80s commercials

The battle for the soul of a generation takes place in your grocer's cooler as Pepsi battles Coke for soda supremecy. Ray Charles, Bo Jackson, Michael J. Fox, that character actor from varous ABC sitcoms - they're all here and they want your soft drink spending money. Who's got the right one, baby? Listen in and then you tell us, uh-huh? Plus: bibs out, people, we've got us a double taste test episode! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Bryndís Reynisdóttir, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

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We know you came for the classic ads, but first, Shrishma is interviewing for someone to do her laundry! Please apply within. The parenting ethics of abandoned river rafting children are debated, as are the perils of participating in any sport. Also, what are these dark secrets all young women are keyping? Finally, you will believe a third-tier toothpaste can talk, albeit in a very stupid voice. Featuring Shrishma Naik and Justin Zeppa.

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Fig-lovers, join your favorite cultural archaeologists as they plumb the depths of a massive VHS collection in search of TRUTH. Cookie v Biscuit: a scandal of colloquialism is finally debated. Also: How wet do you like your eggs? There's clearly a lot to digest in this episode, but rest easy knowing that no matter what it is, you're getting the "Lite" version. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

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Your favorite deep-dive into the sales culture of 30 years ago returns with this scholarly examination of Golden Arches marketing slogans. You've got your good times, you've got your great tastes, you've got your rubber moon-headed mascot-alternates playing piano on a cloud for no one. Yes, throw on your Mayor McCheese sash and prepare yourself for all the feel-good jingles and all the clownish mingles you can only find at your closest participating McDonald's restaurant. Or right here, actually - we're talking about all these things for the entire episode. Featuring Kristín María Guðjónsdóttir, Shrishma Naik, and Justin Zeppa.

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It's pilot season at the Sauropod, and we've got a real firecracker for you. Journey through time and space to watch some old commercials that once manipulated humans into thinking that every girl needed a dolly that could only be enjoyed after a complex process chain was completed, and that every boy was a denim-wearing monster whose whims must be humored by society. Yes, it's quite a world we've created, and we can probably thank the good folks at Tyco for supplying the blocks for its foundation. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

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Ho-ho-ho, I’m hu-hu-hungry! Fill your soul with season’s greetings as we revisit a collection of Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles cereal commercials of Christmas past.  

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🎙 Guest:  

Joey O. (Y-Not Radio, @ImGonnaDJ24).  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

1. Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial, dated between 1986 and 1989.  

2. Recut commercial, with Jim Cummings as Santa, dated between 1992 and 1995.  

3. Older Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial, dated 1980.  

4. Newer Cocoa Pebbles “Christmas Carol” commercial.  

5. “I’m the Master Rapper and I’m here to say, I love Fruity Pebbles in a major way!”  

6. Fred and Barney know about Christmas because The Flintstones takes place in a post-apocalyptic future.  

7. The Rock’s Fruity Pebbles promo on John Cena, 2011.  

8. WWE’s Christmas in Baghdad opening from 2003, featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin disguised as Santa Claus.  

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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
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Nobody can’t say no to this 30-second portrayal of Scrooge in a Christmastime commercial for Honey Nut Cheerios. Officially titled “Ebenezer Scrooge Discovers Honey Nut Cheerios,” this commercial ran from around 1987 through at least the end of the 20th century.  

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🎙 Guest:  

Joey O. (Y-Not Radio, @ImGonnaDJ24).  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

1. A tale of two Buzz Bees: “It’s Christmas,” vs. “It’s the holidays.”  

2. Arnold Stang, the original voice of the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee, Top Cat, and Nestlé’s Chunky candy bar.  

3. Stranger Christmas tradition: Scrooge’s “customary” gruel, or Honey Nut Cheerios as a holiday breakfast?  

4. The lifespan and ancestral history of honeybees.  

5. Addendum: Thanks to Guy Hutchinson for identifying our Scrooge as actor Bill Gavin.  

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Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
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