Crossword clues for noid
noid
- Reason for being denied a drink, maybe
- Reason for being denied a drink
- Reason for being barred at a bar
- Reason for a bouncing
- Producer known as "the Godfather of Chicago hip-hop"...or why he wasn't allow in the club?
- Pizza destroyer of the 1980s, with "The"
- Pizza destroyer of old Domino's ads
- One reason for being denied admission or alcohol
- Mascot to be avoided, in vintage Domino's ads
- Domino's ad character
- Character to avoid, in old Domino's ads
- Character to "avoid," in 1980s Domino's Pizza ads
- Cause for a bartender's turndown
- Reason to be barred from a bar ... or the theme of this puzzle
- Reason for denying entry, maybe
- Reason to deny bar service
- Cause for being refused a drink at a bar
- Old Domino's Pizza spokescreature
- Villain to "avoid" in vintage Domino's Pizza ads (with "the"
- Villain to "avoid" in 1980s Domino's Pizza ads, with "the"
- Reason to be turned away by a bouncer
- Reason to be bounced
- Reason to be barred from a bar
- Reason to be barred by a bouncer, briefly
- Reason for being denied entry to a club: 2 wds
- Reason for being denied admission, perh
Wikipedia
The Noid (voiced by Pons Maar) is an advertising character for Domino's Pizza created in the 1980s. Clad in a red, skin-tight, rabbit-eared body suit with a black N inscribed in a white circle, the Noid was a physical manifestation of all the challenges (becoming annoyed—"a noid") inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less. Though persistent, his efforts were repeatedly thwarted. The Noid was created in 1986 by Group 243, the advertising agency for Domino's Pizza, and was animated by Will Vinton Studios. The voice-over announcer was Andre Stojka. The creative team of Ernie Perich (creative director), George Greven (art director), Steve Goldberg (writer), Gary Bastien (art director), Tom Masters (art director) Dave Larson (producer), Mathew Thornton (producer) and Phil Kneesi (writer) created the character and the television campaigns. The Noid character design was chosen by Christopher Baker and Brian Baker, sons of Scott Baker, master franchisor for the European market at the time, from a collection of prototypes. Commercials that featured the character used the slogan "Avoid the Noid."
In 1988 a Saturday morning cartoon series called The Noids was planned by CBS that would feature the Noid, but the series was scrapped amid complaints that it was merely an advertising ploy and not a show for children.
As part of the advertising campaign, a computer game was released in 1989 called Avoid the Noid. The object of the game is to deliver a pizza within a half-hour time limit in an apartment building swarming with Noids (some of which are armed with pizza-seeking missiles or water balloons). The common version is version 1.0 and has CGA graphics and PC speaker sound effects, although version 1.1 also exists which added support for EGA graphics and Adlib music. In 1990, Capcom released a different video game, Yo! Noid, for the NES.
The Noid has made a few appearances in modern-day entertainment, including an altercation in the Family Guy episode " Deep Throats," in an episode of 30 Rock, in a segment of Michael Jackson: Moonwalker and in two episodes of The Simpsons, once as a Thanksgiving Day parade balloon in the episode " Homer vs. Dignity," and the other in person in the episode " She of Little Faith". The Noid is referred to in the 19th episode of season 2 of The Goldbergs (set in the 1980s), when Barry lands a job delivering pizzas and is told how important it is to "avoid the Noid". He is so bad at his job, the boss eventually accuses Barry of being the Noid.