Dairy
Fairy - Bovine
mascot for the Kraft Cheese dairy products. Wearing a yellow
crown, the Diary Fairy is a fairy godmother who carries a magic
wand and flits about on a set of blue wings. Her mission, in a
series of animated cartoon ads, was to push the "udderly" tasty
goodness and the calcium packed nutrients found in such
merchandise as Kraft Singles - a favorite of kids (and adults)
everywhere. Kevin Ponticelli, executive
vice president and general manager of the Kraft Cheese Division
stated (Dairy Field, Nov 2003) "It's recognized
as among the best campaigns within Kraft as well as within the
industry. The benefit of 'taste kids love and calcium they need'
is something that consumers readily respond to. I think we've
also done a terrific job upgrading and refreshing that campaign
with new news. The Dairy Fairy campaign was created in the late
1980s.
He also reported that "two out
of three kids don't get their recommended dairy requirement of
calcium; nine out of 10 women don't as well. We think that
providing Kraft Singles in a fortified form will help consumers
address these nutritional needs" (with a little help from the
Dairy Fairy, of course").
The latest cartoon segments
were created by freelance animator Richard Ferguson-Hull (the
director of Cartoon Network’s cult hit, Harvey Birdman,
Attorney-at-Law that airs on Adult Swim) and the
Fairy Dairy was voiced by C.J. Marsini.
In 1997 Kraft used an
animatronics puppet cow called "Super
Moo" in ad spots. Created by the folks at "Image
Creators, Inc.", the cow's costume featured a head with
movable lips, eyes and ears.
Puppeteers Fred Spencer and Don Lewis animated Super Moo's
facial features, while Jim Jackman was the man inside the super
hero cow suit. A miniature rod-controlled puppet was used for
the cow's flying sequences.
TRIVIA NOTE: A children's
picture book called "A
Fairy in a Dairy" by Lucy Nolan (Cavendish Children's Books
, 2003) tells the story of the town of Buttermilk Hollow that
was threatened by encroaching industrial factories. But when
Farmer Blue makes the wish to his cow, Pixie "If only the town
had a fairy godmother" suddenly dairy products begin to
magically appear everywhere. But who is the dairy godmother who
has come to the rescue? Well, read the book and find out.