Penny Men

#39 - The Kool-Aid Man


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OH YEAH! It's time to smash through some walls, drink questionable childhood beverages, and ponder the eternal question: Is the Kool-Aid Man the pitcher… or the liquid inside?


In this flavor-packed installment, the Penny Men spiral into a nostalgia-fueled deep dive on the one, the only, the sugar-fueled juggernaut of destruction—The Kool-Aid Man! Was he ever in the WWE? Did he have a rogues' gallery? Can he hug with those glass arms? And most importantly, does he fix the drywall after crashing into your living room?


We’re talking:

  • Kool-Aid lore and lost comic book canon (spoiler: Marvel made it)
  • Color-coded powers and the metaphysics of pitcher-based sentience
  • The mascot multiverse: Hawaiian Punch guy, Slimer, the Tang orangutan, and even the Dunkaroos kangaroo
  • Deep cuts from Shining Time Station, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, and that weird recycling PSA juice box


Plus:

  • A brief Atari game renaissance
  • A powdered-sugar contraband scandal
  • And a wild revelation about Elsie the Cow's romantic entanglement with Elmer’s Glue

This episode’s got everything: nostalgia, nonsense, and neon-colored sugar water!


Featuring:

  • 3 hosts, 2 mascots, 1 existential crisis
  • Zero walls left standing
  • And one last “OH YEAH!” for the road

Grab your Squeeze-It, dodge the Capri Sun terminator, and press play!


This one’s Kool-Aid certified!

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