IHOB Is Out – IHOP Is Back!

Did we get Punk’d? Remember when IHOP became IHOb? Everyone totally freaked out, and the chain restaurant totally got trolled. We figured it was just a marketing stunt – and…

Nicole Weaver

Published Jul 10, 2018 8:26 AM EDT

ELGIN, IL – JULY 16: Signs mark the locations of neighboring IHOP and Applebee’s restaurants July 16, 2007 in Elgin, Illinois. IHOP has agreed to purchase the Applebee’s restaurant chain for about $2 billion. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Did we get Punk'd?

Remember when IHOP became IHOb?

Everyone totally freaked out, and the chain restaurant totally got trolled. We figured it was just a marketing stunt - and we were right. They wanted to introduce their new burgers, but did that justify changing their entire name to show that? They thought so. Well...it didn't last long.