A spider. Guess the clue was a little easy. "Ant" is our winner with the first corrent entry. He wins a big huge smile.

Chestnuts roasted by Blah...blah @ 06/18/2004 03:37 PM EST

Aww, shoot! *snaps fingers* Well, guess that's what I get for falling to the allure of the blog entry with "No Comments" written on it. Blaah.

Chestnuts roasted by Freezair @ 06/18/2004 03:37 PM EST

Yay I was the first one to guess it.

Chestnuts roasted by Ant @ 06/18/2004 03:39 PM EST

No way! That spider is the Jason-killer in Friday the 13 Part XXVII!

Chestnuts roasted by jumbolaya @ 06/18/2004 03:39 PM EST

Screw Atkins. Now that these baby's are back, summer is fun again.

Chestnuts roasted by woodisgoodcdl @ 06/18/2004 03:49 PM EST

Weird...I was thinking about pudding pops the other day, and now they're back! Yay!!

Chestnuts roasted by Rosella @ 06/18/2004 03:54 PM EST

Hilarious! Mikey Tyler Moore should hang the 'M' on his wall. That would rule.

Chestnuts roasted by G4L @ 06/18/2004 04:01 PM EST

The W stands for Quality!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/18/2004 04:16 PM EST

My fave part of the article, that I doubt too many will get, is the homage to Schultz's Peanuts in the last two lines. Good show.

Chestnuts roasted by Snoopy @ 06/18/2004 04:29 PM EST

How long did it take you to find action figures that could hold onto the popsicles?

I've never seen a vanilla pudding pop; I must have grown up eating Schwann's imitation ones.

Chestnuts roasted by Piscez @ 06/18/2004 04:32 PM EST

I got the homage, but it can't compare to the Big John Studd toss. RIP!

Chestnuts roasted by Jake @ 06/18/2004 04:37 PM EST

'Bandai America Announces the Next Generation Tamagotchi' Click on ME

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/18/2004 04:43 PM EST

'Bandai Brings Out The Stars For Tamagotchi Celebrity Auction' Click on ME

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/18/2004 04:43 PM EST

Matt, was that Snake Eyes behind the wooden background?

Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 06/18/2004 04:47 PM EST

That is probably the happiest looking spider I've ever seen.

I never had a Jell-o pop when I was a kid, but I do remember the commercials that made me hate Bill Cosby. I was indifferent to him until they shoved him in my face during every commercial break.

Chestnuts roasted by Stacey @ 06/18/2004 04:58 PM EST

Gee I thought I grew up in the only household in the world wearing flipping Big John Studd was used to settle disputes...

Ass Up!!!

Chestnuts roasted by whitemale_98/competent soldier @ 06/18/2004 05:00 PM EST

edit that "wearing" to "where"

once again, however....

Ass Up!!!

Chestnuts roasted by whitemale_98/competent soldier @ 06/18/2004 05:02 PM EST

Matt - Does the spider do anything? Any suction cups for hanging? It looks like it should be able to do something!!

Chestnuts roasted by Alison @ 06/18/2004 05:03 PM EST

I think it attaches to the web; it may also be a top, but I left the little guidebook thingy outside.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/18/2004 05:04 PM EST

i tried the new Pops a couple weeks back, after i assumed i had been sucked into another dimension when i saw them on the grocery store shelves. fucking yum.

Chestnuts roasted by zann @ 06/18/2004 05:41 PM EST

those looks so good...

And those damn chocolate funky fries are STILL on reduced price closeout at vons! No one will buy them, however the confetti fishsticks are gone. Jummy neutron is just taking up that whole freezer and nothing else is next to the fries. They dont want the infection to spread. They wont throw them out due to hazardous waste laws. At least jimmy has HIS air conditioning for summer. >

Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 06/18/2004 05:52 PM EST

omfg i hafta find these new puddin pops!

Chestnuts roasted by wack0 @ 06/18/2004 06:19 PM EST

Been a good week for X-E articles. Three and I loved 'em all.

Chestnuts roasted by Jake @ 06/18/2004 06:27 PM EST

Hey Matt, that is one of the greatest announcements I have heard this year. I am a huge fan of Puddin Pops.

I still have a question though, where did you find Duck-A-Roos? I am searching for them and no luck. Thanks

Chestnuts roasted by Iceman @ 06/18/2004 06:51 PM EST

Damnit, there goes the waist line. All those crunches are gonna go to waste now that these evil spawn of the Coz are back.

Chestnuts roasted by jimcognito @ 06/18/2004 06:58 PM EST

Mmmmmmm.
My mother used to get me Jell-O Pudding Pops when I was very young.

A few months ago when I was sick she surprised me with a box.

Oh, I love them. <3

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 06/18/2004 07:06 PM EST

Either they didn't sell pudding pops here, or my parents never bought them. My mom had a Tupperware thing that could make 6 pops of whatever flavour you poured into the moulds. Most often it weas pudding or regular fruit jello's mixed with kool-aid powder. I ate many during the summer months of my childhood, and the chewed-up rings of they key-like sticks are proof.

Chestnuts roasted by G. Tubman @ 06/18/2004 07:45 PM EST

i've only been able to find the pudding pops at my publix

Chestnuts roasted by george @ 06/18/2004 08:24 PM EST

Holy shit! I didn't realize the archives are still up and searchable! Holy shit! I'm so stupid! This is awesome! Now I just have to remember old articles I liked... Bar Harbor! Yay!

Chestnuts roasted by Piscez @ 06/18/2004 08:41 PM EST

"the freakiest fucking flavor explosion of all time"
ain't dat da troof!!

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/18/2004 09:10 PM EST

Mmmmmm, Puddin' Pops (slobber)!

~choke me in the shallow water
before I get too deep.

Chestnuts roasted by Mugzy. . . @ 06/18/2004 10:13 PM EST

polka's, schottishes, and waltzes.
polka's, schottishes, and waltzes.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/18/2004 10:46 PM EST

I've never had a pudding pop, but they sound yummy.

You saved the article when you brought in the Turtles. I wasn't sure how much more I could read about the flavors and freezer burn. But as usual, it was a great article.

Chestnuts roasted by Mandie J @ 06/18/2004 10:51 PM EST

All right! Maybe my Grandma will have some in her fridge this summer, just like she did in the late 80s. Man, I'm having flashbacks now. Great article!

Chestnuts roasted by Number5 @ 06/18/2004 11:09 PM EST

If that spider had two more eyes, he'd be the Itsy Bitsy Spider from the short-lived USA cartoon. And that's cool. I hope there's a Kinder Egg featuring an off-brand Ned's Newt.

Chestnuts roasted by G'Tron @ 06/19/2004 12:08 AM EST

BILL COSBY IS THE FUCKING MAN!

Chestnuts roasted by Patrick the Great @ 06/19/2004 01:55 AM EST

But will they ever have Butterscotch again???
We must have Butterscotch.

Chestnuts roasted by Randomkill @ 06/19/2004 02:20 AM EST

http://images.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/06-18-04-turtles/kurrik.jpg

Chestnuts roasted by Rayzak (My site has Hotess Sushi!) @ 06/19/2004 02:27 AM EST

Drool
I can't believe I've never had these before. Going to the grocery store now. I'll comment again after I've tried them. They'd better be as good as you say.

I remember some kind of pudding freezie. Like a Mr. Freezie, but it was pudding instead. There was chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and I believe butterscotch. Mmmmmm... Those were good. I wonder if they still make them.

Chestnuts roasted by chem @ 06/19/2004 08:14 AM EST

Haven't you ever made your own? XD I make mine all the time-- they come out better than those nasteh store bought thingamajigs. Freezer-burn and all.

Chestnuts roasted by Moose @ 06/19/2004 09:41 AM EST

Matt, would you ever flip this to settle a dispute?

http://www.411mania.com/figures/viewscreenshot.php?screenshots_id=4025

I wouldn't. These figs are too fucking awesome!

Not as awesome as a "Mac and Me" review, mind you.

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 06/19/2004 10:03 AM EST

So wait when I buy Pudding Pops they don't freezer burn them beforehand???

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 06/19/2004 10:55 AM EST

SWEEEET! I am going to go put on my Bill Cosby Sweater and head to the store to get me some Pudding pops.
-Now go eat some jello pudding
"Bill Cosby" via South Park

Chestnuts roasted by Theo @ 06/19/2004 11:08 AM EST

"All right! Maybe my Grandma will have some in her fridge this summer, just like she did in the late 80s. Man, I'm having flashbacks now. Great article!"

- Posted by Number5 @ 06/18/2004 11:09 PM EST -

Number5, if she's anything like my grandmother, those are the exact same box of pudding pops from the 80's...something to complement the tasty "one-solid- lump-of-candy" dish on display.

Chestnuts roasted by whitemale_98/competent soldier @ 06/19/2004 12:16 PM EST

Jake: agreed. This week explains the appeal of X-E to me. We went from the carnival to Jason to Pudding Pops.

Chestnuts roasted by Love The Swirl @ 06/19/2004 01:11 PM EST

The freezer burn ice coating that we loved so much is not freezer burn at all but done at the factory. To prvent the "pops" from losing their shape they are quickly dipped in water before packaging.

Chestnuts roasted by Madbuster @ 06/19/2004 01:17 PM EST

Madbuster, I'm not so sure if they're doing that on the new version. They're pretty gooey. Legit freezerburn might be the only way to get it.

Chestnuts roasted by Horatio @ 06/19/2004 01:25 PM EST

Whoa! They're back! Now is a time to rejoice and sing! Jell-O pudding pops have ressurected! I shall honour this great miracle with a purchase!

Matt- Great coverage of this glorious event!

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 06/19/2004 03:57 PM EST

One more thing. The only thing that would make this event even better, is the revival of all those Bill Cosby commercials. I'd love to see the old ones on TV, and even on this website. It'd also be cool to see new ones.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 06/19/2004 04:06 PM EST

Pudding Giggles!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/19/2004 04:51 PM EST

Mmmmmm, that article made me hungry now, darnit. Might have to make a trip to the store for some of those pudding pops...

Seeing Tunnel Rat made me wonder though, will Cobra's Chia Plot ever see a resolution?

(Also wondered, if pudding pops can come back, why can't McDonald's Changeables? But that's probably more of a long shot, huh?)

Chestnuts roasted by Aberration @ 06/19/2004 06:24 PM EST

Hey, the Wachamacallit candy bar came back. Anything is possible.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/19/2004 07:23 PM EST

Well... I went to the grocery store and they didn't have them there. We tend to get things here a lot later than other places though. I'm still waiting on that Glad Press N' Seal wrap stuff, although I've heard it's not all it's advertised to be... I had to settle for plain old frozen water/sugar/colour/flavouring popsicles...

Chestnuts roasted by chem @ 06/19/2004 07:24 PM EST

It's not the only thing that's back. Our here in California I've been buying Orange Tangergreen Hi-C for a while with a June expirationd date thinking "oh well, the last of it here" This week I went to the store and woot! Nov baby, they're making more! hooray!

Additionally I bought about 5 pounds of chocodiles, I guess West coast producers are just better

Chestnuts roasted by Ghalidrim @ 06/19/2004 08:17 PM EST

That's one of the things I love about working in a grocery store. A customer about my age (25) or a little older brought up a package of these, and I'm like "Are those Pudding Pops?" and she says "Yeah! I haven't seen these in years!" and I'm "It's a little piece of my childhood back!"

It wasn't a summer evening in the mid-late 80s if we didn't get to sit out on the back porch, under the big willow tree or on the rickety steel swing set, slurping Pudding Pops and discussing out day at the beach, movies, TV shows, or life in general. I'm definately going to have to pick up a box.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 06/19/2004 08:30 PM EST

i just picked up a box today thanks to you guys, i have been asking for the return of these delicious treats for years. if you grew up in the 80s, these were the best.

Chestnuts roasted by StaffyBull @ 06/19/2004 08:37 PM EST

Bill Cosby... pudding man.
As a little kid, I thought because he liked chocolate puddin' pops, I assumed he was made of chocolate.

Chestnuts roasted by AngeFaitore @ 06/19/2004 09:03 PM EST

All this talk about Bill Cosby reminds me of those Picture Pages days! Anyone remember the name of the damn pen he used to use?!

Picture pages, picture pages,
lots of fun with picture pages.
Lots of fun with crayons and your pencil. . .

Chestnuts roasted by Mugzy. . . @ 06/19/2004 09:17 PM EST

I would have gladly taken the "plain old regular shitty stupid nobody-wants-it piece of crap Vanilla" - I hate chocolate ice cream.

So, hey, Tunnel Rat - lemme know next time, 'kay?

Chestnuts roasted by Seth Christenfeld @ 06/19/2004 09:41 PM EST

Somewhere a disgruntled Bill Cosby glares into his grocer's freezer. How could they not include the man who immortalized the infamous pudding pops? I'll be he is plotting his revenge with Malcolm Jamal Warner and that dude who played his father on the Cosby Show. I actually met the guy who played Cosby's dad. He's really friggin tall...

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 06/19/2004 09:50 PM EST

I watch "Unwrapped" all the time just because it makes me happy to see that Marc Summers still has work.

Chestnuts roasted by Youji @ 06/19/2004 10:48 PM EST

I love Unwrapped, period. Maybe they'll do something on the pudding pops if they haven't already.

Chestnuts roasted by Number5 @ 06/20/2004 12:03 AM EST

Holy picture pages Batman! All of our wishes came true. We all wanted the pops back, and we got em back

Chestnuts roasted by Jay @ 06/20/2004 01:38 AM EST

Holy picture pages Batman! All of our wishes came true. We all wanted the pops back, and we got em back

Chestnuts roasted by Jay @ 06/20/2004 01:38 AM EST

Speak of TMNT, did you ever notice that in the UK they were referred to as the "Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles"?

Joe

Chestnuts roasted by Joe @ 06/20/2004 08:47 AM EST

Mugzy...: Cosby's pen was named Mortimer Ichibod. The best part of the show was the weird electronic noise made when Bill would put his pen to paper. Sadly, this wasn't a feature available in the home version.

Now I'm sad. I require a "Mac and Me" review to continue living!

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 06/20/2004 09:53 AM EST

Thats cool as shit that they're back. I've been craving some for years. I'm a little disapointed that they're not the same shape as the originals. Ah well, puddin's puddin'.

Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 06/20/2004 10:54 AM EST

I will buy anything endorsed by Bill Cosby. If Dr. Cliff Huxtable suggested a sex change, than the next time I posted on this blog it would be with a new pair of breasts.

Chestnuts roasted by IncogNegro @ 06/20/2004 02:23 PM EST

Them pudddin' pops is good.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/20/2004 02:46 PM EST

http://hometownfavorites.com/index_dyn.asp

Matt: If you go to the above address you can order hard-to-find food like BooBerry Cereal,moon pies,novelty candy, and various other food products that are rare.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 06/20/2004 03:00 PM EST

Yeah, I love those!!!

And I love Bill Cosby-- Purveyor of the Jell-o Pudding Pops, Kodak Film, and Coca-Cola.

Chestnuts roasted by TROLDD - Silent No More @ 06/20/2004 03:11 PM EST

OMG!!!! I am so happy, I have been waiting for the day when I would see these back in the freezer section. I hope they are in my area. Thanks Matt!!

Chestnuts roasted by Nira @ 06/20/2004 03:22 PM EST

Hey, the Wachamacallit candy bar came back. Anything is possible.

I still think the "Sounds good... smells PEANUTY" is the funniest commercial ever, and Matt needs to review it.

Chestnuts roasted by Piscez @ 06/20/2004 03:43 PM EST

Thanks A-wel Cruiz, aprreciate the info. It's the little things that make me happy and keep me going! I too remember the cool noise Mortimor Ichabob made when used for writing - I owned my own and always wanted/wished it would make that cool noise!

. .Lots of fun with pictures pages,
you'll have fun with picture pages.
'Til Bill Cosby does another picture page with you!

Chestnuts roasted by Mugzy. . . @ 06/20/2004 05:21 PM EST

Those things kick ass! I can't wait untill I can get them tasty jello fuckers! And that cartoon was funnier than shit (and shit can be pretty funny, too)!

Chestnuts roasted by BigBallsMcGee @ 06/20/2004 07:09 PM EST

Mortimer Ichibod Marker. Sigh... he was the best.
Mr. trajeal's uncle is a pilot, and he used to fly Bill Cosby all over the country on a private jet. Supposedly, he was a pompous jerk. I don't know if I could believe that about Pudding Man. It's just TMI, ya know?

Hey, aren't Matt's initials M.A.C.? Maybe that's why he won't review Mac and Me. He was traumatized by the thought of a relation.

Ok, here's a fun game. Take the first 2-3 letters of your first, middle and last name, put them together into one word, and find out your Clan of the Cave Bear name. That's where I got trajeal from. So, Jonathan Taylor Thomas (the only three part name I can think of off the top of my head) would be Jotato. If Matt's middle name were Andrew, he would be Matanca.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/20/2004 09:23 PM EST

I guees I 'd be Dawiup

Chestnuts roasted by Bright Noah @ 06/20/2004 10:22 PM EST

"you see the kids they lissen to the rap music which gives them the brain damage with their hippen and a hoppin and the bippin and the boppin so they dont know what the jazz is all about you see jazz is like jello pudding pop. No, actually it's more like kodak film. No, actually jazz is like the new coke ...it'l be around forever ahh ahh ahh"

Chestnuts roasted by Scourge @ 06/20/2004 10:53 PM EST

I don't have a middle name so I can't play Trajeal's game properly, but if I play it with only two names I can be Gabla, Gablar or Galar, depending on whether I use two letters or three from each name.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 06/21/2004 12:35 AM EST

"I watch "Unwrapped" all the time just because it makes me happy to see that Marc Summers still has work." -Youji

It's funny as hell that you said that, I've had the same reaction towards the show ever since it came on. The remote always gets put down when Marc Summers pops up out of nowhere with a new show. Not to mention the show itself is great.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt (#2?) @ 06/21/2004 08:36 AM EST

We'll flip "Big John Studd" for it.

That almost made coffee come out of my nose.

Chestnuts roasted by Outta nowhere @ 06/21/2004 10:03 AM EST

Samuja or Sammurjam,

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/21/2004 11:16 AM EST

Using my real name, I'd be Adalawel. Hmmm, I think I'll stick with A-wel Cruiz.

Of course, should Matt review "Mac and Me", I may be compelled to leagally change my name to Adalawel. Something to think about.

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 06/21/2004 12:05 PM EST

Nice....I remember Bill Cosby and I hated his comercials, but I loved the pudding stuff. Nice article too.

Chestnuts roasted by Caylor @ 06/21/2004 12:53 PM EST

Well, according to Kiowa legend, when the Kiowa say that bears are our brothers, its' not in a spiritual sense, its literal. So be nice to bears, they might be my relatives. Hey, is that a pic-a-nic basket...?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/21/2004 02:38 PM EST

I thought we were talking about spiders and frozen pudding. Where the fuck did all of that come from?

Chestnuts roasted by IncogNegro @ 06/21/2004 07:41 PM EST

I think it's kinda sad that the only legacy this man is leaving behind is a decade of ugly sweaters and shilling for Jello.

Chestnuts roasted by pulseczar @ 06/21/2004 07:51 PM EST

i guess i would have to be Jerhel or Jerohelt, or some crazy shit...i really like the Clan series, i have read the first four books a bunch, but nothing after that.
On another series note, I just got the new Dark Tower book, so I am pleased as punch.
No fucking pops at any store around me, so I still run to the freezer section anytime I go in anywhere. If I don't get them soon I'm gonna get the shakes and see bugs ooggy on the wall.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/21/2004 07:53 PM EST

Pulseczar, if you think the only legacy is the sweaters 'n jello,
ya got another thing comin'.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/21/2004 07:54 PM EST

I'd be Aliviotur or Alivitur
Anyone remember the Flinstone's pushpops? Man i miss those. Flinstones used to be on everything. I wonder if matt has done an article on flinstone's stuff from the 80's. Multi vitamins, push pops, other sutff i can't remember
Just something to cotemplate.

Chestnuts roasted by Allie @ 06/21/2004 08:24 PM EST

Allie: they still make Flintstones Push-Pops. Check the freezer section. The vitamins live on, too.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/21/2004 08:29 PM EST

kidneyboy, you lucky dog! I'm dying to get the new Dark Tower book. Have you started it? how is it? is it all in Susannah's perspective? Will you transcribe the whole book here in the blog?
I jest. Actually, no I don't. Well, maybe. Not.
I'm dyin' ovah heah.
Must.. have... new... Dark Tower... fix... now...

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/21/2004 08:42 PM EST

Don't get me wrong, kidneyboy, I was a Picture Pages fanatic when I was a kid. Bill Cosby simply hasn't done anything since besides that failed sitcom he had about five years ago.

Chestnuts roasted by pulseczar @ 06/21/2004 10:04 PM EST

where the hell is the chia plot?!?!?!

Chestnuts roasted by spoco @ 06/22/2004 01:44 AM EST

A-wel, shut up about your Mac and Me review. Pop Arena has one, and they mentioned you in it, that's how notorious you've gotten around here......

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 06/22/2004 02:39 AM EST

I only liked the strawberry ones... oh, wait, no, I remember liking the butterscotch ones too. I don't know if we even got the swirly ones in Canada. Weren't the 1980s version flatter and less phallic than the ones seen in the photos here?

chem: If you're in Canada, what you're describing were called "Ice n' Creamy" and I loved those things too.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 06/22/2004 04:28 AM EST

After reading this feature, I went on a quest to find these sacred pops. Last time I had one was in 1988 or 1989. Went to popsicle.com and aside from that site sucking, there was no information whatsoever about Pudding Pops.

So I left work and hit 5 different chain grocery stores. Nothing. Frustrated, I recalled that Popsicle bought Good Humor, so I gave that site a whirl. Sure enough, there was a store locator that showed which stores carried the Pops.

Only place in Milwaukee you can buy them is Jewel Osco - the only store I didn't check. I bought $62.65 worth of Pudding Pops. That's 17 boxes and cleared out their stock.

Just like Otter Pops aren't the same as they used to be, the new Pudding Pops aren't either. A very reasonable facsimile though. The flavors don't seem as robust, and the couple of swirl pops I had just tasted like vanilla.

BUT... It was frozen Jello pudding on a stick, and I didn't have to toil to try to reproduce the desired effects. I long for the banana. I long for the milk chocolate. But in the meanwhile, I have 16 more boxes to go through.

Perhaps I'll put a bunch in deep cold storage and give them to x-e in 10-15 years when they pull them from the shelves again.

(oh, and trajael, they never discontinued the Whatchamacallit (sp?) candy bar. I've been buying them on a monthly basis since my youth. As with peanut butter cups, they're best frozen.)

Jack

Chestnuts roasted by jack burton @ 06/22/2004 07:26 AM EST

Ok, there's more. I know everyone loves Pudding Pops. Does anyone remember Jello's Gelatin Pops? I'm not sure if that was the name, but it sounds right. Same shape as the Pudding Pops except fruity Jello.

Of course, I didn't like them as much, but that's just cuz they weren't made out of pudding.

Remember those?

If they still make them (which I doubt) it shows you how much I don't get out.

Chestnuts roasted by jack burton @ 06/22/2004 07:32 AM EST

Another article cracks me up.

I bought these yumnmy things a couple of months ago and I still prefer vanilla.

I order Picture Pages once and THEY NEVER CAME!!! That scarred me as a child.

My Clan of the Cave Bear name is Seajene. That's either really cool, or really fruity. The jury is still out.

Chestnuts roasted by Stilewalker @ 06/22/2004 08:55 AM EST

Well, I just read the Pop Arena review of "Mac and Me". Something to tide me over til an X-E review, I suppose.

http://www.parnasas.com/PopArena/Articles/macandme.html

BTW, they never mentioned me by name, they only said it had been bitched about on the X-E Blog. They should give me the credit I deserve!

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 06/22/2004 09:12 AM EST

Man, I was so psyched about this article. I bought these yesterday, and mine already had the ice skin! I was PSYCHED. They are exactly the same. Now, my favorite flavor of these was the banana chocolate swirl...if they came out with that sucker...man...mmmmm weight gain.

Chestnuts roasted by B-Dawg @ 06/22/2004 09:21 AM EST

Bill most certainly is doing 'stuff' nowadays... He's on the road doing his standup, and I'm sure he's doing a buttload of guest lectures. I guess you didn't hear the contraversy he made a week or two ago by making a supposed 'racist' comment (maybe at a graduation commencement?)... towards black people. Puddin' Pop!

Chestnuts roasted by Nachokhaki @ 06/22/2004 09:38 AM EST

Got me some puddin' pops yesterday. I swear I had to beg my wife Ginger to let me have them. So, I guess the whole reliving my youth thing was a complete success. I forgot that they taste even better if you have to beg someone (thanks Mom) to let you have one. I think it must be some chemical reaction caused by whining. Makes em more puddin-y . Cave bear name = Jecrisco = lame. Anybody wanna' trade. You could be cooking with Crisco!

Chestnuts roasted by Blah...blah @ 06/22/2004 09:38 AM EST

And Bill is also doing a new cartoon, is this right? I think I saw something about it on the Cartoon Network...

Chestnuts roasted by Nachokhaki @ 06/22/2004 09:39 AM EST

Yeah he's doing a new cartoon. They're making a Fat Albert movie(they were filming it locally last week) with the Keenan guy from Keenan and Kel that's on Saturday Night Live now, but I dunno if Cosby is involved at all.

Chestnuts roasted by Casey Jones @ 06/22/2004 09:47 AM EST

Bill also does Little Bill, a show on Nick Jr. I think it's supposed to be him as a child. It's done in the same way that they do South Park, I think. Bill makes cameo appearances as Captain Brainstorm. It's pretty cute. Felisha Rashad (Clair Huxtable) does the voice for the mom, and Gregory Hines does the voice of the dad. I love the laugh of the kid who does Little Bill. it's so real and little kid-like.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/22/2004 09:59 AM EST

Any real pudding pop fan knows that they never really went away, they just went into the witness protection program, under the new identity NesQuick pops.

Hey Matt, ever think of doing a article on MST3K? I have just discovered this gem of a show

Chestnuts roasted by bogeyb @ 06/22/2004 10:03 AM EST

Sorry to fill the blog, but just wanted to follow up on Cosby and retract a statement I made earlier...

I incorrectly used the word 'racist'... I should have said 'racial'... and Bill Cosby made the racial comments against poor African-Americans at a recent NAACP-sponsored event honoring Brown v. Board of Education... do a little internet search on the incident... quite interesting...

The More You Know... jigglers!

Chestnuts roasted by Nachokhaki @ 06/22/2004 10:56 AM EST

I think much of what Cosby said -- not just at that incident but in general lately -- has been taken out of context. He's obviously got really strong opinions and anyone with those is prone to be shit on by someone, but I don't think he's sending any incorrect messages. I think his basic point was "don't sound/act ignorant if you're not ignornat." The problem is, he's lost a bit of his humorous sublety over the years, and much of what he says comes across as indignant now. I still love the guy, though.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/22/2004 11:01 AM EST

As a public service to A-wel, and in keeping with my function as the human speedbump, I say: A-wel loves "Mac and Me," A-wel loves "Mac and Me," A-wel loves "Mac and Me," A-WEL EFFIN' CRUIZ LOVES "MAC AND ME!" That should direct a few more search engines to the land of X-E.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/22/2004 11:57 AM EST

A-Wel, if it's any consolation, I'm absolutely positive that I will review the movie someday. Probably sooner rather than later. It's a toss-up between that and Flight of the Navigator, tho.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/22/2004 12:01 PM EST

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR!!! One of my favorites!! Woo!

Chestnuts roasted by B-Dawg @ 06/22/2004 12:45 PM EST

Didn't Gregory Hines die last year?

Chestnuts roasted by purplegirl247 @ 06/22/2004 12:51 PM EST

Yeah, I think he died right around the time Johnny Cash and John Ritter died, didn't he? On or around Sept 11, 2003.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/22/2004 01:03 PM EST

Matt, I agree with you about Cosby's statements. I don't think they were made to condemn or belittle anyone... it was more of a plea for help for a certain demographic that is in danger of imploding in on itself... a cry out against the continued ignorance and apathy, a trait being passed down, genearation to generation, in a less-than-privileged tier of society...

But, this is just the opinion of a protestant white male, age 18 to 65....

Chestnuts roasted by Nachokhaki @ 06/22/2004 01:18 PM EST

I just read this freaky statement from cartoon writer Jefferey Scott about an episode of Muppet Babies:

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/4173/scott.html
"I also used one of L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries in the field of study in a Muppet Babies episode I wrote. Hubbard discovered that the number one barrier to study was the MISUNDERSTOOD WORD. He found that the moment a student went past a word he/she didn't understand the rest of the material became more or less 'blank'. If I told you to attach the creddlefur to the neuron, chances are whatever I said after that wouldn't make much sense. So in a 'Muppet Goose' episode I wrote Piggy was reading Little Miss Muffet, and when she read 'sat on a tuffet' her imagination went blank until she cleared up her misunderstood word. As a matter of fact, Hubbard's Study Technology is being used in schools around the world and is extremely effective, though still a little bit controversial (probably because it's so simple and therefore makes teachers who couldn't get their kids to learn look pretty dumb)."

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/22/2004 02:26 PM EST

Fat Albert movie updates:
http://filmforce.ign.com/moremovies/objects/34842.html

Cosby's new animated show, "Parenthood," will start airing on TV Land I believe this week. It is based on his best selling book.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/22/2004 02:39 PM EST

anyone who critcises(I refuse to spell right) cosby has to see how his wife treats him, he eats yogurt and hippy food (not even f'n jello!)

still wants his mst3k reviews =(

Chestnuts roasted by bogeyb @ 06/22/2004 03:40 PM EST

My review of MST3K: One of the greatest TV shows ever made! Set your brain on "Free Associate," sit back, enjoy the ride, and be pleasantly surprised at how many jokes you get. If any body you know wonders whats so funny about the show, tell them to watch the movies without Joel/Mike and the 'Bots and try not to say something. kingklash's score: Thunder Wicked with a side of ChocoDiles. whew! my brain hurts.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/22/2004 03:51 PM EST

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Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/22/2004 04:15 PM EST

Is this supposed to hold me over until Chia Plot Part 5.25? I thought tunnel rat was injured. Of coure anything can heal in 2 over months.

Chestnuts roasted by sixpointsix @ 06/22/2004 04:30 PM EST

Good news everyone. You may already know about this, but ALF is coming back. They're giving him a late night talk show on Nick at Nite simply called "Alf's Hit Talk Show." It will be premiering on Wednesday, July 7, at 10pm. I don't know if it'll be any good, but it'll be great to finally see ALF again in something new besides the long distance service commercials.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 06/22/2004 05:39 PM EST

I thought that said Return of the Jedi Pudding Pops.

Chestnuts roasted by jydjdtyjdy @ 06/22/2004 05:50 PM EST

Hey, jydjdtyjdy, when off the market as long as I, taste as good you will not.

Chestnuts roasted by The pudding pop in kingklash's freezer @ 06/22/2004 06:08 PM EST

I'll be the judge of that!

Chestnuts roasted by jydjdtyjdy @ 06/22/2004 06:24 PM EST

Why do you have to include the "f" word? Your site is supposed to be helping people with an addiction. Why are you feeding another. Is this or is this not a Christian site?

Chestnuts roasted by Craig @ 06/22/2004 06:28 PM EST

trajeal,
no its not in her perspective, but that would be pretty interesting, and although it would be save mucho moolah if I transcribed it, I kinda doubt that would go over too well.
I did start it, but the new Salem's Lot mini was on TBS, so I had too many options the past few nights.
I hope that Susannah turns out all right, and the whole shit with Callahan and Salems Lot blows my freakin mind!!
By the way, any clues on what color I am???

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/22/2004 07:13 PM EST

Jack Burton,
I checked out the search on the Good Humor page, and the closest place that has them is in fucking Germantown, so I guess I might check out Milwaukee. Will be there for Clapton, so try not to buy too many more, hehe.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/22/2004 07:26 PM EST

This is a christian site? Well Matt is one CRAZY CHRISTIAN then.

Chestnuts roasted by MadJuggalo @ 06/22/2004 09:29 PM EST

"...and the Lord sayeth unto thee, 'partake of the Chocodiles for they are my gift to my children'" (Leviticus 3:14)

Of course this is a Christian site. Transformers are tangible proof of the power of Jesus.

Chestnuts roasted by IncogNegro @ 06/22/2004 10:58 PM EST

Can I get an "Amen"?

Chestnuts roasted by IncogNegro @ 06/22/2004 10:59 PM EST

AMEN

Chestnuts roasted by marril159 @ 06/23/2004 12:22 AM EST

bogeyb, you waited like five hours! You trying to beat A-wel's records or something? Sheesh. Besides, MST3K doesn't particularly lend itself to review. What's there to write? "Then the robots made another joke!!!!" Actually, if you're really interested in reading that kind of stuff, fans actually write it. Check out places like the LiveJournal MST3K community.
As to X-E MST, there's Matt's review of Killers From Space, where he mentions Tom Servo, and there's his oldold review of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, which of course was featured on an episode of MST. I know my bloggy buddies can come up with at least one more article that I'm missing that has a link to MST, however tenous. Klash, maybe? ME?

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 06/23/2004 12:27 AM EST

squee, according to X-E/Google search feature the abbreviation "MST3K" has been referenced two times by Matt and one time by Robert. Here they are in chronological order:
http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/356.html
http://www.x-entertainment.com/liquor/hgl/hgl.html
http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/586.html

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 06/23/2004 04:55 AM EST

Check it out if your bored. We have out own MST3K here. I was sceptical at first, but after one show I was hooked.

http://www.mrsinus.com

Meh...Scientologists? Christians? Why not X-E-ologistians?

Chestnuts roasted by Blah...blah @ 06/23/2004 11:02 AM EST

Ahhhh....typo....typo...OUR...I meant OUR
OWN....Ahhhhhhhhh....No...Bad....Must not spell bad

Chestnuts roasted by Blah...blah @ 06/23/2004 11:07 AM EST

What? No new Chia Plot yet?! This is a travishamockery!

try to make ends meet
you're a slave to the money
then you die. . .

Chestnuts roasted by Mugzy. . . @ 06/23/2004 11:08 AM EST

What does a frozen Turtle Pie taste like?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/23/2004 11:48 AM EST

"A-Wel, if it's any consolation, I'm absolutely positive that I will review the movie someday." -Matt

Finally, some recognition from Matt on this subject. That's all I've wanted for months now. Well that, and the review itself.

Living in Canada, I've never got to see MST3K. I tried downloading some eps off Kazaa, but they were pretty choppy and unwatchable. I did see "MST3K: The Movie" though, where they watch "This Island Earth". Its a poor conselation, though, since its actually shorter than most episodes, and the jokes are fewer in between to account for laughter since it was shown theatrically. Ah well. Anybody know where I can get some episodes?

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 06/23/2004 12:01 PM EST

Hey, I watched Salem's Lot, too, kidneyboy! What did you think? I recently reread the book, so I found the huge plotholes and non-story-following parts distracting. Although, a lot was included in this version that wasn't included in the 1977 version. I can't stand Rob Lowe (he was HORRIBLE as Nick in The Stand), so that biased me a bit.
BTW, you are a deep purple brown, like the color of ripe plums.

Froxen turtle pies, king. Uck. The pastry would get all damp and soggy as it melted, and the pudding would probably freeze solid into a green lump, hurting me teeth when I tried to bite it. But, you know, to each his own. :-)

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/23/2004 12:08 PM EST

I don't think "Mac and Me" really NEEDS a review. If you've ever seen it, you already know whats wrong with it. If you haven't seen the movie, it goes like this. An E.T. rip off lands on Earth and loses his family. Through the powers of love and product placement he is reunited with them. The End.

You probably should still see it because of the timeless McDonalds breakdance scene, but that's about it.

Chestnuts roasted by pulseczar @ 06/23/2004 12:39 PM EST

first squee4242 I thought a general overview of the series, or at least a review of manos the hands of fate (like the one on I-mockery, you know un-mstied) Back on topic, anyone have any hopes on what the next archaic snack item will be brought back from the grave,i've got 10 cookies on dizzy grizzles.

/yeah it's a mario rpg refrence

Chestnuts roasted by bogeyb @ 06/23/2004 01:49 PM EST

A-wel Cruz, try suprnova.org or www.dapcentral.org The former uses bittorrent and is faster but the selection is pretty variable. The latter can be pretty slow but they have every episode ever. The quality has been pretty good on every episode I've downloaded.

Chestnuts roasted by crow's gf @ 06/23/2004 01:59 PM EST

Some of the MST3K DVDs I've seen in the stores have a feature that lets you see the film without Msting, to allow the cheesy goodness to be enjoyed. Of course, with it on, it's even better.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 06/23/2004 02:57 PM EST

trajeal,
twas OK. nothing more, nothing less. lots of plot holes and jumps, but thats to be expected. I would have rather seen a big screen version with really gory effects and lots of swearing, but its about 20 years too late for that. when you kill a vampire, does it always shoot to the top of the room and then vanish?
Yes, Rob Lowe does leave a bit to be desired, and his line delivery is really super shitty.

on another note, in my girlfriend's grandmother's basement, i recently found a can of cherry Hi-C, and it looks aged to perfection. All the telltale rust spots and smears are in evidence. I just need to grab it the next time we go over there. I was very excited, to say the least and my g/f thought I was crazy.

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/23/2004 09:59 PM EST

Where are the damn GELATIN POPS?

Those were good too, not as good as the pudding pops, but good.

These pudding pops are not quite the same, but they are still pudding pops, I am just glad they got rid of the damn banana flavor.

I just had some banana pudding recently and it reminded me of that awful flavor of pudding pops. But if memory serves me correctly, could you not have purchased a whole box of just swirl before instead of this multi-pak business?

Also does anyone remember Campbell's Meatball (Alphabet) Soup? That was damn good. Matt please find a can of that and do a review as well as the Gelatin Pops.

Chestnuts roasted by dr. statan @ 06/24/2004 04:23 AM EST

I don't know if they still make them, but a few years ago we bought some dripless pops. Or, meltless pops. I don't know. They were marketed towards parents who hate messy pops. Anyway, they were gelatin pops. IIRC, they only had red, too. Did the original gelatin pops only have red?

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/24/2004 06:55 AM EST

P.S. kidneyboy, let me know when you finish the book. Is it good enough to buy hardcover, or wait until paperback?
Also, I think the movie would have been done better if they had spent more time building suspense. Matt's trek to his guest bedroom while Susan was tlaking downstairs was decent, but nothing else really had time to grow. Desperation is on the burner sometime in the future. I wonder if they'll follow w/ The Regulators. Probably not, since it would involve those huge toy cars and figures, whic would probably cost a mint to replicate or do up w/ CGI.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/24/2004 07:00 AM EST

If you do a google image search for 'goomba' you get dirty Futurama fan art. Bleh.

Chestnuts roasted by Jimmy Putty @ 06/25/2004 01:24 AM EST

Trajeal,

Just finished tonight, couldn't put it down! I would say buy the hardback; if the cash flow lacks, check it out at the library. It ends at a most inopportune moment, as usual. Teh plot line is getting way more surreal too!!!
Sometimes I wish I had the willpower to NOT read new DT books until they all come out, and then I could have read them all for the first time right in a row without stopping. But I guess Im weak, hehe.
By the way, am I the color of a kindneyBEAN? (8)

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 06/26/2004 03:46 AM EST

Ooh, I'm glad I checked back here.

kidneyboy - no, you're not the color of a kidney bean. LOL Really, more like the color of ripe plum skin - that purplish brown. Kidney beans don't really have purple - aren't they more red?
Now I don't want to start reading it, since I know it will end on a cliffhanger. Did you ever download any of The Plant chapters from a few years ago? I've always wondered how that turned out.
I just finished Rush by Kim Wozencraf. I recently watched the movie (again), so i wanted to check the book out. I read it in three days. I couldn't put it down.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 06/26/2004 03:19 PM EST

My favorite Pudding Pops assortment was the one that had dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and chocolate and CARAMEL swirl, goddamnit that makes me hungry. Fuck dieting.

Is the commercial for Fruit Corners Fruit Bars on here anywhere? THat was the crack smokingest thing ever. But I love the Crispy Critters, the Colgate Pump and the WWF figures... I actually have that Rowdy Roddy Piper doll, w/ detachable kilt. But this is the first time I saw the actual commercial for it.
thanks for the memories

Chestnuts roasted by Jamie @ 06/26/2004 07:19 PM EST

When are these going to be shipped out everywhere?

Chestnuts roasted by zach @ 06/29/2004 04:30 AM EST

alright, this is just about weird. I was in the dark that pudding pops where off the shelf since i was a kid, and a week ago i got this craving for them, out of no where, checked my supper walmart and couldnt find em, figured they were gone and cried a little. so i froze some pudding and it didnt work right. But WHOA, now they are back, and ive been craving them, out of the blue. talk about your freak coniencidences.

Chestnuts roasted by kyle @ 06/29/2004 11:32 PM EST

It's nice to read entetaining nonsense on the internet for once. I was beginning to think all was lost in this f-in technological, war-ridden world we live in. Thanks for the laughs. Oh, and the Puddig Pops update - I'm on my way to the store in a t-storm in the name of swirly goodness.

Chestnuts roasted by JCD @ 07/04/2004 09:32 AM EST

I just feel the need to let you all know that the ice-crust will be on your pudding pops. Fear not! If you can stand it, leave them in your fridge for a week or two and the delicious ice-shell will be all over those babies.

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