Episode 315: You Can't Avoid THAT Noid!

Show Notes Episode 315: Can’t Avoid THAT Noid! This week Host Dave Bledsoe found himself in a compromising position with a large plush doll he had assumed was an amorous Furry due to his state of intoxication. (Again) On the show this week, take a look back at the Cartoon Brand Mascots of the 1980’s in preparation for a whole other show we are planning NEXT week! (It's called FORESHADOWING PEOPLE! And it is a commonly used tactic in podcasting!)  Along the way we head back to the very first Brand Mascot in history, Wilford Brimley! Then we learn about how raisin growers in California tried to kill each over dried up grapes! (This was a thing that happened!) Then we get to the business of 80’s nostalgia with all your favorite commercial mascots, Chester Cheetah, The California Raisins and that Red Dot that we heard somewhere people wanted to have sex with. (Someone PLEASE tell us this is not just a product of Dave’s Brain, and there ARE people out there who want to Do the Dot!) Then, because you can’t avoid it, the short sad life of The Noid! (You remember the Noid, but do you remember Mr. Noid? That is the problem!) Our Sponsor this week is Gavvie the Lovable Producer, a new plush toy from Seltzer Kings. We open the show with Chester Cheetah proclaiming just and damn truth really, and close with GIl Scott Heron explaining Manhattan geography. Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/btNbCUHAXvY We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: Quaker Oats Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Oats_Company#Logo STARDOM IS FEAT OF CLAY FOR CALIFORNIA RAISINS https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1988-01-25-0010260008-story.html The Untold Truth Of Chester Cheetah https://www.mashed.com/297982/the-untold-truth-of-chester-cheetah/ Death And Pizza: How Domino’s Lost Its Mascot https://www.fastcompany.com/3032911/kidnapping-death-pizza-how-dominos-lost-its-mascot How Domino's Pizza Lost Its Mascot https://priceonomics.com/how-dominos-pizza-lost-its-mascot/ How Mascots Play A Crucial Part In Humanizing The Brand? https://www.designmantic.com/blog/mascots-humanizing-the-brands/ Uncited Additional Reading https://erinsweeneydesign.com/marketing/a-history-of-the-most-iconic-brand-mascots-since-1877/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_advertising_characters https://www.rediscoverthe80s.com/2019/10/80s-food-advertising-mascots-video-games.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices