Every successful restaurant or fast food establishment has a popular mascot. Did you know the Bob's Big Boy statue was inspired by their youngest customer? A six-year-old little boy traded a caricature of himself for a tasty burger, and within a few months, the iconic figure was born.
While many might assume Big Boy’s famous mascot was an artist’s creation, he was actually inspired by a real child: six-year-old Richard Woodruff. Woodruff was a regular at the original Big Boy’s restaurant, Bob’s Pantry, and loved the diner’s hamburgers so much that he frequently offered to sweep the establishment in exchange for a free one.
One day, Bob Wian greeted him by saying, “Hello, Big Boy,” and the name stuck. Not long after, it was decided he’d be the model for the restaurant’s mascot, prompting Wian to approach Warner Bros. artist Ben Washam to sketch up a caricature of the young boy.
As the restaurant expanded, the Big Boy character was revised, but his general image remained the same.
The double-decker hamburger might be a fast-food staple nowadays, but it was initially invented as a joke. In February 1937, musicians eating at Bob’s Pantry asked Bob Wian to make them something “special,” and what they got was the first Big Boy. Before he knew it, demand for his creation skyrocketed, and the burger was permanently added to the restaurant’s menu.
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