Having grown up with Kool-Aid, I consider myself lucky to be able to sip a glass and be transported back to the carefree days of childhood. It's a simple pleasure that carries with it a world of memories and emotions. On today’s show I discuss how Kool-Aid has become more than just a drink, it's a vessel for nostalgia and a way to relive the flavors of our youth.
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Production Notes
This is the 305th episode of the Retroist Podcast and episode 7 of this season.
If you look online, you can find examples of Fruit Smack packaging if you are curious about it.
This was supposed to be the week I released Columbo. It has been delayed until November.
If you listen to this on YouTube, the episode might be shorter than the mp3 version of the show. I sometimes have to remove some audio to play on YouTube.
I had a list of my favorite flavors as a sorta top 5 list. I took it out, Top 5 lists are metagirl’s thing.
Grape is my favorite flavor.
I don’t remember when my friends and I really got into Kool-Aid Guy, but at one point we were imitating him constantly.
Some great print advertising for Kool-Aid. I will include that in some bonus clippings for supporters of the show.
Kool-Aid Pops were good, but the advertising was better than the actual product.
I was totally convinced that the Kool-Aid guy’s mouth effect was a practical one and not animation. I racked my brain trying to figure out how they did it, when the obvious answer should have been, well, obvious.
Hopefully I didn’t oversell either of the games. The Atari version works well and is fun, but it is not extremely replayable.
I had four more pieces of retro audio, but decided to remove them to tighten up the show.
I have used the term, “drinking the Kool-Aid” without really thinking about what exactly it meant to the people who it referred to. So, I am going to try to abandon using that phrase.
Music on the show is, as always, by Peachy.
Thanks for listening to the show and I hope you have a great weekend.
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