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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In GTA IV, on [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]], [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.
*In GTA IV, on [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]], [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.
*Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an [[wp:NRA|NRA]] mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.
*Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an [[wp:National Rifle Association|NRA]] mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.





Revision as of 23:10, 19 June 2010

Derek the Dodo

Derek the Dodo is a fictional dodo used by Ammu-Nation for advertising in the early 1980s. Derek is used to entice children into using guns at Saturday Safety Fun and to shift blame to 'anti-gun zealots'. A likely reason for using the dodo as a mascot is that the bird is extinct, which pokes fun at firearms and hunting.

Trivia

  • In GTA IV, on WKTT's The Richard Bastion Show, the host mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.
  • Derek the Dodo may be a parody of Eddie Eagle, an NRA mascot that teaches kids about gun safety.