The Resume

(1985-1986)
Spokesperson for Burger King
Portrayed by John Merrick
Burger King was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami Florida (1954)
Pillsbury purchased Burger King (1967)
Herb was the brainchild of the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson

Why he might be annoying:

Herb is the everyday geeky guy.
Sales for Burger King didn't just stagnated during the Herb campaign, sales went down.
The original campaign was 'Where's Herb/Search for Herb' customers were to try to find Herb at Burger King.
Herb was the only American not to eat a whopper.
The ad campaign cost $40 million.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the celebrity time keeper at Wrestlemania II.
SNL did a mock press conference begging the public to give him back his anonymity.
His ad campaign was short lived, unsuccessful, yet very well remembered.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Burger King
• Horseshoe Haircut
• Look at Me, I'm Dancing
• Profiles 2001-2250 (Ranked: 2133)
• Wrestlemania Guests (Ranked: 2)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 74.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 72.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 73.96% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 381 Votes: 69.29% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 394 Votes: 69.29% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 674 Votes: 69.88% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1894 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 3775 Votes: 67.18% Annoying