Spot, also referred to as Cool Spot, was 7 Up’s mute mascot throughout the early and mid 1990s. The commercials were well done.
Several video games were produced featuring Spot. Coming soon: The Adventures of the Coca-Cola Hyphen.
Episode 2: Monday, November 7, 2005
In this episode:
- a So You Want to Be a Dancer update,
- Seashellbooks.com (www.seashellbooks.com),
- 7 Up Spot,
- Domino’s Pizza and the Noid,
- NASA,
- X Prize,
- cheap walkie-talkies,
- waiting in line to meet Shigeru Miyamoto at Nintendo World in NYC (September 25, 2005),
- a get-rich-quick scheme (before-and-after photos),
- the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com),
- Peter Falk nude,
- the fall of Paul Reiser and Christian Slater,
- and men in NYC constantly spitting.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/10809/miyamoto-to-visit-new-york-this-sunday
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Gallagher
Gallagher was a popular comedian in the early and mid 1980s and a candidate for the governor of California in 2003. His trademark joke was smashing fruit with a giant sledgehammer. Hilarious, right?
Michael Jackson
In the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was a popular black male singer. Now, he’s an unpopular white female alien.
Update 2/16/11: Michael Jackson died (or returned to his home planet) on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50 (Earth years).
Sonya Thomas
With 27 world titles, 105 lbs. “The Black Widow” Sonya Thomas is the number three overall competitive eater in the U.S. and is ranked number four in the world. At the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2005, she ate 37 hot dogs in 12 minutes.