“For more than 40 years, we have worked closely with the Phillies, making all the Phanatic costumes, providing artwork and ideas until June of 2018,” Erickson said.

The Phillies then directed one of its marketing interns, Dave Raymond, to don the costume. Raymond would be the person behind the Phanatic on April 25, 1978, the first time it appeared in a game.

The costume looked clean, bright and got a lot of laughs. It’s the laughs you're waiting for. So, all in all, ... The Phillie Phanatic's antics have earned him a number of honors since his advent.

Since debuting in 1978, the Phanatic's costume has undergone minor changes from time to time, but the Phillies' current move appears to be motivated by the lawsuit the Phillies filed last summer ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Phillies are suing the design and merchandising firm that helped them create the Phillie Phanatic costume. Harrison and Erickson Incorporated sent the Phillies a letter ...

The fans are flustered. The team is fighting back in federal court. The mascot’s creators say they never wanted it to come to this.And yet, the question of the Phillie Phanatic’s free agency ...

The Phillie Phanatic’s antics, at this point in the mascot’s existence, ... The station reported that the Phanatic, or perhaps more accurately the human being inside the Phanatic costume, ...

The costume looked clean, bright, and got a lot of laughs.” (At first, the Phillies decided not to buy the $1,300 character copyright from Erickson; five years later, the team changed its mind ...

The Phanatic was created 41 years ago to help entertain Phillies fans. Now a dispute about the genesis of its creation and licensing rights threatens the mascot's future.

After playing the Phillie Phanatic, Dave Raymond went on to help design other mascots — including the Philadelphia Flyers’ Gritty. 11 Tom Burgoyne is now 56 and still playing the Phillie Phanatic.

Phillie Phanatic was first unveiled to the public on April 25, ... The first person to rock the green-and-white costume was Dave Raymond, who donned the iconic outfit for 15 years.