EP 23 - CHILDHOOD COMMERCIALS!

Coke or Pepsi? Amy and Robbie-Ann discuss the commercials that started the Cola Wars. Dr. Pepper. Robbie-Ann's 7th grade chorus recital song that was a celebration of commercials...and the hole in her wool skirt. Life cereal: Hey Mikey!  Calgon, take me away! The sexist propaganda of long-ago advertising. Sandy Duncan's Wheat Thins commercials. Grape Nuts. Remember when cigarettes were advertised on TV? The. TOYS. The Kool Aid Guy busting through walls. Robbie-Ann's mother attempting to curb Robbie's sugar intake by making homemade Kool Aid (FAIL). Barbie's mesmerizing influence through commercials. Sidebar: Robbie-Ann's father solves the Christmas nightmare of her brand new Barbie Townhouse, MISSING a pillar! Amy's Barbie-overcrowding of the townhouse elevator, and relegating her sister to secondary Barbie status. The short attention span of Matchbox cars and He-Man. Scotty's legendary Fritos and Pepsi afternoons. Barbie Boredom. The naming of Barbie and her backstory. The Kenner Star Wars mini-action figures, and Death Star accessories. Fisher-Price toy sets. Amy's Sesame Street brownstone set. Robbie-Ann's coveted Fisher-Price castle. The Kenner Family Tree House. The Mousetrap board game controversy. SIdebar: board games. Amy's anxiety over Perfection. Simon: beep boop beep ehhhhhhh. Robbie-Ann's impression of Speak-N-Spell. Amy's rocket ship built out of Simon and other toy parts. Why did Amy bury her Play-Doh barber shop underground? Accessories, batteries and strawberries NOT included! What commercials made the Girls *not* want to buy something? Sidebar: Wilfred Brimley was an amazing actor. Cereal jingles! Robbie-Ann can't spell Apple Jacks. Fruit Loops vs/ Apple Jacks. Alpha-Bits: really just Cheerios. Fast food jingles! Fat Cartoon Burger King vs. Hot Burger King. 70's and 80s automobile ads. Amy asks the Magic 8 Ball if the GIrls are Peppers - ? David Naughton shout out.