What is Louie?

[AjaxManifesto]

Had a debate with my kids about what Louie is supposed to represent. This is one of those "What is the purpose of the universe?" questions.

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[Linkens Mastery]

He's a polar bear. It even says so on his page on the Blues website.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

He's a polar bear. It even says so on his page on the Blues website.

He looks like a dog to me.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

He looks like a dog to me.

Ok? And the Blues say he's a polar bear. It's doesn't really matter what anyone says he looks like when the team that owns his trademark have a Bio that says he's a polar bear.

 

[Beauterham]

Why is Louie?

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Ok? And the Blues say he's a polar bear. It's doesn't really matter what anyone says he looks like when the team that owns his trademark have a Bio that says he's a polar bear.

You should be a lawyer.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

He is as ridiculous as the Flyers' hideous mascot.

 

[Xerloris]

He looks like a dog to me.

Sounds like you've never seen a dog.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Sounds like you've never seen a dog.

I guess not. What will I tell my dog?

 

[bluesXwinXtheXcup]

I guess not. What will I tell my dog?

Maybe it's a polar bear...

 

[joe galiba]

unnecessary

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I just looked at all of the NHL's team mascots and I am left shaking my head. Few of them make any sense.

 

[67Blues]

I tell my wife he is a giant rat.

 

[Reality Czech]

He is as ridiculous as the Flyers' hideous mascot.

How dare you slander Gritty like that! He'd beat the pants off Louie if he had the chance.

 

[Brian39]

I just looked at all of the NHL's team mascots and I am left shaking my head. Few of them make any sense.

I think there is a decent chance that you aren't the target market. Mascots exist to market a team to small children and people who don't have the attention span to enjoy a 3+ hour event that only includes 60 minutes of on-ice action.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

When Louie was new, I took my kids to a game. My daughter was probably 4 or 5. She acted like she was excited about Louie and would track him around the arena during the game (instead of watching the game). But if he came close, she'd get increasingly anxious and agitated. I had tried to take her to see him, but she was scared.

I bet that never happens with Gritty.

 

[BlueOil]

an animorph obivously

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I think there is a decent chance that you aren't the target market. Mascots exist to market a team to small children and people who don't have the attention span to enjoy a 3+ hour event that only includes 60 minutes of on-ice action.

Well, if you wanna market to my deranged soul, then may I present to you Guts the Eviscerated!

He would be a grizzly, toothless maniac effigy of an eternally-opposing player with a broken stick poking out of his eviscerated bowels.

Kids could take turns beating him. How's that for family fun?!

I would also change the team name from the Blues to the Voodoo.

For the home opener the St. Louis Voodoo could give away 1000 voodoo dolls of opposing players to children 4 y/o or older.

During commercial breaks we all play a game called Voodoo Crazy Cam during which kids destroy their dolls.

Gritty looks like something out of Sesame Street on Acid, which was not a short-lived Broadway musical.

 

[DatDude44]

Louie is a big ugly pants-less rat and I absolutely wouldn’t want it any other way

edit: though a walking trumpet would be cool lmaoo

 

[joe galiba]

How dare you slander Gritty like that! He'd beat the pants off Louie if he had the chance.

does he have pants?
asking for a friend

 

[Reality Czech]

does he have pants?
asking for a friend

Great point. I totally forgot that Louie, like most mascots, prefers to go pantsless. Now how is THAT kid-friendly?

Let the record show that Gritty does wear pants because he's not an exhibitionist like Louie.

 

[BrokenFace]

I guess not. What will I tell my dog?

I would wait until hibernation season ends over before telling it anything.

 

[Jim ODonnell]

Ok? And the Blues say he's a polar bear. It's doesn't really matter what anyone says he looks like when the team that owns his trademark have a Bio that says he's a polar bear.

It certainly matters what Ajax thinks Louie looks like, when the thread 's title asks "What Is Louie?"

 

[BlueSeal]

Louie is a Stanley Cup Champion.

 

[Louie the Blue]

A polar bear.