But I think he had the most fun as head of the L.A. County Fair from 2017 to 2020, a stint immortalized by his appearance on the cover of the 2022 book “100 Years of the Los Angeles County Fair ...

A stuffed turkey leg of mac and cheese and barbecue sauce is seen The Ranch vendor on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, ahead of the LA County Fair’s opening day at the Pomona Fairplex on Friday, May 2.

Now they’re at the county fair, Sundays only through May 25, at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. It’s free with fair admission. No strings attached, except on the puppets.

Vendors who create new foods for the LA County Fair have fresh takes on traditional foods such as corn dogs and turkey legs this year. The fair runs through May 26 at the Fairplex in Pomona.