Episode 174: Iconic Christmas Commercials, Remember LaserDisc?, Advertising Mascots In Comic Books, The Simpsons Debut(12-18-2024)

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Hitting all of the feels with beloved holiday commercials. The wild hype and ultimate failure of LaserDisc. Some strange advertising mascots that starred in their own comic books.
Episode 174 is like sitting beside a crackling fire with a cup of hot cocoa, only in podcast form.
It begins with commercials. You've heard of The Twelve Days of Christmas? Well, this is twelve of the most iconic and beloved holiday ads of all-time. They might promote beer, soda, candy, and more, but they are chock full of warm and fuzzy nostalgia.
Some technology changes the world, like radio, television, and the Internet. Other technology comes in with hype and departs a failure. We go way Back In the Day to look at the history of LaserDisc. It promised to change the landscape of visual media and ended up a footnote in the technological trash bin. But why?
X-Men, Superman, and Batman these are not. In a new Top 5, we look at some strange and often hilarious advertising mascots that graced their own comic books. An added bonus is the DC/Marvel crossover that could still happen someday.
This Week In History and Time Capsule will be centered around the debut of The Simpsons television show 35 years ago!
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