Eat your heart out, JFK assassination. The biggest mystery of the past 40 years has been Mrs. Butterworth’s first name. Okay, not really. But it’s the question that’s been on my mind for about one hour, ever since I received a press release informing me of a contest hosted by Mrs. Butterworth to guess her first name. (Winner gets $500! That’s a lot of pancakes!) What could it possibly be? Should I say Susan, since the icon seems to resemble Britain’s Got Talent frontrunner a wee bit? Or should I be more methodical about things and guess Mary, since that was the most popular girls’ name in 1961, when Mrs. Butterworth made her TV debut? Considering, however, that the syrup bottle has been has only been seen by children in commercials (see clip below) — and is therefore probably a figment of a kid’s imagination — I’d go for Poopoorainbowprettypants. Your votes, PopWatchers?
May 5
2009
11:30 PM ET
Mrs. Butterworth has a first name...and it's worth $500!
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I’m going with Lindsay. Mrs. Lindsay Buttworth!
Mulva?
Mulva?
Mulva?
Maybe Coretta or Rosa. Maybe I am being too methodical about a pancake syrup’s first name.
I am gonna go with either Betty or Bertha. Put them together and see how it just rolls off the tongue.
Bertha Butterworth.
Maibel!
If I only get one guess, as a fan of safe bets, I’d have to put my money on Muhammad.
Anastacia
Am I the only one thinking Maple?
You know Stephen Colbert is going to get people to vote for “Stephanie” or “Stephen”
My vote is for Penny. Yes, I like the sound of Penny Butterworth, it sounds like a name from a romantic novel!
Butter
Ilene Butterworth.
Its Joy Butterworth.