Mr. Bubble
Mr. Bubble is a brand of bubble bath products made by The Village Company. The brand is the #1 brand of bath products in the United States according to AC Nielsen Data.[1]
History
Mr. Bubble was invented by Harold Schafer and the Gold Seal Company in North Dakota, USA, in 1961. Gold Seal manufactured and distributed Mr. Bubble (and Snowy Bleach, a non-chlorinated laundry additive) until 1986 when it was sold to Airwick Industries, which was a division of Reckitt & Colman. R&C sold the brand to J. W. Childs Assoc. as a part of their Personal Care Group, Inc. Playtex Products acquired the Personal Care Group in 1997. Ascendia Brands, Inc. purchased Mr. Bubble in 2005 from Playtex Products. In August 2008, Ascendia Brands, Inc. filed for bankruptcy.[2] The Village Company acquired the Mr. Bubble brand during Ascendia's bankruptcy.[3]
Appearances in popular media
- In the Family Guy episode "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'", the Griffin family is being cursed with the plagues. This includes the tub water turning to blood, to which Stewie Griffin comments, "How positively delightful! It's as if someone stabbed Mr. Bubble!"
- In The Simpsons episode "My Sister, My Sitter", Lisa tells Bart that he can use Mr. Bubble to wash his hands and says "It's like giving your fingers a bubble bath."
- Eddie Murphy mentions it on his 1983 TV stand up show Eddie Murphy Delirious.
- It is also mentioned in the 1987 film Gold Through the Fire.
- It is conspicuously placed sticking out the top of a grocery sack as it is being carried in the house in the 1996 comedy film Ed starring Matt LeBlanc.
- The powdered version can be seen in Everybody Loves Raymond, Season 3 Episode 17, while Frank is in the hot tub.
- Mr. Bubble makes a cameo behind the head of Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) during a bathroom scene in the movie The Jerk.
- Mr. Bubble can be seen behind the Dude (Jeff Bridges) in The Big Lebowski.
- Mr. Bubble is the subject of a segment in the season 9 episode of Robot Chicken "Why Is It Wet?"
References
- ^ Source: Nielsen Data Total U.S. FMD 52 weeks ending December 25, 2010 (excluding Walmart data).
- ^ Stempel, Jonathan (2000-08-05). "Mr. Bubble maker Ascendia Brands files bankruptcy". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "History of Mr. Bubble". Retrieved 2019-08-19.