Whoooo is the maaaaan?

July 8, 2008 on 4:15 am | In Insanity, Toys |

…the ENEMAN, if you will!

Believe it or not, there is a mascot that is actually more bizarre than Monty Mole, the cartoon mole that was created for the benefit of “National Mole Day”. For those of you with no love for insanely geeky science whathaveyous, National Mole Day is the contrived holiday that celebrates a unit of measurement, the mole. It’s about 500x less appropriate than Christmas in July and 1000x less appropriate than National Puppetry Week.

But Eneman…he’s something special.

He IS a 6-ft tall walking enema.

He IS the mascot of Fleet Enemas.

He IS a frequent guest of gastrology conventions.

He IS NOT a Saturday morning cartoon character yet, although I believe there is a God.

The concept of an enema mascot is brilliant. Disturbing, but brilliant. Once you’ve gone that far, go there with pride. An enema isn’t the most accessible thing to the world, since the majority of the world (old women in restaurants aside) don’t talk about their butt health, but you know, once you’ve made your enema walk and talk, you’ve climbed the highest mountain. Sell them enemas!

If you’re in the medical profession, you probably know a ton about Fleet enema’s Eneman. Also, if you’re a medical professional you have severe problems if you’re reading my blog, and I suggest you remove yourself from any hospital I go to. But those in the know are aware that Eneman has graced numerous calendars, hospital scrubs, Christmas ornaments, and even beanie babies.

Doctors love Eneman. And I love Eneman. I think he’s a brilliant concept, a successful marketing tool used by one of the industry leaders, and something so off-the-wall that one cannot help but laugh.

Also, I posed as Eneman for the 2007 Eneman calendar.

Trust me, the photograph has not been retouched.