Another week, another Throwback Thursday. For the younger kids out there, these might be before your time, but I’m sure there are at least a few seniors (or fifth year seniors) that remember this far back. Let’s take a journey back to years past for some nostalgic fun…
Lifesaver Holes
Oh yes, the candy that no one’s parents would let them have because of choking hazards. Even I was incredibly young when these still existed, but luckily I had two older sisters who would sneak me them when mom and dad weren’t looking. Someone at Lifesavers probably saw Dunkin Donuts’ munchkins and decided they better start putting their holes to good use as well. They never caught on like munchkins did, unfortunately. I’m surprised no one decided to make bagel holes after that.
Crossfire
The single stupidest game that ever existed. The only reason you bought it is because it gave you the chance to shoot an almost-BB Gun at one of your friends. The actual purpose of the game was to knock two oddly shaped rolling thingies into your opponent’s ditch, but your gun would almost always get jammed, and within a few uses you would lose all of the BB’s and at least one of the thingies. Then you just had a useless Crossfire board.
Bobby’s World
Bobby’s World was about a little football-headed kid with an over-active imagination. It was of Fox Kids greatest cartoons ever. I don’t think there’s a single person out there who doesn’t remember Bobby’s mother’s iconic voice and signature saying: “Bobby don’t ya know?” What you might not know is that the show was invented by Deal or No Deal’s Howie Mandel, who also voiced Bobby and his father Howard. True story. BONUS NEWS: According to Mandel, new episodes of Bobby’s World are apparently in the works…we can only hope this is true.
