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The lads grab their carts and make straight for the turkeys as they cover four iterations of one of America’s favorite game shows: Supermarket Sweep. Topics include the history of supermarkets, the insidiousness of Whammies, and the difficulties of weaponizing 90s nostalgia in the turbulent world of the 2020s.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Supermarket Sweep
- January 17th, 1967
- October 4th, 1991
- Nancy & Kathy vs. Ron & Dru vs. Keah & Micki (1993)
- Marina & Tim vs Stephanie & Cyndee vs Vanessa & Dustin (2001)
- The New Supermarket Sweep 2020 (Season 2 Episode 7): Don't Be Twerking On My Show!
- “An Oral History Of 'Supermarket Sweep' And Its Surprising Shelf Life” by Matthew Jacobs. Huffpost. July 31, 2020.
- “The Surprising Way a Supermarket Changed the World” by Ashley Ross. Time. September 9th, 2016.
- The Edsel Show - CBS-TV (October 13, 1957)
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