Sea Monkeys. They were actually brine shrimp, and needless to say, looked nothing at all like the drawings on the box. A fact the ad notes in tiny print at the bottom, and which no doubt left many a child disappointed.
Sea-Monkeys. Not like on the box. (1978)
30 Comments
Thunderbird4@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2d
Then, somehow, Howie Mandel thought it would be a good idea to turn the false advertising brine shrimp caricatures into a live action abomination TV series in the ‘90s.
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 18 pts · 2d
Until this very moment, I was blissfully unaware there had been a Sea Monkeys TV show.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2d
Honestly at this point, I wouldn't be too surprised to discover that there's been an HP ink cartridge animated show.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Don't give them ideas!
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 22h
It was great until they had to replace the Cyan cartridge at the end of season 1
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 7 pts · 2d
He also gave us bobbies world. So he gets a pass on this one
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2d
Many a child's first lesson in false advertising.
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
For only $1.25, what a great value!
BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2d
They should have gotten Space Monkeys instead
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2d
Oof right in the nostalgia
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 2d
Actually I wasn't disappointed. I still found them so fucking interesting. This was one of the most awesomest things I ever discovered as a kid.
Came as part of this German(?) magazine "Yps". Every week (or month?) Some cool toy or interesting gadget. And the shrimps were the absolute tits. Seeing them today still sparks the same joy. Life out of dead "sand"? That's bonkers! Or maybe I was just a nerdy kid.
But considering these things regularly pop up on the net, shows I wasn't really the only fascinated kid 😁
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 2d
I could see that! It is kind of astonishing that the eggs can hang around in stasis for years, and then produce viable life.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
It totally is. Tiny kid-me i couldn't wrap his head around life coming out of dry sand in a bag.
I really miss creative things/magazines like that today. Kids just have TicToc...
7uWqKj@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
Urzeitkrebse they called them 😁 nice that there are other people around remembering Yps
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Greetings, fellow geezers!
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
You have to write a bit louder, my eyes aren't that good anymore.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d
GREETINGS, FELLOW GEEZER!!!
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
My name isn't Lisa. And don't yell at me!
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
Ah right, yes. uhrzeitkrebse 😍 a lil bit closer to the truth. And I bet there are dozens of us fondly Yps-rememberer, dozens!
I pity kids today that don't have those awesome things.
7uWqKj@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d
So true … we didn’t have Tiktok so we had to build scale models of historic cars and locomotives from cardboard. And those weren’t even the main "Gimmicks".
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
True. I had a bag of marbles e.g. greatest toy ever. Had uncountable amounts of fun with those stupid ass things. Probably did cost 2 moneyz.
Today kids need a Lego transformer xxl ultra deluxe for 199,99 that is awesome for half a day then collects dust and inspires boredom.
Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio · 2 pts · 1d
There's a South Park episode about these these things, its pretty fucking funny.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
Oh yes I think I remember. Where cartman swallows them or something. The again...south park has an episode for almost everything 😁
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 18h
Same! Though I was a little sad they can't actually be trained.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 16h
Understandable. Your version made it seem way different than reality 😁
thejoker954@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2d
Seamonkey's are always a disappointment , but Triops are fucking awesome.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Fun fact: the food packets for triops were brine shrimp, i.e. Sea Monkeys. They literally ate the competition!
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2d
"they can even be trained"
Davel23@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1d
No, no, no... they can be "trained".
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 2d
But can they be "trained" as the ad suggests?
7uWqKj@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d