{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-the-lost-toys-tastes-and-trends-of-the-70s-and-80s-paperback","title":"Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?: The Lost Toys, Tastes, and Trends of the 70s and 80s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGael Fashingbauer Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Bellmont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you owe a couple cavities to Marathon candy bars, learned your adverbs from \u003ci\u003eSchoolhouse Rock \u003c\/i\u003e, and can still imitate the slo-mo bionic running sound of \u003ci\u003eThe Six Million Dollar Man\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is for you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops?\u003c\/i\u003e takes you back in time to the tastes, smells, and sounds of childhood in the '70s and '80s, when the Mystery Date board game didn't seem sexist, and exploding Pop Rocks was the epitome of candy science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what happened to the toys, tastes, and trends of our youth? Some vanished totally, like Freakies cereal. Some stayed around, but faded from the spotlight, like Sea-Monkeys and Shrinky Dinks. Some were yanked from the market, revised, and reintroduced...but you'll have to read the book to find out which ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So flip up the collar of that polo shirt and revisit with us the glory and the shame of those goofy decades only a native could love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGael Fashingbauer Cooper \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist and author of the nationally recognized pop culture blog \u003ci\u003ePop Culture Junk Mail. \u003c\/i\u003eHer published works include \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Totally Sweet '90s. \u003c\/i\u003eA native of the Twin Cities region, Fashingbauer Cooper now resides in Seattle with her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously a television reporter and producer, \u003cb\u003e Brian Bellmont\u003c\/b\u003e now runs a public relations agency. His published works include \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to Pudding Pops? \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Totally Sweet '90s. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has interviewed various pop culture icons including Adam West, Davy Jones, and Loni Anderson. Bellmont resides in the Twin Cities region with his family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.45 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751414595872,"sku":"9780399536717","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7361f6782564d3fe442c27e94b92a218.webp?v=1779972510","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-the-lost-toys-tastes-and-trends-of-the-70s-and-80s-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}