FLAT ERIC: He rides shotgun in a Levi’s ad, bobbing his head with gusto to a simple techno track titled ‘Flat Beat’

PETS.COM DOG: This nameless tube sock pitches pet supplies and bellows a cacophonous version of ‘If You Leave Me Now’

MR. HAT: Mr. Garrison’s teaching assistant is also his only friend in South Park. Isn’t that right, Mr. Hat?

TRIUMPH, THE INSULT COMIC DOG: Conan O’Brien’s canine might be the funniest bit on TV … ‘for me to poop on!’

KERMIT DAS FROG: Redefined puppetry for a generation. Will the takeover wreck the franchise? Ask Fraulein Piggy.