C.C. Lemon

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C.C. Lemon
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Type Lemon-flavored soft drink
Manufacturer Suntory
Country of origin  Japan
Introduced1994
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C.C. Lemon is a Japanese soft drink created by Suntory. It is known for its lemon flavor, and for its advertisements featuring characters from the American animated series The Simpsons . It has been sold in Vietnam since 2014. [1]

Contents

Sizes

C.C. Lemon comes in a variety of sizes. Below is a table stating the volume, type of container, and number of lemons worth of vitamin C. [2]

VolumeContainerNumber of Lemons worth of vitamin C
160 mL Can 22 Lemons
250 mLCan35 Lemons
280 mLCan40 Lemons
350 mLCan50 Lemons
500 mLCan/Bottle 70 Lemons
1500 mLBottle210 Lemons

Mascots

The Simpsons

The Simpsons have appeared in numerous commercials for C.C. Lemon. In Japan, The Simpsons are anecdotally better known for being featured in C.C. Lemon commercials than for their television show. [3] References to the yellow color of the Simpsons features heavily in the marketing.

In addition to the many television commercials, The Simpsons also appear on a wide range of merchandise for the product. The promotional items include 500 mL beverage holders, pens, coasters, magnets, lunchboxes, and foldable lawn chairs. The Simpsons also appeared on the 500mL bottles in their winter attire during the season of Christmas in 2001.

Mr. C.C. Lemon

The Simpsons family is not C.C. Lemon's only mascot. [2] The mascot, Mr. C.C. Lemon, greets people on the official website, and states he is "a sparkling guy who LOVES to make people laugh." He is a barrel chested white man, played by American actor Guy Totaro, [4] dressed entirely in yellow. On his legs, he wears yellow shorts, knee length yellow socks along with yellow high tops, and his top is a yellow T-shirt with the C.C. Lemon logo.

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References

  1. "C.C. Lemon Makes its Debut in Vietnam | News Release | SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD". www.suntory.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. 1 2 C.C. Lemon Bottle Information. Suntory Site. 2006-04-21. Suntory. 2006-06-11.
  3. "Cape Feare: CC Lemon and the Simpsons". 2005-10-15. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2006-06-11.
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