30 for 30 Shorts — Season 1, Episode 35: The Anti-Mascot
Documentary • 12 min • 1 season, 74 episodes • ★ 7.8/10
Episode synopsis
Aiming to satirize the loveable team mascot craze of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 1984 San Francisco Giants introduce an "anti-mascot" named "Crazy Crab". With fans encouraged to take the "anti-" literally, Crazy Crab and the actor playing him, Wayne Doba, endure verbal and physical abuse over the course of the Giants' last-place season.
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