Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream is a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor inspired by Stephen Colbert, host of the CBS television show The Late Show and former host of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, and first released in 2007.
AmeriCone Dream is vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl. Colbert is donating the proceeds from the sale of AmeriCone Dream to charity through The Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund. The Fund will support charities of concern to Colbert, such as food and medical assistance for disadvantaged children, helping veterans and their families, and environmental causes. Identified by co-owner Ben Cohen as the most patriotic flavor that Ben & Jerry's has ever done, Colbert also says that the flavor is perfect for any federal holiday.
On March 20, 2007, Willie Nelson appeared on The Colbert Report to settle a dispute provoked by Colbert over AmeriCone Dream and Nelson's Country Peach Cobbler flavor.
On September 13, 2010, the nonprofit organization VolunteerMatch challenged Stephen Colbert to an on-air "Ice Cream Taste-Off" between AmeriCone Dream and another Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, Berry Voluntary.
On March 3, 2011, Jimmy Fallon appeared on The Colbert Report to have a "duel" of their respective Ben & Jerry ice cream flavors. The skit also featured appearances by Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and Ben & Jerry founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. The skit ended with Fallon and Colbert singing a duet in peace.
On February 2, 2012, Stephen Colbert announced that AmeriCone Dream Ice Cream will be given away free at Ben and Jerry's Scoop Shops on February 14, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. as a promotion for the design of the new lid which features "Superpack," referring to the "Colbert Super PAC."
On February 15, 2012, Stephen Colbert appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in yet another ice cream competition skit written to advertise both flavors.
On September 22, 2013, AmeriCone Dream appeared in the Breaking Bad episode "Granite State."
On July 22, 2014, Daniel Radcliffe announced AmeriCone Dream as his favorite post-coital food.
On September 27, 2017 Colbert announced on his Late Night show that he will pledge $1000 through his AmeriCone Dream Fund for every pubescent celebrity photo Instagrammed or Tweeted under #PuertoRicoRelief or #PuberMe hashtags.
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External links
- "Ben & Jerry's names new flavor for Colbert", MSNBC/Associated Press, February 15, 2007
- Freydkin, Donna. "Colbert: As AmeriCone as ice cream", USA Today, March 6, 2007
- "Colbert tops poll to name NASA space module". CNN. March 24, 2009.
- Nerenberg, Jenara. "Fruitiness vs. Truthiness: VolunteerMatch Challenges Stephen Colbert to Taste-Off", Fast Company, September 13, 2010
- "Daniel Radcliffe Dishes on His Favourite Post Sex Food", July 24, 2014
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