Melissa Barker-Simpson

A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day 29: Fantasy Squad – Yeti

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YThe Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, is an interesting creature because, though most agree the Yeti is part of myth, cryptozoologists have been trying to prove the existence for years.

I remember an advertisement years ago for Stones Bitter. The barman was based on this legendary creature, which led to lines such as “Are you open, Yeti?” and “This barman’s abominable!” As far as advertising goes, it’s quite clever – it certainly stuck with me and I don’t even drink bitter!

In media, the Yeti has made several appearances. The list includes:

  • Yeti by Seb-M Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Illustrations / Storybook©2010-2015 Seb-M
    Yeti by Seb-M
    Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Illustrations / Storybook©2010-2015 Seb-M

    The Yeti appears in a variety of films, including: The Snow Creature; Half Human; The Abominable Snowman; Monkeybone; Yeti: A Love Story; The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Monsters, Inc.

  • In television depictions include: Hugo the Abominable Snowman (Looney Tunes); Robbie the Reindeer; Power Rangers Operation Overdrive; The Secret Saturdays: Ugly Americans, and Regular Show. A robotic Yeti appeared in The Abominable Snowmen (Doctor Who).
  • The Yeti features in numerous video games: Urban Yeti!; Spyro: Year of the Dragon; Carnivores: Ice Age, and Warcraft.
  • There are references in literature: The Abominable Snowman is a Marvel character; a Yeti is the main creature in Goosebumps (The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena) by R. L. Stine, and the creature features in The Red Guard, a Nick Carter novel.

As always, this is just a flavour. Do you have a favourite story? Have you seen the Stones advert? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.

Mel

24 responses to “A to Z Blogging Challenge – Day 29: Fantasy Squad – Yeti”

  1. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
    Charles Yallowitz

    Isn’t there a Yeti in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie? I’m Jewish, so I only know this from commercials. I think one of the Final Fantasy games on the Super NES had a Yeti as a hidden playable character too.

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      I’ve not seen the movie, but if you spotted a Yeti in the advert then I’m sure there is. It doesn’t surprise me about Final Fantasy – every great creature should be represented 😀

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      1. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
        Charles Yallowitz

        Though most of them turn up to get killed and lose their wallets.

      2. mbarkersimpson Avatar
        mbarkersimpson

        Lol – either that or get hit my coins!

      3. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
        Charles Yallowitz

        Never liked that attack. It seemed so wasteful.

      4. mbarkersimpson Avatar
        mbarkersimpson

        There are certainly better ways to win a fight! Money being used as a weapon is an interesting concept – it has a flavour of martial arts.

      5. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
        Charles Yallowitz

        Guess you’d have to aim for the eye or hope a monster chokes on a penny. No quarters should be used. That’s laundry money for college students.

      6. mbarkersimpson Avatar
        mbarkersimpson

        Ha! I’m sure I watched a movie recently where a man killed someone with a piece of paper, though I could be dreaming that 😉

      7. Charles Yallowitz Avatar
        Charles Yallowitz

        That sounds oddly familiar, but I could have dreamed that up too. Might be common since paper cuts hurt like mad.

      8. mbarkersimpson Avatar
        mbarkersimpson

        They’re a killer! I’ll have to google the film – it’s not the strangest question I’ve asked!

  2. callummclaughlin Avatar
    callummclaughlin

    I like myths like this one: Ones with enough hint of truth and unresolved mystery that some still believe them to be true.

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      I believe it! I’m a sucker for this kind of legend. The creature is probably nothing like modern depictions, but the stories are fun 🙂

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  3. Patricia Lynne (@plynne_writes) Avatar
    Patricia Lynne (@plynne_writes)

    I went on a binge on Netflix watching anything and everything they had with Yetis and hunting for them.

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      Wow – I take it you’re a fan of the legend? They are incredibly fascinating 🙂

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  4. Sonia Lal Avatar
    Sonia Lal

    Yeti are always a fun – sometime strange! – addition to a story.

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      I agree 🙂

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  5. sasfootbigquatch Avatar
    sasfootbigquatch

    Reblogged this on Armchair Bigfooter.

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  6. Natasha Duncan-Drake Avatar
    Natasha Duncan-Drake

    My favourite Yeti is in Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal – it made me cry. I also rather like the yetis in The Mummy, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor :).
    Tasha
    Tasha’s Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      I haven’t read Lamb, but I just googled it and it sounds wonderful. I’ve added it to my wish list 🙂

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    2. Hannah G Avatar
      Hannah G

      Oh gosh, I just posted about Lamb today (subtle self-promotion but totally relevant 😉 ) and I’d actually forgotten about the yeti. It made me cry too…

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      1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
        mbarkersimpson

        I wish I could skip that part! Promote away -it’s a great post 🙂

      2. Hannah G Avatar
        Hannah G

        It’s worth the sniffles. 😉

  7. Hannah G Avatar
    Hannah G

    There are some yeti in veeery old lost episodes of Doctor Who, but they’re unintentionally hilarious. Big fluffy hoppy things. 😀

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    1. mbarkersimpson Avatar
      mbarkersimpson

      They sound delightful! I’ve discovered so many great Doctor Who references…just one of the benefits of the challenge 😀

      Reply

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