happy 4/20 from the image i spent 3 whole minutes downloading in 1999

Happy 78th birthday to Tim Curry, best known for his work on the fifth season of Roseanne.

the three little words everyone wants to hear

Mickey's Parade Ice Pops. The best to ever do it. I firmly believe that these characters were designed with the eventual transition to popsicles in mind. It just worked too well to be a coincidence.

Small Soldiers Burger King Kids Meal, from 1998. Note the star and lightning-shaped chicken tenders, which according to some were meant to be worn as earrings.

1999 in one image.

here's what 30-year-old power rangers fruit snacks look like

wrestlemania 40

wrestlemania sunday < wrestlemania sundae

for those curious, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake is indeed enough to knock a collection of red rose tea ceramic animals off a shelf

everyone needs a hobby

Few have done it better, and even the ones who did weren't shaped like sharks. 10/10.

For the latest Purple Stuff Podcast bonus show, we searched eBay for the weirdest BEETLEJUICE collectibles. If you're a patron, it's up now: patreon.com/purplestuff

Happy Easter from this extremely strange newspaper ad for the Ninja Turtles movie.

If X-Men '97 really wants to cash in those nostalgia chips, they should get Pizza Hut to do another round of branded Personal Pan Pizza boxes.

Back in 2002, Burger King sold 'Shake 'Em Up Fries' that came bagged with packets of cheese dust. No further instructions were necessary.

we really had it all

Lots of Ernie Hudson love on the timeline, so I wanted to add this. Back in 2011, I met him at a convention. Instead of an autograph, I asked if he could draw me a jack-o-lantern. He labored over this with quiet determination, and it remains a prized possession.

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