The Screamin' Fruit Gang...The Bane of All Fruit!
This is the Screamin' Fruit gang, the mascots who bring the Fruit Winders brand to life...literally. You see these guys in the adverts, slaughtering living fruit and turning them into snacks. These folks aren't your average corporate mascot...they've got an attitude fitting the time period they came to life in.
These mean misfits first appeared in 2001, making their grand debut on the Fruit Winders website. They were first referred to as the "ChewChat gang" or "Fruit Winders gang," before being renamed to the "Screamin' Fruit gang" a few years later in 2003.
Initially made up of the iconic trio of the fresh and funky "Strawberry Sorbabe," the genius jerk "Blackcurrant Booster," and the maniacal mastermind "Orange Blabber." The three represented the flavours of the snack available at launch, chasing down fruit that represent the real fruit used as ingredients.
However, these weren't the only flavours that were available during the Screamin' Fruit gang's reign over the brand.
In 2002, when Apple was released as a flavour, the stunt speedster "Apple Max" was added to the cast of characters. But that's not everyone. In the following two years, the wicked wizard "Tropical Voojuice," the girl with the gall "Lemon Sadie," and the espionage expert "Raspberry Stealth" made their appearance.
As time went on and flavours were discontinued, characters began to disappear until only Sorbabe, Max, and Booster remained. They remained in comic strips printed on Fruit Winders backing paper until Fruit Winders was completely rebranded at an unknown point during 2020 or later, which marked the end of their use in Fruit Winders media.
I'll go over each member individually in their own posts, so stay tuned!
