I wasn't alive in the 70s, but I remember seeing them a bunch when I was a kid in the 80s. A lot of the time they were in cans labeled "peanut brittle," which I always thought was weird because to this day I have never once seen actual peanut brittle packaged in a can.
Yeah, I know I found them at my grand parents house, with my dad's sruff from the 70s. But the last time I saw one was then, in the 90s. Everyone probably threw them out when they got discovered that way with old stuff.
That's okay. That's what I love about the show. It's fun to just watch, but there's a lot of extra content in the details. I've watched every episode several times, at least once with headphones, subtitles and my full attention, and there's no way I can remember every single reference. As long as you don't forget Troy and Abed in the Morning, you're good.
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davidgro@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 32d
I've always felt that was more like the 70s.
Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 32d
I wasn't alive in the 70s, but I remember seeing them a bunch when I was a kid in the 80s. A lot of the time they were in cans labeled "peanut brittle," which I always thought was weird because to this day I have never once seen actual peanut brittle packaged in a can.
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 31d
Playing on your ignorance… everybody has to learn it for themselves one day… PEANUT 👏 BRITTLE 👏 DOES 👏 NOT 👏 COME 👏 IN 👏 A 👏 CAN 👏
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 31d
lectricleopard@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 32d
Yeah, I know I found them at my grand parents house, with my dad's sruff from the 70s. But the last time I saw one was then, in the 90s. Everyone probably threw them out when they got discovered that way with old stuff.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 32d
It wasn't the 90's.
I lived through the 90's and never once actually saw one of these. They were always in cartoons, though.
protist@retrofed.com · 10 pts · 31d
I lived through the 90s and definitely saw these and had one during the 90s
VinegarChunks@lemmus.org · 4 pts · 31d
I lived through the 90s, frequently saw snakes jump out of cans of peanut brittle.
But I basically never saw any real cans of peanut brittle.
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 32d
But at least you could still afford them in the 90s, and even have the money to electively buy snack sized cans of nuts in the first place.
rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 30d
Not sure how relevant this is to determining this. But Spongebob is from the late 90s and showcased them
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 32d
My community college friend once offered me a snake in a can, but when I opened it, it just contained nuts.
man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 32d
I love that
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 32d
You might like the TV show, Community, then. I know I do.
man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 31d
Oh was this a Community reference I missed? Damn it.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 31d
::: spoiler Minor Community spoiler? Troy named a capuchin monkey "Annie's Boobs." :::
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 31d
Yeah, Season 1, Episode 20: https://subslikescript.com/series/Community-1439629/season-1/episode-20-The_Science_of_Illusion
That's okay. That's what I love about the show. It's fun to just watch, but there's a lot of extra content in the details. I've watched every episode several times, at least once with headphones, subtitles and my full attention, and there's no way I can remember every single reference. As long as you don't forget Troy and Abed in the Morning, you're good.
atomicorange@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 32d
I was delighted when he showed me Annie’s Boobs, but in a totally different way than I was expecting.
BromSwolligans@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 32d
Can somebody remind me what this content creator / series name is? There's one I want to dig up on YouTube but I can't remember what to search.
yonosoymarinara@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 32d
lilbubbychild
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
This generation's bukowski.
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 32d
Whayesaybuddy?
AstralPath@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 31d
Who's the one that done this grass seed?
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 31d
By god they knew what they was doin
dan1101@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 31d
Back in the 1980s a pack of gum could snap on your finger like a mousetrap.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 6 pts · 31d
In 2000s a pack of gum could electrocute you.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 31d
Or turn your mouth black. Or burn like hellfire.
sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io · 12 pts · 31d
Believe it or not this is true.
Carrot@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 32d
I've still got the snake in a can that my grandparents had when I was a child, it's a fun prank
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 9 pts · 31d
In the 90s, you'd want to get up at 6am on a Saturday so you could see the best cartoons.
man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 31d
So true I miss that. Of course I was always a heavy sleeper so I missed most of the early early ones.
boaratio@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
I'd set our VCR on a timer so that I wouldn't miss Gamepro TV.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 30d
hosted by Captain Kangaroo himself
inari@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 32d
Is this some Australian joke?
comador@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 32d
'can of snakes' is an old physical prank consisting of a spring loaded snake inside a can disguised as peanuts or candy.
inari@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 32d
TIL
Snapz@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 32d
THAT'S not an Australian joke... THIS is an Australian joke!
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 32d
I see you've played knifey-jokey before
Sasquatch@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 27d
The Internet used to scream at you
man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d
screams in dial up
HANG UP THE PHONE MOM
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 29d
Sometimes you'd light a firework? Also snakes.