abstract:Chester Cheetah is a fictional character and the official mascot for Cheetos brand snacks and Chester's Puffcorn. According to an article in The New York Times, DDB Needham Worldwide was responsible for the creation of Chester;THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; Commercial Cartoon Furor Grows - New York Times however, an episode of Unwrapped claims that the mascot was created by Hawley Pratt, the same man behind the Pink Panther.