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| Text on Button | I'M A LUVA-LUVA-LUVA YOU! "MORTY" |
| Image Description | Red text on a white background surrounding an anthropomorphic illustration of a red meatball. The meatball has eyes, a nose, a mouth, white hands and legs, and red high-top sneakers. |
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| Additional Information | Morty the Meatball was the short-lived mascot for the Mission Macaroni Company. Mission Macaroni was founded by Italian immigrant Guido Merino in San Francisco during the Great Depression. Morty was featured in 1970s commercials for the company saying his signature catchphrase "I'm a luva-luva you." |
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Help Me Find Morty Meatball Commercial. Reddit. (n.d.). https://www.reddit.com/r/HelpMeFind/comments/1067kdk/help_me_find_morty… Woman packaging pasta at Mission Macaroni Co., Seattle, January 1952. digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. (n.d.). https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmo… |
| Catalog ID | AD1066 |