The Return of "Scoopy"

Contrary to what Elvis Costello sang, clown time is not over, because it's time for this week's 

RETRO-ADTIVITY

For lovers of the contemporary Scoopy posted back in 2008, here's a much earlier version of the product:  

Notice Scoopy's name in quotes.  Is this an indication that he's not who he professes to be?

For more fear-inducing images, be sure to check out the Clowns Are Scary special feature of the Gallery of the Absurd.