George Mulchin’

George Molchan, who spent three decades behind the wheel of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile as the company mascot, has died at the age of 82. Working as a bookkeeper for Pepsi-Cola in the 1950s, Molchan mustard up the courage to try out for the role of Little Oscar, the company’s diminutive mascot. Molchan relished his years as the nation’s biggest weiner wonk, and spent his years at parades and supermarket openings grinning like the catsup that swallowed the canary. Molchan’s funeral earned a visit from the Weinermobile, and mourners offered their condiments while presenting a send-off complete with hot-dog shaped Weinerwhistles and a stirring rendition of "I wish I was an Oscar Mayer weiner."