“I think the only reason I haven’t gotten a cease-and-desist letter from Hasbro,” Madrigal says, “is I’m good for the brand. Note that he did wear a monocle in the movie, which may be partly to blame for people thinking the Monopoly guy always had a monocle. I would like Hasbro to institute a minor redesign in future versions of Monopoly and all promotional materials to portray Rich Uncle Pennybags with the monocle. And Fine Brothers, a media company that makes content for YouTube, has partnered with Madrigal to pitch a TV show on creative political campaigns, framed as a kind of “Queer Eye” for activists. Madrigal’s Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit is the site’s 10th most popular AMA. Jeff Flake, then a Republican senator from Arizona, tweeted about Monopoly Man (“Well, Rich Uncle Pennybags is back in my Committee hearing”). Alexander was asked to provide the illustrations and design for Parker Brothers Monopoly board. There is no canonical image of him sporting a monocle. The Monopoly Man, often known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, is never seen wearing eyewear.

But I didn’t know it’d blow up like this,” Madrigal says. In 1935 SAIC alum and political cartoonist Frankling F.O. As one example, the Monopoly guy, featured in the famous board game, does not have a monocle, yet many people swear he does. Monopoly has never worn a monocle, despite popular belief to the contrary. “I thought it’d be a funny idea, maybe turn into a BuzzFeed article. Madrigal has also tried out another character, appearing at Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s April Senate hearing dressed as a flame-haired “Russian troll doll” - but Monopoly Man is a crowd favorite.

Monopoly Man first showed up in October 2017, at Smith’s Equifax hearing, and has since made three more appearances at congressional hearings.

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