1 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Savor Prediction of iHeartRadio. I'm Annie Reece. 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 2: And I'm Lauren Vogelbaum, and today we have an episode 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: for you about Star Wars marketing, tie ins and licensed 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: food products and stuff. 5 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: A very wide category. Indeed, yes, one I'm extremely excited 6 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: to talk about. 7 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I know you are. 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: Yes, well, I absolutely know the answer to this one, 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: but I will ask it anyway as this tradition. Was 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: there any particular reason this topic was on your mind? 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: Lauren, Yeah, yeah, there was so so so it is. 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: It is the month of May, sometimes known as Star 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: Wars Month. You know, we've got May the fourth, as 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: in May the fourth be with you, We've got oh gosh, 15 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: what's what's the fifth? 16 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: Uh? It's May the fifth, but May the sixth. People 17 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: argue which one it should be? Revenge of the fifth, 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: Revenge of the sixth? Excuse me? Oh okay, okay, But 19 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: the entire month is this is the May, like this 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: is the way from the Mandalorian. 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 2: Oh okay, okay, uh huh. 22 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: And also all of the first six movies came out 23 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: around May twenty fifth, around Memorial Day. Okay, it's a 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: big Star Wars month. 25 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, we are both fans of Star Wars. If 26 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: you didn't know, I would. I would hazard to say 27 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: that Annie is a little bit deeper into the fandom 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: than I am. If you've never seen photos of Annie's 29 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: cosplay of it's like. 30 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: A Mark Hamill cosplay. Technically it's not. 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: Even really a Luke Skywalker cosplay. 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, well, I guess this is the fun thing 33 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 3: slash headache inducing things, slash makes me want to scream 34 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: into a pillow thing, depending on what it is. 35 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: Thing about Star Wars cannon is we don't know what 36 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: Star Wars cannon is. Who knows what it is. It's 37 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: very wild West, and it especially was in the early days. 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, which we're going to get into a little bit. 39 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: But the cosplay I do, I call it disco Luke Skywalker. 40 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: It was a German an appearance Mark Haniell did on 41 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: a German television show wherein he's in what looks like 42 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: an Abba astronaut cosplay from the seventies, like gold is 43 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: all gold, it's all golden may It's it's very eigh catching. 44 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: That's a good word for it, thank you. But it 45 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: was a Star Wars based segment. However, I would forgive 46 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: you for watching what you can still find of it 47 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: online not understanding that at all the connection there. 48 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, well okay, it's a great costume, is what I'm saying. Yeah, 49 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 2: oh no yet, thank you. Yeah. Yeah, so if y'all 50 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 2: have not witnessed that, you should. 51 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: But but yeah, so we're we're excited to talk about this. 52 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: It's just a goofy, goofy little little episode that we 53 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: were like, yeah, let's celebrate, right, Yeah. 54 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: And there is a lot, as we said, because we're 55 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: a food show, we were a little limited, even though 56 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: there's plenty of plenty of times and products, but a 57 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: lot more kind of boring. 58 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just it's like, oh there's more pez dispensers. Cool, right, 59 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: you know. 60 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: Right, But I do love and I know Laura knows this. 61 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: One of my favorite things to think about is what 62 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: Darth Vader would think about his image and being used 63 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: for all of these products. 64 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, right, because you know that suit is you know, 65 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 2: that's he's not having a good time in there, right, 66 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: Like generally speaking, that's a symbol of his of his 67 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: mutilation and journey to the dark side. 68 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: Uh. And I also think he ideally, I would want 69 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: to be intimidating instead of on waffles, waffle iron, or 70 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: on toilet paper. I have a friend who this is 71 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: like every day I get a message from her text 72 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: that's just a picture she's found of some bizarre Star 73 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: Wars item, and it's usually dark Vader really yeah. 74 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: Because yeah, because Anakin is so yeah, he's he's real 75 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: titchy about these kind of things, you. 76 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: Know, Yeah, there is something kind of fun about that. 77 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think we found some very stellar examples. 78 00:04:54,320 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 2: For this pun absolutely intended. H If you want to, 79 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: you can see our prior episodes about Star Wars related 80 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: foods and merchandise. I think we've talked about them a 81 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: few different times in Listener Mail episodes, but definitely we 82 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: cover things in the Popcorn Bucket episode and also our 83 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 2: fictional foods episode about Star Wars, which is from twenty nineteen. 84 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,679 Speaker 2: So there have been plenty of things to talk about 85 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 2: since then. 86 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: But and this is the first year there will be 87 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: a Star Wars movie theater since then. Oh man, yeah, 88 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: so it is it. It's a big Star Wars time. 89 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, gosh. 90 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, We've definitely touched on several and several instances. But 91 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: I suppose that brings us to our question, sure, Star 92 00:05:49,360 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: Wars merchandise, what is it? Well, Star Wars. 93 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 2: Star Wars is, of course a galactic sized media franchise 94 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 2: with films and TV shows and books and comics and 95 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 2: games and theme park attractions of plenty, such that it's 96 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: really only been out of like the like pop culture 97 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: public's eye briefly since the first film first debuted in 98 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: nineteen seventy seven, and since the beginning it has been 99 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: heavily merchandised and licensed. And I find this to be 100 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 2: a really fascinating case study really because like franchise creator 101 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: George Lucas famously took a pay cut for directing that 102 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 2: first film in exchange for securing the rights to the 103 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: merch and licensing from the studio from Fox. So you've 104 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 2: got this creator who is probably more financially motivated than 105 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 2: any other pop culture creator in history. To Milk to 106 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: Blue Milk the heck out of their own creations in 107 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: terms of like goods and tie ins and collectibles and 108 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 2: all of that. It is all managed through the staff 109 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 2: at Lucasfilm, his production company, like like George himself, is 110 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: an out there brokering deals with like Kellogg's or whatever. 111 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 2: But yeah, so, yeah, so we've seen waves of this 112 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: kind of stuff over the years, generally timed with major 113 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 2: media releases in the franchise, and we see that kind 114 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: of thing with all kinds of properties these days. But 115 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: like to be clear, Star Wars blazed that trail, like 116 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 2: we see it all the time now in no small 117 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: part because of these success Star Wars had with it. 118 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: Like did you know that Star Wars was the first 119 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: media franchise that Lego licensed ever, that was in nineteen 120 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: ninety nine to coordinate with the prequel trilogy coming out. 121 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: A big marketing push with that one. 122 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 2: There was, yep, gotta cover it a little bit here 123 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: and there. Yeah, when the sequel trilogy started coming out 124 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: in twenty fifteen, Stephen Colbert ran a segment on The 125 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: Late Show called may the forced marketing integration be with You? 126 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 2: Which I appreciate because yeah, they really would and still 127 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 2: will slap a Star War on anything, honestly, though, Like 128 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 2: shout out to whoever decided to co brand grapes and 129 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 2: oranges for Force Awakens, Like just like a package of 130 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 2: green seedless grapes with Yoda on the label, or like 131 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: a bag of oranges with BB eight on it? Sure, genius? 132 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: Yeah? Why not? Yeah? 133 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: One of these things is very green and one of 134 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 2: these things is very round, and here we are. 135 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: What am I to make of it? Though? What am 136 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: I eating? When I eat a Yoda labeled grape? 137 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: I'm I don't want to think that hard about that one. 138 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: Thanks Stephen. Colbert actually recently did another segment about grogu 139 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: baby Yoda Vanilla wafers is doing it and they're like 140 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: little blue vanilla wafers, And he asked the question, are 141 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: these his eggs? Are they his? What of the right? Yeah? 142 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 2: Is this Dan Driff? What's going on? 143 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: Sure? I think it's because he ate those macaroon looking 144 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: cookies looking cookies in the Mandalorian. But who knows? 145 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 2: Who knows, couldn't couldn't tell you, No. 146 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: We may never know. Well, what about the nutrition? Don't 147 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: don't eat licensing deals? Also? 148 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 2: Possibly don't eat these products in some cases. I can't 149 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 2: tell you what to do though. 150 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: That's true. Good point, Lauren. Okay, Well, we do have 151 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: some numbers for you. We do, all right. 152 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: As of twenty twelve, the Star Wars franchise had made 153 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 2: around eight point two billion dollars in ticket sales and 154 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 2: home entertainment media sales. Okay, at that time they had 155 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 2: made over twenty billion dollars in licensed goods. Woh huh, 156 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: more than twice as much. 157 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: Yep, yep. 158 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: And I couldn't I couldn't find a good source for 159 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 2: current numbers. They were a little. 160 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: Bit all over the place. 161 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 2: But suffice it to say that that licensing is still 162 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 2: worth a lot more than the actual media. 163 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: Yes, may or may not have gotten into some fights 164 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: with people about this. I think they're right. But you know, 165 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: if you didn't like the Ewoks, there's pretty obvious reason 166 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: the Ewoks were in Return of the Jedi. 167 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, No, they made adorable children's toys. 168 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: Yep, yep, that's it. Yeah. But also they were vicious 169 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: and I'm pretty sure ate human flesh. 170 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: So yeah, I love an Ewok. 171 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: Oh I too too. That's why the argument happens. I 172 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: agree with the Yes, it was to sell toys, but 173 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: but also. 174 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: I mean the factor in the eating of human flesh. 175 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 2: And I'm like, yeah, they're pretty cool guys, right, Yeah. 176 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, we are totally normal people just appreciating a 177 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: species on another planet. 178 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and look, they mostly ate storm troopers from what 179 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 2: I can tell. So you know, I don't know if 180 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 2: Leo Organo is in particular danger from them, but. 181 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: Well Luke and Han and Chewie might have been. But yeah, 182 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: that was fine because she had the granola barbs. Very 183 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: nice to offer it to Wicket. To the Ewok, I 184 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: love this. Sometimes I feel like I'm speaking a different language. 185 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 1: And for listeners who are familiar with this, what are 186 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: you saying? Annie, It's okay. Yeah, just just know there 187 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:43,239 Speaker 1: are reasons, I think to the Ewok's decisions. 188 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 2: Yes, there you go, Yeah, there we go. 189 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: But I suppose this brings us to some of the 190 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: examples we want to get into. 191 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, but first it brings us to a quick 192 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: break for a word from our sponsors. 193 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: And we're back. Thank you sponsor, Yes, thank you. So 194 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: as we are coming fresh off of Star Wars day, 195 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: may the fourth be with you. I do want to 196 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: say a lot of companies, including food and beverage companies, 197 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: simply put out a social media post or give a 198 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: product a temporary pun name, or offer something in a 199 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: Star Wars shape, but plenty go above and beyond. Oh yeah, 200 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 1: oh yeah. 201 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 2: And it's not that some of those can't be fun 202 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: like like like in nineteen eighty three, timed around a 203 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 2: Return of the Jedi coming out, Kellogg's offered C. 204 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: Three pos as a cereal. 205 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: Yes, because they're because they're OK, because they're O shaped 206 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 2: and it's three three P you get it, you get 207 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 2: it or like And I don't know if this one 208 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 2: was meant to be as clever as it was, but 209 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 2: like for the Solo movie dropping in twenty eighteen, Solo 210 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 2: Cups put their Solo Cups in Solo branded packaging. I 211 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 2: don't know, I just love it. 212 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: That's a popular cosplay at Dragon Con as well. Ah, 213 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: it's a Han Solo with a Solo cup around the 214 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: Solo cup adorable. It's very good. 215 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 2: Adorable and yeah. Like So, just to get an idea 216 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 2: of the current landscape, as I was preparing the notes 217 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 2: for this, I just clicked around the internet a little bit. 218 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: And so. 219 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 2: Here's a little cross section of Star Wars licensed and 220 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 2: branded food related products currently available in stores. Okay, you've 221 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: got Jeoffrey's coffee brand, Precious Cargo blend, Yeah with a 222 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 2: Mandalorian Yeah, Precious Cargo, different company, entirely Bones Coffees, Wookie 223 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 2: Cookie flavored Blend. It's flavored like chocolate chip cookies, Archer Brand, 224 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: Mandalorian and Grogu meat jerky snacks. Okay, I don't know, man. 225 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 2: There's a popcorn maker shaped like the Death Star, a 226 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 2: waffle maker shaped like the Millennium Falcon, light up lightsaber chopsticks, 227 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: light sabers, salt and pepper mills, pork shaped salt and 228 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: pepper shakers, Grogu gummy frogs, and a heart shaped box 229 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: of chocolates. And on the cover there's an illustration of 230 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: two storm troopers and Darth Vader reaching out to force 231 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 2: choke you. 232 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: Yep. 233 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 2: And it's a reusable tin. So that's collectible. 234 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: I have that. I'm embarrassed of how many of these 235 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: I have. 236 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: Amazing love it, but yeah, just to say it's everywhere, 237 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, like you can buy like a 238 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 2: Williams Sonoma Star Wars Breakfast gift crate that includes themed 239 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 2: pancake molds and its spatula shaped like Vader's helmet. Yeah, 240 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 2: it's just it's it's out there if you wish to 241 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 2: find it. 242 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: This is making me wish I had gone through my 243 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:29,119 Speaker 1: kitchen and just it wouldn't been too long A list. 244 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 2: Send me pictures. I'll see if I can share some. 245 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: I also do want to say that since the theme parks, 246 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 2: since Disney started really leaning into Star Wars at theme parks, 247 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: it's gotten intense over there as well. Like there's for 248 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 2: May this year a bunch of new food and drink. 249 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 2: Many items dropped. My favorites from Orlando's parks based on 250 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 2: the photos I have not gone recently. Based on the 251 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 2: photos are some like cinnamon sugar lotus root chips I get. 252 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 2: I guess they have like a Star Wars themed name, 253 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 2: but like they just look alien. I don't know. Give 254 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 2: them something to buy. 255 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: Here we go. 256 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 2: They have some chios that are dyed either red or blue, 257 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: like red or blue sugar on the churros that come 258 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 2: in a little cardboard holder printed like a lightsaber handle. 259 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 2: And then they've got rechargeable light up lightsaber shaped swizzle 260 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 2: sticks that come in in either green in a Chosen 261 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: One cooler which is like a green Apple statement crean 262 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 2: lime drink, or in red in a sth Lord libation, 263 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 2: which is a blood orange craan lime drink. 264 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: I don't know why that sounded so nefarious to me, 265 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: but it did. 266 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you can also throw back to our popcorn bucket episode. 267 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: You can now purchase a popcorn bucket shaped to like 268 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 2: three pos salvaged head. Wow or I guess it's just 269 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 2: a protocol droid's salvaged head. Yes, more silver than gold 270 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 2: toned in color. 271 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: But I see I have the R two D two 272 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,119 Speaker 1: pop popcorn bucket. 273 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 2: Yeah. 274 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's cute. 275 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, AR two is adorable, the. 276 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: Best, the best. I mean, I feel like I'm just 277 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: going to be throwing out these examples throughout this episode. 278 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: I do. I will say, in my defense, not that 279 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: there's anything wrong with purchasing collecting. Yeah. Sure, most of 280 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: this has been gifted to me. Yeah. 281 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, once people figure out that you kind of have 282 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 2: a thing, if it's something as predominant as Star Wars. 283 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah yeah. So I have the R two D 284 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: two popcorn It I believe is not available anymore. I 285 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't say it's vintage. I don't know where's from, but 286 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: I think it was an eBay purchase. 287 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, yes, but it is well it is cute, Okay, 288 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 2: but anyway, Okay, let's let's go over that's just a 289 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 2: smattering of what's going on right now, Let's go over 290 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 2: a few of like the greatest hits. 291 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: Yes, and let us start with Burger King because Burger 292 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: King has a long history of partnering with Star Wars 293 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: to offer a variety of products. In nineteen seventy seven, 294 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: the same year the first film came out, Burger King 295 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: was allegedly the first fast food company to run a 296 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: movie promotion. They offered four drinking glasses in a cross 297 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: promotion with Coca Cola, which, thanks to a friend of mine, 298 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: I own they are pretty cool. Darth Vader explained the 299 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: whole promotion in an ad, which is so thing. I 300 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: also adore how many times he showed up an ad. 301 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: They ran the same promotion when Impire Strikes Back and 302 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: Return of the Jedi came out, so nineteen eighty nineteen 303 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: eighty three. 304 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 2: Interestingly to me, they were not the only fast food 305 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 2: chain to do a tie in in nineteen seventy seven 306 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 2: with Coca Cola. So tie in tie for first Yeah, 307 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 2: because rival brand Burger Chef was giving away a free 308 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: poster with the purchase of a large coke and there 309 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: were four different designs. They also ran a TV ad 310 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 2: for the promotion where like three PO and R two 311 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 2: go up to a Burger Chef counter and ask for 312 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 2: a poster, and like, the nice lady explains the promotion 313 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 2: to them, and then Vader shows up, so they leave 314 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 2: before they actually get it. But I don't know if 315 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 2: droids can drink soda, so I think it's fine. 316 00:20:58,119 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: Let's not think too hard about the logic. 317 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 2: No no, no, no no. And this campaign was apparently successful 318 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 2: because later in that year, Burger Chef offered what I 319 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 2: think is the first fast food kids meal with Star 320 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 2: Wars tie in. The meals came in these boxes that 321 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 2: had seven different boxes that had these like printed paperboard 322 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 2: craft kits for making different droids and ships. If you're like, 323 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 2: what the heck was Burger Chef. By the way, it 324 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 2: was this big chain in the sixties and seventies, but 325 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 2: their corporate overlord, General Foods sold them to Hearties in 326 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 2: the eighties, which then converted or closed the brand's restaurants. 327 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, but they were a big deal at the time. 328 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: I was wondering thank you film. In one of the 329 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: more bizarre marketing campaigns Burger King embarked upon, a German 330 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: branch offered free whoppers leading up to the release of 331 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: the twenty nineteen film The Rise of Skywalker if they 332 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: downloaded the Burger King app read aloud Star Wars spoilers 333 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: obtained via online sources. The man behind this campaign said 334 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: he quote wanted to challenge people's Whopper love and put 335 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: it to the ultimate test by asking them to choose 336 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: between their love of our flagship product and their love 337 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: for the most epic sci fi movie ever. To avoid lawsuits, 338 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: they avoided using specific Star Wars terms, so, for example, 339 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 1: Chewbacca was called the Hairy Roaring Creature. A lot of 340 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: their predictions, sourced from the internet did pan out, though, 341 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: like quote the Young Sword Lady is the grandchild of 342 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: the Old Hoodie Villain and the quote Hairy Roaring Creature 343 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: is accidentally killed by the Young Sword Lady but actually 344 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: survives Wow's house. 345 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 2: Yes, huh. 346 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: Hopefully if you haven't seen it, you don't really know 347 00:22:59,200 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: what that means in the. 348 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 2: Spoilers, and it doesn't Yeah, it doesn't matter, you. 349 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: Know, that makes sense. 350 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 2: I shall forever just call him the old hoodie Villain. Now, 351 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 2: that's uh, yeah, that's pretty excellent. That's pretty excellent. 352 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: This year, for the May sixth release of the film, 353 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: the Mandalorian named Grogu Burger King debuted Mandalorian based food items, 354 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: but also like the King hat. Yeah. 355 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, so so Burger King does this little king crown 356 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 2: that you can I mean, it's mostly for children, but 357 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 2: I'm pretty sure they'll give one to you if you ask. 358 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, and they're usually printed you know, like a 359 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 2: like a crown, you know, like like gold with little 360 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 2: gems in it. Right, but yeah, for for this, uh, 361 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: one has like Grogu's face on it, and one is 362 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 2: like a Mandalor is like the Mandalorian's helmet, but just 363 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 2: you know, cut out of a a in a crown shape. 364 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 2: It's really weird and I feel like, earnestly it's kind 365 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 2: of disrespectful Mandalorian culture. 366 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: Yes, especially because the whole mandol Or plot line with him. 367 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, anyway, I'm so. 368 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: I apologize to any poor Burger King employee that's had 369 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: to hear this complaint. I hope, I hope, I hope. 370 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 2: No one is giving anyone at that level slack about this. 371 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 2: That's inappropriate. Absolutely, I hope. 372 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: Nice. 373 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 2: Be nice to your servers. 374 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 1: Yes, they can't control this was not their decision, no 375 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: way above their heads. No, they might agree with you 376 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: in fact anyway. So here's a quote from brand innovators 377 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: dot com. The lineup includes a BBQ Bounty Whopper sandwich 378 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: in a helmet shaped cartan, Grogu's Blue Cookie Shake, a 379 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: vanilla soft syrup blended with blue sugar cookie syrup, Grogu's 380 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: Garlic Chicken Fries, Imperial Cheddar Ranch tots. The QSR has 381 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: also created four co cups and a Mandalorian themed junior 382 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: meal with movie inspired toys. 383 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 2: QSR I meaning quick service restaurant, if you're if you're 384 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 2: not familiar with that lingo, I like that. I explained that, 385 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: And I'm not going to go into detail about wicket, but. 386 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I read a little bit more about all of this. 387 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 2: The sandwich, the the aforementioned barbecue Bounty Whopper is a 388 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 2: burger topped with Swiss cheese, crispy pickle chips, bacon, lettuce, 389 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: and tomato, and is and I quote from Burger King 390 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 2: smothered in creamy bounty barbecue sauce. 391 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, I. 392 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 2: Don't know what that means. 393 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: No me either. 394 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 2: It looked to be it looked to be like a 395 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 2: kind of like like if you mixed some like weeet 396 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 2: dark style barbecue sauce with like some MAO that looked 397 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 2: like the concept. 398 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: Okay, I do wonder about the ideation behind these meetings. 399 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: If I had to come up with what I thought 400 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: would be a BBQ bounty sauce, I don't know. Maybe 401 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: this is a fun thought experiment I should embark upon. 402 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 2: Yeah maybe not. 403 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: Maybe I'd take that will consume all my time in 404 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: a way that's not helpful at all. But I think 405 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: the meetings must be interesting. I was reading people talking 406 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: about trying these items, and I'm pretty sure the overall 407 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 1: opinion was pretty positive. It was like, either it's fine 408 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: or pretty good. 409 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: Oh that's great, that's better than average for a lot 410 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 2: of these tie ins exactly. 411 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: But listeners write it and let us know if you 412 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: tried it. Oh yeah, any of that. So moving on 413 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: from Burger King, although I'm sure they were involved in this, 414 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: well obviously the collectible part. But we're gonna briefly touch 415 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: on collectibles and contests that were food related with Star 416 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: Wars because a lot of companies have offered some kind 417 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: of Star Wars collectible or a chance at a Star 418 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: Wars prize, and I want to reiterate that this was 419 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: a huge thing that the Star Wars franchise was a 420 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: pretty early trail blazer in I remember me personally. I 421 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: won an episode one backpack that was cool as heck 422 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: from a pack of Doritos when the that movie came out, 423 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: and I hate so many Doritos. I'm sure it was 424 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: not cost effective at all, But I wanted a prize. 425 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: But you wanted that backpack, yeah, Or you wanted something, yeah, I. 426 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: Did, But the backpack was a pretty good prize, and 427 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: I'm so angry I donated it, like because the prequels 428 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: weren't cool, so I gave it away. But it was 429 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: a cool backpack and I wish I had it to 430 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: this day anyway. One of the earliest examples of this 431 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: kind of promotion was also from nineteen seventy seven, when 432 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: bags of premium Wonderbread contained sixteen Star Wars trading cards. 433 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 2: Yeah it's again. It comes in waves with pretty much 434 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 2: every movie coming out, Like I think my one merch 435 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 2: story for this episode is that I have a plastic 436 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 2: spoon where like the handle is shaped like a lightsaber 437 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 2: handle and the spoon bit is clear and at one 438 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: point it lit up, but definitely it got washed improperly 439 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 2: and does not do that anymore. A friend sent it 440 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,239 Speaker 2: to me in the early two thousands after receiving it 441 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 2: in a Kellogg's cereal box. I'm pretty sure. So one 442 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 2: one collectible that I wanted to mention that's food related. 443 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 2: So in twenty fifteen, again, when the sequel trilogy started 444 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: coming out, Falcon Toys released this vinyl figurine. That is, 445 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: the figurine is a frosted pop tart that is also 446 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 2: Han solo frozen carbonite like like Han is like grincing 447 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 2: out at you from the vinyl frosting. Really uh huh 448 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 2: and coming full circle for pop tarts. This is from 449 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 2: a line of collectibles from Falcon called pop Art. So 450 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 2: here we are, Here we are. You can see our 451 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 2: pop Tarts episode for more about that. Yes, certa uh 452 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 2: and okay, one more, one more. There is, or perhaps 453 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 2: has been, a toaster that will toast the word Star Wars, 454 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 2: like in the Star Wars font on your bread. Okay, 455 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 2: but that makes it sound normal. The toaster in question 456 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 2: was housed inside a replica of Vader's helmet, so like 457 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 2: you take off the top of the helmet, like like 458 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 2: the helmet is just sitting on your counter in your kitchen, 459 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 2: and you can take the top off and stick bread 460 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 2: in where his skull would be. 461 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: The fires of mooset Afar still burning inside. 462 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 2: Oh no, wow, thos. 463 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: Wow. 464 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 2: Of all the things that Anakin would disapprove of, I 465 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 2: feel like that'd be high up there. He's like, that's 466 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 2: just rude, y'all, that is impolite. 467 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's I can see. He's got a point. 468 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 2: Not wrong about that. 469 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: No one final one from me, because I still have these. Okay. 470 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: Taco Bell really leaned into episode one and they have 471 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: collectible cups, and it was more of the lid at 472 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: the top was collectible, but you'd get these. They were 473 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: pretty decent sized, like not a small little top, but. 474 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,719 Speaker 2: You're making a gesture like it's maybe like six inches 475 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 2: or something like that. 476 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, yeah, and they would you screw it on 477 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: to the top of your cup and it would be 478 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: like Subulba, which is minor character but uh jar jar, 479 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: who were about to talk about, But yeah, you would go. 480 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: I would go to Taco Bell and try to get 481 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: there's four of them, try to get these leads and 482 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: I still have them. Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, okay, well, 483 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:54,959 Speaker 1: well this brings us to one of my favorite things. Yeah, 484 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: I love this. In two thousand and three, a Chilean 485 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: television channel air the original Star Wars without any ad breaks. 486 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: Sounds great. However, that did not mean there were no ads. Nope, No, 487 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: they just got really creative instead incorporating the beer Servesic 488 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: cristal into the film. It's really jarring and hilarious. 489 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 490 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: So, for instance, the scene where obi Wan is going 491 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: to give Luke his father's lightsaber and a new hope. 492 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: He's preaching into the chest that houses the lightsaber, and 493 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: instead he finds a bottle of Servasa crystal, and the jingle, 494 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: which is loud and jarring and quite funny in this context, 495 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: just plays out and then the film continues. 496 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 2: The film continues off as though nothing has happened, that's 497 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 2: out of the ordinary. 498 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: Yes, I just kind of love that. It's like your 499 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: dad would want me to share this with you. And 500 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: it's beer. It's beer, it's beer. In another scene from 501 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: Return of the Jedi, the Emperor reaches for a bottle 502 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: of Servasic cristyle. Just as the jingle cuts in. Luke 503 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: reaches for one, and Empire strikes back during his training 504 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: with Yoda, which fair I feel like you would have 505 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: was putting through the loop. Yeah he deserves that one. 506 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 507 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: Yes, there are no lines or actors in these snippets 508 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: that are like skits. Yeah, yeah, just a hand reaching 509 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: for a beer. And the music and the ad campaigns 510 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: had names like the Force Is with Gristal Beer. If 511 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: you have never seen these, they are glorious. I do 512 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: feel bad for people where this was their first experiencing them. 513 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 2: Like the Star Wars movies the first experience. Yeah, yeah, 514 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 2: because like like really takes you right out of like 515 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 2: drum bad moments of the films. 516 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: Very dramatic moments. But I did. I loved them so 517 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 1: much that I had a Surveisa Crystal Beer, like I 518 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,800 Speaker 1: got what. I got the label for a beer bottle 519 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 1: for my Star Wars cosplay last year so I could 520 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: carry it around. The memes are fantastic too, so good. 521 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: A lot of people pointed out how hilarious this would 522 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: be if this was the only version that you had 523 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,880 Speaker 1: ever seen and no one knew what you were talking about, 524 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,800 Speaker 1: Like if you were like, that's kind of weird that one. 525 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,439 Speaker 2: Scene, yeah, with the beer and everyone else is going 526 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 2: what art? 527 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:45,360 Speaker 1: I don't recall the canteena scene. The ad agency behind 528 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,960 Speaker 1: this whole thing, OMD Santiago, was the recipient of a 529 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,240 Speaker 1: two thousand and four award at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. 530 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: George Lucas reportedly was not a fan of this Wie 531 00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: No and lucasfilm pursued legal act. The campaign did not 532 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: air again, but it was too late. People knew about it. Yeah, 533 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: I was out there forever. Yes, yes, so they didn't 534 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 1: play it again. I don't think they got in trouble 535 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,840 Speaker 1: beyond that, but they did get this award. 536 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. Well, okay, all right, that is indubitably strange. 537 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 2: I will say some of the licensing items are licensed 538 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 2: items that have gotten attention over the years, probably like 539 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 2: just sound weird outside of their intended market. Though, like 540 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 2: back in twenty fifteen, again the sequel trilogy was coming out. 541 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 2: One Attila Naggie, Naggie, I didn't look up how to 542 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 2: pronounce their name. A Hungarian correspondent for Gizmoto dropped this 543 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 2: photo essay of a smattering of tie in products that 544 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 2: like they just went and found in supermarkets around town. 545 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 2: And these included like fairly straightforward products that you could 546 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 2: probably find here, like you know, frozen chicken nuggets, like 547 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 2: flavored waters, stuff like that, plus more surprising items like 548 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:17,160 Speaker 2: Star Wars branded super sweet canned corn or uh, Star 549 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:21,760 Speaker 2: Wars toy gra cream like in like a plastic sheath 550 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:27,800 Speaker 2: tube like a breakfast sausage, or Star Wars chicken frankfurters 551 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 2: with a core of ketchup filling like a like a 552 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 2: little red light saber in in your hot dog. 553 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: Oh no, kaiber crystal waiting to be corrupted. I that's fascinating. 554 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: I would love if other listeners from other countries would 555 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: write in. 556 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, because right, and you know, like like 557 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 2: like we just like in the United States, we just 558 00:36:55,239 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 2: don't have toy gras cream in tubes that you can buy, 559 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 2: Like that's not really a thing that you can purchase here, 560 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 2: So it sounds really weird. And also like I'm positive 561 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 2: that someone has put a Star War on canned vegetables 562 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 2: here in the US, but like it's just a little 563 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 2: it's like, no, that's not the first thing you would 564 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 2: think of. 565 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I also think of like Coca Cola. 566 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 2: Right, like cookies and candy and sodas, like stuff like that. Yeah, yeah, 567 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 2: like stuff marketed specifically to kids. Yes, chicken nuggets, right, 568 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 2: you know? But yeah, yeah, yeah right in Oh my goodnesses. 569 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: But this brings us to our closer and I think 570 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: it's a good one. Yeah. 571 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 2: I just couldn't think of anything to beat it. I 572 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:45,239 Speaker 2: was like, I'm not going after that. 573 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: And I imagine several of you have heard of it. 574 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:56,640 Speaker 2: You've perhaps waiting to hear about it. 575 00:37:56,719 --> 00:38:00,920 Speaker 1: Now, are they gonna mention it the infamation jar Jar 576 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: big so lollipop? Yes, yes, we are all right. So 577 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: this was released in conjunction with the nineteen ninety nine 578 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,919 Speaker 1: film The Phantom Menace, Episode one, and a special shout 579 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,360 Speaker 1: out to super producer Dylan for reminding us about this 580 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: one because I forgot about it, but we mentioned we 581 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: were doing this episode and was like, oh and this one, 582 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:28,839 Speaker 1: this is the one, And he was right. If you're 583 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: not familiar with this lollipop or this pretty universally reviled character, 584 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:39,080 Speaker 1: he's kind of an amphibious humanoid species called a gungan. 585 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, jar Jar binks, not super producer Dylan, No, yeah, 586 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,120 Speaker 2: I would never. 587 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: Never, Super producer Dylan. Yes, jar Jar binks, he's got 588 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 1: this long tongue he uses similar to a frog I 589 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,360 Speaker 1: think for intended comedic effect. 590 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's one of the things that is funny 591 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 2: on purpose. 592 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,800 Speaker 1: Yes, this character also drew a lot of rightful criticism 593 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:05,880 Speaker 1: for playing into racist tropes but separate podcast. Yeah. Anyway, 594 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,840 Speaker 1: The Phantom Menace had so much buzz and excitement around 595 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: it because it was the first Star Wars film in 596 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: theaters since Return of the Jedi in nineteen eighty three, 597 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,320 Speaker 1: and on top of that, it was hyped for using 598 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:22,240 Speaker 1: CGI in ways that it hadn't been used before, and 599 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,839 Speaker 1: that included jar Jar Binks, who has billed as the 600 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: first fully computer generated character to appear in a live 601 00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: action movie. In fact, I remember the narrative at the 602 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: time was the reason George Lucas started at episode four 603 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:42,960 Speaker 1: instead of episode one was because in his mind he 604 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: didn't have the technology to make the story he wanted 605 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:47,840 Speaker 1: on screen. 606 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:49,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, at the time, Yeah. 607 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:52,080 Speaker 1: The first three, so in starting with episode one, so 608 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,400 Speaker 1: it was exciting. I was like, well, he's got the technology, 609 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: now what will happen? And so people were excited about 610 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: Jarar Jar and companies did their best to capitalize on 611 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: that excitement. This led to some shall we say interesting products, 612 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: including the Jarjar lollipop also known as the jar Jar 613 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:22,040 Speaker 1: tongue sucker. And honestly, I'm going to explain a little 614 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,160 Speaker 1: bit to you. I think you should look it up 615 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:25,520 Speaker 1: if you want to know more. But I feel like 616 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,439 Speaker 1: that just that name gives you enough. 617 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, because this is not a lollipop shaped like jar 618 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 2: Jar's face. 619 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:38,040 Speaker 1: No, and the true horror of it is difficult to 620 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:42,400 Speaker 1: capture in words. Going to do my best, but a 621 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,880 Speaker 1: fixed atop of handle is the wide open mouth of 622 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: jar Jar Binks, who has sith yellow eyes staring at 623 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:55,759 Speaker 1: you from his eyestalks. Oh as you suck on the 624 00:40:55,760 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: protruding bright red tongue sticking out of his cape. Mall, 625 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 1: I just am shocked. I would love to have sat 626 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:10,000 Speaker 1: in the meeting where somebody okayed this. 627 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 2: Ah, this is a product approved. 628 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: For no one I know. 629 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 2: No audiences should be exposed to this. 630 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:29,760 Speaker 1: It's an extremely awkward treat, is what I'll say. It's 631 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 1: so inappropriate. Yes, yes, and Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker 632 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:44,439 Speaker 1: labeled this one as the goofiest piece of Star Wars 633 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 1: marketing in history. 634 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 2: That's the very polite way of putting it. 635 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:52,759 Speaker 1: That's a very very diplomatic way of putting it. But 636 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: as in the way of Star Wars media, it does 637 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: have kind of a cult following, like people try to 638 00:42:00,239 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 1: get it on eBay and stuff. It looks it looks 639 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,239 Speaker 1: ridiculous and horrifying. 640 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:17,840 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, I yeah, it's you shouldn't. You shouldn't. You 641 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,440 Speaker 2: shouldn't make a character's tongue a lollipop for children. That's 642 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:22,239 Speaker 2: not that's not, that's inappropriate. 643 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 1: And I need to reiterate, the eyes are staring at 644 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:33,600 Speaker 1: you while you're sucking on this lollipop. Okay, well, you know, 645 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:46,080 Speaker 1: wild times in the galaxy far far away, very strange listeners. 646 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:53,160 Speaker 1: If any of you, oh oh gosh, have if interacted 647 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,040 Speaker 1: with the church lollipop. 648 00:42:56,480 --> 00:42:58,000 Speaker 2: I mean, if you don't want to talk about it, 649 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 2: that's okay too. But if you have a favorite piece 650 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,480 Speaker 2: of merch, if you have, if you've interacted with any 651 00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:11,480 Speaker 2: of the things that we've mentioned today, if you disagree 652 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:13,720 Speaker 2: with any of our strong opinions. 653 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:18,040 Speaker 1: Yes, oh please let us know. Because it is such 654 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:23,440 Speaker 1: a it's such a huge array of items. So I'm 655 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: sure so many of you could write in about something 656 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:27,319 Speaker 1: we've never heard of. 657 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, oh yeah, absolutely but I believe that is 658 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:40,640 Speaker 2: what we have to say about Star Wars licensing and 659 00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:46,680 Speaker 2: marketing tie ins for now. We do already have some 660 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 2: listener mail for you, though, and we are going to 661 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,279 Speaker 2: get into that as soon as we'd get back from 662 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 2: one more quick break for a word from our sponsors, 663 00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:03,600 Speaker 2: and we're. 664 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:06,680 Speaker 1: Back, Thank you, sponsor, Yes, thank you, and we're back 665 00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:07,680 Speaker 1: with oh listener. 666 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 667 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:18,839 Speaker 1: Okay. So a lot of people have written in about 668 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:19,760 Speaker 1: gummy candies. 669 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:21,800 Speaker 2: Ooh excellent. 670 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 1: Yes, a lot of people have been trying to convert me, 671 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: including this first femail. Love it, Yes, I appreciate it. 672 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:33,880 Speaker 1: I appreciate it too. Jared wrote, have you heard of 673 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:37,520 Speaker 1: the brand Albanyese gummy bears? My kids love them because 674 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:40,600 Speaker 1: they taste like real fruit sweeter of course, after all, 675 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:44,000 Speaker 1: it is candy. Each time we pass through Indiana en 676 00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: route to Chicago from Michigan, we swing by the Albanese factory. 677 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:52,440 Speaker 1: Our personal favorites are true to fruit American favorites and 678 00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:56,720 Speaker 1: true to fruit exotic fruits. We like them particularly because 679 00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:59,600 Speaker 1: these recipes do not include artificial dies. My son has 680 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:01,960 Speaker 1: an allen to red at number forty, so it's tough 681 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 1: for him to find fruity candies without artificial dies. Not 682 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,759 Speaker 1: sure what Albanese's national reach is, but I see them 683 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:12,600 Speaker 1: around Kalamazoo, Michigan, in any of the natural food centers 684 00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 1: and healthier food stores. If you're ever in Meryllville, Indiana, 685 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,000 Speaker 1: check out the factory store. It's very much like being 686 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:23,919 Speaker 1: at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. And they have so much 687 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:27,840 Speaker 1: more than just gummy candies. Gummy bears are my absolute 688 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:31,400 Speaker 1: favorite candy, and these ones are excellent. Let me know 689 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:33,279 Speaker 1: if you get a chance to try them, and if 690 00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:35,600 Speaker 1: you hate them, don't tell me, as I don't want 691 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:39,120 Speaker 1: to know. I made a bad recommendation. Love the show 692 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:44,319 Speaker 1: and especially love the commentary, it would be a bad recommendation. 693 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:46,680 Speaker 1: I think it's an excellent recommendation. 694 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:50,359 Speaker 2: Well yeah, well, I mean, you know, it might it might. 695 00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:54,400 Speaker 2: Annie's tastes might just you know, differ be wrong. 696 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:59,960 Speaker 1: How dare you? The truth comes out? 697 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:03,799 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but but no, I've had these. Yes, 698 00:46:04,320 --> 00:46:07,920 Speaker 2: A lovely listener brought a whole bunch into the old 699 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:11,560 Speaker 2: House Stuff Works offices a long time ago, and and 700 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:15,160 Speaker 2: I wound up kind of like hoarding a whole lot 701 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:18,840 Speaker 2: of them. And they were really good. Yeah. I haven't 702 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:22,520 Speaker 2: had any of these true to fruit ones, but I 703 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:26,080 Speaker 2: was reading about them when we did that gummy episode, 704 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,839 Speaker 2: and I'm and my my interest is peaked. 705 00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:32,120 Speaker 1: Did you have a favorite flavor? 706 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,440 Speaker 2: Oh, I don't remember. 707 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:35,839 Speaker 3: Uh. 708 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:39,520 Speaker 2: Generally speaking, my favorite gummy flavor is like in the 709 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:40,840 Speaker 2: pineapple range. 710 00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:44,520 Speaker 1: But uh, but but. 711 00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:47,440 Speaker 2: They had but they had different I remember that some 712 00:46:47,480 --> 00:46:49,680 Speaker 2: of the flavors were like, oh, I've never had a 713 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:51,919 Speaker 2: gummy bear with that flavor before. That's fun. 714 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:56,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. Thanks, Yeah, this also sounds like a cool Their 715 00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:58,960 Speaker 1: factory sounds like a cool place to check out. Yeah. 716 00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:00,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was kind of looking at that too, and 717 00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:02,160 Speaker 2: it looks it looks awesome. 718 00:47:02,440 --> 00:47:08,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, so thank you for the recommendation. Yes, I will 719 00:47:08,040 --> 00:47:09,360 Speaker 1: take it on board. 720 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:13,600 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, maybe maybe your gummy candy is out there, Yes, 721 00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:20,719 Speaker 2: it might be here. You go. Christine wrote, I really 722 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,799 Speaker 2: enjoyed the gummy candy episode. We have quite a few 723 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:26,719 Speaker 2: unique ones here in Australia, many of which have been 724 00:47:26,719 --> 00:47:29,919 Speaker 2: around since the eighteen hundreds. We call them lollies here, 725 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,480 Speaker 2: a catch all term for any bite sized sweet thing. 726 00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:36,080 Speaker 2: Lolli derives from lollipop. In parts of the UK, lolly 727 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 2: can refer to anything sweet on a stick, including ice 728 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:41,319 Speaker 2: cream or ice blocks, and this can create a lot 729 00:47:41,360 --> 00:47:44,920 Speaker 2: of confusion. Most of our best known gummy lollies were 730 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,640 Speaker 2: created by Melbourne confectionery company Allen's, which has been operating 731 00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:52,080 Speaker 2: since eighteen ninety one, though these days Allen's is owned 732 00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:55,720 Speaker 2: by Nesley those guys, and the quality of their lollies 733 00:47:55,760 --> 00:48:00,320 Speaker 2: has been going steadily downhill in more recent years since 734 00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:03,760 Speaker 2: the two best known gummy lollies in Australia are snakes 735 00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:07,120 Speaker 2: and frogs, both created by Alan's. As well as finger 736 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:10,440 Speaker 2: sized snakes, you can get killer pythons, which are twice 737 00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:13,480 Speaker 2: the size, only they used to be four times the 738 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:17,680 Speaker 2: size of regular snakes. They reduced the size in twenty fourteen, 739 00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:21,440 Speaker 2: with Alan's claiming a forty seven gram gummy lolly snake 740 00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:26,120 Speaker 2: was unhealthy. The price reduced along with the size, though 741 00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:30,120 Speaker 2: not by the same proportion. And then there's red frogs. 742 00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:33,120 Speaker 2: There used to be green frogs too, but Alan's stopped 743 00:48:33,160 --> 00:48:36,120 Speaker 2: making them no great loss, to be honest, but there 744 00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:38,399 Speaker 2: are two sizes of red frogs where there only used 745 00:48:38,440 --> 00:48:41,920 Speaker 2: to be one, and the microscopic frogs are crowding out 746 00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:45,360 Speaker 2: the normal sized ones. They're frogs, dammit, not cane toads. 747 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:50,080 Speaker 2: The frogs also used to be much softer and chewy. 748 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:54,799 Speaker 2: Now they're unpleasantly tough, no doubt. Cost saving has led 749 00:48:54,840 --> 00:48:58,480 Speaker 2: to a change in the recipe with no notification, so enraging. 750 00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:01,800 Speaker 2: Some lollies have changed their names because the old names 751 00:49:02,120 --> 00:49:02,840 Speaker 2: were racist. 752 00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:03,720 Speaker 1: Uh. 753 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:07,359 Speaker 2: Some people wind about political correctness, but frankly, I think 754 00:49:07,400 --> 00:49:10,960 Speaker 2: people should be angrier about the killer pythons shrinking and 755 00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:12,320 Speaker 2: the red frogs changing. 756 00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:18,920 Speaker 1: This is fantastic, thank you. Yeah, because in that Gummy 757 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:22,000 Speaker 1: Candy episode, we mentioned that I had run across a 758 00:49:22,040 --> 00:49:24,359 Speaker 1: lot of gummy candies from Australia, but it would be 759 00:49:24,360 --> 00:49:28,680 Speaker 1: like one sentence sorry, oh no, you didn't, right, and 760 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:30,560 Speaker 1: red frogs was one I remember. 761 00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:32,920 Speaker 2: Oh oh man. 762 00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:37,480 Speaker 1: Yes, but I love this. I love this python fiasco 763 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:42,560 Speaker 1: size war. That's that's so good. 764 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:47,600 Speaker 2: I mean, And yeah, I mean, I guess, I guess 765 00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:50,840 Speaker 2: to be fair, of forty seven gram gummy lolly snake 766 00:49:51,239 --> 00:49:54,160 Speaker 2: is unhealthy, but I don't think that that's necessarily the 767 00:49:54,200 --> 00:49:59,279 Speaker 2: point of gummy snakes to begin with. So I think, right, like, 768 00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:02,200 Speaker 2: come on, guys, like, don't you just be like, hey, 769 00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:05,680 Speaker 2: we're trying to save money. I wish that we didn't 770 00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:08,800 Speaker 2: have to do the song and dance is all I'm saying, right. 771 00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:12,640 Speaker 1: Don't reflect it on to us when you trying to 772 00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:13,360 Speaker 1: save money. 773 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:17,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, like we know, come on, man, like we're 774 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:19,600 Speaker 2: not going well until some people are going These are 775 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:26,279 Speaker 2: health foods. But anyway that yes, yes, but I love this. 776 00:50:27,160 --> 00:50:30,040 Speaker 2: I love so much, delightful. I did not know about 777 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:33,680 Speaker 2: the terminology either, so thank you for that. I'm familiar 778 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:37,920 Speaker 2: with the term lollies, and I'm familiar with the UK usagevit, 779 00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:40,920 Speaker 2: which can indeed be confusing, but I didn't know that 780 00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:44,319 Speaker 2: it was that extensive. It's fascinating linguistics. 781 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:52,120 Speaker 1: It does sound confusing indeed, but yes, fascinating. Well. Thank 782 00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:54,640 Speaker 1: you so much to both of these listeners for writing in. 783 00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:56,480 Speaker 1: If you would like to write to us, you can 784 00:50:56,680 --> 00:50:58,840 Speaker 1: or email us hello at savorpod dot com. 785 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:02,480 Speaker 2: We're also social media. You can find us on Instagram 786 00:51:02,520 --> 00:51:05,000 Speaker 2: and blue Sky at savor pod, and we do hope 787 00:51:05,040 --> 00:51:07,799 Speaker 2: to hear from you. 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