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The Standing Eight: Mascots who need their own series

It's been a while since we had a Standing Eight Count.
  • The Adventures of the Trix Rabbit. Every week that silly rabbit tries to grab the Trix cereal from a band of different group of kids. Each week he's foiled and his existence reaffirmed to an intrepid reporter who is trying to track him down. The rabbit always manages to leave before the reporter, though. At the end of each episode we see him carrying his backpack down another road as a soft piano plays on the soundtrack.
  • Monkeys in a Cubicle. The CareerBuilder monkeys get a series of their own as they attempt to navigate the tricky waters of corporate America. We focus specifically on the story of one monkey, Jim, who is constantly under pressure from his uncle to join the family business and become an organ grinder.
  • Chef. No, not the Issac Hayes character from South Park. The Chef Boyardee chef kicks it up a notch as he takes the reins of his struggling company. A wacky group of co-workers (including David Spade as a sarcastic executive assistant) try to help but darnit all if they don't get into some of the wackiest situations.
  • Immigration Round Table, moderated by Juan Valdez. What with all the talk of this issue in the news lately, it's time for someone who really understands the global economy to lead the conversation in an intelligent direction.
  • Victoria's Secret Angels. I think this one's self-explanatory, don't you?
  • Down in the Valley with the Sun-Maid Raisin Girl: Based on her recent makeover, the Sun-Maid maiden is in the spotlight with her own show. She's inherited a winery from a grandfather she never knew and now has to keep the struggling business afloat as it is marked as a takeover target by, in an extremely ironic move, a raisin concern.
  • Charlie Gets Canned: Charlie the Tuna feels the pressure on this exciting new reality show as he seeks to avoid becoming a snack treat after getting laid off as a corporate spokesperson.
  • Extreme Makeover: Scrubbing Bubbles Edition: Those tiny little bubbles pick a new deserving family each week and turn their dirty home into a sparkling clean one.
  • BONUS - Kellogg's Smackdown: Coco the Monkey, Tony the Tiger, Toucan Sam, the Dig 'Em Frog, Snap, Crackle and Pop are sent to an exotic locale often ignored by outsiders (Battle Creek, MI) where they compete against each other, with one icon getting voted off the show each week, followed by their being barbecued alive and served to the remaining contestants.

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