7 Chester the Cheetah - 1986

Frito Lay launched Cheetos in 1948, but it took America's favorite spokes-cat another few decades to make his debut. Of course, when Chester the Cheetah finally did break into the scene in 1986, he did so with gusto. Originally animated by Richard Williams Animation of London, the same folks that did the Pink Panther cartoons, it didn't take long for the cool cat to score the love and attention of viewers everywhere.