Huge inflated cartoon figures of the five Beijing Olympic mascots walk on stage at the Workers' Stadium during a gala show on Friday evening

Huge inflated cartoon figures of the five Beijing Olympic mascots walk on stage at the Workers' Stadium during a gala show on Friday evening.[newsphoto]

Huge inflated cartoon figures of the five Beijing Olympic mascots walk on stage at the Workers' Stadium during a gala show on Friday evening. [newsphoto]

Two of the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are displayed on stage after being unveiled in Beijing's Workers' Stadium Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. The announcement of the mascots, known as the 'five friendlies' at an elaborate, nationally televised gala, opens a marketing blitz that is expected to reap record profits from sales of licensed Olympic products. [AP]

The five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are unveiled in Beijing's Workers' Stadium Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. The announcement of the mascots, known as the 'five friendlies'at an elaborate, nationally televised gala, opens a marketing blitz that is expected to reap record profits from sales of licensed Olympic products. [AP]

Beijing unveiled five mascots for the 2008 Olympics on Friday - five cartoon renditions of a panda, fish, Tibetan antelope, swallow and the Olympic flame.[en.beijing2008.com]

Beijing unveiled five mascots for the 2008 Olympics on Friday - five cartoon renditions of a panda, fish, Tibetan antelope, swallow and the Olympic flame.[Xinhua]

Huge inflated cartoon figures of the five Beijing Olympic mascots walk on stage at the Workers' Stadium during a gala show on Friday evening.[newsphoto]

Locals celebrate after the panda is chosen to be one of the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, November 11, 2005. [Reuters]

Salesgirls arrange a set of five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympics in a special store in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, November 11, 2005.[newsphoto]