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GirlCondor
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Let's Get Nostalgic! A Call for Fan Input
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Hello Gatchamaniacs!
I thought I would start a new thread for this so I can keep all the info in one place had have it separate from my Origins fan project/comic Mega Art Thread. (which you can visit here, just in case anyone hasn't wandered into it yet.)
One of the funner aspects of this fan project has been hiding the Easter Eggs. A big thanks to Springie who helped me out with nods Battle of the Planets since I'm least familiar with that rendition of the show. I've got some goodies for G-Force, of course the original Gatchaman, and even some Tatsunoko Studio trivia as well. However, we have room for so much more.
The great thing about a visual story is all the stuff I get to stash into the background, in trash cans, on billboards, on street signs and delivery trucks; even items random background characters are wearing or carrying. I'm combining little nostalgic tidbits from the 70's, 80's, and 90's for the three different generations who were influenced by the shows various incarnations. And this is where you all can help me out. I'm on the younger end of that spectrum, ('83 baby), even though I grew up in a small town that was about 10 years behind everyone else. XD
This is an open invitation for fans to nerd out about their favorite things. It can be Gatchaman/BotP related, or just stuff you remember from growing up during those time periods. What takes you back? What makes you smile? What little details have you clung to after all these years? I can't make any promises that I'll be able to include everything, but I want this story to feel like home for as many people as possible. And hey, these trips down memory lane are fun. I'm new to this forum. So if you've already had a nerd fest about any of this somewhere else, please feel free to post it here too. Tell me all about it.
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29-09-2018 16:28
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Oh, God, I remember the riots the Cabbage Patch Kids caused near the first Christmastime they were out! There was one 6-year-old girl who had gotten one of the last dolls off the shelf, only to have an older woman rip it out of her arms and then give the girl one hell of a black eye!
And a couple of sisters in my neighborhood had their dolls taken away from them by their grandmother when the company started making the dolls anatomically correct. (The girls didn't have those dolls, but that didn't matter to their grandmother...I guess the lady thought the dolls would suddenly grow the bits...)
I was more into the Garbage Pail Kids myself. (A parody of the Cabbage Patch Kids.)
That time was also the Golden Age for bubble gum and candy novelties. An entire wall of convenience stores was dedicated just to bubble gum...Bubble Yum, Bubblicious, Hubba Bubba, Fruit Stripes, Chicklets, Bubble Burgers, Bubble Pops....in practically every flavor found in nature (and at least ten that weren't!)
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30-09-2018 18:23
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Ahhh you guys are awesome! Thank you thank you! I am compiling a mega list over here. This will be ongoing, so, as you remember, keep'em coming! I don't have to worry about adding most of this stuff to my script. I'll just be hiding things wherever I can when I start the final layouts.
Springie - You got the ball really rolling on this! Thank you! That portable suitcase turntable you sent me is totally going in the orphanage common room too.
Becky - Throw'em at me. I lived out in the middle of nowhere so...yeah. TV channels. We had 3 up until I was probably 8 or 9. PBS was one of them though. Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and Fairy Tale Theater! My saturday morning cartoons were really limited until dad finally broke down and got us Satellite TV (cable did not reach my neck of the woods. Sadness!) And we had an external antenna outside mounted on a pole that you could control with this little remote dial thing. I was not allowed to touch it because dad figured I would break it. (haha.)
RB - I can guarantee you an arcade seen. It has already been written. There might be a game named Legend of Zoltar in the background somewhere too...
Katblu - Actually, go ahead and list those treats if you can remember them. ^_^ I'm already combining two cultures, American and Japanese, if I can sneak in little things from other parts of the world that would be wonderful.
KT - Shame on your parents LOL.
EW - I was pretty little when I got a Cabbage Patch doll, and I feel bad now because I honestly didn't get the big deal. I ended up with it because my Aunt had two boys so when she found one she freaked out, bought it, and sent it to my parents for me. XD I never asked for it lol. I can't believe some of the crazes over these toys! I also did not know about the anatomical correctness. That is hilarious.
Oh god, and the bubblegum.
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30-09-2018 21:00
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Rainbow Paddle Pops and Bubble-O Bill ice creams are still around, but my favourite was Funny Feet - a banana flavoured, foot shaped ice cream with a chocolate coating on one side. I believe there were Funny Feet in the UK/Europe too, but they were different.
I also remember a short lived run of an ice block called Return of the Jedi that had a jelly (Jello) centre.
Double Choc - chocolate ice cream with a solid chocolate slab in the centre and a crunchy chocolate coating on the outside.
Kool Mints (and Kool Fruits and Kool Chocs) still exist, but they don't come in a tin any more.
Fags got renamed Fads and they removed the red colouring from one end! (The original name refers to slang for cigarettes.)
Spearmint Leaves
Sherbet Lemons
Wiz Fizz - I think this is still around.
Peppermint Patties and Golden Roughs
Redskins, Spear-o-mints, Milk Chews, Toffee Apples and Choo-choo Bars - all sticky, chewy taffy type sweets that stuck to your teeth when soft, or threatened to break them when hard!
Bobbies - white, mint flavoured taffy type stuff with dark chocolate coating.
The more I think of, the more surprised I am that I still have teeth!
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