Planters Peanuts Kills Mr. Peanut

Above, the NUTmobile at the Jamestown, New Mexico Flying J a year ago. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I first read on Facebook that Mr. Peanut died, my first thought was, "Jimmy Carter died?!"

Well, no.

Actually, in a Superbowl Planters Peanuts ad, Mr. Peanut gets killed and his "NUTmobile" explodes.

From WNEP:

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- If you found yourself scrolling through social media today, you may have witnessed something heartbreakingly … nuts? 

Mr. Peanut, the iconic Planters Peanuts brand mascot, appears to meet his end in a newly released Super Bowl commercial. 

The news has really hit home for many, especially those in the city of Wilkes-Barre.
Is this goodbye to Mr. Peanut? 

In a Super Bowl ad posted online, it appears that the iconically monocled mascot for Planters Peanuts gets killed at the end of it. 

He falls; then his famous NUTmobile explodes on the ground below.

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