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| Work of art? Louie the Fly wants to be immortalized in wax. |
SYDNEY: We've been trying to kill him off for more
than 50 years but now Louie the Fly is causing a buzz by trying to be
immortalised in wax.
The character in insect repellent Mortein
ads, described by the company as "the loveable rogue" and the star of
countless television commercials, has been knocked back by Madame Tussauds
after he put in a bid to have his own waxwork created.
The museum based their rejection of the
cartoon fly, who has more than 270,000 Facebook fans, on popularity.
Louie would never be one of the "most
requested" characters and wasn't the "right fit" or
"popular enough" to earn a spot alongside some of Australia's biggest
stars, the museum said in their rejection.
Now the household name is calling for Aussies
to sign a petition to support his bid.
"I'm an Aussie legend and have been
around a lot longer than some of the folks they have in there," Louie the
Fly said in a statement.
Madame Tussauds have previously unveiled wax
models of other non-human characters, including ET, Wolverine and Astroboy.
If Louie wins his battle, he would be the
smallest wax model in any Madame Tussands around the globe.
His nearest rival is the UK museum's Tinker
Bell who stands at just under 14cm.
Louie the Fly's long career includes
countless TV commercials, newspaper and magazine appearances and his own
cartoon in The Sunday Telegraph.
The petition to help Louie's waxwork bid is
available on www.louiethefly.com.au
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