouse better. So I'm gonna roll with that.



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Mickey isn't retired. There are still new Mickey Mouse comics around the world every week, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is alive and kicking and Mickey and the Roadster Racers is scheduled for 2017. Sure, Mickey Mouse is marketed heavily at Toddlers and pre-school kids nowadays, but he's far from dead.

I guess you only know about that stuff if you have a child though. =P



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Definitely Mickey since he is longer around.



Hunting Season is done...

Both are completely tied (at least on places where videogames are not very rare)

Lawlight said:
Who here agrees that Batman and Superman are more recognizable than both of them?

Absolutely nobody xD