Crayola names of the colours of each character

[Kevin O'Brien]

Here are the names of each crayon

The yellow crayon is called Rod
The blue crayon is called Denny
The red crayon is called Scarlet
The green crayon is called Gus

 

[Out and About]

Here are the names of each crayon

The yellow crayon is called Rod
The blue crayon is called Denny
The red crayon is called Scarlet
The green crayon is called Gus

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Since when, and why? Are they the new M&Ms? That didn't go so well.

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

Since when, and why? Are they the new M&Ms? That didn't go so well.

No it's not M&M's it's crayola. Crayola is a brand for the crayons and it's what each colour crayon is called.

 

[Jangles]

I give my plant seedlings names when they begin to grow.
I think it would be more helpful to children if the first letter of the colour and the first letter of the name matched. I suppose Scarlet is at least a shade of red.

 

[Kitty 34]

I name my squirrels so I guess it's reasonable.

 

[Karin1984]

I would only do this if I plan to have a commercial, animation, cartoon etc. Where the crayons are personified. Like M&Ms, then you could think about names. If not, this is random.

And yes, either use names that are related to the colour, like Scarlet to Red or same initial.

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

From the Crayola crayon characters my favourite crayons are Rod (yellow) as he's helpful and friendly and also Scarlet (Red) is great fun as she is always ready for adventure.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Interesting. I haven’t seen a commercial or TV show with these characters, but I think they’re cute. When my DS was young (20+ years ago), one of his favorite places to visit (day trip for us) was The Crayola Factory in Easton, PA. Lots of displays and hands-on activities for kids. It’s been rebranded as The Crayola Experience with additional locations in Orlando and several other US cities. So maybe they are promoted at those attractions? (Not really on my radar now, as my child is an adult and don’t yet have grandkids.)

And yes, either use names that are related to the colour, like Scarlet to Red or same initial.

So apparently, besides Scarlet (the red crayon), the others are nicknames for their full names. The yellow is Goldenrod, blue is Denim, and green is Asparagus.

 

[Karin1984]

green is Asparagus

One of the creatives must have seen the musical Cats right before he had to deliver the names. He panicked, couldn't think of a name for the green one. He had just seen the show and nicks the name Gus, short for Asparagus, from there

And everyone else in the room: "Brilliant!"

 

[AppleDumpling]

One of the creatives must have seen the musical Cats right before he had to deliver the names. He panicked, couldn't think of a name for the green one. He had just seen the show and nicks the name Gus, short for Asparagus, from there

Possibly, but all of them are actual Crayola crayon colors that existed for years before the characters. And there are a number of others named for fruits and vegetables, such as Carrot, Eggplant, Banana, Tangerine, etc.

 

[Mysterian]

This is bonkers. I looked it up, they're "spokes crayons" featured in animated promos. The characters were originally created in 2016, and they still haven't quite hit it as big as the M&M crew.

Do the Fruit of the Loom fruits have names too?

 

[RedAngie]

I name my squirrels so I guess it's reasonable.

One summer I had a “pet” squirrel. I’d sit on the back deck and it would approach looking for handouts. Gradually it got accustomed to me and eventually would take food out of my hand.

Then I went back to college and the next summer it never reappeared.

Her name (I have no idea if it was female) was Jadwiga.