Morty the Meatball

Morty the Meatball Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Category
Advertising
Additional Images
Morty the Meatball Back Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Sub Categories
Food
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. 
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
2 1/4 inch
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."
Sources

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