The Jolly Green Giant statue, located in Blue Earth, Minnesota, stands at 55.5 feet tall and greets visitors off Interstate 90. It was the tenth tallest free-standing statue in the United States when it was put up in 1979. The statue, which is the symbol of Green Giant vegetables, was built in 1978 and officially bolted to his side. The statue is 55 feet tall, weighs 8,000 pounds, wears size 78 shoes, and is green head-to-toe. It was introduced in 1903 and is just short of Vulcan and three feet higher than Hug Me Jesus.
The Jolly Green Giant is an animated giant green male character from the British sweetcorn brand Green Giant. He looks similar to The Incredible Hulk and first appeared on some products. The statue was built in 1978 and officially bolted to his side. At 55.5 feet tall, it is just short of Vulcan and three feet higher than Hug Me Jesus. His six-foot-long feet fill size 78 shoes.
The statue is the tallest statue in Minnesota and ranks among the Top 10 Biggest Statues in the USA. The original Green Giant mascot was a scowling caveman wearing a bearskin. Dayton’s Jolly Green Giant, one of the largest roadside attractions in Washington, was created in 1928 to promote peas. Surprisingly, the statue was not built by the Jolly Green Giant Company or even financed by it.
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My Dad took my 2 sisters and I to Al’s Thrifty Mart to get a few groceries. There was a huge 6 ft cut out The Jolly Green Giant made of shiny, foil material! The manager was throwing it out. I guess the promotion ended. My oldest sister asked if she could have it and the manager said “sure!” My Mom worked night shift and came inside of the house and saw that Jolly Green Giant! It scared her half to DEATH!!! 😂😂🤣
There was one Green Giant ad that aired only a few times in 1972 and was pulled. In it they moved him to the city and had him standing amongst skyscrapers and other buildings, and instead of “Valley of the Jolly Green Giant”, it said “Hometown of the Jolly Green Giant.” They even changed his jingle to reflect the move. The following year they moved him back to the valley and introduced the Sprout.
Another great article 👍. I remember the commercials on TV. “From the valley of the jolly, Ho, Ho, Ho Green Giant”. Back in the days when everyone in the family sat down and ate dinner together. Back when kids were expected to eat their vegetables. No desert until you eat your vegetables. There was a rumor that the Giant stands behind his corn and peas 😉
I remember when Little Sprout came into existence the Libbys Libbys Libbys jingle later followed from Libbys. It came in to counter Little Sprout getting the kid’s attention. Went like this, Libbys Libbys Libbys on the lable lable lable. You will like it like it like it on the table table table. It says Libbys Libbys Libbys on lable lable lable.
For decades, we had a major Green Giant facility in my town. Created a lot of jobs. My aunt worked there till the day she died. It shut down years ago for reasons I can no longer remember. The sprawling facility was then purchased and revamped by S. Martinelli to expand production of their world famous apple cider.
You’ve done so many stories about American companies, restaurants and businesses. The one thing that strikes me are the majority of these are bought out, merged, acquired by other large conglomerates. Some have managed to sustain the quality, however often times the quality drops and they fade into oblivion.
In the 1970s my father’s factory produced Jolly Green Giant dolls. They were big, about four feet tall. I never heard how successful the promotion was. To my mind, there was something vaguely creepy about a bright green doll that big that was wearing nothing but a toga. The Green Giant factory must have had at least some misgivings, too. They followed that promotion up with production of a Green Giant doll about four inches tall. The workers at the factory called these “midget giants.”
I remember working at a Green Giant cannery in Waitsburg Washington in the Summer of 1981, was processing and sorting Lima beans made very good money at the time, but it was only seasonal work, worked every day until the harvest was over, sadly the plant doesn’t exist anymore, because I had enlisted in the Air Force but I had great memories of working there
I have a picture of me and my uncle Patty at that statue back in the mid ’80s. He was a trucker and his CB handle was the Jolly Green Giant. The name came from his near seven foot height, being Irish, always grinning, his truck being green and he hauled fresh produce, lol. I think I’m going to get that pic enlarged and hang it in my kitchen now, thanks!