Hobbies: Eating, reading, sleeping, and cheering on the Phillies. His bushy eyebrows are now bushier. Mr. Burgoyne said that the latest changes to the Phanatic’s appearance would not alter the mascot’s wild behavior. Some of these routines are: His mother, Phoebe Phanatic, occasionally appears on-field with the Phanatic. The Philadelphia Phillies debuted a new look for their beloved mascot, the Phanatic, this weekend -- but in very anticlimactic fashion ... he appears to have not changed very much. Changes are nothing new for the Phanatic. [19] In 2010, a woman filed suit claiming that the Phanatic injured her knee at a minor league game. In 1988, he assaulted the Phillie Phanatic during a nationally televised game after the Phanatic stomped on a life-sized dummy wearing Lasorda's uniform (reportedly provided by Dodger infielder Steve Sax). [32], In 2015, Good Morning America bestowed the honor of the best mascot in baseball on the Phanatic. The Phillie Phanatic, along with Youppi! Behold, the new Phillie Phanatic Our friends at NBC Sports Philadelphia recently reported that the Phillies were making changes to their iconic mascot, the Phanatic. and attempted, unsuccessfully, to fly. The lovable ol' whatever-he-is is still green, still furry and still funny as all get-out, thanks to the comic "personality" that has been developed over 41 years by Tom Burgoyne and before him, David Raymond. Since 1993, Tom Burgoyne has portrayed the Phanatic, although in public – in order to retain the illusion that the Phanatic is a real creature – Burgoyne maintains that he is only the Phanatic's "best friend.". “It was the same old Phanatic,” Mr. Burgoyne said. Visit as many times as you'd like to find out what's happening with baseball's best and zaniest mascot! The Phanatic appeared on the television series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? The Phanatic is an icon, a paragon of mascotdom, the furry green troublemaker we all want to be when we grow up. In court papers filed in August, the Phillies said that Harrison/Erickson, the New York-based design and marketing firm that worked on the mascot’s design in 1978, improperly wanted to terminate an agreement over the Phanatic’s copyright. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Standing on the roof of the Phillies dugout between halves of the seventh inning for "The Phanatic Dance" and remaining on the dugout roof for the home half of the inning to "hex" the opposing pitcher. Fans will get a peek at the Big Green Guy's new look Sunday when the Phillies host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Spectrum Field. The new mascot appears to have bushier eyebrows, among other changes. • Longer tail with a new color at the end. But at least some fans protested the changes on social media, rallying around the hashtag #NotMyPhanatic. He also has a younger cousin Phred, and a girlfriend Phiona who are rarely seen. Can't wait for Sunday and the big reveal. The Philadelphia Phillies debut a new, slightly redesigned Phillie Phanatic design amidst a legal challenge from the Phanatic’s designers. Embracing the fact that the Phanatic is a dinosaur — an enantiornithean, specifically — could help their case. The changes to the Phanatic's look come as the team is embroiled in a lawsuit with Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison, who were hired to design the original Phanatic costume back in the late-1970s. The changes aren’t too bad. In 2010, an assortment of 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, 100 pounds (45 kg) fiberglass statues were painted by artists and placed on display throughout Philadelphia from April through August with all monies raised going to Phillies' Charities. The character was named for the fanatical fans of the team. Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer, via Associated Press. The design would cost $5,200 for both the costume and the copyright ownership, or $3,900 just for the costume with Harrison/Erickson retaining the copyright.