The Candidate: Mr. Clean
Campaign Year: 2000
Corporate Sponsor: Procter & Gamble
Presidential Chops: Never mind Fred Flintstone—this follicly challenged janitor is the ultimate "Joe the Plumber."

This fantasy genie to overworked housewives is the rare fictional presidential candidate who ran on a platform that was actually kind of presidential. Rather than just producing cutesy postcards urging supermarket shoppers to vote, Procter & Gamble launched its own mini FEMA, sending teams to clean up areas hit by natural disasters and urban blight.