Whataburger sold Whatabear..g-r-r-r's in the mid to late 80s(maybe later) during the christmas holidays, I still have one that says "Holly Day Bear" on it you bought your meal and for an extra fre dollars you got a bear, they had different sayings. Probably out of the season they sold product ones like this as well.

The one I have is from 1986 or 1987 and is the same exact style but with a red shirt(they had different colors, red green blue and white I think) It still goes on the top of my tree every year.(They weren't made for that but thats what I do with it).