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"Sunny Jim" may refer to:

Advertising mascots

a cartoon character created to promote Force cereal
Sunny Jim (peanut butter)

Nickname

From shortly after the time of its use in advertising, the term gained general currency for cheerful man,^[1] and was particularly applied as a nickname to individuals named James, such as UK Prime Minister James Callaghan.^[2] Often with the spelling Sonny Jim, it was used as familiar term of address in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.^[3]

Jim Bottomley (1900–1959), American baseball player.
James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (1874–1966), thoroughbred horse trainer
James Mackay (1880–1953), Australian cricketer
James Rolph (1869–1934), American politician.
James S. Sherman (1855 – 1912), Vice-President of the United States
James Young of Celtic FC (1882–1922)
General Alexander A. Vandegrift, 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps, a nickname given to him by his mentor Smedley J. Butler^[4]

Other uses

Sunny Jim's Sea Cave in La Jolla, California
A character in the David Lynch film The Elephant Man
A character in the 2017 David Lynch television series Twin Peaks
In the 1968 film Coogan's Bluff, Walt (Played by Clint Eastwood) observes a picture of James Ringerman, the fugitive he is pursuing. The picture is signed "With Love, from Sunny Jim".
A character in Lobo web series.
Sonny Crockett of Miami Vice has a legal first name of James, and is frequently and even officially referred to as "Sonny James Crockett".

References

^ Oxford English Dictionary online (subscription required), Entry 58275687
^ "'Sunny Jim' Callaghan has died". Evening Standard. London. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ Oxford English Dictionary online (subscription required), Entry 64995712
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