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The Anti-Mascot
The mid-’80s were a terrible time for the San Francisco Giants. In 1984, the team lost 96 games and finished in last place — but no one on the roster had as horrible an experience as Wayne Doba. That season, the 33-year-old actor was selected to play the Giants’ first mascot. Well, not really a mascot, but an anti-mascot. The “Crazy Crab” was conceived as a satire of the mascot craze of the late ’70s that produced now-iconic characters like the Phillie Phanatic. The Giants’ Crab was not impressive to look at, and that was on purpose (they intentionally gave him a shabby foam costume and even went so far as to film a commercial in which then-manager Frank Robinson attempted to strangle him). When the Crab made his debut at Candlestick Park, the PA announcer would encourage fans to boo. It was an experiment unlike anything in professional sports
| Release : | 2015 |
| Rating : | 6.6 |
| Studio : | ESPN Films, |
| Crew : | Director, |
| Cast : | |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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good back-story, and good acting
Don't listen to the negative reviews
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
30 for 30 Shorts: The Anti-Mascot (2015) In 1984 the San Francisco Giants were having a miserable year so they decided to come up with a mascot with the sole purpose of making it one that people hate. The organization wanted fans to hate this mascot and we see how it turned out to be a dangerous hit as it brought fans to the stadium but they come to try and hurt the mascot. This here was a pretty funny episode as we get to hear from many of the main people who were involved in this crazy idea including the actor who played the mascot. We hear some pretty funny stories about the abuse that the mascot took and you have to wonder how and why this "event" lasted as long as it did.Episode: A-
