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{{quote|''"The 1970s Burger King was rather down-to-earth and somewhat amusing. Today's king looks more like a perverted and creepy moving sculpture who engages in porno."''|[[YouTube]] user '''[[There Is No Such Thing Asas Notability|kti05hnu58]]'''}}
 
Burger King, the fast food establishment, isn't all that trope-worthy on their own. They're the second-largest hamburger chain in the United States, they have a global presence, and they're subject to several [[Stock Parody|stock parodies]], along with their major competitors.
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Fast forward a few decades, and Burger King decided to bring their mascot out of mothballs. This time, though, he became... much more [[Uncanny Valley|disturbing]] and [[Darker and Edgier|adult]]. Now a guy in an obviously plastic mask right out of ''kigurumi'' and royal finery, he started appearing in ads aimed at adults. By appearing where you probably weren't expecting him. Like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCSv4zNkFhw at a construction site]. Or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl0b12baPjU pole dancing]. Or, most famously, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4_5qoy4oaQ in your bedroom]''. Simultaneously disturbing and amusing, the ads took off.
 
How much so? The Burger King managed to work his way into ''three'' different video games (granted, made specifically as an in-store promotion, but still). He's also managed to become a pop culture icon, of sorts—you can buy the mask. He's had the occasional [[Youtube Poop]] appearance, too. There's also his... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5X4TSbGreA interesting...] new video about [[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]. Disturbing, hilarious, or some combination thereof, he's certainly memorable.
 
As of 2011, Burger King has [[Screwed Byby the Network|decided to]] [http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2011/08/19/farewell-to-the-king-california-whopper-not-mascot-will-star-in-bk-ad retire the mascot.]
 
Not to be confused with [[Elvis Presley|the King of Rock 'n' Roll]], [[Michael Jackson|the King of Pop]], [[Jack Kirby|the King of Dots]], [[Homestar Runner|the King of Town]], [[The Legend ofLegendof Zelda CDiCDI Games|the King (MAH BOI)]], [[Tyrannosaurus Rex|the King of Dinosaurs]] or [[Jerry Lawler|the King of WWE]], though they all enjoy their DINNER.
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=== The Burger King gives examples of: ===
 
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Men, women, [[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants|sponges]]... Is there anything he hasn't made overtures towards?
** [[The HitchhikersHitchhiker's Guide to Thethe Galaxy|Hyperintelligent sentient shades of the color blue]]?
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Compare the early versions of him to the current one.
* [[Double Entendre]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmuv37vA8eU Meat... on top of meat... on top of meat!]
* [[ET Gave Us Wi Fi]]: As part of a ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen]]'' tie in, with a Cybertronian King who gave the secret to delicious hamburgers to Burger King founders Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns in 1953 in exchange for a place to live. Naturally, he transforms into a broiler.
* [[Gender Equals Breed]]: In one commercial, he is shown with a human wife and daughter, and a son who has a mask for a face.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Hey, It's That Guy]]: Many have remarked on the King's similarity to Howard Eskin
* [[I Can't Believe It's Not Heroin!]]: One of the UK adverts has a man craving burgers, after being offered one by the King, making the King look like a drug dealer on top of everything else that is wrong with the mascot.
* [[Mars Needs Women]]: The ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' tie-in: "My ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' collector cups! Why don't you just take my girlfriend, too? ...Great."
** Should note, there ''was'' a female Kingon, so it was more of a "[[Sure Why Not]]."
* [[Mentos Finger]]
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: Various movie tie-ins have given us [[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Kingons]], a [[Transformers (Filmfilm)|Deceptiking]] (or maybe an [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/King Autoking], we can't tell), and an [[Iron Man (Filmfilm)|Iron King]].
* [[Notable Commercial Campaigns]]: People do tend to remember these ads. No matter how hard they try otherwise.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: An [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnV9e5h2N2E ad] where The Burger King steals the blueprint of the Egg McMuffin from [[McDonald's]] HQ has him wearing a hoodie and a literal paper mask (that looks identical to his regular face).
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*** For an old McDonald's ad decrying the Croissanwich with the song "The Great Pretender", this is [[Hilarious in Hindsight]].
* [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]]: ''[http://www.whenkingonsattack.com/ Kingons!]''
* [[Shout-Out]]: In the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dompotjTeIA very funny spoof] of the ''[[Twilight (Literaturenovel)|Twilight]]'' trailer, Bella says that she's only afraid of two things: losing Edward, and "that Burger King guy -- he really freaks me out."
* [[Slogans]]: Wake up with The King!
** But [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQz3pv6aMtA&feature=related don't go to bed before him!]
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