There are things that have been taken from us and we want them back.
Let's talk about that.
♪ (theme music) ♪
Goooood Mythical Morning!
One of the inevitable parts of the human experience as it is experienced in the
- modern world, Link and Mythical Beasts, - Mmhmm.
is that products come and products go. If you latch onto one of those products,
specifically a food product or a foodstuff,
- It's liable to be taken from you. - It can be taken and it can have negative
effects on your life. We're gonna talk about some of the ones that we enjoyed
in the past that we would like to be brought back into the future--
or the present, really, but the future... but it will be present when it's brought
- back and we're experiencing it. - Can I take you back to 1987 right now?
- Yes! - The first thing that I wanna bring back
is the Hi-C juice box, the particular flavor known as Ecto Cooler.
Now, this is associated with the real Ghostbusters animated series in 1987.
- I recall that. - It had Slimer on the box.
- It was like drinking Slimer! - I never thought of it like that.
I thought it was what Slimer wanted me to drink.
It tasted so good. No, it was just-- you know, Slimer left slime everywhere...
- And if you wanted to drink some of that... - They boxed it up.
They also sold it in a metal can. The interesting thing was, this was around
until 1997, so for ten years they sold this Ecto Cooler, 'cause it was so good!
They didn't get rid of it in 2001. What they did was, they changed the name to
- Shoutin' Orange Tangergreen...? - Oh, Tangergreen, yeah.
Tangergreen. So they got rid of Slimer but they kept the thing. Then in 2006 they
- re-renamed it to Crazy Citrus Cooler. - That's when I got into it.
- Then in 2007 they discontinued that. - They got crazy.
So bring it back all the way. Ghostbusters 3 is coming back.
I think there's gonna be-- it's a girl version. They could bring a girl Slimer
- and have an Ecto Cooler. - Sure. I remember this specifically
being at your house and only drinking it at your house. But what I don't remember
at your house, which really surprises me, is the next thing on the list: PB Max.
The best way to re-introduce you to this is to show you the original commercial.
Okay.
(narrator) Just what is the "PB" in new PB Max? PB don't mean "Pineapple Beanie,"
"Pet Barracuda," or "Parachuting Buffalo." PB don't mean "Prehistoric Barber" or
- "Pig Basketball." - (Rhett, southern accent) Pig basketball.
(narrator) PB means "Peanut Butter." Lots of real peanut butter and pure milk chocolate
- and the crunch of a whole-grain cookie. - (Rhett) Yeah. Look at that, Link.
- It's got your name written all over it. - (narrator) Now that's maximum satisfaction.
(narrator) Even if you're as mean as the Pottstown Barbarian, you'll be
- (narrator) pleased at one powerful bite. - (Link) The who?
- (Rhett) The Pottsdown Barbarian. - (narrator) PB Max. We mean peanut butter.
- (Link) What? - You know, the Pottstown Barbarian.
- I can't believe I never had that. - That's my uncle doing that voice over.
(southern accent) I never saw that ad, too.
- Yeah. - PB don't mean... this that and the other.
- (southern accent) Pet Barracuda. - (laughs)
(normally) We had these. My mom would get these for us.
- Really? - It was a-- sorry, I'm thinking about--
- You need me to-- - my pet barracuda and gettin'
- all choked up. - (both laugh)
- I cannot believe that you didn't-- - I know!
partake in this, because this is like the peanut butter Snickers but even bigger!
I gotta have it back, man! It's just waiting to go into my mouth.
Please... back. Please... I'm trying to make "PB" be a...
- Please back the PB Max. - (laughs)
All right, I got another one here. Now, this was a cereal-- you know
- I'm a cereal lover. - Yep.
So kind of a snack, but kind of a cereal too. Introduced in 1984, the Mr. T Cereal.
- Watch this ad. - (Mr. T) I know cool, and cool is teamin'
up with a good balanced breakfast.
- ♪ Teamin' up with Mr. T Cereal ♪ - (Link) T's flying everywhere.
- Now, Mr. T's the one on the far left, - Yeah, right.
- just so you know. - Those are his kids, right?
- (laughs) - His progeny?
(Mr. T voice) Look at all these kids I made with different women!
- (laughs) No. - They all got different mothers!
He just flipped that girl. He's like a cheerleader. A shirtless cheerleader.
- (Mr. T) It's cool! - ♪ Teamin' up with Mr. T! ♪
Yeah, but I really wanna know is: is it cool?
- No, it's coo'. - It's coo'.
- Coo'. - And it's got a touch of brown sugar.
- Yeah it does. They said that. - So I really gotta try this one out.
You gotta bring it back in order for that to happen. It's like Alpha-Bits
- but it's only T's. - And you eat it like this.
And then a mohawked man with feathers for earrings throws you in the air
- after every one, and you get cool! - Now, I do remember this one.
You had it. I had it. We had it on the baseball field. A lot of people don't
- remember this one. Gatorade had a gum... - Yes!
called Gatorgum.
(narrator) Active people are discovering the gum that's different! Now--
- You can lick (creaky voice) dryyy mouth. - (Link) What? Eugh.
- (Rhett) It sounds like The Grudge. - (Link, creaky) Dryyyy...
(Rhett, creaky) Dryyyy mouuuuth.
(narrator) Its unique mouthwatering formula turns on the juice!
- (Link) It's raining on that gum! - (narrator) So if--
- you wanna lick (creaky) dryyy mouuuth... - (Link, creaky) Dryyyy...
- (narrator) Chew on a storm with Gatorgum! - (thunder)
No drought about it!
- (thunder) - (narrator) Gatorgum!
(Rhett) Aw, that's cute. "No drought about it." Listen--
- (creaky) Dryyyy mouuuuth... - It tasted like chewing Gatorade,
- Yes! - but it's false advertising.
Gum cannot help quench thirst. It's making your mouth produce spit
- (mocking) "It cannot quench thirst." - that you're then swallowing.
- Yeah, it makes no sense. - That's like saying, "I'm thirsty,
I'm gonna swallow my own spit to solve the problem.
- (laughs) - That's why they discontinued it.
- But it tasted great! - It tasted like Gatorade concentrate
- in your mouth. - Yeah, well maybe we should just
- put that in our mouth with some taffy. - (laughs)
Now, here's the last one. When I went down memory lane,
what came into my mind was Planters Cheez Balls.
They were discontinued in 2006. I didn't know they went away, but now that
I know that they're gone, I want 'em back. You can get cheese balls from other places,
- But not Planters! - but can you get cheese balls in
a container that (pop) pops off like that? The cylindrical container that has
- You can't. - Mr. Peanut on the front. It's like
- you're eating Mr. Peanut's cheese balls. - (Rhett snorts) That's appetizing!
And of course they had a very cheesy commercial.
- We're gonna have one terrific party! - Not with these snacks.
Well, if you want something really delicious, have a ball!
- Huh? - With Planters!
♪ For that crunchy, cheesier taste, have a ball with Planters Cheez Balls ♪
(narrator) Regular and new family size.
Now I'm having a ball! ♪ Nabisco ♪
Next up, we have a product that both of us were passionate about
- Still are. - as children.
- Oh yeah. - It came out in 1987.
A sparkling fruit-flavored drink in an exquisite tear-shaped bottle called
- (unison) Clearly Canadian. - Now, here's the difference
- about this one, okay? - Oh yeah.
We can actually bring this one back. If you watch Good Mythical More,
the show after the show, you may know that recently we were reminiscing about
the times we used to go down into sewers as children--
- that's something that we did, yes-- - Long story.
We started talking about the fact that we would go to the Short Stop, the local
convenience store, and get these Clearly Canadian drinks during the hot
- North Carolina summers. - Yeah, it was a big treat.
- It wasn't like just getting a soft drink. - It was a step above.
It was like, are we gonna get the blackberry Clearly Canadian today?
- Yeah. - That was so special.
And then we were like, you know what? Let's just go to the website--
'cause were telling the crew about it-- and we pull up the website and realize
- that they have a campaign going - Yep.
right now where they have the tools in place to bring it back into production
- Right. - if enough people pre-order
- Clearly Canadian. - I think there are over 9,000 cases
right now, but if they get to 25,000 cases pre-sold, they're gonna then charge
everybody's credit cards and bring the product back.
So it kind of blew our mind that we were just reminiscing about it and then,
lo and behold, it's actually happening. We just talked about it.
You can see the moment as we realized in Good Mythical More.
Guys! Guys! This is crazy. Look! They aren't making it yet! "Help us bring back
the original Clearly Canadian by pre-ordering a case!"
- Ohh. - They gotta get to 25,000 cases
to bring it back and they're currently at 8,200. This is fate, guys!
What?!
- We post that a few weeks ago - Right.
and then we hear from the CEO of Clearly Canadian. He contacts us.
Basically, we are now saying... he said, "I wanna commission you guys to get
the Mythical Beasts to bring this back." Because they've been doing the campaign
for a few months now and it's been moving pretty slowly, right?
- It needs an injection to get to 25,000. - And we said, this is a great opportunity.
We did the Hashtag GMM War before on Twitter where we enlisted all you guys to
help us with that, and we think this is a fun thing just like that where we will be
able to say, as Mythical Beasts, that we actually brought a product from our
childhood back, and maybe your childhood too. If you're not familiar with
Clearly Canadian, you'll be able to taste it for the first time.
- Ask your parents about that. - Oh yes. Your parents know about it.
So here's what we're asking you guys to do. To help bring back Clearly Canadian
for all of us, click on the link in the description which will take you to
ClearlyCanadian.com, and you can pre-order by the case.
- Right. - So it's $30 a case. You get 12 of them.
Listen. It's worth it. Not just because you get to drink this product, but
because you get to say-- we get to say we helped bring it back.
Here's what we've decided to do: When we all have this thing
and we've met the goal and they've been shipped to us and we're holding the
- Clearly Canadian bottles in our hands... - It won't look like this.
- It won't be in a mug, but... - We are setting up a live streaming
video event where we're gonna all toast in unison and drink them for the first time.
The new batch of Clearly Canadian. It'll be a Mythical Beast online meetup,
invitation only, if you've pledged to the account.
Right. The only way you get the invitation is by getting a case,
because you'll put your email address in when you get a case.
I think this is gonna be strangely satisfying. I think it's gonna show
the power of the internet, the power of the Mythical Beasts...
Let's bring back a freaking product, people!
Toast in unison across the globe? How crazy is that gonna be?
Use hashtag #ClearlyMythical in order to get your family and friends to contribute
to this thing. You know, team up! If you want half a case or something like that,
let's see what we can do. By the end of the year, if we can get the over 15,000
cases that are needed-- we need that many more to hit the 25,000 goal--
- Right. - We're in this to make it happen.
- Let's do it. - I think it's gonna be a lot of fun.
- Let's do it. Any questions? - Uhh, when do we start, Link?
- Right now. - Oh! Okay, good.
- We've already ordered our cases. - We have.
- We'll probably order some more. - We'll probably order a few thousand more.
- (both laugh) - We'll see if we have to make up
the difference. So, click the link in the description. We'll be talking about it on
Facebook and Twitter. This should be fun.
Thanks for helping out with bringing Clearly Canadian back and thanks for
- liking and commenting on this episode. - You know what time it is.
Hi, my name is Alice and I'm from the UK.
And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality!
Mythical Beasts, let's band together and bring back Clearly Canadian.
Hashtag #ClearlyMythical on the places where you use hashtags.
- You know where that is. - Also click through to Good Mythical More.
We have even more foods that should be brought back. See if we can take you
further down memory lane.
(Rhett) Leaves about to fall from a tree.
- (silly voice) Sooooo, how goes it? - (silly voice) Well, I got a couple of
- pit stains... wasn't expecting that! - Oh, it's that time of the year, huh?
- Yep. I'm also turning yellow! - Yeah, I can tell you're getting a little
- brownish almost. - Yeah, and you're a little orange!
Oh, but I still got some greenish. I think you're gonna be first to go!
Okay! I'm gonna do it! Gimme-- tell me something. Gimme something that I can
take with me to the ground. Just give me something. Some encouragement.
Ah... nice knowing ya!
(crew laughs)
[Captioned by Caitrin: GMM Captioning Team]