Be a Pepper

March 4, 2021

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials that I consider particularly memorable, noteworthy, or forgotten. Television commercials were much more influential back when we were forced to watch them without the luxury to fast-forward through and/or stream shows with limited or no interruptions. This issue will cover the Dr. Pepper “Be a Pepper” campaign from the late ’70s into the early ’80s… read more >

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Really hoping his name is dick

And even then, WTF would you make a shirt like this for your kid!? Even Billy Bob Brockali looks a little weirded out… https://psyne.co/products/rock-afire-explosion-1980-vintage-mens-t-shirt/

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