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!
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November 17, 2022 at QZVX
MACE says:
Could be MJ?
November 17, 2022 at QZVX
JRemington says:
MJ–that’s what I thought. It remains a mystery.
November 21, 2022 at QZVX
Glen says:
I remember the bird with Laurie Hamel. Wonder what happened to her..
July 10, 2024 at QZVX
Kristin says:
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
November 21, 2022 at QZVX
Jason Remington says:
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.
July 10, 2024 at QZVX
Kristin says:
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!
September 30, 2024 at QZVX
A.S. says:
Kids club and Laury Hammel were so awesome, I remember the times of day that it came on with such happiness, and I didn’t have much of it during that time as a kid. I called in one time and won tickets for prescreening of Beethoven, it was in 1992. I still remember their phone number it was 1-800-KID-1313 😁. And you had to call it a bunch of times because the line was always busy. They ran a couple of promotions where you could get a free meal at Taco Time and Burger King if you showed them your KCPQ kids club card. Those were the days I felt so special having that card. Laury Hammel seemed like such a genuinely good person. I hope she’s doing great.