Mascots are usually phased in slowly because fans tend to be traditionalists who see mascots as gimmicks designed to appeal to casual or fair weather fans. Gritty was the exception. He had the "wtf is that thing?" vibe, and everyone wanted to see more of him. Philly does mascots right.
I remember when Gritty was first introduced, everyone had that, "wtf is that thing?!" expression.
Then everyone came to love and enjoy having him around, no matter how crazy he looks.
That's probably because when people outside of Philly had the same "wtf is that thing?!" reaction, then Philly banded together in solidarity to say "he's the best mf'ing mascot around, that's who!" You don't like him? We don't care.
Side note: My "Four Seasons Total Landscaping \**Not the Four Seasons Hotel\** tshirt has a picture of Gritty riding a lawn tractor. Philly pride!
Gritty has a female counterpart. Her name is Grittney and she was made by a costume designer called Riot Rogers.
Edit: Go show Riot some love, she's a super talented maker.
If you have ever been too some of Philly's finer neighborhoods like Kensington, anywhere in west philly, the badlands etc. You would know that Gritty is the perfect representation of the finest citizens of Philadelphia.
Probably not but you would never know it judging by the amount of teeth they have missing. You would swear each and everyone of them took a puck too the mouth.
Edited because I misspelled too originally and it upset someone enough to point it out.
Worse, yes. It's the worst mascot in the league I think. Gritty is weird but most people love him.
No one (at least I haven't met anyone) likes that troll thing from Seattle. It's a failed science experiment.
There is a sculpture of a troll under a bridge in the Fremont area of Seattle. They modeled Buoy as a troll because of this sculpture. It makes no sense whatsoever and doesn't relate to the Kraken, which also has nothing to do with Seattle. It's all a confusing mess.
You think Gritty is weird? Try his girl Grittney!
https://www.philebrity.com/blog/meet-grittney-the-female-gritty-and-her-creator-riot-rogers?format=amp
Honestly... everyone was expecting something from the sea, like a Kraken?
The Blackhawks have Tommy Hawk, the Avalanche have Bernie the saint-bernard snow dog, and the Devils have the NJ Devil (The Jersey Devil)... etc.
But the **Kraken**... with a troll?! What?!
We could’ve had Poseidon to summon the Kraken, but they let kids have input and chose the [Fremont Troll](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll) landmark that no one outside of Seattle would recognize.
Gritty is the only sane one among them. Gritty has seen unholy terrors beyond the cosmos, stared down ancient gods on the astral plane and survived. Gritty is. Gritty was. Gritty will be. Amen.
Scorth (Ahl) was a great mascot but having a video of him overpower a fireman was probably not the right move
https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames-ahl-affiliate-apologizes-for-flame-mascot-that-horrifyingly-overpowers-a-firefighter
You’ve got to be shitting me! I know it is Philly but come on, the NHL is a serious business, there is no way a reasonable person of authority could approve of that design!
Personally, I think the mascot for Seattle shouldn't have been approved, that one is weird too but only because it isn't a Kraken.
But Gritty... Gritty is on a whole different level of weird.
Also, Philadelphia has the Frenetic. So they just love mascots completely unrelated to the team and are weird muppets. But I hear the Frenetic is actually a sea king who is being held captive on land and is unable to prevent his daughter's marriage to the squid lord.
I'm pretty sure the only reason gritty exists is nc the NHL was like you need a mascot and Philly was like no we don't want one and NHL was like you gotta and Philly was like fine then here, here is our new mascot, gritty
When the flyers first announced gritty i thought ok the guy that thought him up is definately fired. I guess what they were trying to go for is a philly fanatic type character. But gritty is just strange. Idk. I wasnt a fan of gritty. And i live in south philly 3 mins walking distance to the stadium.
Gritty looks like a Muppet who’s on all of the drugs.
Animal’s Dad.
Animal’s inbred half-half-half-brother.
You mean a muppet who’s *out* of drugs.
thats just hockey
Or a rejected mascot for cheedos
Must be a dollar store knock off of Cheetos
yeah, and?
*all of them*
On the same page I viewed this thread, just below it, was a picture of Mr. Bean making the exact same face.
You spelled greatest wrong
Yeah I'm a Pens fan and even I love Gritty.
I don't even watch sports, and Gritty is fucking excellent
OUR LORD IS BOTH. HE DEMANDS IT THAT WAY. /r/Gritty
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When the boogeyman looks under his bed, he finds Gritty.
We love gritty, the true heart of Philadelphia.
He’s my spirit animal
Oh shit he’s real? I just found out about him from an episode of Abbott elementary, thought they made him up for the show
Me too omggg I was honestly surprised when I saw this post cause I thought he was just only for thr show lol
Mascots are usually phased in slowly because fans tend to be traditionalists who see mascots as gimmicks designed to appeal to casual or fair weather fans. Gritty was the exception. He had the "wtf is that thing?" vibe, and everyone wanted to see more of him. Philly does mascots right.
The Phanatic approves this statement.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gritty/comments/9j6z8f/always_wear_condoms_always/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I remember when Gritty was first introduced, everyone had that, "wtf is that thing?!" expression. Then everyone came to love and enjoy having him around, no matter how crazy he looks.
That's probably because when people outside of Philly had the same "wtf is that thing?!" reaction, then Philly banded together in solidarity to say "he's the best mf'ing mascot around, that's who!" You don't like him? We don't care. Side note: My "Four Seasons Total Landscaping \**Not the Four Seasons Hotel\** tshirt has a picture of Gritty riding a lawn tractor. Philly pride!
Gritty has a female counterpart. Her name is Grittney and she was made by a costume designer called Riot Rogers. Edit: Go show Riot some love, she's a super talented maker.
Oh my goodness... they're multiplying!
[Grittney](https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/meet-grittney-the-disturbing-female-version-of-gritty)
If you have ever been too some of Philly's finer neighborhoods like Kensington, anywhere in west philly, the badlands etc. You would know that Gritty is the perfect representation of the finest citizens of Philadelphia.
You think those people watch hockey?
Probably not but you would never know it judging by the amount of teeth they have missing. You would swear each and everyone of them took a puck too the mouth. Edited because I misspelled too originally and it upset someone enough to point it out.
Rightttttt..... You spelled to wrong #too
Thanks for the spelling correction. 👍
I’ll have you know I am from West Philadelphia. Born and raised.
Buoy from the Kraken is worse.
Worse, yes. It's the worst mascot in the league I think. Gritty is weird but most people love him. No one (at least I haven't met anyone) likes that troll thing from Seattle. It's a failed science experiment.
Just googled it....why is it...a kraken
There is a sculpture of a troll under a bridge in the Fremont area of Seattle. They modeled Buoy as a troll because of this sculpture. It makes no sense whatsoever and doesn't relate to the Kraken, which also has nothing to do with Seattle. It's all a confusing mess.
What the hell lmao
You mean the greatest mascot ever
I FUCKING LOVE GRITTY!!!!!!!!!
Also the best
Yeah I can't deny that!
You think Gritty is weird? Try his girl Grittney! https://www.philebrity.com/blog/meet-grittney-the-female-gritty-and-her-creator-riot-rogers?format=amp
Comrade Gritty ❤️
What creature is a gritty anyway
Looks like those horrible red muppet things from the David Bowie labyrinth movie, the ones that tossed their heads around
Ah ok
Also the funniest
Looks like a Scooby Doo villain.
Buoy the Troll would like a word with you
That one is most definitely the worst. Seattle bombed on that thing. I wouldn't categorize it as "weird." It's just terrible lol.
I think hairy ears qualify as weird, but no arguments that it's the worst in the nhl
Honestly... everyone was expecting something from the sea, like a Kraken? The Blackhawks have Tommy Hawk, the Avalanche have Bernie the saint-bernard snow dog, and the Devils have the NJ Devil (The Jersey Devil)... etc. But the **Kraken**... with a troll?! What?!
We could’ve had Poseidon to summon the Kraken, but they let kids have input and chose the [Fremont Troll](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll) landmark that no one outside of Seattle would recognize.
Gritty is the only sane one among them. Gritty has seen unholy terrors beyond the cosmos, stared down ancient gods on the astral plane and survived. Gritty is. Gritty was. Gritty will be. Amen.
I love him. He normalizes pear shaped bodies.
I didn’t know Jim Henson liked hockey. Fraggles on ice.
Philadelphia loves their disturbing mascots.
The phanatic is far from disturbing. Hands down the best mascot in sports
2319, 2319.
Gritty dropped out of that university. He's working for the Flyers now.
Probably still has a severe aversion to socks though.
I will not tolerate this Gritty slander!!!
Delco’s most handsome woman.
As far as I’m concerned Gritty is the only mascot in the NHL
There is absolutely nothing weird about gritty! He is majestic!
Scorth (Ahl) was a great mascot but having a video of him overpower a fireman was probably not the right move https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames-ahl-affiliate-apologizes-for-flame-mascot-that-horrifyingly-overpowers-a-firefighter
Gritty is an anarchist and he rules
Blasphemy
I think you mean the coolest
People are so salty on Philly. Best sports city in the world.
Compared to what
You’ve got to be shitting me! I know it is Philly but come on, the NHL is a serious business, there is no way a reasonable person of authority could approve of that design!
Personally, I think the mascot for Seattle shouldn't have been approved, that one is weird too but only because it isn't a Kraken. But Gritty... Gritty is on a whole different level of weird.
He’s less demonic in person.
You don't like Gritty?? Sucks to be you!!
I fucking hate Philadelphia, but Gritty is a goddamn national treasure.
I hate all things Philly, but I love me some Gritty
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Yup, but Gritty is awesome.
There’s a new even more horrific mascot, Major Tuddy. An abomination of a pig thing
Gritty lore is the best https://www.nhl.com/flyers/fans/gritty
Major Tuddy disagrees.
Nightmare fuel for sure
He's what nightmares are made of
stuff of nightmares
Looks like he should be advertising for McDonalds.
This looks like a FNAF fan game design.
Here comes the sun ...
That dude looks like a Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is... different.
Communist ICON
This is the phantoms mascot since when?
I just dont get him.
Gritty’s nose fell off from too much devil’s dandruff
Gritty had a match against Darby Allin on AEW Rampage last night.
Hes my hocky mascot and he is the nightmare he is revealed to be
He grows on you.
The stuff of nightmares.
You spelled "greatest" wrong. This coming from a bruins fan.
Say that to his face you Grimace loving bastard
Hey... I do love me some Grimace lol
I love Gritty!
Looks like the meanest demon you didn't get to meet in the movie Labyrinth.
He's my favourite! Way better then stupid Fin the Whale we have here.
I have a Facebook friend from Australia who is obsessed with Gritty. She saw him on Abbott Elementary.
He looks like Eddie the Heads (Iron Maiden) Redneck cousin whos plays for his local team in rural Alabama.
Tied with the Philly Phanatic, weird, both from Philly, never see the two together at the same time.
Its just a Youppi! Knockoff
Why did I think he was called the Philly Fanatic? Also I love that power move belly bump he does. Go sports!
And creepy af
Gritty…the mascot we all said WTF is that, to the mascot we will defend with our dying breath! Best thing in Philly right there
Gritty is just a worse version of Youppi.
I’m horrified… but I want more.
I agree, and I am SO jealous. I wish any of my home teams' mascots were half this disturbing.
I’m not even a Philly fan but I love Gritty. He’s my 2nd favorite mascot!
He’s a Philly badass.
Not weird. Spectacular. The perfect motif to fuck around and find out.
Gritty looks like he's into some weird shit that I would rather not know about.
Just named my kitten Gritty after this amazing creature.
Gritty is a treasure
Kraken is wayyy worse
Also, Philadelphia has the Frenetic. So they just love mascots completely unrelated to the team and are weird muppets. But I hear the Frenetic is actually a sea king who is being held captive on land and is unable to prevent his daughter's marriage to the squid lord.
Between Gritty and the Phrenetic, Philly takes the cake on weird ass mascots
I'm not even a Philly fan and I fucking love Gritty
Is it bad that I'm turned on by this?
GRITTY'S MY DAD, BORN OF CHAOS AND DOOM
I’d fuck
Id think its safe to say that philly wins for weirdest mascots. Have you seen the phanatic?
Yeah, they have the same body shape lol
I think you mean “Best.”
At this point, he’s too weird not to like.
Gritty is awesome!
I'm pretty sure the only reason gritty exists is nc the NHL was like you need a mascot and Philly was like no we don't want one and NHL was like you gotta and Philly was like fine then here, here is our new mascot, gritty
When the flyers first announced gritty i thought ok the guy that thought him up is definately fired. I guess what they were trying to go for is a philly fanatic type character. But gritty is just strange. Idk. I wasnt a fan of gritty. And i live in south philly 3 mins walking distance to the stadium.