Thanks to John Oliver's weird obsession, Pringles revealed what its mascot looks like from the neck down

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Last Week Tonight's John Oliver took a break from his between-seasons hiatus to dive into one of his many odd obsessions: What does the Pringles mascot's body look like? "The only thing we do know is that his head looks like a hard-boiled egg disguised as Tom Selleck," he said. Technically, it wasn't his obsession, Oliver explained. But after he'd mused in detail about Julius Pringles' body in a November show, "people went out of their way either draw or find drawings of what people feel the Pringles guy does look like from the neck down." He showed some examples and commented on them, calling the exercise "genuinely uplifting."

"The only thing that doesn't sit well with me is just how silent Pringles has been on this matter," Oliver said, offering to donate $10,000 to Feeding America if Pringles came through.

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Pringles came through Tuesday evening, tweeting out a video of a full-body Julius Pringles.

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Oliver called Pringles a "garbage snack" and specifically mocked the company's Twitter feed, but as the old adage goes, no publicity is bad publicity. And Pringles did get in a bit of a dig at Oliver's bizarre obsession, pointing out that Oliver's $10,000 donation represents $1 for every second he "has thought of Mr. P's body." So it seems to be a win-win-win.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.