Do you remember...
FIENDISH FEET?



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An additional magazine advert now added to the site!!

Fiendish Feet??
Fiendish Feet were these Yoghurts made by St Ivel, and were produced in the early 90s at a guess. Kids like me loved them, since these yoghurts were contained in a novelty pot. The pots had printed faces, and most importantly, they had.. FEET!
I've been told each of the fiendish feet characters come in packs, or sets. I've listed as much as I can in the tables below, and any gaps you can fill in, I'd love to know! Get in touch using the feedback form at http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/form.html

Description of desserts
Low Fat Yoghurts - yoghurts that were are low in fat, I guess.
Dairy Desserts - I honestly can't remember what the difference between the yoghurts and the desserts were. Perhaps someone can remind me?
Tremblers - These were blancmange style desserts, with their own sauces at the top. I think you were meant to upturn them onto a saucer before serving, but I never did that.. or am I thinking of a completely different dessert?
Monster Mousse - A mousse, but I never found any monsters in the ones I consumed!

Wanted for the website:
- As well as any further info you can provide for other Fiendish Feet pots, I also remember there was a full page advert inside one of the kiddies' magazines at that time, possibly The Beano, Quizkids or Disney Weekly (yes, I read those when I was a kid), that featured all the characters. If anyone can find this advert, please get in touch, as I'd love to include it on this page. (Update: I've been sent a full-colour advert for the fiendish feet. Was this the only one around, or am I correct in suggesting there was another one that's different? Update again: I've received a second comic strip-style advert.. so are there just the two or are there more..?)

- Was there a TV ad around the time of the mag ad, that showed the same story? The mag advert was from Summer/Autumn 1991, so perhaps the TV ad, if it exists, was shown around then. Does anyone have it on video tape? UPDATE (08/07): A 10 sec TV advert from YouTube has now been added to the site - not known if this was the only advert ever made.

- It's been suggested there may have been another limited edition yoghurt, in the shape of a bunny. Anyone? (Solved)

- Can someone provide me with a photo of Hot Cross Bunny?

- What are the names and flavours of the two munch bunch sized characters in my tables?

- What WERE the fiendish "munch bunches"? Were they yoghurts, fromage frais, or something else, even? (Solved)

- Has anyone got a Sneaky Beaky pot?

- Can anyone remember the flavour? (Solved)

- What was this story book about the Fiendish Feet going off to the fair? Has anyone got a copy?

- How would you describe the dairy desserts? How were they different to the yoghurts?

- Anyone know any more about the fridge magnets?
- Anyone know any more about the badge(s)?

- Does anyone have any Fiendish Faces? (No jokes, please!!)
- Is there a Series 2 of Fiendish Faces?

- Were the freezable desserts ever called Fiendish Feet, or were they branded as Fiendish Faces at launch?

 

The Pots!

Regular Pots

Pack 1 - Low Fat Yoghurts
Spooky Wooky
Banana

Fangs a Lot
Strawberry
Frank 'n' Stein
Raspberry
Rattle 'n' Roll
Chocolate
Pack 2 - Dairy Desserts
Dooya Finkisaurus
Toffee Apple

Pharoah Nuff
Chocolate

Slurpy Bertie (Replacement for Pharoah Nuff in later packs)
Chocolate

Howling Wilf
Banana
Horrible Herman
Strawberry
Pack 3 - TREMBLERS (Yoghurt Jelly with Sauce)
Mesma Eyes
Redcurrant and Raspberry
Moaning Mummy
Orange
Flossie Flame
Banana and Toffee
Trembling Trev
Strawberry
"Pack" 4 - MONSTER MOUSSE (Sold individually)
Snortilla the Grunt
Blackcurrant

Melting Melvin
Orange
Tongue Twister
Strawberry

Pharoah Nuff (again!)
Toffee

Freezable STRAWBERRY Mousses

Snow Joke
Strawberry

Freddy Frostbite
Strawberry (for the record!!)
Drip Dastardly
Strawberry
Eski Moan
Strawberry

FIENDISH FACES (Real Fruit Yoghurt)

Spooky Wooky
Strawberry

Fangs a Lot
Raspberry
Frank 'n' Stein
Raspberry
Rattle 'n' Roll
Strawberry

Fiendish Fromage Frais (Mini "Munch Bunch" Style Pots)

?
Strawberry

?
Banana
Sneaky Beaky
Raspberry

Limited Edition Pots

Ivor Cold Toe (Low Fat Yoghurt)
Strawberry
This one came in a multipack during one of the festive periods, which replaced Fangs a Lot in Pack 1.

Hot Cross Bunny (Low Fat Yoghurt)
Strawberry
Just like Ivor, this one replaced Fangs. This was a special edition that came out over the Easter period.
A special thanks goes to Nick Atkinson from Stockton-on-Tees for taking a snap of his Hot Cross Bunny pot specially for us. Cheers, Nick!

Cheesey Wheesey (CheeseSpread)
Umm.. Cheese, perhaps(?)
This one came as a standalone and came complete with a lid! The cheese that had filled the pot was Dairy Lea-style.


Others FF items of interest

Fangs a Lot Mug:

Thanks to the original owner of the mug, Keith Newman, for allowing me to use these photos.
Paul Welch of West Sussex, another Ebay seller of these mugs, says: "It was so long ago since we got these mugs, I think we collected a certain amount of tokens (can't remember how many) from the cardboard packs around multipacks of 4 pots, then paid just for p&p. I seem to recall that the 'vampire' mugs were the only ones available."

Fridge Magnet:

Matthew Smith from Chippenham has provided us with a shot of this Fiendish Feet fridge magnet.

Trevor Bennett, a seller of the same magnet on Ebay says: "The magnet, as far as I remember, came free with Yoghurt packs. The one you have on the link to Ebay (expired listing) is badly pictured, but it's 'Spooky Wooky'."

Badge:

Alistair McBeath of Croydon owns a Fiendish Feet badge, and has kindly sent me a couple of photos for the page, as shown below. "It's about 2 inches across", he tells. "The only place I can think I'd have got it from was a promotional offer from the yoghurts."

Here's a clearer and more accurate photo of the badge that I found on Ebay:

Bum Bag:

Chris Dove of Warwickshire, before giving it away on Ebay (expired listing), was the original owner of this lovely bumbag.

Fiendish Facts Poster:

Glen Stafford has supplied us with a high quality photo of this rare poster. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge (400Kb). Sadly, he is unable to remember where it had come from. It has now been sold on to a lucky bidder on Ebay.

Magazine Advert:

This advert was taken from the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles magazine (Issue 43, dated September 7th 1991). Thanks to Phil for supplying this.
(Click on the thumbnail to enlarge)
UPDATE (10/07): David has sent along another advert with a different storyline. This was found in Issue 20, dated October 20th 1990.

TV Advert: NEW!!

Thanks to Chrissie for posting this advert on YouTube!

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The Ebay Section

Set of Fiendish Feet Pots on Ebay - expired listing
Can you believe it? I didn't see these before the deadline, or else I may have made a bid on them.
Sadly, they were only flogged for ?!! Outrageous! Makes me wonder whether if it's worth keeping this page on the internet, or not!

The original owner of the pots were Philip Broughton-Mills of Derby, UK.
He's also kindly contributed the following comments towards the site:

1) Going by the date of the comic that the advert is in, the feet were around in 1991. (Ooh, ta! I was pretty much spot on, then! Thanks for supplying a scan for the site, too!)
2) There were only three mousses, sold individually. The two you don't have are blackcurrant Snortilla the Grunt, and orange Melting Melvin. (Thanks. Now added.)
3) Chocolate dairy dessert Slurpy Bertie replaced the original Pharoah Nuff in the four-packs. I would speculate that this was for racial reasons, since Bertie is such an unthemed character he certainly seems like a hurried replacement. Of course, when they bought out the mousses, they realised they had a spare character that had barely been used so re-released him. (Ta. Updated.)
4) I heard there was a single Easter edition that I never saw, which would have been a bunny. I have a feeling he may have been a chocolate spread, equivalent to Cheesey Wheesey. I have no idea if this is right, it may be utter rumour. (Nope, we've since found out it's another strawberry yoghurt)
5) There were mini-versions that came in a pack of six (3x2), like Munch Bunch. You can see two in my auction photo. The third was red and called Sneaky Beaky, I don't remember the names of the two I have! (Does anyone know? Mini-versions added to tables)
6) There was a next-generation of the Fiendish Feet brand that was a four pack (2x2) (We now know they were either a 4x1, or there were two sets of them, since there are 4 characters!), containing two icy characters like Ivor because they were 'freezable strawberry mousses', white Snow Joke and light-blue Freddy Frostbite. The sacrilege was that the feet were much simplified, just a slightly shaped pot. Looked nothing like feet and more like a regular pot. (Perhaps there was a danger that the regular feet would simply snap off inside the freezer? Now added to tables)
7) Do remember the TV advert too? It was for the release of the Tremblers, but had Dooya Finkisaurus in it, I remember. Mesma Eyes hypnotised a burglar trying to steal from the fridge. The printed advert was just a comic version of it. (I still think there was another printed advert, containing the entire set of Fiendish Feet in photo quality. Anyone else?)

Update:

8) I've forgotten to mention Tongue Twister who's another of the Monster Mousses. Perhaps there were four mousses in total!! You can see him on the left of my photo. (Cheers, and I've now added Tongue Twister to the tables)


I've tracked down the winning Ebay bidder for both the mugs and the set of pots, Jon Blaag. Lucky guy!
He's kindly sent me photos of the pots that I didn't have for my table. You can see which they are, in the tables above, as they're a completely different style to the ones I have.

I'm still missing a photo of Sneaky Beaky, so if anyone out there has him.. or her.............!!

Cheers, Jon!


Mugs that have gone on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3286503800 - expired listing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3679346767 - expired listing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6104229262 - expired listing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6123572626

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7129384795

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6194323714

More pots:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6120781399

Badge:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6129161419

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6224226953


Visitor feedback and comments:

Regarding the Fiendish Feet mousse pots all I can add is that I seem to remember one of them being called Melting Melvin and it was orange flavoured or something... I seem to remember getting a Fiendish Feet book with all the characters and a story about them all going on a haunted house ride in a fairground - I'll have to see if I can dig it out!
Graham

We remember fiendish feet yoghurts!!!!!!!!!!! Where are they now???? Bring them back!!!!!
Rachel

There is one set that you have missed out. Around 1993, the original set (pack 1) was re-released as "Fiendish Faces". Although they were shaped like normal pots the faces were just as well illustrated. I have also remembered that there were different Christmas specials each year, NO Easter edition and there was definitely no rabbits! (Whoops! We've since found Hot Cross Bunny - looks like you're wrong!) The minis were fiendish fromage frais: Sneaky was a pink pot with raspberry flavour yoghurt, and the others were yellow/banana and red/strawberry. I am pretty sure Fiendish Fromage Frais was the official name of the minis. (Now updated, thanks)
Dave

I've had a collection of Fiendish Feet pots sitting on top of my kitchen cupboards for the last 13 years. They include the Hot Cross Bunny that Dave says doesn't exist. It came out either the Easter before or after the Christmas that Ivor Cold Toe was sold. I have another 13 pots but you have details of them already. I might have been tempted to Ebay them but there doesn't seem to be much interest.
Robert

I think I got the FF bumbag as a promotional device once when I visited Alton Towers, I also had the Fangs-a-Lot mug and I think a magnet, however the only bits I've found are the mug and the bumbag. I don't remember very much - I was only about 7!
Daniel

My son has a collection of FF yoghurt pots and Cheesey Wheesey - I was tidying up and wondered whether to sling them or not. I have decided to hang on to them for a few more years now! Thanks!
Helen

Wow! I'd forgotten all about Fiendish Feet, and only ran across your site whilst Googling for "Quizkids" - yep, another childhood nostalgia kick. I think I tried one of the Fiendish Feet and didn't like it, much to my disappointment - I wanted us to go on buying them because the pots were so cool. Loved anything to do with monsters or ghosts as a kid...
Angeline

Great site - that brings back memories... they should bring it back don't you think?!
James

I've just come back from university and was cleaning out my attic when I found my old collection of Fiendish Feet.  So thought I'd Google them and see what was about the net... Very cool and enjoyable little site.... BUT you have a few missing which I have in front of me here.  There are two more pots in the freezable mousse variety: Drip Dastardly and Eski Moan. (Thanks. Now added, together with your lovely photos). I also have another set. They are called Fiendish Faces with the gimmick now being "REAL" fruit yogurt. There's actually a bit of print on them saying "previously fiendish feet". Anyways, as I think someone said, they are the same design as the freezable pots (No they didn't, so thanks for that!). Actually, it would seem that St Ivel stopped Fiendish Feet and actually changed to Fiendish Faces as that's what it says on the freezable ones too. Don't know if it was a costcutting move or something but it was pretty stupid whatever. The feet are pretty crap though as you can see and in an even worse move, these "real fruit" ones don't even have the faces printed on the pot but instead printed onto a sticker which is wrapped around it. There are two strawberry pots and two raspberry pots. The characters are Frank 'n' Stein, Spooky Wooky, Fangs a Lot and Rattle and Roll. However, there is a raspberry/strawberry incorporated into the characters design which makes them different from the other pots. (Thanks for the photos!). And finally... I personally remember (and am pretty certain) there was another print advert. I always remember it because it featured Slurpy Bertie in it and he's the only one I don't have and that was the first time I saw him! Can't remember much but it was a cartoon rather than a photo and I seem to remember it being of them walking towards "camera". It was made to look like night time and there was a fridge in the background.  Something like that anyways. Seem to remember it being on the back cover of comics etc. Don't know if that rings any bells? Phew...and that is that. I also have some comics I've found in the attic so will have a quick look at those for any advert! Cheers for the nostalgia trip.
Sam

Do you think there could ever be a "Bring back Fiendish Feet" campaign? I remember them fondly from my childhood and now I have a little one of my own on the way which will never know the joys of Fiendish Feet. Why did they ever stop making them? So many people have been deprived! It's just unfair. Plus I really want them back for my own satisfaction.
Jo

May I first introduce the next contributor, who I'm really excited about. It comes from an "Emily" who claims to be the daughter of the lady who invented the Fiendish Feet. (My, this is beginning to fall together in the style of those Justin Lee-Collins programmes on Channel 4! How about we call this bit.. "Bring Back the Fiendish Feet"?! I love it when a plan comes together.. ROCK ON! |oo| )

My mother, Jacqueline O'Neill, developed the concept for Fiendish Feet when she was marketing manager at St Ivel just before I was born in 1990. The pots were stopped being made a while after my mum left on maternity leave as the feet were too expensive. This picture is of a promotional "frozen moment" that was sent to supermarket customers, (including a tasting spoon!), which we just happened to have around the house.

We also have several articles at home about the history of the Fiendish Feet and about my mother developing them. When we find them I will be happy to scan them in and email them to you. My dad has been on an attic hunt and found a few more things but the articles are at my mum's house. This is a promotional card:

Front of the card

Inside the card

This a pack of four of the yoghurts with the seals still attached but they never had any yoghurt in them... my dad thinks they might be worth something one day :)


When my mum first came up with the idea, they were called Fiendish Feet, and I am pretty sure this is what they were launched as when they still had the actual feet. Then later on when my mum left St Ivels, they realised that the feet were too expensive. They then started to slowly merge the feet together until eventually there were no feet. This is when they started to be labelled as Fiendish Faces. I think that's correct. Then pretty much soon after, the novelty of yoghurt pots with feet obviously wasn't there anymore, and so people stopped buying them and they stopped making them all together.
Emily

Thanks very much for your contribution, Emily. I sure hope to hear from you real soon!

I just wanted to say that coming on this website brought FEAR into my soul... my mother used to buy Fiendish Feet when I was about four, possibly five. I used to be scared of them and had proper nightmares about them and everything! I'm quite glad that I have found out what they are, perhaps I can put the terror of the Fiendish Feet behind me now. Thanks!
Nicholas


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Websites of interest and credits:

http://www.geocities.com/heath_the_rat/fiendishfeet.html
http://www.geocities.com/heath_the_rat/fiendishfeet2.html

http://www.geocities.com/heath_the_rat/fiendishfeet3.html
It is the author of the above sites, Owen Morton, who helped me compile the list of the majority of the characters for this page in the early stages of the making of the site.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3301/is_n13_v90/ai_8276243
This article from 1989 covers the Feets' appearance at the ANUGA exhibition in Germany. Thanks to Dave for spotting this.

 

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