Lauren Spakowski
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a surprise visit to the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 15, 2022, promoting the company and on the hunt for potential candidates to join the Hotdogger team.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile sits outside the Memorial Student Union in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 15, 2022. The Weinermobile has been in operation since 1936 and constantly moves from city to city visiting different college campuses.

Hotdoggers Ally “At The Grill” Friend and Brandon “Bun Man Bran” Mazzaferro stand in front of the Weinermobile outside the Memorial Student Union in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 15, 2022. Friend and Mazzaferro are both recent college graduates pursuing PR degrees and are on the hunt for students like them to join the Hotdogger program.

A case of Wiener whistles from past to present sit on display in front of the Memorial Student Union in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 15, 2022. The Wiener whistles are a beloved item of Oscar Mayer fans that commonly could be found when purchasing a package of hot dogs but now are only given out when the mobile travels.

One of many chairs in the Weinermobile glistens on the sunny day of Feb. 15, 2022, outside the Memorial Student Union in Columbia, Mo. Students and residents of Columbia said they were surprised but enthused to see the mobile on campus on arguably the nicest day of the month thus far.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile displays a sign encouraging students to join the Hotdogger program. The Hotdogger program takes recent college graduates interested in PR and marketing and puts them out in the field as promoters for the company.