I was born in 1969, which let me experience all the coolest ’70s and ’80s pop culture during my formative years. Though I might have problems remembering which day to take out the trash, I can remember the wonderful commercials from this time as if I watched them minutes ago. A popular tactic of many [...]
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Donkey Kong Cereal Commercial
July 21st, 2010 
rberry My friend Bill and I were pretty much cereal junkies growing up. Well, his mother bought any crazy new cereal he wanted, and my parents got the store brand of Cheerios (“Tastee-O’s”, anyone?). From Smurfberry Crunch to even Strawberry Shortcake Cereal, we tried them all out. Surprisingly, Donkey Kong Cereal (from the fine folks who [...]
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Commercial, starring Robby Benson and Donny Most
June 10th, 2010 rberry Reese’s used to air tons of commercials with this crazy storyline. 2 people aimlessly walking through the city; one eating a jar of peanut butter, and the other eating a chocolate bar. They would inevitably collide, exchange the lines “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter” and vice versa, then agree that it’s a [...]
An AT-AT Made of Bacon!
April 13th, 2010 rberry ‘NUFF SAID! CLICK HERE to see the entire gallery and story behind it.
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Mary Ann Wants To Peel Your Potatoes!
March 23rd, 2010 rberry Fun clip of Dawn Wells promoting a potato peeling video contest. Looks like a cool tip, but you have to get 2 pots dirty instead of one and fill the other up with ice water. Looks like it’s not that much of a timesaver.
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Remembering Sizzlean
February 23rd, 2010 rberry Sizzlean was available for about 10 years through the ’70s and ’80s as a failed attempt to sell healthier “bacon”. But it tasted like salty play-dough mixed with SPAM. You can’t beat bacon for tasty salty tasty goodness. It’s too tasty to be defined. It’s like saying, “I’m going to be cooler than Fonzie!” Here’s [...]
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Tags: 90210, bacon, carol potter, commercials, sizzlean, sizzling 
2 Comments »Happy 125th Birthday, Dr Pepper!
January 26th, 2010 rberry It’s hard to believe that Dr Pepper is 125 years old today. Yep…it actually predates Coca-Cola. Hats off to Dr. Pepper for making super great tasting throwback editions that use real sugar instead of that horrible corn syrup crap. Here’s the classic retro Dr Pepper commercial featuring David Naughton. It’d be cool if they made [...]
Brilliant Stephen Colbert Piece on Domino’s Pizza
January 7th, 2010 rberry The Colbert Report
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