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Nineteen Eighty Seven, Vermont ice cream institution Ben & Jerry's introduced the world to Cherry Garcia, its cherry-and-chocolate masterpiece inspired by legendary Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia. Since then, many other celebrities have been immortalized by this popular brand. Here are some of DYR's favorites: Jerry Garcia's Infamous Cherry Garcia suggest.com Probably the most iconic celebrity-inspired flavor of Ben & Jerry's, it's also my personal favorite. If you haven't tried this one, make a point to. John Lennon: Imagine Whirled Peace suggest.com Former Beatle Lennon was never one to promote or endorse products, but we wager he would have been onboard with the delicious combination of toffee cookies and fudge peace signs that made up the creation he inspired. Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road suggest.com Described as "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks," this tasty treat appeared for one week in 2008, with proceeds going to Elton's AIDS Foundation. Tina Fey: Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt suggest.com Paying homage to Tina Fey's character during the final season of her hit series, 30 Rock, Liz Lemon infused lemon and blueberry into a Greek frozen yogurt. The combination may seem a bit wacky, but then again, so was its inspiration. Stephen Colbert: Americone Dream suggest.com According to political satirist Stephen Colbert, a mixture of vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl was all that was required to "bring some balance back to the freezer case." Willie Nelson: Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler suggest.com Country music legend Willie Nelson's infatuation with peach ice cream and cinnamon-sugar shortbread cookies made for some pint-sized Southern-style goodness that he thought would be a "groovy" idea for all to enjoy. Jimmy Fallon: Late Night Snack suggest.com In honor of the two-year anniversary of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Ben & Jerry's introduced a concoction of vanilla-bean ice cream with salty caramel swirl and fudge-covered potato chip clusters. A must for the munchies crowd. Alec Baldwin: Schweddy Balls suggest.com Based on a classic '90s sketch on Saturday Night Live, fans were thrilled when this flavor, which overloaded vanilla ice cream with both fudge-covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls, briefly hit the market in 2011. Protectors of morality protested, claiming such a name should not be seen in a public store, but, true to form, SNL came back with a zinger, saying B&J's next flavor would be "Go Fudge Yourself." Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews Band’s Magic Brownies cnbc.com Brownies, sweet-cream ice cream and swirls of black raspberries made up this sinfully good batch of deliciousness, which marked the third time the group hooked up with Ben & Jerry's. Phish: Phish Food suggest.com A chocolate-based psychedelic treat with gooey marshmallow, caramel and fudge-shaped fish was created in homage to the cult rock band that hails from Vermont, home to Ben & Jerry's creators Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Queen: Bohemian Raspberry cnbc.com Available only in the U.K., this vanilla-based treat full of fudge brownies and raspberry swirls is a tribute to the legendary rock band. The packaging even features the Ben & Jerry's cow mooing the song lyrics, "Galileo! Galileo!" Bernie Sanders: Bernie’s Yearning nypost.com Bernie’s Yearning is a new ice-cream flavor from Ben & Jerry’s Ben Cohen, created in support of Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who is running for president this year. And although Ben’s new flavor has nothing to do with either Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, nor Sanders’s campaign, one look at the packaging tells you where it comes from. The entire top of this pint is covered with a thick disc of solid chocolate. Underneath is plain mint ice cream. The chocolate disc represents the huge majority of economic gains that gone to the top 1 percent since the end of the recession. Beneath it, the rest of us. What flavors are we missing? And what's your favorite? Let us know in the comment section below! RELATED: You Can Now Buy A Reese’s Ice Cream Cake From Walmart