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Kewpie! Kewpee! Kewpé!

What Do You Think You're Looking At? #217

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Addison Del Mastro
Jun 04, 2025
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It’s harder than you might think to figure out why there’s a baby doll on your mayo bottle.

Now okay, there’s no Kewpé, but there is both Kewpie and Kewpee. And if you happen to know all of the permutations of Kewpie/Kewpee, did you ever wonder what a series of dolls/toys had to do with an Ohio burger joint and a Japanese mayonnaise brand?

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