Taking it’s place in the TV Mascot Hall of Lame, the QBird. Not as cartoonish as the Kraken Buoy, the QBird never gained the same fame as the KING 5 Mighty Mike. There is no audible noise from the QBird in this video, so it is not known what, if any, sound the QBird ever made. I don’t recall the rich history of the QBird, but if there wasn’t more to the bird costume, then this mascot was really, really lame!
QBird: KCPQ Station Mascot
KCPQ 13 had its own Kids Club. Commercial breaks during kid shows were with Laurie Hamel (Nelson), https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriernelson, and Q Bird. Club members received a newsletter and membership card allowing discounts and freebies at local businesses.
I remember those days! My sister and my mom were Q-Bird!! I was in a lot of their specials and commercials. And Seattle parades on the KCPQ float! I miss the kids club days! They even had a local Kids Fair with lots of characters like Wacko, Yacko and Dot. And the Tick, and the Simpsons. Those were the days!
I remember the bird with Laurie Hamel. Wonder what happened to her..
My mom was the bird!! Back in the day at least. And Laurie Hammel was awesome!!
Started as Laurie then Mike & Q-Bird then Kevin and Q Bird was the last era
Could be MJ?
MJ–that’s what I thought. It remains a mystery.