Voting Station

Hugo the Hornet

Please vote to return to collections.

Mascot

The Resume

Why they might be annoying:

    He is a teal colored hornet.
    His name was subject to a fan protest after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the Carolinas (1988).
    His tenure in New Orleans was remembered for a stunt that went wrong.
    He jumped through a ring of fire dunking a basketball, but the arena crew failed to use the proper fire extinguisher to put it out.
    He was called out by Charles Barkley for failing to do an encore.
    He looks rather creepy for a mascot.

Why they might not be annoying:

    He was designed by Cheryl Henson, who is the daughter of the late Jim Henson.
    He won the NBA Mascot Slam Dunk competition four times.
    He was one of the mascots you could unlock in NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (1995).
    He was the inspiration for the Hornets primarily logo (1998-2013).
    He returned back to Charlotte when the Bobcats rebranded as the Hornets.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 89 Votes: 19.10% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying