What was the name of the witch's hat in Scarios?

March 16, 2008 12:41 AM

Help me solve this scary pasta mystery: What was the name of the witch's hat in Heinz Scarios?

In commercials for Scarios in the 1980s, four of the five pasta shapes were referred to by name. There was Ghostio, Loony Moon, Pumpykin, and Sharky. The fifth shape was a witch's hat. Did it have a name? My husband has been trying to find the answer to this question for about 15 years. Please help me put him out of his misery.

posted by atropos to food & drink (4 comments total)

In this deeply disturbing commercial, only the four you mention announce their names, the witch's hat just cackles.

Aside from that, I haven't been able to find out any details.
posted by mmoncur at 1:29 AM on March 16, 2008

For some reason, I think it was "Witchy Witch" but I haven't been able to find any corroboration. Maybe you could contact Heinz's PR department?
posted by sevenyearlurk at 8:14 AM on March 16, 2008

For shits and giggles, I *did* contact Heinz and the answer I got was:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. As per your inquiry, please find enclosed a link to the television add you reference. Additionally, please note that the whitch's hat is not named.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhqd1CoTjDo&feature=related">Same YouTube link...

Sincerely,


Gina D. Woodside
H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd
Consumer Services Coordinator

So, the first answer you got an hour after you posted to AskMefi is as good as the answer you'll wait 10 days for from the company.
posted by headspace at 8:44 AM on March 25, 2008

Thanks, everyone. I feel sort of bad for the witch's hat now.
posted by atropos at 10:18 PM on March 28, 2008