The Noid is an advertising character for Domino's Pizza created in the 1980s[3] and revived in 2021. Clad in a red, skin-tight, rabbit-eared body suit with a black N inscribed in a white circle on his chest, the Noid was a physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.[4] Though persistent, his efforts were repeatedly thwarted.
The Noid
The Noid near his pizza crusher in a 1980s commercial for Domino's Pizza
The Noid was created in 1986 by Group 243, the advertising agency of record for Domino's Pizza.[citation needed] Group 243 hired Will Vinton Studios to sketch the Noid and animate the commercials.[1][4][5][6] The Noid character design was chosen by Christopher Baker and Brian Baker, sons of Scott Baker, master franchisor for the European market at the time, from a collection of prototypes. Commercials that featured the character used the slogan "Avoid the Noid". The Noid's vocal effects were provided by Pons Maar.[2] Most of the commercials featuring the Noid were narrated by Andre Stojka.
In 1988, a Saturday morning cartoon series called The Noids was planned by CBS that would have featured the Noid, but the series was scrapped amid complaints that it was merely an advertising ploy and not a show for children.[7]
As part of the advertising campaign, a computer game was released in 1989 called Avoid the Noid. The object of the game is to deliver a pizza within a half-hour time limit in an apartment building swarming with Noids (some of which are armed with pizza-seeking missiles or water balloons). In 1990, Capcom released a platformer game, Yo! Noid, for the NES.
Chamblee hostage incident
On January 30, 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the "Avoid the Noid" campaign was personally directed towards him and was antagonizing him, entered a Domino's restaurant in Chamblee, Georgia. Armed with a .357 Magnum, Noid then held two employees hostage for over five hours.[8]
After ranting to the employees that the then-owner of Domino's, Tom Monaghan, was fraudulent and had stolen his name, he first forced them to call the Domino's headquarters to demand $100,000 and a white limousine as getaway transportation for him.[8] After offering to exchange a hostage for a copy of American postmodern author Robert Anton Wilson's 1985 novel The Widow's Son, Noid reneged on his offer when an officer brought him the book.[8] Noid then became hungry and forced the captive employees to make him two pizzas;[8] while Noid ate the pizzas with his gun in his lap, the hostages escaped.[8] Noid surrendered to the police shortly after.[9] Two shots were fired by Noid during the incident.[10]
Noid was charged with kidnapping, aggravatedassault, extortion, and possession of a firearm during a crime. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.[11][12] Noid subsequently spent time in a mental institution, but died by suicide on February 23, 1995.[13] This incident was widely believed to have caused Domino's Pizza to discontinue advertising using the Noid as their mascot,[14] but this claim has been rejected by the company and their advertisers.[15]
Recurrences of The Noid
Domino's brought the Noid back for a limited run of 1,000 T-shirts in December 2009. On May 4, 2011, the Noid was brought back as a promotional figure by Domino's to be used in a campaign on their Facebook page, and made a brief appearance as a stuffed toy at the end of a May 2011 commercial promoting a one-topping pizza deal. The 25th birthday of the Noid mascot was marked with the video game The Noid's Super Pizza Shootout, a tribute to Avoid the Noid.[16]
In June 2016, Spooky Pinball LLC announced the release of their new licensed pinball machine, Domino's Spectacular Pinball Adventure[17] prominently featuring the Noid character.
During 2016, the Noid appeared and was referenced in some Domino's commercials, as part of their USA "Pizza Payback" campaign.
The Noid was seen tattooed on the arm of a winner of shares of Domino's stock, in a commercial aired during the NFL playoffs, January 15, 2017.
The Noid can be seen briefly in the background of a 2017 Domino's ad.[20]
The Noid returned to television in April 2021. The character first appeared in a series of brief video ads on social media sites, in which the Noid's face could be seen in a disruptive flash of video glitches over a shot of a meal included in a coupon promotion. Domino's officially confirmed the return of the Noid later in the month, and he was subsequently included in the mobile game Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! as part of a tie-in promotion for the restaurant.[21]
^"Yo Noid! Was Way Ahead of its Time". itch.io. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
^Devore, Jordan (August 4, 2017). "Someone made a Yo! Noid sequel and it's shockingly good". Destructoid. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
^"Domino's Piece of the Pie Rewards TV Commercial". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
^Zweizen, Zack (April 26, 2021). "The Noid Is Back To [Checks Notes] Fight Crash Bandicoot and Self-Driving Cars". Kotaku. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^"Avoid the Noid!". TV Fanatic. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
^"Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
January 05, 2023
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This article is about the advertising character For the Yves Tumor song see Noid song For the minimal surfaces see noid mathematics For the US immigration notice see Notice of Intent to Deny The Noid is an advertising character for Domino s Pizza created in the 1980s 3 and revived in 2021 Clad in a red skin tight rabbit eared body suit with a black N inscribed in a white circle on his chest the Noid was a physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less 4 Though persistent his efforts were repeatedly thwarted The NoidThe Noid near his pizza crusher in a 1980s commercial for Domino s PizzaFirst appearance1986Last appearance2021Created byGroup 243 1 Voiced byPons Maar 2 1986 1995 In universe informationGenderMaleOccupationRuining and stealing pizza Contents 1 History 2 Chamblee hostage incident 3 Recurrences of The Noid 4 In popular culture 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe Noid was created in 1986 by Group 243 the advertising agency of record for Domino s Pizza citation needed Group 243 hired Will Vinton Studios to sketch the Noid and animate the commercials 1 4 5 6 The Noid character design was chosen by Christopher Baker and Brian Baker sons of Scott Baker master franchisor for the European market at the time from a collection of prototypes Commercials that featured the character used the slogan Avoid the Noid The Noid s vocal effects were provided by Pons Maar 2 Most of the commercials featuring the Noid were narrated by Andre Stojka In 1988 a Saturday morning cartoon series called The Noids was planned by CBS that would have featured the Noid but the series was scrapped amid complaints that it was merely an advertising ploy and not a show for children 7 Cover art for Avoid the Noid MS DOS As part of the advertising campaign a computer game was released in 1989 called Avoid the Noid The object of the game is to deliver a pizza within a half hour time limit in an apartment building swarming with Noids some of which are armed with pizza seeking missiles or water balloons In 1990 Capcom released a platformer game Yo Noid for the NES Chamblee hostage incident EditOn January 30 1989 Kenneth Lamar Noid a mentally ill man who believed that the Avoid the Noid campaign was personally directed towards him and was antagonizing him entered a Domino s restaurant in Chamblee Georgia Armed with a 357 Magnum Noid then held two employees hostage for over five hours 8 After ranting to the employees that the then owner of Domino s Tom Monaghan was fraudulent and had stolen his name he first forced them to call the Domino s headquarters to demand 100 000 and a white limousine as getaway transportation for him 8 After offering to exchange a hostage for a copy of American postmodern author Robert Anton Wilson s 1985 novel The Widow s Son Noid reneged on his offer when an officer brought him the book 8 Noid then became hungry and forced the captive employees to make him two pizzas 8 while Noid ate the pizzas with his gun in his lap the hostages escaped 8 Noid surrendered to the police shortly after 9 Two shots were fired by Noid during the incident 10 Noid was charged with kidnapping aggravated assault extortion and possession of a firearm during a crime He was found not guilty by reason of insanity 11 12 Noid subsequently spent time in a mental institution but died by suicide on February 23 1995 13 This incident was widely believed to have caused Domino s Pizza to discontinue advertising using the Noid as their mascot 14 but this claim has been rejected by the company and their advertisers 15 Recurrences of The Noid EditDomino s brought the Noid back for a limited run of 1 000 T shirts in December 2009 On May 4 2011 the Noid was brought back as a promotional figure by Domino s to be used in a campaign on their Facebook page and made a brief appearance as a stuffed toy at the end of a May 2011 commercial promoting a one topping pizza deal The 25th birthday of the Noid mascot was marked with the video game The Noid s Super Pizza Shootout a tribute to Avoid the Noid 16 In June 2016 Spooky Pinball LLC announced the release of their new licensed pinball machine Domino s Spectacular Pinball Adventure 17 prominently featuring the Noid character During 2016 the Noid appeared and was referenced in some Domino s commercials as part of their USA Pizza Payback campaign The Noid was seen tattooed on the arm of a winner of shares of Domino s stock in a commercial aired during the NFL playoffs January 15 2017 In August 2017 a fan made sequel to Yo Noid was created for the New Jam City 2017 game jam called Yo Noid 2 Enter the Void 18 19 The Noid can be seen briefly in the background of a 2017 Domino s ad 20 The Noid returned to television in April 2021 The character first appeared in a series of brief video ads on social media sites in which the Noid s face could be seen in a disruptive flash of video glitches over a shot of a meal included in a coupon promotion Domino s officially confirmed the return of the Noid later in the month and he was subsequently included in the mobile game Crash Bandicoot On the Run as part of a tie in promotion for the restaurant 21 In popular culture EditThe Noid has been referred to in popular culture including two episodes of Family Guy an altercation with Mayor Adam West in the episode Deep Throats and vomiting into a toilet while Bill Cosby holds his ears in the episode Peter s Sister in two episodes of 30 Rock 22 23 an episode of The Simpsons and in a segment of Michael Jackson Moonwalker References Edit a b John Brownlee Death And Pizza How Domino s Lost Its Mascot Co Design Retrieved 7 May 2018 a b Higgins Chris 6 Obscure Facts About the Noid Mental Floss Retrieved 30 November 2015 Studio 360 An Oral History of the Noid A Tale of Pizza Guns and Madness Slate Retrieved April 20 2018 a b The rise and fall of The Noid www pri org Retrieved 20 April 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Death And Pizza How Domino s Lost Its Mascot 10 July 2014 Retrieved 20 April 2018 A Magical World of Clay Retrieved 20 April 2018 Boyer Peter J January 25 1988 CBS Plans Noids Cartoon Series The New York Times Retrieved September 8 2015 a b c d e Betzold Michael February 1 1989 Domino s can t avoid Mr Noid Detroit Free Press Business Notes Advertising Characters TIME 1989 02 13 Archived from the original on October 14 2007 Retrieved 2006 11 13 Angry Gunman Named Noid Arrested In Botched Domino s Robbery Say Police Associated Press January 30 1989 Retrieved April 29 2021 Paranoid Noid is Not Guilty Due to Insanity Deseret News August 23 1989 Retrieved January 12 2019 Noid to get mental treatment UPI August 23 1989 Retrieved January 12 2019 Kenneth Lamar Noid Tallahassee Democrat February 26 1995 p 18 Retrieved January 12 2019 Death And Pizza How Domino s Lost Its Mascot Co Design A Void The Noid Studio 360 Studio 360 PRI Rebecca Marx 9 August 2011 Domino s Digs up the Noid for One Week Only Fork in the Road Spooky Pinball s Dominos Pizza Pinball Pictures Released Pinball Supernova Retrieved 11 April 2017 Yo Noid Was Way Ahead of its Time itch io Retrieved February 28 2018 Devore Jordan August 4 2017 Someone made a Yo Noid sequel and it s shockingly good Destructoid Retrieved November 9 2018 Domino s Piece of the Pie Rewards TV Commercial iSpot tv Retrieved 28 February 2018 Zweizen Zack April 26 2021 The Noid Is Back To Checks Notes Fight Crash Bandicoot and Self Driving Cars Kotaku Retrieved April 26 2021 Avoid the Noid TV Fanatic Retrieved August 2 2009 Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky Springfield Springfield Retrieved March 2 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Noid amp oldid 1128712124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
