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jackvinyl — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:52:28 EDT

@mollypicon: you missed it above:
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Phyllis Nefler — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:41:18 EDT

@kikimonkey: That is my favorite one so far. (Disclaimer: I think I only watched about 3. You guys is insane!)

We used to scream PARTY, PIZZA PARTY whenever our teachers left the room in grammar school. We were so clever and funny! And clearly I still am.

Phyllis Nefler

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Marlene — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:52:38 EDT

This Pizza Party game commercial song still rings in my head when at work and we have pizza. I'm not kidding. What a simple time when kids had games about putting toppings on pizza made of cardboard.

Marlene

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mollypicon — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:34:25 EDT

where is Double Trouble? WHERE? PLEASE BRING SOME HAPPINESS TO MY DREARY, DREARY LIFE.

mollypicon

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lawyergay — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:31:45 EDT

@ian spiegelman: OMG I can't believe I missed this nostalgia fest. A friend of mine in junior high made me "sunshine on a stick" once, but by the time she got to schoo, they had basically melted. A few years later, we were binge drinking together.

lawyergay

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mollypicon — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:30:29 EDT

from England, thanks! That I only know the slow moving commercials for Tootsie Rolls, Lite Brite, Connect Four and
Simon Says and that the rest look like new fangled enterprises is a sign of my slow descent towards osteoperosis. And that I watched TV for eight hours a day and have spent the past twenty years trying to making up for not spending enough time with the grasshoppers in my yard. Ooh looky, Ann Jillian!

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tbandit456 — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:50:18 EDT

It seems to me that commercials are really just minnor point of the advertisment industry. Every movie these days, has some flashy almost subliminal message. A GM car stopping before it hits Ironman or a Mountian Dew machine attacking civilians in Transformers. The times are changing and I know it's pissing me off.

You cant really have an uprising to it either, cus if we were to get out pichforks and torches, they'd probably be advertising LG's new phone or Subway. I bet that the page you are looking at right now has an sdvert. There is just no escaping it.

Also, I know how many licks there is to get to the center of a Tootsy Roll Pop. I love the old commercials.

tbandit456

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SlickaNicka — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:29:40 EDT

@Hez: @adropp: Operation fans unite! Nothing goes better with minor surgery than major drunkery.

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SlickaNicka — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:25:28 EDT

Love this Ian, you make Sundays fun again.

What about "Operation?" The original test of eye/hand control. How many countless future surgeons were formed after hours of pulling out plastic wishbones with tweezers? [rhetorical]

Haunted House on the Atari? (The pitter patter of footsteps in the dark, then the "ooh!" when you come upon a ghost? Scary!)

And my first lunchbox: A Dunkin Donuts Dunkin Munchkins, plastic, bright orange with daisies. Do donut stores even make lunch boxes anymore?

SlickaNicka

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VoxPopuli — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:44:30 EDT

Oooh I loved my Play Doh factory, Hungry Hungry Hippos and Lite Brite. The only thing missing is the Sit n Spin.

And watermelon Bonkers ruled. I loved Fruit Rollups back then too, but now I know they're just Edible Undies in different flavors and without the perv factor.

VoxPopuli

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Hez — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:56:54 EDT

@In Other News...: Shhh, we're saving those for next weekend, silly!
For Raiders lovers, here's a re-imagining of the first movie as an old school serial. From Manhattanite, via Mark Lisanti's tumblr. The rest are here.

Hez

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jrhys — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:45:05 EDT

Light Bright, Laverne and Shirley, It's a Living, Soviet fashion, The Muppet show..Damn I unironically love you guys.
I had one of these little buggers - until one day a nest of ants came streaming out of her mouth.. just like... Salvador Dali...flashing back to last night.. Ian owns my mind...

jrhys

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jackvinyl — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:18:15 EDT

@In Other News...: It was one of those weird shows producing new episodes in syndication (like Small Wonder) in the early-mid 80s. It aired at different times in different markets. I feel like I always watched it on Sunday afternoon on channel 11 or 9... anyway, it was pre-prototypical Sex & the City meets a higher-classAlice. Ann Jillian

[en.wikipedia.org]

jackvinyl

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In Other News... — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:12:27 EDT

@jackvinyl: @NinaHagen: @Hez:

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Rooo sez BISH PLZ — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:02:59 EDT

@BalknChain: If all children were made to watch Schoolhouse Rock, we would not have an education crisis.

Verb. That's what's happenin.

@ian spiegelman: What a lovely end to a ... less than sparkly weekend. They signed you, Bill. Now you're a law!

Rooo sez BISH PLZ

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:59:04 EDT

@jackvinyl: Please don't lose respect for me but I have never seen or heard of "It's a Living". When did it air?

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morpheus26 — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:42:47 EDT

i remember watching the commercial Levi's Strauss where two horses pull the pants on the opposite directions. also the marlboro man. They are my introduction to manhood so to speak

morpheus26

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:33:41 EDT

@AuntPenny: No, but she was in Remington Steele, which is the reason I owned and apparently WORE a cream-coloured fedora at age 11. A version of it appears right at the end of this promotional clip. (And until I started looking for Remington Steele clips - there are almost none - I had no idea the dizzying and frankly, disturbing amount of "tribute videos" there are out there.)

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ellagood — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:32:51 EDT

my parents told me they were getting divorced as i watched Land of The Lost. i have never figured out what pissed me off more...the fact that they squashed my faith in love and committment or the fact that they ruined saturday morning cartoons forever.

ellagood

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andheartss nom noms cold hearts — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:28:23 EDT

@hortense: I totally watched Saturday morning cartoons on ABC and loved those little claymation outros...

Oh god life was so less stressful then...

andheartss nom noms cold hearts

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:19:34 EDT

@Hez: For a second I thought you were talking about Doris Roberts because I was trying to convince myself that I hadn't just said "I wanted to be Donna Pescow when I was little" and/or maybe nobody heard it and then I was like, Doris Roberts was in Saturday Night Fever? and, oh, okay, yeah, that really IS utterly bizarre. The Donna Pescow thing.

AuntPenny

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:13:13 EDT

@AuntPenny: And what I found so strange was that she was offered that series because of her breakout performance in Saturday Night Fever, which features the tender scene in which she's gang raped on quaaludes in the back of the car, prompting the classic line, "oh great, with me she's gotta cry?"

Hez

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ellagood — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:04:35 EDT

i am confused and bewildered, like a windy rock fairy with an occassionally dirty water pitcher and an abundance of spilled wine.

ellagood

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:01:31 EDT

@NinaHagen: I am 100% behind the Tom Snyder thing. His laugh delights me.

Hez

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Spirit Fingers — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:11 EDT

@Hez: That looks like My Little Buddy, but I won't click on it. I can't. Really. It was way scary in a Chucky I movie way. I almost clicked just now....nope, still can't.

Spirit Fingers

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:58:21 EDT

I wanted to be Donna Pescow when I was --what was I, four? -- something like that and anyway, this is my favorite theme song ever.

AuntPenny

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:50:27 EDT

@ellagood: You are ageless and eternal, like a smokey wood nymph with a perpetually clean ashtray and a soupçon of Scotchgard.

Hez

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Jack S — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:48:25 EDT

"Look at all those ding-dongs!"

Coolest Japanese robot commercial ever:

And this relates to that other robot gallery post earlier that I'm too lazy to post to right now:

Jack S

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ellagood — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:45:37 EDT

@Hez:!!!!
i won't tell you how old i was when this was on...

ellagood

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nltisme — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:41:50 EDT

@Carol Gardens: Alas, I do.....I cannot believe I am 47 fucking years old!

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:37:41 EDT

@ellagood: Eek! Another commercial I worked on (albeit in the 90s). And no, they haven't been posted yet. Here you go:

Hez

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:35:19 EDT

@Hez: I forgot this! The entire Happy Days cast on the Mike Douglas Show. This clip is seriously awesome.

Hez

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ellagood — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:34:02 EDT

i couldn't view this but were the commercials for My Buddy or Kid Sister in there?

ellagood

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:26:53 EDT

@BalknChain: I loved Happy Days - especially the Richie years. Here's the pilot. Includes Richie in the shower!!

And who remembers the excruciating JLC theme song?

Hez

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raincoaster — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:22:12 EDT

@ian spiegelman: @Hez: I am off for a nice skate on the Seawall and then I shall swing by Jimmy's the respectable late-nite booze shop, and see you back in the Colbert thread.

raincoaster

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:18:11 EDT

@Hez: Iloved those shows too :)
Is all the good stuff gone? *sniff*

BalknChain

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:16:12 EDT

@luciluce666: Would you believe that I *still* do not have an iPod? Not on purpose, though. Please don't tell anyone.

AuntPenny

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rosaluxembourgeoise — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:07:57 EDT

"Everybody needs a Yugo sometimes!"

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:00:37 EDT

@raincoaster: We've been having a little DVI fest in the Colbert thread. Check it out!

Hez

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:55:59 EDT

@raincoaster: I'm sorry... I thought it was just understood that you should have at least a bottle stowed away for the weekend. And just for life in general.

ian spiegelman

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:54:11 EDT

@NinaHagen: Love old Tom Snyder shows... He reminds me of my elementary school principal; I'm positive that they both smelt the same: Kentucky Deluxe and overflowing ash tray... and then they died.

jackvinyl

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raincoaster — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:52:35 EDT

@jackvinyl: Another DVI fan!

My father claims (and his stories have a 50% chance of being true) that he took Donnelly Rhodes to his first cathouse when they were both overseas with the Forces.

And Ian Tracey once gave me his phone number, but I didn't call. Why? Because I AM AN IDIOT, THAT'S WHY! He always seems to be having a blast, and he's funny as hell as well as hawt.

raincoaster

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:50:58 EDT

@NinaHagen: I'm going to have some jello, get into my jammies & watch Ernie Kovacs now.

NinaHagen

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:50:41 EDT

Double Trouble had a weird second season reboot... can't find it yet - still looking.

Here is the more common rebooted version of Chachi in Charge:

jackvinyl

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raincoaster — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:50:12 EDT

Spiegs, next time you post something this bittersweet and delightful, could you give me a heads-up? The liquor store closed 45 minutes ago!

raincoaster

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:49:56 EDT

@jackvinyl: Those twins dancing in their Capezios and other fetishwear when I was a wee sprite is so to blame for so much about who I am today.

ian spiegelman

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:49:36 EDT

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:49:28 EDT

There's always Robert Stack Automat sightings - I've been hearing a lot about them lately.

NinaHagen

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:49:26 EDT

@ian spiegelman: Also, Peter Scolari - how pissed is he?

jackvinyl

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:45:40 EDT

@ian spiegelman: It's been 20 years and I still can't believe that Donna Dixon is Dan Ackroyd's wife.

jackvinyl

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:44:53 EDT

I didn't say what I just said...she looks around for something/someone to blame...

NinaHagen

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:43:53 EDT

@ian spiegelman: I mean - Tom is the gift that keeps on giving - Iggy Pop, Charles Manson, Frank Capra...there is one with Robert Mitchum and he's drinking a Betty Ford size tumbler of scotch.

NinaHagen

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:42:59 EDT

@jackvinyl: You forgot this:

ian spiegelman

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:40:25 EDT

@NinaHagen: That was delightfully uncomfortable...

jackvinyl

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:40:25 EDT

@NinaHagen: I just added it to the list... Seriously... I need suggestions because I'll run out of themes soon. Just please don't suggest something and then post clips of it in the same thread, coz that kind of ruins it.

ian spiegelman

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:34:44 EDT

These two... my god.

And Hez, I just realized why I like Leo on DaVinci's Inquest, he's the Dad.

jackvinyl

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:32:08 EDT

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:31:56 EDT

@BalknChain: I loved those shows. It was so sad when Shirley left - I really loved them together as a comedy team. And did you know they animated them! Scroll down and read through the comments on the first page for all the trivia about the Saturday morning lineup in 1982-83 and who provided the voices in the hour-long Happy Days spinoff cartoons. (No Cindy Williams, sadly.)

Hez

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A.Twafeletta — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:30:33 EDT

Oh monchichi, monchichi, you are soft and cuddly.

A.Twafeletta

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NinaHagen — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:28:48 EDT

Can we have a Tom Snyder video competition next week?

NinaHagen

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rosaluxembourgeoise — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:22:21 EDT

Come fly the friendly skies!

rosaluxembourgeoise

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:21:33 EDT

@In Other News...:

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:19:42 EDT

@In Other News...: As well as...

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:15:09 EDT

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:13:18 EDT

@jackvinyl: Ha! Well, I'm not a difficult person to understand. I long for childhood (conveniently ignoring that it sucked a lot) and I like to laugh and sigh.

ian spiegelman

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:10:35 EDT

@MrInBetween: I thank you, Sir.

ian spiegelman

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:10:14 EDT

@In Other News...: nobody was arguing that, but nobody is better than Laverne, except maybe Mabel from What's Happening, nobody messed with mama

BalknChain

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:07:44 EDT

@BalknChain: Everyone knew Baxter-Birney was the steaming hot fox in the house, so, there.

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:07:36 EDT

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:06:08 EDT

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MrInBetween — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:03:45 EDT

One more thing: Another brilliant weekend, Ian. Well done.

MrInBetween

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:03:26 EDT

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:02:15 EDT

@ian spiegelman: But I do read tags on YouTube videos. Just call me Nancy Drew, I guess.
@luciluce666: Man, a CERTIFICATE? That guy knew how to make kids feel special.
@TheHonJudgeSmails: Here's Suzy, indeed. Pfft. I remind you, SUZY IS NOT YOUR TOY, white America... Lite Brite is!

Hez

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:02:01 EDT

@ian spiegelman: Ms. Keaton :)

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cassandra — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:00:27 EDT

Sigh. This is wonderful. I am never leaving this thread, ever.

cassandra

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:58:36 EDT

@jackvinyl: Hah! Great minds nostalgize alike.

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:56:26 EDT

Oh holy hell...

Considering...

luciluce666

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:56:26 EDT

@In Other News...: On Friday evening I was speculating on where Spiegs would take us this weekend[gawker.com]

jackvinyl

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:56:15 EDT

@jackvinyl: Dude, I have been looking for "Pix! Pix! Pix!" for fucking ever! That's how I found out youtube had all these great commercials in the first place!

ian spiegelman

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:54:53 EDT

@In Other News...: Mr. Belvedere? Don't you mean "The Great Broctune"? Anyone?

ian spiegelman

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:54:41 EDT

My mind is on total-overload right now - -Justin Bateman, Fudgie the Whale, and those weak-ass GoBots...

I was looking for some video of PIX - the WPIX after-school, TV, play-it-over-the-phone call-in video game...?

and this:
[www.blinkx.com]

jackvinyl

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:53:14 EDT

@ian spiegelman: In this case, the word of mouth was a lotta mumbling?

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:52:16 EDT

@BalknChain: Oh Mallery!

ian spiegelman

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:51:37 EDT

@luciluce666:

I believe that nowadays the "Mr. Belvedere Fun Kit" would be Exhibit A in the trial of the local sex offender.

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:51:05 EDT

@In Other News...: It's all just word of mouth, sadly. But I have heard the tale told by more than one person. I don't think I was ever more jealous of Wilson.

ian spiegelman

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:49:31 EDT

speaking of throw backs, I made and ate rice krispies treats today :)

BalknChain

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:48:50 EDT

@ian spiegelman: ha, yeah. Justine Bateman, no less

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:47:39 EDT

@In Other News...: I shit you not, I just favored that.

Thank you kind sir.

luciluce666

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:45:47 EDT

I've reverted to this since my ipod broke...

luciluce666

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TheHonJudgeSmails — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:44:58 EDT

@Hez: In the second video, the instant the jingle singers say "colored", a young black girl curtsies. Hilarious unintentional racism!

TheHonJudgeSmails

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:44:26 EDT

@luciluce666:

I'll see your McGruff & Regina with a little Melly Mel. Please do assist Channel 4 in New York with obliterating this urban affliction known as "crack":

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:43:21 EDT

@ian spiegelman: No WAY. Pictures? Audio? Hazy recollections from goers to said party?

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BalknChain — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:43:17 EDT

@In Other News...: YES! They would show the flag waving.

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jackvinyl — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:42:41 EDT

@AuntPenny@hortense: I used the Pizza Anytime argument frequently during the years 1986-1990.

It's like a time machine - the act of making pizza on a bagel - microwavable alchemy, the space/time continuum is an open book at this harmonius snackfood nexus.

jackvinyl

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:42:01 EDT

Remember late at night, when TV actually went off the air?

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:41:08 EDT

@ian spiegelman: OMG! Bizarro world moment: I did a commercial for a knockoff of Play-Doh (called "Fun Dough" - how creative)... and it was a DAIRY QUEEN playset! (Because as everyone knows, treats are the opposite of dentistry!) I defy anyone to find this ad - I tried.

Slightly O/T but servicey nonetheless, has anyone else used Blinkx to search videos? I just started, but so far, me likey.

Hez

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:41:07 EDT

@In Other News...:
Only rivaled by this guy...

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:39:02 EDT

@In Other News...: Hahaha... Chris Wilson from Page Six made out with "Small Wonder" at a party a few years ago!

ian spiegelman

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:38:29 EDT

And don't forget about Hug Me the Bear:

Tom Carvel was a fucking natural. "These products here, they're made custom. CUSTOM MUTHAFUCKA!!!

And BTW, when you call the number here (800-327-GIFT), you can et "connected to exciting local people," but no more cake. Unless you pay $50 extra, then you can have all the pie you want. If you know what I mean. And I think you do. Pervert!

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:36:23 EDT

@Hez: And how did you know about Danielle Harris?! You don't watch horror movies!

ian spiegelman

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:35:49 EDT

Least we forget this little gem... very effective.

luciluce666

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:34:23 EDT

@Hez: Aww thanks! But your references to creepy jingles and scream queens forces me to post this:

ian spiegelman

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:33:05 EDT

Sort of off-topic... but she's fantastic, and made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:29:00 EDT

Zack the LegoManiac...

...and his lesser-known cousin/brother/uncle/father, Jack:

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ChicagoSaphique — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:28:08 EDT

These videos are like zen meditation...helping me transcend a shitty weekend.

ChicagoSaphique

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:26:16 EDT

"You sank my Battleship... IN SPACE!!!"

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luciluce666 — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:25:13 EDT

@ian spiegelman: I know man!
They went all My Pet Monster on him and locked him up... well, before the Old Yeller ending (sheds a single tear).

And I still can't believe what happened to The Peanuts...

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adropp — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:24:03 EDT

LightBright Operation, and Connect four? I am feeling really old. 42 is such a lonely number. If anyone needs me i will be pouring another drink!

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:23:40 EDT

@In Other News...: Oops!

But does anyone remember their totally lame counterparts, the GoBots?

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In Other News... — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:20:04 EDT

Everyone remembers the classic Transformers cartoons, and requisite toy line:

[video.google.com]

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:19:46 EDT

@TheHonJudgeSmails: Here's a really creepy song (and what replaced it in the 90s):

This one is for my mom, who always called Kool-Aid by the lesser-known brand name, "Freshie":
And for you, Spiegs, an Operation commercial starring Matthew Laurence and scream queen (do they still call them that?) Danielle Harris:

Hez

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Sunbunny — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:17:26 EDT

Ugh, thank god I have some tootsie rolls or heads would be rolling.

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:17:12 EDT

@hortense: "If pizza's on a bagel, you can have pizza anytime" was clearly written before we all realized that carbs are the enemy.

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AuntPenny — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:10:46 EDT

@SpoiledGirlieGirl: And this one:

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:04:23 EDT

"Prit-tee sneak-ee, Sis!"

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adropp — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:02:50 EDT

This is why Ian is my favorite Gawker of them all! I maybe a little drunk.

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:55:29 EDT

@ian spiegelman: Biggest budget and best shoot I ever worked on. By contrast, one shoot for a bath toy had me standing in a tub of lukewarm water all day pulling on a plastic doll's finger to make it 'fart' bubbles. "Hez, can we get the doll's ass more in frame, please? And can we get a bigger fart next time? From the doll?" (Couldn't find the ad, sorry.)

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adropp — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:47:08 EDT

@BalknChain: I have a "i'm just a Bill" bobble head on my desk at work, I loved him!

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:42:17 EDT

@ZiggyStardust: Don't forget Hubba Bubba!

@Hez: You're so lucky!

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:39:15 EDT

@ian spiegelman: Well, these are from the 90s, but my hand is one of those you see zooming and shooting in these ads and the others from "The Power of The Force" Star Wars action figure series that came out just before the Jar Jar monstrosity was released into the general population. (It's been a few years so I can't remember every shot I did, but I think that's me in the bottom freezeframe.)

Never let it be said you didn't get to see me give a couple of hand jobs.

Hez

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ZiggyStardust — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:37:08 EDT

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LeGagneur — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:32:51 EDT

@hortense: I'm trying to figure this out: in the Bagel Bites video, at 12 seconds, did that girl just take off her bra? Because that's what it looks like.

Those pervs.

LeGagneur

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TheHonJudgeSmails — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:26:59 EDT

@Hez: The music will haunt my dreams.

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ByTheWhiskersOfKurviTasch — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:26:10 EDT

@tribalpottery: No one is as gay as the kid holding the R.O.B. at the end of the Nintendo ad.

The Rainbow Bright cereal made me remember this one. WARNING: Contains a jingle that will attach itself to you like a wood tick)

ByTheWhiskersOfKurviTasch

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:24:49 EDT

@Phyllis Nefler: I had the Play Doh dentist set... It was soooo awesome!

ian spiegelman

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Hez — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:21:58 EDT

@TheHonJudgeSmails: I hope you watched mine, too... it has men's fashion, as well as a RIVETING ad for dimmer switches for all your fancy chandeliers (let's show how you use that AGAIN, in case it was unclear), and an awesome Russian version of the Walkman.
@Phyllis Nefler: I looked everywhere for the Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop ad, but no luck.

Hez

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ScottieB — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:20:22 EDT

"Whatever it is I think I see...
Becomes a pair of tits to me!"

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rosaluxembourgeoise — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:18:49 EDT

@TheHonJudgeSmails:
Exultant, isn't it?

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ian spiegelman — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:18:38 EDT

@TheHonJudgeSmails:
@rosaluxembourgeoise: Funny, I thought it was an ad for the Albanian mass transit system! Li'l Red One.

@Hez: Wow! I haven't seen a Star Wars toy commercial since they first aired. I had the 12-inch Luke. Not what it sounds like.

@luciluce666: Awww, Spuds. Such a shame what happened to him... The rabies and all.

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Phyllis Nefler — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:18:16 EDT

Hot damn, can't a girl just lazily scroll through the comments anymore? It's like a minefield of time wasting up in here.

So I'm just going to comment on Ian's screen shot - I totally had the Play Doh Fun Factory. I also had some thing where you input nice-smelling, sparkle-infused Play Doh into a contraption and the end result was "A Tisket, a Tasket, a Flower-making Basket". That and Polly Pocket pretty much got me through Age Six.

Phyllis Nefler