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Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Whipple, Charlie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman, and they became almost synonymous with the products they represented. We thought that they’d be around forever but times change and many of our beloved characters have been replaced. In this Backtrack, we remember some of our favorites and talk about what made them so memorable.

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Jon, George, and Mo all have shows you need to watch, after years (literally) of delays Jon is finally getting a much-anticipated video game sequel, George brags about his incredible high score, and Mo is jealous of George’s incredible high score. All this plus we dedicate our entire tech section to answer a call for help from one of our fourth listeners!

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• The Orville » https://www.fox.com/the-orville/
• Valley of the Boom » https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/valley-of-the-boom/
• Russian Doll » https://www.netflix.com/title/80211627
• Perfect Bid » https://amzn.to/2GC8hai
• Cutting the Cord #1 » https://www.tomsguide.com/us/cord-cutting-guide,news-17928.html
• Cutting the Cord #2 » https://wrctr.co/2Lu3lnf
• ARRIS SURFboard Modem » https://amzn.to/2DxibXt
• ASUS Gigabit Router » https://amzn.to/2DubWDU
• TP-Link Gigabit Switch » https://amzn.to/2Ds6Sjl
• Slidey » https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mavis.slidey&hl=en_US
• Anthem » https://www.ea.com/games/anthem
• Tiny Bubbles » https://pinestreetcodeworks.com/
• Alita Battle Angel » https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/alita-battle-angel
• Crackdown 3 » https://bit.ly/2MZSWkZ
• The Umbrella Academy » https://www.netflix.com/title/80186863
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On each episode of the GenXGrownUp Podcast, we talk about the things we’re looking forward to. Often we follow up on these topics on a subsequent episode, but sometimes those topics slip through the cracks.

In this Special Edition podcast, we’ve scoured every episode to find anything we were looking forward to that sort of dropped off the radar and we didn’t talk about it again. What happened? Did we see/do that thing? If yes, was it worth looking forward to?

Join Jon, Mo, & George in this look back at the things we were looking forward to in 2018!

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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PS4, XB1) » https://www.kingdomcomerpg.com/
• Black Lightning » https://www.cwtv.com/shows/black-lightning/
• Maze Runner: The Death Cure » https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/maze-runner-the-death-cure
• Annihilation » https://www.paramount.com/movies/annihilation
• Walking Dead Mid-season Premiere » https://bit.ly/2GppP9A
• Sneaky Pete Season 2 » https://amzn.to/2MP844G
• Fear the Walking Dead » https://www.amc.com/shows/fear-the-walking-dead
• Rampage Movie » http://www.rampagethemovie.com/home
• Fahrenheit 451 HBO Movie » https://www.hbo.com/movies/fahrenheit-451
• The Toys That Made Us Season 2 » https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom » https://bit.ly/2JX4nrf
• Ant-Man and The Wasp » https://www.marvel.com/antman
• Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars » https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/761820/
• A&E Biography: CultureShock » https://www.aetv.com/shows/cultureshock
• Get Shorty Season 2 » https://www.epix.com/series/get-shorty
• The Nun » http://www.thenunmovie.com/
• Jack Ryan » https://amzn.to/2D9bZ7V
• The Predator » https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-predator
• Serial Season 3 » https://serialpodcast.org/season-three/about
• The Purge TV Show » https://www.usanetwork.com/thepurge
• Limetown Season 2 » https://www.twoupproductions.com/limetown
• Bohemian Rhapsody » https://fox.co/2UG0BaL
• Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald » https://www.fantasticbeasts.com/
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse » http://www.intothespiderverse.movie/
• A to Z Series » https://youtu.be/3I3UKMEywrU
• Aquaman » https://www.aquamanmovie.com/
• Timeless Finale Movie » https://www.nbc.com/timeless
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Back in the ’70s and ’80s, when you only had original programming on three channels (PBS didn’t count), there was a dark thing called “reruns.” This was when all the new shows were just repeated week after week while we waited for the new season to arrive. But there was a bright light in the darkness called Battle of the Network Stars! This was the chance to see your favorite television superstars compete in “Olympic-like” events for the honor of the TV network they represented. It was goofy and silly, and a blast to watch!

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This week, George laments over Weezer’s cover of “No Scrubs,” Mo is meh about the latest Keanu Reeves movie, Replicas, and Jon talks about a creepy doll… and the horrible movies based on it! All this and much more on the GenXGrownUp Podcast!

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• True Detective Season 3 » https://www.hbo.com/true-detective
• Weezer’s “No Scrubs” » https://youtu.be/55UtG-1os_s
• TLC reacts to Weezer’s cover of “No Scrubs” » https://bit.ly/2G72gSD
• Replicas » https://replicasmovie.com/
• The legend of Robert the Doll » http://robertthedoll.org/
• Robert the Doll Movie Trailer » https://youtu.be/ja5Y5e_w00o
• Quadhands D&D Figure painting » https://www.quadhands.com/
• HeimVision Wi-Fi Camera on Amazon » https://amzn.to/2WpRblC
• Slidey on Google Play » https://bit.ly/2RiyKvr
• Slidey on iOS » https://apple.co/2CRMHLt
• Life Is Strange 2 Episode 2 » https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us
• LEGO Movie 2 » http://www.thelegomovie.com/
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There are some snack foods in the world that will be there forever. Hershey's bars, M & M's, SweeTarts, Space Dust..... wait, Space Dust? "What the heck is that," you ask? Not everything survives the forces of the free market and candy is no exception. In this episode we look back at the snacks & candies we remember growing up that have gone the way of the dinosaurs, and some for very good reasons! If you have forgotten favorites that we missed, let us know! Patreon » https://patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com iTunes » http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi PocketCasts » http://pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Show Notes Get a Marathon (Curly Wurly) Bar! » https://amzn.to/2MommZY Candy Favorites discontinued candy list » https://www.candyfavorites.com/shop/discontinued-candy.php 30 Discontinued Snacks » https://twentytwowords.com/discontinued-snack-foods Old Time Candy discontinued list » https://www.oldtimecandy.com/pages/discontinued-candy Insider's list of candies they wish would come back » https://www.thisisinsider.com/discontinued-childhood-candy-2018-6 Buzzfeed's list of candy you will never eat again » https://bzfd.it/2R7peeg Most popular candies by year » https://bit.ly/2WbGBOL Mojo's Top 10 candies they wish were still available » https://youtu.be/oorJb2h0-TU Email the show » [email protected] Visit us on YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt

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Wow! Episode number 38! If this is the first time you have listened to us then you should take off the next 5 days so you can listen to each and every one of our episodes! This week, Jon talks about his road rage, Mo is excited about a new update to an older game and George is having some family bonding through an updated edition of a classic video game! As usual, all this and more on the GenXGrownUp Podcast! Patreon » https://patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com iTunes » https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi Pocket Casts » http://pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Show Notes The Titan Games » https://www.nbc.com/the-titan-games Holmes & Watson » https://www.holmesandwatson.movie/ The Orville » https://fox.tv/2SSPMlf Dashcam » https://amzn.to/2FrZvMr Jon's Dashcam YouTube Channel » https://reddimension.com/jaxcam Monster Crunch Game » https://amzn.to/2SX2e3k XCOM 2 » https://xcom.com/ Super Smash Bros » https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/ Punisher Season 2 » https://www.netflix.com/title/80117498 Glass » https://www.glassmovie.com/ Email the show » [email protected] Visit us on YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt  

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As a GenX'er I still remember the thrill of buying a new record album, running home and carefully opening the record, putting it on the turntable, then listening to the entire album while looking through the album cover for behind-the-scenes pictures and lyrics. I'm not saying that this is better than CDs or digital downloads but it was a different experience. In this week's podcast we think back on those days and how records and tapes influenced our lives. Patreon » https://patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com iTunes » http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi PocketCasts » http://pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Show Notes Timeline of audio recording formats » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_audio_formats How tape recorders work » https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/cassette.htm Forgotten audio formats: 8-track tapes » https://bit.ly/2jgfWkU Is vinyl better than digital #1 » https://bit.ly/2FyTRZz Is vinyl better than digital #2 » https://ubm.io/2SGUang Audio trends for 2018 » https://bit.ly/2FB43vV 20 best album covers » https://bit.ly/2Ov2F33 More best album covers » https://bit.ly/2Vyckto Email the show » [email protected] Visit us on YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt

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Happy New Year! The people at GenXGrownUp are thinking some (unusually) deep thoughts going into the new year. George wonders, "Is watching a movie on an Oculus Go with other people in the room rude?" Mo wonders, "What can I build to justify owning a 3D printer?" And Jon has the deepest thought of us all, "Can Holmes and Watson really be that bad?" These and other meta-physical thoughts are discussed on this week's podcast! Patreon » https://patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com iTunes » https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi PocketCasts » http://pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Show Notes Big Hero 6 TV Series » https://disneynow.go.com/shows/big-hero-6-the-series Black Mirror Bandersnatch » https://www.netflix.com/title/80988062 The Sisters Brothers (Trailer) » https://youtu.be/3OwvqKwTKmE Ender 3 3D Printer » https://bit.ly/2TlMRRM Oculus Go » https://ocul.us/2Apb6re Oculus Go on Amazon » https://amzn.to/2CIuBwL Medusa » https://github.com/pymedusa/Medusa Wordscapes on Google Play » https://bit.ly/2RoFZG9 Wordscapes on iTunes » https://apple.co/2EZLq7O Jurassic World Evolution » https://www.jurassicworldevolution.com/en-GB#masthead Lemmings review » https://engt.co/2SBUZOt Drunk History » http://www.cc.com/shows/drunk-history The Titan Games » https://www.nbc.com/the-titan-games Holmes & Watson » https://www.holmesandwatson.movie/ Email the show » [email protected] Visit us on YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt  

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There was once a time when it took hours to download a file, when you had to find out from friends and magazines the numbers to the best... well.. let's call them "sites," and when your home phone (no mobile back then) was the same line that you used to access remote servers. That was the wonderful, frustrating, and amazing world of BBSes. In this episode we talk about our first time using computers to access a larger world! Patreon » https://patreon.com/genxgrownup Facebook » http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » http://GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch Theme: "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com iTunes » http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iuthetoh4i5abybbnn4em36icwi PocketCasts » http://pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Show Notes A History of BBS » https://bit.ly/2ESsVTH History of Early Modems » https://bit.ly/2Q1zwfv The Sounds of Different Modems » https://youtu.be/ckc6XSSh52w The Lost Civilization of Dial Up Bulletin Boards » https://bit.ly/2fsiTJE Forgotten World of BBS Door Games » https://bit.ly/2EKviHj History of Online Forums » https://bit.ly/2FFVynV RIP CompuServe » https://bit.ly/2hrWHAH Wikipedia on GEnie » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEnie AOL at 30 » http://time.com/3857628/aol-1985-history/ Visit us on YouTube » http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt Email the show » [email protected]

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