Photos from Kentucky Fried Politics

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- Colonel Anthony Sanders in one of his earliest promotional appearances for KFC in 2017; Sanders initially wore a white suit and black string tie like his great-great-great uncle Harland, before adopting his familiar black striped suit and red string tie in mid-2018 to build his own identity.
 
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- The KFC packaging design used since 2015, when the stylized Colonel illustration was dropped in favor of a black-and-white version of the 1959 Colonel illustration, and the company reverted to using the full Kentucky Fried Chicken name full-time, with the KFC initials being retained as a secondary name. The bucket itself is modeled after the 1968 and 1982 bucket designs.
 
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- Taken in 1982, this is one of the most infamous pictures of anyone in the royal family, Prince Charles and his wife, Lady Sarah, pictured moments before they were informed that Charles's brother, Prince Andrew, had died during a helicopter crash.
 
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- Anthony Sanders with Wendy Thomas and Haddon Salt in a joint KFC-Wendy's-H. Salt commercial in 2020.
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- Anthony Sanders in a KFC commercial in 2018, in which he prepares for the daily opening of a KFC location.
 
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- Larry Lee Householder (R-OH) speaking to the press shortly after being elected House Minority Leader on January 3rd, 2019.
 
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- A 1990s KFC interior sign featuring Colonel Sanders and Johnny Carson in the 1960s.
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- A photo of Sanders making a promotional appearance for KFC in 1988, during the Summer Olympics.
 
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- A 1954 KFC takeout box, showing the Colonel in his black suit.
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- A 1960s paper bag from Mexico (KFC was referred to at the time as Pollo Frito Kentucky), a vintage photo of a KFC building, and a KFC lens wipe
 
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- A still from Spaceballs (1986), in which Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) tries to hang on to a control panel after going "Ludicrous Speed" as Lieutenant Ronald McDonald (George Wyner) is buckled up.
 
- A KFC commercial that aired in early 1988.


- Another 1988 KFC commercial.

Note: Pretend the packaging shown is the packaging used throughout the 1980s, and ignore the Canadian maple leaf labels in the top commercial.


- A 1979 commercial exclusive to Quebec aired to promote a tie-in for Sanders' 89th birthday, in which Sanders says "Good chicken!" in French at the end.
 
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- A photo of Colonel Sanders holding a globe with fried chicken inside, taken in October 1978 after the landmark "Chicken Dinner" peace treaty.
 
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- A batch of KFC dinner rolls, 2023.

NOTE: I'd love for dinner rolls to still be offered by KFC ITTL alongside biscuits.
 
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