Jolly Green Giant

The Jolly Green Giant is a symbol of the Green Giant food company of the United States, appearing as a smiling green-skinned giant wearing a tunic, wreath and boots made of leaves. He was usually accompanied by "Sprout", a normal-sized person. The Giant first appeared in advertisements in 1928; the name originally came from a variety of unusually large pea called the "Green Giant" that the company canned and sold.

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Green Giant - United States - Giant - 1928 - Pea

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A giant statue of the Jolly Green Giant can be found in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

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The symbol became so well-known that the name came to be used for other sorts of things that were large and green in color, for instance the HH-3 rescue helicopters the United States Air Force used during the Vietnam War. Later the larger HH-53 helicopter received the nickname, "Super Jolly Green Giant". Also, the green superhero monster, The Incredible Hulk, is often described in jest as "The Not So Jolly Green Giant".

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HH-3 - Helicopter - United States Air Force - Vietnam War - HH-53 - Superhero - Monster - The Incredible Hulk

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